John Surman Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Synthesizer
Jack DeJohnette Drums, Congas, Electric Piano

“John Surman and Jack DeJohnette first played together in 1968, but didn’t make a duo album together until The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon in 1981.
Immediately recognised as a special album it won the Record of the Year Award in Jazz Forum’s Readers Poll.
The press was equally enthusiastic. Down Beat: “Unrestrained delight! The stunning Adventures of...

Many of you will remember this one from its original lp release on the budget HELP subsidiary of Island, now very happily on CD, as the original lp had a simply awful pressing, which was anathema to the quiet music. This was Surman's first truely solo album, charming pieces for simple synth patterns and a number of reed instruments, recorded through overdubs. Some of it is similar to his later ECM discs.

"Westering Home was originally released in 1972. John Surman plays everything on the album...

“As alluded to in its name, Surplus 1980's music takes cues from the angular bands of the 1980s such as Dog Faced Hermans and Diagram Brothers and fuses it with the heavy, fierce attack pioneered by The Ex and The Fall to create their own blend of modern no-wave angst.
Combined with Staiano’s playful lyrics, Surplus 1980's music is a thick slab of out-jazz, with more than a dash of punk ferocity.
Surplus 1980 Collectiv Ensembl is a project of the current member of Surplus 1980, along with....

"Wild Dog is Susanna's eighth album, including three with Susanna And The Magical Orchestra, her "Norwegian" album Jeg Vil Hjem Til Menneskene (GRCD 4337CD) and the ECM album with Giovanna Pessi. That is effectively one album a year of quality releases...

“We’re truly honored to welcome US Black Ambient veterans Sutekh Hexen to the fold. Both defiant and meditative, their latest self-titled full-length and first studio album furthers the project’s inquiry into opposition, endurance, and paradox. Both hypnotic and cruel, these ten highly charged tracks transgress yet again any previously imposed boundaries while upholding their raw ethos at its root, and at times defying the listener's expectations altogether. Though tempestuous as ever, with this work...

"2018 album from legendary Can vocalist Damo Suzuki. This release finds Damo performing a fully improvised set in studio with German experimentalists Jelly Planet! Incredible sonic quality and authentically mind-blowing explorations of the outer edges of space rock!"

“As a traveler-without-age, Damo Suzuki has been touring all over space-time. Presenting the light of "instant composing" to new generations, he refers to his makeshift collaborators as sound-carriers. Exactly fifty years after the release of the profoundly iconic Ege Bamyasi (1972), you can hear his voice on yet another fantastic album, as in "derived from fantasy."
Manifested from the meeting with Spiritczualic Enhancement Center -- an eight-piece group of self-proclaimed disciples from the CAN...

“Collected Obscuritie” is a collection of tracks from various compilations and also gathers unique collaboration works with Northaunt, Allseits, Psychomanteum and Gydja. These were released between 2002 and 2012 and many have now been unavailable for a long time. Also included is an early alternate version of “September Dirge” from the “Elegies For The End” album.
Obscure and oppressive is the world of Svartsinn, explore this special selection of some of the finest Dark Ambient soundscapes released...

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“In 1979 Colin McKay and David Knowles met and started writing songs together. Soon after they put their first band together called 'Achilles'. Peter Dover joined as drummer, and Jonathon Roberts became their bass player and gained a new nickname - Wob. Achilles played all their own Prog-Rock songs, written by Colin (lead vocal and guitar) and David (keyboards), and they played one hundred and one gigs in two years.
In 2015 Colin moved back into the Liverpool area and began working with David again...

"Following the unprecedented critical and commercial success of Swans' double-album masterworks The Seer and To Be Kind -- the latter of which reached the Top 40 of both the U.S. and U.K. album charts -- Michael Gira announced that the existing iteration of the band would only produce one more album and tour. The Glowing Man, as with its predecessors, is a sprawling two-hour epic containing lengthy compositions that the band developed during their momentous tours (and documented their progress on limited...

The first CD of this anthology takes material from four of Dave's solo releases recorded for the Logo and Transatlantic labels between 1976-83, all remastered from the original stereo masters and also featuring extensive liner notes. The second disc is...

This is a reissue of a great, totally unknown electric jazz album from 1973 that was released on a tiny label in 1973 and disappeared without a trace.

The band is Sante Palumbo-electric piano & piano, Hugo Heredia-alto & tenor sax & flute, Sergio Farina-electric guitar, Marco Ratti-electric and double bass, Lino Liguori-drums.

My pal Ken turned me onto this album (he owns the original lp, which is how I know about it) and he totally nails it in his description below, but let me just say.

"Limited two CD 'media book' edition includes a 24 page booklet and bonus CD containing three bonus tracks including a remix of Steven Wilson 'Insurgentes'.

The fourth studio album from UK based, Mercury Prize nominated experimental art rockers Sweet Billy Pilgrim. Motorcade Amnesiacs follows on from their critically acclaimed album Crown and Treaty, which was awarded a coveted five stars by Mojo and featured as Album Of The Week in The Sunday Times and it's Mercury Music Prize-nominated...

A remastered 2-on-1 reissue for both of the two studio albums (from 1970 and 1972) by this US band of Jewish boys from Brooklyn who went to Europe, smoked a lot of dope and found bliss (or at least the German Harvest label, who took them under their wing till about 1973). It doesn't all work - some of the vocals and lyrics are fairly cringe-worthy, but when they click and the drugs and the jams come together, it definitely works stupendously well in a hippie/jam/psych way.

Steve Swell (trombone, pocket trumpet)
Ellen Christi (voice, effects)
Marty Ehrlich (flute, alto saxophone, bass clarinet)
Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone)
Jim Pugliese (marimba)
Gerald Cleaver (drum, percussion)

Daniel Levin, cello / Rob Brown, alto sax / Steve Swell, trombone

"In this present age of the history of humanity, there are few places left for a true utopia. The world has already experienced some of those ideal systems, but the results...

Steve Swell: trombone
Jemeel Moondoc: alto saxophone
William Parker: double bass
Hamid Drake: drums

“As welcome as it is to have this treasure trove of previously unheard music from this masterful quartet, Fire From the Road also serves as a powerful tribute to the band’s late saxophonist, Jemeel Moondoc, who passed away in August 2021 from complications of sickle cell anemia.
The three-disc set compiles three hours of music captured in 2004 and 2005 at concerts in Houston and...

Steve Swell: trombone
Jemeel Moondoc: alto saxophone
Dave Burrell: piano
William Parker: double bass
Gerald Cleaver: drums
special guest
Leena Conquest: vocal

“Second album of these five incredible musicians; with two Swell’s poems magnificently sung by guest Leena Conquest.”

"Following the recording session on September 4th 2005 which produced the Konnex Records release Brooklyn Moments", Blaise, Ray and I decided to keep the trio as a regular-working unit. Mostly due to the distance between NYC (Blaise & Ray) and...

This reissues two separate album by this duo, that were originally issued in 1988 and 1989 and showcase the interest in 'sound' that both of these artists had.

"The real essence of this disc comes from the sound design, mixing, and processing. Sylvian and Czukay present this collection of atmospheres as a tight and cohesive soundscape. The gentle sway of the ambience is deep and comfortable. There are no dark overtones. Fans of Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Markus Reuter and Liquid Mind will like this..

2014 reissue on Robert Fripp's very own DGM label. This is an excellent collaboration between David, the former front man for Japan (guitar, keyboards, tapes, vocals) and Robert, King Crimson's guitarist in the back hiding in the shadows. With Trey...

Excellent collaboration between David, the former front man for Japan (guitar, keyboards, tapes, vocals) and Robert, King Crimson's guitarist in the back hiding in the shadows. With Trey Gunn on Chapman stick and Jerry Marotta on drums, as well as othe...