MoonJune and related labels : The INCREDIBLE sale!!

"Arti E Mestieri is considered one of the most influent cult bands in the Italian and European progressive scene from Seventies, recording two absolute milestones and masterpieces of the genre, “Tilt” (1974) and “Giro Di Valzer Per Domani” (1975). Outstanding 7-piece progressive jazz-rock band from Italy.
All the power delivered by the spectacular insane drumming of Furio Chirico (often compared to Billy Cobham) and magnificent analog keyboards of maestro Beppe Crovella (Mellotron, Hammond, Mini...

VASKO ATANASOVSKI - alto & soprano saxophone, flute (Slovenia)
SIMONE ZANCHINI - accordion (Italy)
MICHEL GODARD - tuba, serpent (France)
BODEK JANKE - drums & tabla (Poland/Germany)
Special Guest:
ARIEL VEI ATANASOVSKI - cello (Slovenia)

“The Adrabesa Quartet consists of four exceptional musicians, brought together by its long-standing founder and leader: composer and saxophonist, Vasko Atanasovski.
Vasko is a well-known and established European maestr

BELEDO - electric guitar, Spanish guitar, acoustic piano, violin
JORGE PARDO - flute, tenor sax
CARLES BENAVENT - bass guitar
ASAF SIRKIS - drums
special guests:
GARY HUSBAND - Fender Rhodes electric piano, Mimi Moog (tracks 3.5.8)
RAMÓN ECHEGARAY - candombe percussion (track 6)

This is a monster band; Asaf is currently the drummer with Soft Machine and Jorge and Carles were both with Chick Corea (and before that, Carles was in Musica Urbana).

“This albu

BELEDO - guitars, acoustic piano, synth
TONY LEVIN - upright bass, bass guitar
KENNY GROHOWSKI - drums
with special guests
JORGE CAMIRUAGA - vibraphone (1, 4)
KEAROMA RANTAO - vocals (2)
BORIS SAVOLDELLI - vocals (6)

“BELEDO a Uruguayan born, NYC based multi-instrumentalist, predominantly guitarist and pianist, who grew up in Montevideo and was a prominent player on the jazz scene in his native Uruguay, is joined by drummer Kenny Grohowski, who in addition to...

Until MoonJune started mining the field, who knew that there were so many interesting jazz and fusion musicians in Indonesia?

"MoonJune Records is proud and pleased to present the incredible artistry of legendary world-class guitarist, Dewa...

“When an artist takes an unexpected turn into new musical directions, it may cause stirring among fans. This is not the case of the increasingly global fanbase of progressive fusion maestro Dewa Budjana, who always come prepared to the perennial journeys through the world of their favored guitarist. With a list of collaborations that sums up the who is who of contemporary progressive rock and jazz scene (Jack DeJohnette, Peter Erskine, Vinnie Colaiuta, Antonio Sanchez, Chad Wackerman, Gary Husband, Tony...

“Naurora is undoubtedly Dewa Budjana's most ambitious work yet. Progressive, fresh, engaging, technically brilliant. Budjana’s tunes consistently clasp his listeners in a drape of gorgeous melodies, showpiece guitar parts and astounding ensemble passages that have a spacious air. Naurora, has is an exhilarating mix of styles, it delivers a succession of memorable motifs. It melds East Asian music with progressive jazz fusion and some occasional elements of rock, but most of all it delivers an....

"MoonJune Records is pleased to present the international debut of the multi-talented pianist, vocalist and composer, Susan Clynes. On this, her first solo album, she showcases her evocative, compelling stylings, in a set as diverse as it is emotive...

Adrian Belew: Guitar & Vocals
Tony Levin: Stick, Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals
Pat Mastelotto: Acoustic & Electronic Drums and Percussion
Markus Reuter: Touch Guitars® U8
Tobias Ralph: Drums and Percussion
Julie Slick: Bass Guitar

“Stick Men teamed up with the Adrian Belew Trio to form The Crimson Projekct. Official bootleg recording compiled from stereo soundboard recordings on the summer tour 2012 supporting Dream Theater.”

B'Boom
THRAK ...

SILVIO MINELLA: guitars
LUCA BALDASSARI: electric bass
ALBERTO DE GRANDIS: drums, vocals (Track 5)
ALBERTO BONOMI: keyboards, vocals

Recorded live on June 17, 2000 at NEARfest 2000, at Lehigh University's Zoellner Arts Center.

“This live album documents D.F.A.'s stellar performance at NEARfest 2000. It most certainly marked the beginning of a new, exciting phase in the band's career, and was their first major exposure outside the confines of their native Europe. (D.F.A.

Graeme Blevins (soprano saxophone), Peter Whyman (alto saxophone), Tim Holmes (tenor saxophone), Chris Caldwell (baritone saxophone) have released at least one album before, but with this, they should reach a wider audience. This is a very well and smartly arranged/re-arranged set of pieces written by one of the groundbreaking ensembles of rock and jazz of the late 1960s/early 1970s. This excellent, entertaining set will work equally well for fans of Soft Machine or fans of contemporary saxophone...

DWIKI DHARMAWAN acoustic piano
NGUYÊN LÊ electric guitar, soundscapes
CARLES BENAVENT bass guitar
YARON STAVI upright bass
ASAF SIRKIS drums
with special guests:
SA'AT SYAH suling flute, vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
ADE RUDIANA kendang percussion (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
DEWI GITA lead vocal (3)
TEUKU HARIANSYA & INDRA MAULANA KEUBITBIT Rapa’I Acehnese percussions (1)
NYOMAN WINDHA’s GAMELAN JASS JEGOG Balinese gamelan & percussions (4) ....

"The Last Tribe is a "take no prisoners" progressive rock steamroller. From the opening chords, guitarist Nelson Coelho gives clear evidence that the band is ready to tread over new ground -- and fully prepared to take it by force!

Dialeto's long-awaited international debut shatters the power trio template: visiting styles and textures that could have been just as 'at home' forty years ago as they are today, while remaining undeniably contemporary and accessible. Quirky, unpredictable and...

Alex Maguire-Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, Mellotron, synth
Michel Delville-electric guitar, Roland GR-09
Tony Bianco-drums
with special guest
Richard Sinclair-vocals (1, 5) and electric bass (1, 2)

"A new power electric jazz trio featuring Alex Maguire (Hatfield and the North, Elton Dean, Michael Moore), Michel Delville (The Wrong Object, Comicoperando, TZGIV) and Tony Bianco (Dave Liebman, Paul Dunmall, Alex von Schlippenbach), douBt combines the energy of rock.

VASIL HADZIMANOV: piano, keyboards
DAVID BINNEY: alto sax
BRANKO TRIJIC: guitar
MIROSLAV TOVIRAC: bass guitar
BOJAN IVKOVIC: percussion, vocals
PEDJA MILUTINOVIC: drums

"In keeping with the label's time-honored tradition of shining a spotlight on newly-discovered artists whose immense musical talents challenge convention and defy categorization, MoonJune Records is pleased to offer the musical stylings of Serbian keyboardist, pianist and composer, Vasil Hadzimanov...

This is one that apparently came out in 2001, but that I never heard of or saw; that's right, until this reissue, I didn't know it existed! It's very atmospheric, compared to what one thinks of as 'usual Holdsworth fare', but also really good and different for him. Conditionally highly recommended!

Originally released in 2001, the album had a small print run, received little notice and no fanfare. Comprised predominantly of performances played on his beloved SynthAxe, Holdsworth delivers a set...

Hugh Hopper : bass, loops, electronics Yuma Hara Clarkwell : keyboards, vocals, percussion

One thing that I've long admired about Hugh is that he doesn't stay still musically. Maybe sometimes I have wished that he would stay still (would I have minded a second volume of "Hopper Tunity Box"? No, I wouldn't have), but his constant moving into different realms and areas has also kept his music fresh, kept him fresh and allowed him to continue to be a vital musician now and not just be 'the...

"Referencing a vast diversity of modern music's most visionary pioneers – ranging from Soft Machine, Focus and Matching Mole, to the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman (just to name a few) – this Jogjakarta, Indonesia band's music...

SRDJAN IVANOVIC (Bosnia & Herzegovina, France) - drums, keyboards, compositions, arrangements
ANDREAS POLYZOGOPOULOS (Greece) - trumpet
FEDERICO CASAGRANDE (Italy) - guitar
MIHAIL IVANOV (Bulgaria- upright bass
special guest: MAGIC MALIK (France) - flute

“Never has a five-member quartet sounded better! ... or bigger ... or more profoundly, organically, articulate. Joined by special guest, maestro flutist, Magic Malik, Srdjan Ivanovic's renowned Blazin' Quartet -- featuring

"The spectacular international debut of Serbian guitarist, Dusan Jevtovic, is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride: full of twists and turns that you never see coming. Am I Walking Wrong? showcases moments of immense raw, explosive power, interspersed with...

Tony Levin - basses
Pete Levin - keyboards
Jeff Seigel - drums
Ali Ryerson - flutes

“This album's about a few things. It's a long overdue 'first record' by two brothers who've been making records individually for ... well, a lot of years! And it's a return home, for me and Pete, to the music we first shared as kids - the 'cool jazz' of the 50's.
So it's been a labor of love to write pieces in that style, woodshed my cello playing, so as to use it as a lead instrument, and put

Tony Levin – Bass, Cello
Pete Levin - Piano, Organ
Erik Larence - Sax, Flute
Jeff Siegel - Drums

“Since graduating from the Eastman School of Music, Tony Levin has become bass and Chapman Stick voice for Peter Gabriel and King Crimson. he has played on notable recordings for John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Carly Simon, and many others, as well as many jazz artists. He currently records and tours with Stick Men, King Crimson and Peter Gabriel.
After graduating.

Pete Levin: keyboards
Alex Foster: saxophones
Jeff Berlin: bass
Manolo Badrena: percussion
Cliff Almond: drums
with
Nicky Moroch: guitar (2,6,7)
Lew Soloff: trumpet solo (3)
Alan Meyerson: rainstick (3)
Ray Anderson: trombone solo (4)

1990 electric jazz by Tony Levin’s brother, who played with Gil Evans throughout the 70s and 80s.

“Pete Levin continues to push the envelope of the traditional organ trio format with CERTIFIED ORGANIC.”

“Keyboardist Pete Levin has built a fine discography, closely linked to the jazz world, but it's his recent solo work that's most worth visiting. Drawing from the same organ jazz roots that defined Deacon Blues (Motema, 2007), on Certified Organic Levin recruits a larger cast of characters for an album high on groove but broad in reach, with elements of swing, soul-jazz, funk, fusion and...

Nanny Assis - percussion
Jeff Ciampa - guitar
Alex Foster - tenor sax
Pete Levin - electric piano, clavinet & organ
Tony Levin - bass
Chris Pasin - trumpet
Lenny White - drums

“Pete says; “What I got from Gil (Evans) was the unshakable notion that playing music was to create from a place where there are no boundaries. If it can be imagined then it can be done.
"I've been wanting to do this band project for a while, with this collection of music in mind.

“Levin’s seventh solo album, and his first since 2007, is an autobiography of sorts, with the themes drawn from Levin’s musical life. It features a myriad of collaborators from his half-century-plus on the road and in the studio with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and many, many others.
Features a Murderer’s Row of guest musicians including Robert Fripp, Vinnie Colaiuta, Earl Slick, Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Jerry Marotta, Gary Husband, L. Shankar, Pete Levin, Jeremy Stacey, David Torn, Pat Mastelotto...

“Levin’s seventh solo album, and his first since 2007, is an autobiography of sorts, with the themes drawn from Levin’s musical life. It features a myriad of collaborators from his half-century-plus on the road and in the studio with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and many, many others.
Features a Murderer’s Row of guest musicians including Robert Fripp, Vinnie Colaiuta, Earl Slick, Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Jerry Marotta, Gary Husband, L. Shankar, Pete Levin, Jeremy Stacey, David Torn, Pat Mastelotto...

MICHEL DELVILLE guitar, Roland GR09, loops, stylophone, electronics, samples
TONY BIANCO drums, percussion
ANTOINE GUENET keyboards, synth, acoustic piano

It's always nice to see Jimi Hendrix, truly one of the greatest, if also the most tragically short-lived, artists of the rock era, be reconsidered in a way that explores new ground on the basis of what he originally did. Which this does and does really nicely! Highly recommended, especially if you come to it not expecting or wanting Hen

"Much more than just a meeting of modern progressive jazz heavyweights, MACHINE MASS's Inti witnesses the seamless cohesion of extraordinary creativity fusing with technology. Reformed with renowned modern jazz legend, Dave Liebman, Machine Mass....

Unique, colorful, heavy, instrumental music from a Canadian quartet from Winnipeg that fuse elements of noise and brutal prog with a big helping of Canterbury-style jazz/rock. It shouldn't work, but it does. Good stuff and definitely highly recommended...

GRAHAM EPP: Guitars, Keyboards & Electronics
JESSE WARKENTIN: Guitars, Keyboards & Electronics
SCOTT ELLENBERGER: Bass Guitar, Keyboards & Electronics
ANDY RUDOLPH: Drums, Keyboards & Electronics

Great to see these guys back with a new one, almost 10 years after their last!

“Mahogany Frog's 'In The Electric Universe' is the seventh studio album - and third on MoonJune Records - by Canadian instrumental electro-psychedelic outfit Mahogany Frog. Six years in the making...

"It is with great pride and privilege that MoonJune Records is once again afforded the unique opportunity of elevating one of the world's great young guitar prodigies to the world stage: introducing the Indonesian progressive jazz guitar phenom, Tesla...

The last release by Phil and In Cahoots - one of the last electric jazz/jazz-rock bands standing with any ties to the 'Canterbury scene' - features a more floating personnel: The basic band is now Phil Miller-guitar, Fred Baker-bass, Mark Fletcher-drums, Peter Lemer-keyboards, Simon Finch-trumpet, Simon Picard-sax, with guest spots from Doug Boyle-guitar, Richard Sinclair-bass, Didier Malhere-soprano sax, flute, doudouk & ocarina, Dave Stewart-tuned percussion and Barbara Gaskin-voice. Typically...

Moraine's most recent metamorphosis highlights their reoccurring theme of unbridled invention – undeterred by convention and delivered convincingly, with abandon! Brushing all preconception aside, Dennis Rea and company courageously initiate...

PERCY JONES - bass guitar
ALEX SKOLNICK - guitars
KENNY GROHOWSKI drums
TIM MOTZER - guitars, electronics

"PAKT recalls the fearless attitude and daring approach that originally defined progressive music: where the magic of the moment always triumphed over preconception. Templates be damned ... this music blazes its own path! This is truly exquisite fare, serving as a reminder to aficionados of what initially drew them to this most creative, visionary of genres." ...

I was hipped to this quite amazing Iranian band by my friend, the Spanish drummer Vasco Trilla.
This is somewhere between ECM, Ronin, John Surman, jazz, and contemporary music and really is absolutely top-shelf stuff. Bravo to Leonardo for getting their music out into the wider world for this fourth release by them!!

“Quartet Diminished was established in Iran in 2013 by guitarist Ehsan Sadigh. This is their fourth album, following Station Three (Hermes Records, 2021). Their music is...

“Dennis Rea, again, created something special. But be warned, although often enough the beautiful strangeness of these Central-Asian tunes entices the listener the more "droney" parts of the long pieces require full commitment (and preferably a good playback system, but really never hurts...) to be properly enjoyed! If you immerse yourself fully, it's a fantastic journey.” - Carsten Piper

“Working and performing with Dennis throughout the decades has been inspiring, exhilarating and educational...

Drummer and composer Xavi Reija is a completely new name to me, but this is a really great album of advanced and interesting power trio jazz/rock that really knocked me out. Also appearing is guitarist Dusan Jevtovic and bassist Bernat Hernandez. Check...

MARKUS REUTER - Touch Guitars® AU8, looping
TIM MOTZER - acoustic-electric 6 & 12 string guitars, baritone electric, electric guitar, bow, electronics, looping
KENNY GROHOWSKI - drums and percussion
Fender Rhodes piano, Mellotron and Hammond overdubs by Reuter, Motzer and Grohowski.

“Back in August 18th, 2019 Markus and I met Kenny Grohowski musically for the first time on stage at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn NYC. To say the least it was an incredible first meeting of this...

MARKUS REUTER - touch guitar, electronics
TIM MOTZER - guitars, bass, electronics
KENNY GROHOWSKI - drums

Three great players get together and just let it all GO!

Speaking in general terms, "shapeshifting" refers to an act of rapid physical transformation, from one form to another by supernatural means. Whether its origins can be traced to a genetically inherited superhuman ability, incidences of the spirit world manifesting into the physical, shamanism, black magic, or...

MARKUS REUTER: touch guitars AU8, soundscapes, synthesizers, treatments
FABIO TRENTINI: fretless bass, fretted bass, electric upright bass, synth bass
ASAF SIRKIS: acoustic drums, percussion

“A bit over 2 years ago, [in very early 2020] the first TRUCE album came to us as a big surprise. Upon its release it was an instant success and fan favorite. That was another, most-welcome surprise. Now, two years later, we are about to put out the follow up album, TRUCE 2.
The time...

Dennis Kuhn: Vibraphone
Ti-Hsien Lai: Vibraphone
Luis Andrés Chavarría Báez: Glockenspiel
Lukas Heckmann: Glockenspiel, Shaker
Marius Fink: Crotales, Shaker
Oğuz Akbaş: Crotales, Shaker
Maria Wunder: Bass Clarinet
Patrick Baumann: Electric Guitar
Johannes Engelhardt: Electric Bass
Hye-Rim Ma: Synthesizer
Linda-Philomène Tsoungui: Drums
Markus Reuter: Touch Guitars® AU8, Soundscapes

“Supported by an eleven-piece ensemble cast, Markus

Markus Reuter (Touch Guitars® AU8, Soundscapes, Keyboards)
David Cross (Fender Rhodes, Electric Violin)
Fabio Trentini (Bass)
Asaf Sirkis (Drums, Percussion)
Mark Wingfield (Electric Guitar)
Robert Rich (Textures)

"This is insane music. I used a compositional system that basically disallowed the musicians to play intuitively. They had to follow rules which served to create really strange melodies and harmonies," Markus revealed. "In the back of my mind, I wanted to...

"This is the reissue of album released originally only in Italy in 2007. An arresting mix of painstakingly overdubbed vocals, human beatbox effects, African-inspired choral music, plus the odd visit to the world of Jimi Hendrix (an extraordinary...

"Boris Savoldelli’s new MoonJune Records release Biocosmopolitanis nothing short of a tour de force of vocal artistry. Listeners who are only familiar with the singer’s previous MoonJune CD – the edgy, shape-shifting Protoplasmicduets with legendary guitar innovator Elliott Sharp – will be little prepared for the euphonious aural feast that awaits them on Biocosmopolitan, which represents a new pinnacle for this unique and wholly engaging vocal performer. Biocosmopolitan would be a remarkable album even...

"SH.TG.N is the reunion of a six-pack of Belgian musicians from different musical backgrounds: jazz, classical and rock. It was founded in February 2009 by eclectic musician and keyboardist Antoine Guenet (who in meantime has joined another MoonJune Records' artist The Wrong Object), with the intention of bringing together all the music he loves, in a fun, extreme, and energetic way. The plan was to just let it all out. SH.TG.N is also a statement. They are clashing all the uniformity in today's music...

"The 6th Story is the exhilarating, full-throttle follow-up to 2009's critically-acclaimed Demi Masa, from the legendary psychedelic/gamela- jazz/world music phenoms, simakDialog. Raising the benchmark in a genre known for its brilliant artists is no...

I was at this show! Super amazing and unique jazz/rock/Indonesian fusion! Recommended.

"Recorded during simakDialog's 2013 tour which culminated with the gig at Orion Studios, in Baltimore, this two-disc set finds the Indonesian progressive icons in top form: serving up their own brand of inspired and spirited music which listens as much as it speaks. Touring in support of their most recent studio effort, 2013's highly-praised The 6th Story (MJR056), the group delivered a set inclusive of some..

Alex Skolnick - guitars
Naathan Peck - bass
Matt Zebroski - drums

New, sealed copy with shelf wear on corners and spine

ALEX SKOLNICK: "I feel this album represents my strongest work as a composer, with several pieces written at the piano" the bandleader offers. "The soloing also went to new places for all of us. Nathan and Matt really brought their A-game throughout. I think it's safe to say this is the record we're all most proud of."

“As their sixth album, the...

"The seven-piece Slivovitz reside in Napoli (Naples), and are devoted to a poly-stylistic mangling whose forebears include Frank Zappa and John Zorn. Much of their core material also arrives from the folkloric knees-ups of the Balkan regions. Despite any avowed influences, the ultimate Slivovitz sound has evolved into a beast which is very much tethered to their own pole. The band take their name from the Slavic plum brandy that's a popular quaff across Central and Eastern European regions. Slivovitz...