One of our favorite mixing of modes from the old school – a tremendous second album from the legendary Aksak Maboul! The record mixes arty playfulness with some rootsier elements – bits of Eastern instrumentation, jazz, improvisation, and even some post-punk elements – all in a ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreCD
One of David Behrman's coolest albums – a set of wonderful electronics that really lives up to the strange image on the cover – music that moves in these open, blocky passages that maybe take off from the future sound of the German electronic scene of the 70s, but which also have a ... read moreCD
Dante Boon —
Duos ... CD Edition Wandelweiser (Germany), 2023. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Beautiful sounds from Joanna Brouk – an artist who was sometimes lost amidst the new age scene of the 80s, but one who's got a much deeper, more intellectual approach overall! True, Brouk's music does have a certain meditative spirit – but she also was a student of Terry Riley and ... read moreCD
(Includes slipcase.)
Build —
Build ... CD New Amsterdam, 2008. Used ...
$3.99
Matt McBane on violin, Mike Cassedy on piano and organ, Andrea Lee on cello, Ben Campbell on bass, and Adam Gold on drums. (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
One of the strangest albums ever from John Cage – but one of the most compelling too – and a record that really gets at the larger person behind his incredible music! The album has a very spare format – and features John Cage reading 90 stories – all short, spoken bits that ... read moreCD
The first release of a groundbreaking performance – David Tudor's 1956 recording of "Music Of Changes" – one of John Cage's first experiments of writing based around the I Ching! The work is based heavily on chance – following charts of possibilities put together by ... read moreCD
Uri Caine on piano, Joyce Hammann on violin, Chris Speed on clarinet, Ralph Alessi on trumpet, Nguyen Le on electric guitar, Dj Olive on turntables, Drew Gress on double bass, and Jim Black on drums. (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
Spacey piano work from Jordan De La Sierra – material that's clearly informed by the 60s experiments of La Monte Young and Terry Riley, but which also has a more open, spiritual quality too! The piano has a nice sense of tuning – one that's almost watery at points – and Jordan's ... read moreCD
Paul Dutton —
Oralizations ... CD Ambiances Magnetiques (Canada), 2005. Used ...
$2.994.99
All 12 parts of Glass'suite of pulsating modal minimalist music. The ensemble here is a sextet, with three electric organs and three reeds, plus voice. Like his other work of this era, the tones overlap and slowly unfold to reveal underlying patterns over the course of the piece. Far more ... read moreCD
A really amazing project from Mats Gustafsson – and one that's a great reminder of his ability to create music in so many different and incredible ways! This time around, Mats acts as the conductor – at the head of NyMusik Trondheim and Avant Art Ensemble – both larger groups who ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
Mats Gustafsson & Ensemble E —
EE Opus One ... CD Trost (Austria), 2024. New Copy ...
$17.9919.99
A beautiful piece of music, and one that features Mats Gustafsson working as both an instrumentalist and conductor – contributing work on baritone, flute, and the unusual spilapipa throughout the course of the album's single extended performance! As with Mats' instrumentation, the rest of ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
This is the new remix of Pierre Henry's famous funky electronic ballet from 1967. They've selected a wide range of artists to handle it, from the great Dimitri from Paris, to the popular Fatboy Slim, and the list includes other names like The Mighty Bop, William Orbit, Coldcut, and Funki Porcini. ... read moreCD
Spacey sounds from the enigmatic Iasos – a legendary figure in the 70s underground – and an artist with a heck of a great ear for organic electronics and unusual recording techniques! This cool collection of Iasos' music was put together by Carlos Nino with the guys at Numero – ... (New Age, Out Sound)read moreCD
Jason Kahn/Tomas Korber/Christian Weber —
Zurcher Aufnahmen ... CD Longbox, 2007. Used ...
$6.99
Tracks include "Red Shadows", "Get Moose & Squirrel", "Tribute To John French", "Information Mechanics", and "Meet The Flinstones" – 17 tracks in all. (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
(Out of print hybrid SACD pressing – plays on regular players too!)
Ariel Kalma, Jeremiah Chiu, & Marta Sofia Honer —
Closest Thing To Silence ... CD International Anthem, 2024. New Copy ...
$13.9915.99
Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer gave us an excellent previous record on the International Anthem label – one that mixed field recordings with sounds of their own – an approach that's continued here as the pair are joined by Ariel Kalma, whose instrumentation really adds a wonderful ... read moreCD
Joelle Leandre/Pascal Contet —
Miniatures ... CD Trost (Austria), 2024. New Copy ...
$17.9919.99
Joelle Leandre is a fantastic musician who always give us sounds that are way more than most – and here, she continues that long legacy by pairing with accordion player Pascal Contet, who's got a way of handling his instrument and really matching the creative energy of Joelle! Leandre's bass ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
Amazing solo work on cello from Okkyung Lee – material recorded after a particularly difficult stretch in 2020, as Lee was initially trapped in Korea, away from her instrument – then returned to the darkness of New York during its worst months of struggle! Yet despite that time leading ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
A set of free improvised duets that are so fierce, they've been kept from the public for decades – finally seeing the light of day in this long-overdue package! Percussionist/electronicist Paul Lytton is a player known to many, and known for his always-incredible ear for sonic intensity ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
Lionel Marchetti/Emmanuel Petit —
Docteur Kramer ... CD Musica Genera (Poland), 2001/2002. Used ...
$9.99
28 classic big band songs re-recorded by Billy May. (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Joe McPhee/Ken Vandermark/Kent Kessler —
Meeting In Chicago ... CD Okka Disk, 1998. Used Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A seminal early set on the Okka Disk label – the important Chicago avant imprint who began documenting an important stretch of the career of Joe McPhee – much as the Hat Hut label had begun 20 years before! The set features performances recorded during McPhee's first appearance in ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
Roscoe Mitchell's working here with an expanded version of the Note Factory group – one that's a nonet lineup that features two bassists, two drummers, and two pianos – plus trumpet, guitars, and a variety of reeds from Roscoe. Additional string and woodwind players join the group at a ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
(Artwork has some wear and some writing in marker on CD – priced accordingly.)
MKM —
MSA ... CD For 4 Ears (Switzerland), 2008. Used ...
$4.99
Maybe one of the most beautiful records we've ever heard from the mesmerizing Zeena Parkins – a set of solo work, mostly done on her electric harp – an instrument that she hasn't used in awhile, but which is wonderfully reawakened here! There's a sonic sensitivity to the record that ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
The 1957 premiere recording of "The Bewitched – A Dance Satire", featuring members of the University of Illinois Musical Ensemble on instruments designed and built by the composer! CD
Phantom Limb & Tetuzi Akiyama —
Hot Ginger ... CD Archive, 2006. Used ...
$5.99
... CD
(Out of print and limited to 500 hand silk-screened copies.)
Astor Piazzolla —
Luna ... CD IRS, 1992. Used ...
$1.995.99
A live recording of the final concert of Piazzolla's New Tango Sex-Tet, recorded in Amerstdam, 1989. 7 numbers in all, including "Hora Cero", "Tanguedia", "Milonga Del Angel", "Camorra 3", "Preludio Y Fuga", "Sex-Tet" and "Luna". (Latin, Out Sound)CD