Picnic —
Picnic ... CD Data/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1985. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.9915.99
Free jazz, and lots lots more – a lost nugget from an especially creative period in the Dutch scene, headed up by cellist Tristan Honsinger! At some level, the music echoes other improvised work by Honsinger – but at others, it also reflects the criss-crossing of genres and scenes that ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
Alain Pierre —
Des Morts ... LP Finders Keepers (UK), 1979. New Copy ...
$26.9929.99
A wonderfully strange mix of electronics and sounds from around the planet – as Alain Pierre uses field recordings from Thailand and Mexico, then mixes them with these really special creations of his own! Some of the other recordings are presented almost whole, but with some augmentation in ... (Soundtracks, Out Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A groundbreaking set of modal minimal tracks that stands as one of Reich's most popular and accessable works. The music is extremely subtle, and features 18 musicians playing a variety of violins, cellos, clarinets, pianos, marimbas, and vibes – all in short cyclic passages that move in and ... read moreCD
Really beautiful work from the great Terry Riley – and a set that continues some of the surprising and wonderful shift towards jazz improvisation he's brought to his career in more recent years! If you know Riley, you'll know that the record's not really a jazz album – and instead, it ... read moreCD
A groundbreaking album of theremin music – recorded at a time when many people had forgotten about the instrument a bit, but at a level that takes the electronic force to a whole new level! The theremin first rose to fame on 50s sci fi soundtracks and weird mood music records – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mississippi reissue in a non-gatefold cover, with insert. Cover has a small light smudge from sticker removal at the top left corner.)
Spare, minimal sounds served up on a contemporary recording – but one that's inspired by early Midi references from the 80s – which are used here to set the pacing, but warmed up a lot more than they might have sounded back in the day! The music has a rhythmic, almost organic pulse ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Never-issued material from the legendary Arthur Russell – a set of tracks that's maybe closest in spirit to his groundbreaking World Of Echo album – as it blends together voice, cello, effects, and plenty of the echo promised in the title – all with a style that's beyond easy ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreCD
Never-issued material from the legendary Arthur Russell – a set of tracks that's maybe closest in spirit to his groundbreaking World Of Echo album – as it blends together voice, cello, effects, and plenty of the echo promised in the title – all with a style that's beyond easy ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Scenic Railroads (Panzer/Shiflet) —
We're Serious ... CD Gameboy, 2005. Used ...
$2.99
Joe Panzer and Mike Shiflet on laptops and electronics. CD
(Limited edition CDr pressing, packaged in an oversized sleeve. Copy #3/100.)
Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, & Others —
Musique Concrete 1956 to 1962 ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ...
$19.9929.99
The birth of a key moment in avant garde music – served up here in a series of recordings that are nicely different than some of the other musique concrete material on the market! The package brings together some early "panorama" presentations of the work – two from the Club ... read moreCD
Sealed Knot (Beins/Davies/Wastell) —
Sealed Knot ... CD Confront (UK), 2006. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Live recording with Burkhard Beins on percussion, Rhodri Davies on harp, and Mark Wastell on bass. CD
(CDr pressing in a round metal tin.)
Ayako Shinozaki —
Music Now For Harp ... CD Denon/We Want Sounds (UK), 1973. New Copy ...
$14.9918.99
A bold new frontier for use of the harp in experimental music – and that's saying a lot, given that Ayako Shinozaki recorded this album during the generation of Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby! Shinokazi takes the instrument a bit back towards its use in more serious music, but with ... read moreCD
Ayako Shinozaki —
Music Now For Harp ... LP Denon/We Want Sounds (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)...
$31.9934.99
A bold new frontier for use of the harp in experimental music – and that's saying a lot, given that Ayako Shinozaki recorded this album during the generation of Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby! Shinokazi takes the instrument a bit back towards its use in more serious music, but with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Kyoko Kitamura & Raquel Acevedo Klein on vocals, Michael Mayo on vocals & loops, Steven Hrycelak on vocal bass, Kari Francis on vocal percussion & Cory Smith on piano & electronics. (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
Electro acoustic ensemble from San Pietro A Majella performs music by John Cage, Salvatore Carannante, Stefano Silvestri, Dario Sanfilippo, and Agostino Di Scipio. CD
Very cool music from UK experimentalist Lori Vambe – an artist who works here on two very percussive albums that were issued on his own label back in the 80s, but with a style that's really unlike anything else we can think of! The music has a bit more punch than the "dreamtime" ... read moreCD
A cool set from a percussionist who was both a figure in the more cutting-edge side of the New York downtown scene of the early 80s – and who had done some work for bigger groups as well! The album's one of the few under Van Tieghem's name – and features the artist on a huge amount of ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mark Wastell —
Vibra 1 ... CD wmo/r (Spain), 2005. Used ...
$3.99
Features a single, 23 minute piece for solo tam tam. CD
Very early work from Ruth White – a set that's very different than her late 60s electronic experiments, yet one that also still manages to have a similarly sort of creepy vibe overall! The work is exactly what's promised in the title – a set of 24 lullabies, sung in different languages ... read moreCD
Stomu Yamash'ta —
Go Too ... LP One Way, 1977. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
Go Too from '77 – more than a 42 minutes of spacey concept rock, jazz and classically trained guitar mastery from Stomu and superstar cohorts! Includes "Prelude", "Seen You Before", "Madness", "Mysteries Of Love", "Beauty", "You And ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Stomu Yamash'Ta & The Horizon —
Sunrise From West Sea ... CD King/We Want Sounds (UK), 1971. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
The Japanese scene of the 70s had plenty of experiments that blended contemporary and traditional instrumentation – but this album-length jam from percussionist Stomu Yamashta may well be one of the most striking from the time! You'll no doubt know Stomu from some of his later records that ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreCD
Some of the most haunting music we've ever heard from spiritual minimalist La Monte Young – a set that was issued on his own small label at the end of the 60s, as a series of duets with his wife, Marian Zazeela – who's a heck of a creative force on the album! The set's got plenty of ... read moreCD
Maybe one of the coolest volumes ever in this long-running series from John Zorn – but maybe that's also because the album's dedicated to the great Terry Riley, and features Zorn improvising on organ, on two long tracks that definitely echo the minimalist legacy in Riley's music! The organ ... (Jazz, Out Sound)read moreCD
A sublime mix of art, jazz, and other unusual sounds – served up in tribute to the roving 7 x 7 exhibition series, and with a really beautiful package! The book itself is great – 12" square, and with 64 pages of artwork and writing in the middle – graced by recordings from a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A massive tribute to this groundbreaking, genre-busting label – a short-lived imprint on Island Records that was put together by Brian Eno in the mid 70s – all to showcase some of the best new experiments in avant classical and minimalist music! There's a special sort of quality to ... read moreCD
A massive tribute to this groundbreaking, genre-busting label – a short-lived imprint on Island Records that was put together by Brian Eno in the mid 70s – all to showcase some of the best new experiments in avant classical and minimalist music! There's a special sort of quality to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(LP box has a tiny bump on two corners, and is priced accordingly – still is fantastic overall.)
Features Scott Fields, Sachiko M, Otomo Yoshihide, Taku Sugimoto, Gene Goleman, Elliott Sharp, Richard Teitelbaum, Kang Tae Hwan, Utah Kawasaki, and more. (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
Performers include: Evan Parker, Kazuo Imai, Tetuzi Akiyama, Samm Benntett and others! (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
Various —
In Fractured Silence ... CD United Dairies/Souffle Continu (France), 1984. New Copy ...
$13.9915.99
A legendary bit of noise from the United Dairies label of Stephen Stapleton – a set that combines his own experimental sounds with some contributions from the avant French scene as well – all at a level that shows how that sometimes-overlooked 70s generation ended up having a bit impact ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreCD
Includes compositions by John Cage, Mark Osborn, Mark Andre, Toshio Hosokawa, Gerald Eckert and others. CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Kimus # 2 ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1988. Used ...
$6.998.99
Music from Fritz Hauser Zwei, Habarigani, Giacinto Scelsi & Marianne Schroeder, Arnold Dreyblatt & The Orchestra Of Excited Strings, and Pauline Oliveros. (Jazz, Out Sound)CD
Very noisy work from the Soviet scene of the 70s – modern music experiments on the ANS synthesizer, which was one of the darker forces in electronic music at the time! The set really showcases the new wave of avant inspiration that was brewing up after so many years of Soviet-promoted more ... read moreCD
A Baker's dozen from Yoshihide Otomo with Portable Orchestra, Burkhard Stangl, Taku Sugimoto, Mari Furuta, Toshimaru Nakamura, Alessandro Bosetti with Annette Krebs and Sachiko M and Taku Sugimoto, Yoshihide Otomo, Sachiko M, and Annette Krebs. CD