Don Cherry/Krzysztof Penderecki —
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One of the most successful jazz-meets-modern classical albums we've ever heard – thanks largely to the supreme talents of Don Cherry! Cherry leads the large New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra – which includes a large lineup of European free jazz musicians, with Peter Brotzmann, Tomasz Stanko ... (Jazz, Out Sound)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.)
A record that really delivers the paradise promised in its title – especially if you dig laidback, keyboard-heavy work with a very mellow vibe! The music is somewhere between some of the best Japanese minimal music of the time, and some of the warmer instrumental experiments from the UK and ... (Rock, Out Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An early moment of genius from composer Gavin Bryars – and a set that was issued on Brian Eno's Obscure Records label in the mid 70s, which ensured that Bryars' music found a larger audience outside the realm of avant classical! That turns out to be a good thing here, as the music here is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Groundbreaking electronic work from Else Marie Pade – an early student of musique concrete legend Pierre Schaeffer, but an artist who also took her music in a really unique direction! Pade uses electronics as a way of expressing interiority – particularly an individual's response to ... read moreCD
Alessandro Bosetti on soprano saxophone, Renato Rinaldi on amplified objects and strings, Filippo Monico on drums, and Antonello Cassinotti on vocals. CD
(Limited and numbered edition. Packaged in an oversized cardstock sleeve.)
Two earlier pieces by 70s prog genius David Bedford – one of which features him and Mike Ratledge on keyboards, both of which feature some cool larger orchestrations! (Rock, Out Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light trace of an old sticker in one corner.)