NEW SOFT MACHINE ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

The Cuneiform record label is making the new Soft Machine album available for pre-order.

"H​ø​vikodden 1971" will be released both as a 4 CD and as a 4 LP set, and as a digital download.
As the album title explains, it will present a 1971 concert recording.

While the two sets from the second night (February 28, 1971) have been released before, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE ENTIRE TWO-NIGHT STAND HAS BEEN RELEASED. So half of this is previously completely unreleased.

This is a excellent, stereo recording of the band performing in a relatively small hall; the balances between the instruments are not perfectly balanced, but there is no other recording by Soft Machine that I know of that sounds as much like the band are performing *right* in front of you!

Additionally, we were able to improve in a modest but definitely noticeable way the not-perfect balance between the instruments on this edition.

EIDON - EXPERIMENT0

Eidon.
'Experiment0'

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - REIMAGINING THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

'Moonchild' with Chester Thompson had already been released as a teaser but since last week, the entire album is available !

"Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King"

Out on LP, CD and as a digital download.

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man
    feat. Todd Rundgren, Arthur Brown, Mel Collins, Chris Poland & Ian Paice
2. I Talk To The Wind
    feat. Mel Collins, Django Jakszyk & Jakko M Jakszyk
3. Epitaph
    feat. Alan Davey, Paul Rudolph, Nik Turner, Adam Hamilton & Danny Faulkner
4. Moonchild
    feat. Joe Lynn Turner, Marty Friedman, Jah Wobble & Chester Thompson
5. The Court Of The Crimson King
    feat. James LaBrie, Carmine Appice & Steve Hillage
6. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Alternate Version)
    feat. Arthur Brown, Brian Auger, Chris Poland & Ian Paice
7. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Instrumental)
    feat. Mel Collins, Chris Poland & Ian Paice

MARCUS MILLER & THE METROPOLE ORKEST

From 2013

 

ANOTHER SUN RA RSD RELEASE

2 lp set, released by Strut Records:

"Inside The Light World: Sun Ra Meets The OVC"

STRUT288LP

DARIO AND THE CLEAR

From GlassOnyon PR

Prog Ensemble Dario and the Clear Release Third Album “Banquet of Noise” Featuring King Crimson’s Trey Gunn

Multi-instrumentalist Dario and his prog ensemble, Dario and the Clear, have released “Banquet of Noise,” the third album in his pop, rock, progressive trilogy reflecting the world’s journey politically and socially over the last several years. The album marks the return of impressive collaborations with Trey Gunn (King Crimson), Eric Person (Ben Harper), Sue Leonard (back-up vocalist for k.d. lange), and experimental guitar player, Gabriel Marin, all of whom are ideal matches instrumentally for Dario’s diverse and expressive sound palette.

MADLIB

Madlib released "Rock Konducta Part 1" in 2013.
At least two tracks included Zappa samples.

I only learned yesterday that "Rock Konducta Part 1" got a re-release on clear vinyl on the U.S. 2023 Record Store Day.

Tempting...

RE-ISSUE OF ALTERNATIVE TV'S "THE IMAGE HAS CRACKED" ON RED VINYL

Alternative TV released their version of FZ's 'Why Dontcha Do Me Right" on their "The Image Has Cracked" album in 1978.
The album has been re-issued on red vinyl by Radiation Records.

https://shop.radiationrecords.net/products/alternative-tv-the-image-has-cracked-lp-album-color-re-new

THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN - THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN

• the crazy world of arthur brown: the crazy world of arthur brown
      (1968, lp, usa, atlantic)

I recently received a digital copy of Arthur 'The God Of Hellfire' Brown's first album, "The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. 
A superb album and a fine collaboration between showman and singer Arthur Brown with organ player Vincent Crane.

Several CD re-issues came with additional tracks, but these original 10 tracks are a great example of an album that was ahead of its time.

It's hard to imagine that in later years, when his musical career wasn't what it used to be, Arthur Brown started a painter company with none other than Jimmy Carl Black...

 

NEW SUN RA ALBUM SPOTTED

"At The Showcase / Live In Chicago", a new 2LP Sun Ra release on the Jazz Detective label.