Various Artists, Gnawa Music of Marrakesh: Night Spirit Masters, Germany, Zehra, zehra006 180 gram vinyl (reissued 2022) A very interesting
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Omukade: a strange and wondrous journey through free-form death metal / jazz / grindcore
Ukakuja, Omukade, United Kingdom, Centipede Abyss, limited edition CD (2023) If the front cover artwork doesn’t put you off, you
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Violin and percussion free improvisation from Blood Luxury on their cassette Blood Luxury (TUBAPEDE RECORDS #14), released on Dan Peck’s
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Julia Reidy / Morten Joh, Tape Shadow, Belgium, Futura Resistenza, RESK7001 cassette (2022) The only gripe I have with this
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Pascal Battus is the great French improviser whose work we’ve been enjoying since 2010, though he’s been active longer than
Continue readingCanti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore: an unusual and individual compilation of women’s folk songs from northern Italy
Silvia Tarozzi and Deborah Walker, Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore, United States, Unseen Worlds, UW045 CD (2022) Coming
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Here’s the third and final part (INSUB REC NO NUMBER) in the series of the Alvear/Bondi duets, which appear with
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BRGS Breakfast With Cardew SLOVENIA ZVOCNI PREPIHI Here is an intriguing piece of work featuring modular synth, although in this
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Nifty percussion record by the young Polish player Milosz Pekala. This gifted fellow won his spurs at the Warsaw music
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Exploring Gong Culture of Southeast Asia (SUB ROSA SR509) is a double CD collection (also available as a single LP
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