Three new items from the Discus Music label, all arrived 7th November 2022. Green Money (DISCUS 142CD) is by Day
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Drums, voices, sampling, and live electronics all fizz in a lively mix on Territory (WIDE EAR RECORDS WER059), a vaguely
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Excellent avant-percussion / tape record from the duo Valentina Magaletti and Pino Montecalvo, performing as Avvitagalli. Their None Corsa (HORN
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Yanna Momina, Afar Ways, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB131 CD (2022) In its own way, this album is very remarkable: it was
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Gaute Granli is the Norwegian madcap from Stavanger who has amazed and outraged with his previous outpourings, sometimes noisy, sometimes
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Curious item from German composer Nicholas Bussmann, who has occasionally crossed the desk as part of the Telebossa duet, and
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Quite unique piece of music, and research, from the composer and guitarist Benjamin Dwyer. His SacrumProfanum (FARPOINT RECORDINGS fp081) arrives
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We received two cassette tapes from Ross Scott-Buccleuch in Wigan released on his Steep Gloss label. We previously heard Ross
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Italian pianist Giovanni di Domenico may be known to some audiences as a jazz / improviser, one who has found
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Astonishing record by Kate Soper here called The Understanding Of All Things (NEW FOCUS RECORDINGS FCR322), realised with the help
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