Quite nice short electronica-dub thing from INRA, the duo of Adam Ben-Nun and Philipp Rhensius. The Content Consuming Its Form
Continue readingTag: vocals
Made in Japan: occasional bursts of guitar and vocal fire not enough to warm up a tepid album
Flower Travellin’ Band, Made in Japan, Atlantic Records, vinyl P-8187A (1972) Pedantic TSP readers may say the album should really
Continue readingNew Japanese Noise: noisy improv jazz meets flippy electronics but the result is surprisingly minimalist
Paal Nilssen-Love, New Japanese Noise, Norway, PNL Records, CD / digital PNL042 (2019) Celebrating US Independence Day at the Roskilde
Continue readingAnywhere: legendary ronin samurai rockers starting down the highway with four cover songs
The Flower Travellin’ Band, Anywhere, The Netherlands, Philips, LP FX-8507 (1970) While these guys’ first original album “Satori” is the
Continue reading
Kirikyogen: early doom metal collaboration with a surprising amount of variety and flexibility
Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin’ Band, Kirikyogen, United Kingdom, London Records, vinyl LP SKK(L) 3003 (1970) For a band that
Continue readingParachute: disillusionment results from city flight to the country
The Pretty Things, Parachute, United Kingdom, Harvest, vinyl LP SHVL 774 (1970) After the commercial failure of “S.F. Sorrow” and
Continue readingMagick Memos from Japan
Got a snootful of items from Michel Henritzi, the French improviser who still holds a torch for Japanese improvisation in
Continue readingA Gathering of Promises: considerable musical and songwriting talent gathered here
Bubble Puppy, A Gathering of Promises, International Artists, SNAM953CD (reissued 2011) Awww – how could you not love a band
Continue reading
Where Poetry Meets Jazz
Three new jazz related releases from Martin Archer’s Discus label herewith. All the below from 14 May 2018. Metamorphic is
Continue reading
Daqa’iq Tudaiq: lush blend of classical Arabic tradition and Western experimental methods
Jerusalem In My Heart, Daqa’iq Tudaiq, Canada, Constellation Records, CD CST137 (2018) Here is a very bewitching and hypnotic blend
Continue reading