POIL

The Dur Et Doux record label has just re-released Poil's "Dins O Cuol".
On vinyl.

This is an amazing album !!
Check it out.

MARC MOULIN'S PLACEBO

Next September, a fine selection of Belgian jazz musicians will pay tribute to Placebo.
Not to be confused with the pop/rock band Placebo, this hommage goes out to Marc Moulin's 1970's fusion project with the same name.
They'll be doing concerts at various festivals and jazz clubs : Deurne, Leuven, Herselt, Heusden-Zolder, Sint-Niklaas,...

Geert Roelofs (drums), Hans Mullens (bass), Patrick Steenaerts (guitar), David Thomaere (keyboards), Dree Peremans (trombone), Sam Vloemans (trumpet), Wietse Meys (sax, clarinet, bass clarinet)

Here's a (way too short) fragment from Placenta Plays Placebo :

Here's the real deal :

ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA

Dweezil Zappa tourdates on the ZFT website !!

https://www.zappa.com/news/dweezil-zappa-choice-cuts-north-america-tour-2018

DWIKI DHARAMWAN

From the album DWIKI DHARAMWAN "Rumah Batu"
MoonJune Records, 2018

DWIKI DHARMAWAN acoustic piano
DEWI GITA lead vocal
NGUYÊN LÊ electric guitar, soundscapes
CARLES BENAVENT bass guitar
YARON STAVI upright bass
ASAF SIRKIS drums
SA'AT SYAH suling flute
ADE RUDIANA kendang percussion

RCH - RECYCLED BLUE NOISE

• rch: recycled blue noise
      (2011, download, --, bandcamp)

Slovak musician, composer and producer Rado Chrzan (RCH)'s second album.
It features Morgan Agren on the drums.
Morgan also participated to RCH's next album, "Four Winds" (2012).
Fascinating.

Data have been added to the United Mutations Archives.

JEFF DAY, ED FLYN, STEVE CHILLEMI AND JOHN D VENTER - 2018 02 01

There's lost of great recordings to be found on Bandcamp.
Recent digital travels to Camden, CT, allowed me to enjoy John D Venter (sax) and Steve Chillemi's (drums) musical adventures, not forgetting the Light Upon Blight ensemble (with Pete Brunelli !).

Here's another recording with Steve Chillemi :
The JDEFSCJV ensemble (Jeff Day, Ed Flyn, Steve Chillemi and John D Venter) as recorded performing an improvised music set on 2018 02 01.

ZAPPANALE NEWSFLASH

The Power Trio Terry Bozzio, Patrick O' Hearn and Warren Cuccurullo will travel already one week earlier to Bad Doberan and will start with additional rehearsals for their very special program.

On top, Denny Walley will jump in will upgrade the trio to a quartet.

And we are already keen to announce L. Shankar as a new delight at Zappanale! We’ve got a verbal agreement from the management yesterday and want to share this news with you first. Shankar will support the power trio.

THE SPOTNICKS - THE SPOTNICKS IN ACAPULCO (MEXICO) + RARITIES

• the spotnicks: the spotnicks in acapulco (mexico) + rarities
      (1997, cd, hungary, rock in box records rib cd 014) 

The B-side of The Spotnicks' "Diamonds" 7" single was their version of Frank Zappa's 'Lumpy Gravy', released in 1969 !
The track can be found on Spotnicks compilation albums from Japan to the U.S.A.
"The Spotnicks In Acapulco (Mexico) + Rarities" is such a compilation, from Hungary.
From 1997.

Added to the Others Of Invention section over at the United Mutations Archives.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE COMPLETE DANDELION RECORDS SINGLES COLLECTION 1969 - 1972

• various artists: the complete dandelion records singles collection 1969 - 1972
      (2006, 3cd, uk, cherryred records) 

1972 saw the release of the "You Really Got Me / Willie The Pimp" 7" single by Stackwaddy.
The Frank Zappa composition also could be found on the band's album that got released around the same time, "Bugger Off".
The above pictured 3CD box collects all the singles that got released by Dandelion between 1969 and 1972. Needless to say that it also includes their version of 'Willie The Pimp'.

FREAK WHEN SPOKEN TO

"Freak When Spoken To" is a book about Freak Kitchen, written by Åsa Anastasia Jonsén.
Next to the book, there's also a Kindle version.
Released in 2015 !