NEW ZAPPA ALBUM : JOE'S CAMOUFLAGE

Dear People of Earth,

Suddenly for every Roxy reason possible it seemed imperative to make the actual Roxy By Proxy release truly special by offering this exceptionally entertaining audio aperitif. For those of you that ordered the Roxy By Proxy all those eons ago and even up til now, you can land Joe's Camouflage at a discount. Keep an eye on your email inboxes. Details will follow.

Roxy By Proxy begins shipping on or around Valentine's Day. Yes it does!

xxx,

the barfies


Here's some samples

SPACE ORPHANS UPDATE

Space Orphans will be doing a concert at the 'Cafe Nine' in New Haven, CT, usa.

February 5,  2014.

MOKER

Belgian jazz ensemble Moker will be doing concerts in Lokeren (BE) and in Brussels (BE) soon.

Saturday, Feb 01 at the 'Lokerse Jazzclub' in Lokeren.
Satureday, Feb 08 at the 'Jazzstation' in Brussels.


Sjeik of the ice age (by Moker) from Mathias Van de Wiele on Vimeo.

DWALMACAT 548

This week, the Dwalmacat radio presents episode 548 :

http://old.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-548/

 ATTILIO MINEO - Around the world

TOO FAT TO FIT THROUGH THE DOOR - Flinstones meet the Flinstones

BL*TCH - Ik ga u slaan (pas op)

FELIX KUBIN - Springende Punkte

GESAFFELSTEIN - Destinations

HALF JAPANESE - House of voodoo

THE FIERY FURNACES - Ex-guru

DAVID GARLAND - Very popular

THE SABOTEN - Freaks and girls

DELPHINE - La fermeture éclaire

BECK - Derelict

ZWEMBADEN - They play on your fear

SEEFEEL - As link

KAREL GOEYVAERTS - Ach Golgotha

BLACK SABBATH - Planet caravan

WIRE - 5/10 (Live at the Electric Ballroom)

BOARDS OF CANADA - Seven forty seven

AKA MOON - ELOHIM

• aka moon: elohim
      (1997, cd, bel, carbon 7)

"Elohim", the sixth album by Aka Moon, got released in 1997.
The album presents a collaboration between Aka Moon and Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, an Indian mridangam player.

This is superb !!
As essential as it gets.

Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives (and it completes the Aka Moon discography).

FIDO PLAYS ZAPPA

A message from Pascal & FIDO :

Liebe Leute

Der Release des FiDO-Films wird gefeiert:

Diesen Donnerstag, 30. Januar 2014 um 20h, im Sääli vom Goldenen Fass, Hammerstrasse 108, Basel

Komm und stoss mit uns auf unser Baby an, es gibt ein akustisches FiDO-Häppchen, Sprudelspass & Film.

Wir freuen uns!

Cheers

Pascal & FiDO 

VARIOUS ARTISTS - ABSOLUTELY LIVE 2013

• various artists: absolutely live 2013
      (2013, cd-promo, ger, almaviva records / konzertagentur berthold seliger ar 009)

"Absolutely Live 2013" is a sampler that got released by concert agency Berthold Seliger.
It presents a number of live tracks by various artists that are linked to the agency.
My two favorite tracks: 'The Modern Dance' by Pere Ubu, recorded live in Manchester (UK) on April 18th, 2013, and 'My Window' by The Residents, recorded live in Rennes (France) on December 6, 2008.
This Residents track has recentlry been made available in the Radio Thoreau (downloads) project.

RESIDENTS TOURDATES

The Residents' website is showing the first dates of the new tour !

May 2, 2014, Gent, Belgium - Vooruit

May 3, 2014, Den Haag, Netherlands - Paard van Troje

May 4, 2014, Dusseldorf, Germany - Zakk

May 5, 2014, St. Gallen, Switzerland - Grabenhalle

May 6, 2014, Laussanne, Switzerland - Les Docks

May 10, 2014, Nantes, France - le lieu unique

www.lelieuunique

KALEIDOSKOP BAND - 100 % LIVE

• kaleidoskop band: 100% live
      (1981, lp, ger, rockfarm rolp 8101)

June 1981, the Kaleidoskop Band (from Germany) performed Frank Zappa's 'Concentration Moon' in concert at the 'Stagges Hotel' in Osterhol"-Scharmbeck, Germany.

The concert (including 'Concentration Moon') got released on their "100% Live" album that got released later that year on the RockFarm label.

Another fine addition to The Others Of Invention.

ZAPPA FENOMEN

Last week, I received another fine gift from my friend Bohous.
He mailed me a t-shirt of the "Zappa Fenomen' conference that he participated in.

The conference was held in September 2013 in Ceske Budéjovice in the Czech Republic.

Long live the Czech Frank Zappa Fan Club !!

HARVEY MANDEL - THE SNAKE

The below link gives you an opportunity to listen to Harvey Mandel's "The Snake".
http://silveradoraremusic.blogspot.nl/2014/01/harvey-mandel-baby-batter-snake-1971.html

Participating musicians include Don Sugercane Harris and Chuck Domico !

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

CAROLINE - GARDEN PARTI / CAROLINE, YES!

• caroline: garden parti / caroline, yes!
      (2011, 2cd, austria, pure outhere)

Besides being an excellent double bass player, Sarah Murcia also is the woman behind Caroline.
In 2011, Caroline released a two Cd-set, presenting two different projects: "Garden Parti" is some fine jazz by the Caroline quartet, while "Caroline, Yes!" is a collection of coverversions with a varied cast of guests.
Among the coverversions is Zappa's 'Caroline's Hard-Core Ecstacy'.
Nice. Very nice.

DANS DANS

Belgian trio Dans Dans (Dance Dance) has released two albums to date.
The first one got released in 2012 on record store day in a limited edition of 200 copies. The second one got released last year.

Dans Dans has an excellent taste in music, so next to their original compositions, the trio performs the music of Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk and Sun Ra to name a few.
Dans Dans' first album contained Sun Ra's 'Lanquidity' and 'El Is A Sound'. Album number two offered Sun Ra's 'Ancient Aietopia'.

• dans dans: dans dans
      (2012, lp + cdr, be, private release)

• dans dans: I/II
      (2013, 2lp + cd, bel, unday records unday018lp)

ORCHESTRA SPAZIALE - ORCHESTRA SPAZIALE MEETS ZAPPAFRANK

• orchestra spaziale: orchestra spaziale meets zappafrank
      (2013, cdr, italy, a simple lunch 02asl/2013)

Orchestra Spaziale is an Italian big band. The ensemble has done a number of Zappa shows over the last ten years, and thanks to audience audio recordings, the band could be enjoyed by zappateers worldwide.

Thanks to A Simple Lunch, the first official record of Orchestra Spaziale has finally seen the light of day.
The album is intended for download (iTunes, ...), but it's also available as a CDR-release.
Great packaging, beautiful artwork (by Vanni Spazzoli !!) and an incredible set of fine arrangements of Zappa music.

Highly recommended !!

http://www.asimplelunch.com/it-IT/

To give you an idea of what the Orchestra Spaziale sounds like:

THE RESIDENTS - MAXINE

• the residents: maxine
      (2014, 2cd, usa, ??)

Brand-new 2 CD set by The Residents, combining the "Maxine" and "CB Suite" projects, previously only available as downloads.
Buying the CD also gets you the FLAC download.
That's nice.

Limited edition. Get it while you still can:
http://ralphlet.bandcamp.com/track/cb-suite

FUCKFACE - FUCKFACE

• fuckface: fuckface
      (2010, cd, usa, latest flame lfr028)

Milwaukee band Fuckface recorded Frank Zappa's 'Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?' as a bonus track for the the CD-version of their self-titled debut album.


The band has an interesting story (and three drummers !!).
Read more here:
http://thirdcoastdaily.com/2010/04/bands-of-future-past-fface/

JEFF LORBER FUSION - HACIENDA

• jeff lorber fusion: hacienda
      (2013, cd, usa, heads up international hui-34476-02)

Fusion? Yes, but with quite a dose of smooth jazz as well.
But I do like it. This is an excellent album.

Jell Lorber is a fine composer and the stuff that he writes sounds really good.
Cherry on the cake, however, is the superb version of the Zappa-penned 'King Kong' !!

With Vinnie Colaiuta on drums (he plays on most tracks of the album), Ed Mann on marimba (he's in fine shape), and the formidable Jean-Luc Ponty on violin !!
5 minutes and 41 seconds.
Great!!

BLINDSTONE - MANIFESTO

• blindstone: manifesto
      (2008, cd, usa, grooveyard records gyr044)

This re-issue of "Manifesto" by power trio Blindstone has a couple of bonus tracks, one of which is Dirty Love (Frank Zappa).
The original album (without the Zappa composition) got released in 2005.

Guitar-orientated rock with Martin J. Andersen on guitar and vocals.

FRANK ZAPPA - A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME SOUNDTRACK

• frank zappa: a token of his extreme soundtrack
      (2013, cd, usa, zappa records)

Frank Zappa, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Ruth Underwood, George Duke, Tom Fowler and Chester Thompson.
Recorded at the KCET Studio in August 1974.

Ever since I've been listening to the music of Frank Zappa (and The Mothers Of Invention), the KCET TV-show has been one of my favorite recordings.
The DVD with the video recording of the show got re-released a little while ago, and now there's the seperate (remixed) audio album.

I love it.
For me, this is what Zappa is all about.

DWALMACAT 546

Episode 546 of the excellent Dwalmacat radio show can be found at:

https://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-546/

BROWN, REINIGER & BODSON - Less - more

FRED STEINER & THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - Star trek (opening tune)

CAMBERWELL NOW - Greenfingers

GERRY & THE HOLOGRAMS - Gerry & the Holograms

NEGATIVLAND - Truth in advertising

VEX RUFFIN - It will come

POSSESSED FACTORY - Dirt call

THE BEATLES - Baby you're a rich man

THE OSCILLATION - Descent

MERIDIAN BROTHERS - Niebla Morada (Purple haze)

SNAKEFINGER - Here comes the bums

PLANNING TO ROCK - Misxgyny drxp dead

THE DIGITAL DINOSAURS - Sheena Easton

WEVIE STONDER - Questionable

YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA vs HATSUNE MIKU - Tighten up (Japanese gentleman stand up, please!)

KRISTA - Space Tom test

THE SLITS - Animal space

JEAN DELOUVROY - Psychedelic guitar

LITTLE FEAT BOX SET

"Rad Gumbo" is a box of 13 Little Feat CDs.

It's Little Feat's complete Warner Bros. years, including bonus material.

1. Little Feat

2. Sailin' Shoes

3. Dixie Chicken

4. Feats Don't Fail Me Now

5. The Last Record Album

6. Time Loves A Hero

7. Waiting For Columbus

8. Bonus disc from the expanded edition of Waiting For Columbus

9. Down On The Farm

10. Hoy-Hoy!

11. Let It Roll

12. Representing The Mambo

13. Outtakes From Hotcakes

ARF! ARF! ARF!

www.desingel.be

FIDO PLAYS ZAPPA

Swiss band FIDO is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a DVD-release.

Do 30. Januar 2014 um 20h, im Sääli vom Goldenen Fass, Hammerstrasse 108, Basel, Switzerland

ED PALERMO BIG BAND CD RELEASE PARTIES

The new Ed Palermo Big Band CD will contain original material as well as a bunch of Zappa material.
Out on the Cuneiform record label.

TRABALHADORES DO COMERCIO - IBLUSSOM

• trabalhadores do comércio: iblussom
      (2007, 2cd, portugal, tigres de bengala / farol)

Os Trabalhadores Do Comércio recorded Frank Zappa's 'Lucille' as well as 'Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?' on their "Iblussom" album.
'Lucille' is retitled 'Lucinda' and the song sounds pretty funky with the reggae groove.
'Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?' is called 'PQMDQU' and sounds quite funny.
I like it a lot.

The info got added to The Others Of Invention section over at the United Mutations Archives.
http://www.united-mutations.com/z/frank_zappa/fz_ooi_albums.htm

TOO NOISY FISH - FIGHT EAT SLEEP

• too noisy fish: fight eat sleap
      (2013, cd, bel, rat records rat 022)

I think I already mentioned the second Too Noisy Fish album: "Fight Eat Sleep" a little while ago.
After giving it its first spin exactly a week ago, I've played it again almost every day, but I do have to admit that Sunday morning seems like the best moment. Don't ask me why.

Peter Vandenberghe (piano), Kristof Roseeuw (double bass) and Teun Verbruggen (drums) are also know as Flat Earth Society's rhythm section. It shows.

"Fight Eat Sleep" is a fine album.
Worth your attention.

THE RESIDENTS - RIVER OF CRIME!

• the residents: river of crime!
      (2006, cdr-promo, usa, cordless)

Adding data to The Residents' discography, here's a picture of the 2-track CDR-promo from Cordless Records (from 2006) to promote the upcoming "The River Of Crime!" album.

Early 2006, Cordless released "The River Of Crime!" as a blanc CDR-set, with a download code. You could download the album and burn it yourself.
Later, Cordless did release a regular CD-version (with an extra track).

New York's Museum Of Modern Art held an on-line community art project / contest and asked people to made a video to go along with "The River Of Crime!".

Here's Pavel Borodin's entry:

KING CRIMSON - LARK'S TONGUES IN ASPIC BOX SET

• king crimson: lark's tongues in aspic box set
      (2012, 12cd+dvd+blue ray, usa, discipline us)

King Crimson fans could celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic "Lark's Tongues In Aspic" album with this incredible re-release from 2012/2013.
This 12" cardboard box includes 12 audio CDs, a DVD-audio and a blue ray disc.

The complete set of data have been added to the United Mutations Archives.

ZAPPOSTROPHE 128

Issue number 128 of Czech Frank Zappa fanzine Zappostrophe is out !!

THE ARISTOCRATS TOURDATES

The Aristocrats "Culture Clash"

U.S. West/Mexico Tour 2014

January 13 - Denver, CO - Quixote's True Blue

January 15 - Albuquerque, NM - The Dirty Bourbon

January 17 - Phoenix, AZ - Pub Rock Live

January 18 - Mexicali, Baja, MEXICO - Casa De La Cultura

January 19 - Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Country Saloon

January 21 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick

January 24 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove (NAMM Jam)

January 25 - Whittier, CA - The Center Theater (CalProg) -

January 26 - San Pedro, CA - Alvas Showroom

January 28 - Mexico City, MEXICO - Centro Cultural Roberto Cantoral

January 30 - San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew

February 1 - San Francisco, CA - Biscuits & Blues

The Aristocrats "Culture Clash"

Europe Tour 2014

February 6th - Bilbao, SP - Cafe Antkozia

February 7th - Madrid, SP - La Sala Live

February 8th - Valencia, SP - Sala Loco

February 9th - Barcelona, SP - Luz de Gas

February 11th - Nice, FR - B Spot

February 12th - La Valette du Var, FR - Le Vox

February 14th - Paris, FR - Le Zebre

February 15th - Eeklo, BE - JH de Route

February 17th - London, England, UK - The Garage

February 18th - Bristol, England, UK - The Fleece

February 19th - Leamington, England, UK - The Assembly

February 20th - Manchester, England, UK - Band on the Wall

February 21st - Newcastle, England, UK - The Cluny

February 23rd - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Liquid Room

February 24th - Dublin, IE - The Grand Social

February 26th - Tilburg, NL - Paradox

February 27th - Verviers, BE - Spirit of 66

February 28th - Zoetermeer, NL - De Boerderij

March 1st - Esch Sur Alzette, LUX - Kulturfabrik

March 2nd - Munich, DE - Backstage Werk

March 4th - Berlin, DE - Kesselhaus

March 5th - Hamburg, DE - Fabrik

March 6th - Worpswede, DE - Music Hall

March 9th - Dortmund, DE - Domicile

March 10th - Cologne, DE - Kantine

March 11th - Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE - Das Haus

March 12th - Reichenbach, DE - Bergkeller

March 13th - Dresden, DE - Tante Ju

March 15th - Warszaw, PL - Progresja

March 16th - Krakow, PL - Lizard King

March 17th - Olomouc, CZ - Jazz Tibet Club

March 20th - Milano, IT - Live Forum

March 21st - Rubigen, CH (Switzerland) - Muhle Hunziken

March 22nd - Castegnato, Brescia, IT - Gasoline Road Bar

March 23rd - San Giovanni alla Vena, Pisa, IT - Blitz Live Music Pub

April 4th and 5th - Athens, GR - Athina Live Club

April 7th - Roccaforzata (Taranto), IT - Saloon Public House

April 11th - Istanbul, TR - Roxy Club

April 13th - Herzliya (Tel Aviv), ISRAEL - Zappa-club Herzliya

March 18th through April 10th - ITALY/EASTERN EUROPE & MORE TBA

NORA FISCHER & CLARON MCFADDEN ON DUTCH TELEVISION

Recorded (and broadcast on Dutch TV-show Vrije Geluiden) October 6, 2013, Nora Fischer and Claron McFadden performed Monteverdi's 'Ohimè, dov' è il mio ben'.

It will get another broadcast on Sunday, Jan 12, 2014.
It's part of a compilation. Sort of "best of 2013".

SUN RA RESEARCH, OCTOBER 29, 1988

Check it out : Sun Ra Research:

http://tindeck.com/listen/svlp

GOV'T MULE - THE GEORGIA BOOTLEG BOX

• gov't mule: the georgia bootleg box
      (2011, 6cd, usa, evil teen)

Gov't Mule always considered Georgia as the place where things started happening for them.
"The Georgia Bootleg Box" presents three 1996 shows that took place in Georgia:
April 11 in Athens, April 12 in Atlanta and April 13 in Macon.

Each of the three show started with 'Blind Man In The Dark'.
During the first show that's presented in this box, however, Warren Haynes and his friends sneaked Frank Zappa's 'Pygmy Twylyte' in 'Blind Man In The Dark'.

One of the shows also included the Zappa-inspired 'Left Coast Groovies'
Excellent !!

Here's a studio version...

GOV'T MULE'S ZAPPA TRIBUTE

• gov't mule: gov't mule
      (1995, cd, usa, relativity recordings)

In1995, jamband Gov't Mule recorded a track named 'Left Coast Groovies (for FZ)' on their first album.
As one might expect, it does have a certain Zappa flavour.

Excellent album, by the way.

Here's a live version of 'Left Coast Groovies', from 2009:

DAS SAXOPHONORCHESTER FRANKFURT - LIVE

• das saxophonorchester frankfurt: live
      (1982, lp, ger, free music productions saj 40)

Das Saxophonorchester Frankfurt recorded Frank Zappa's 'Sofa' on their "Live" album.
A vinyl album from 1982.
And Frank's in good company as the band also performed material by Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

A fine addition to the Others Of Invention :
http://www.united-mutations.com/z/frank_zappa/fz_ooi_albums.htm

NEW ED PALERMO ALBUM AND CONCERT

Ed Palermo says:

Folks, we're doing it again!

IRIDIUM-JANUARY 17+18 (FRIDAY AND SATURDAY)

The last time was OFF THE CHARTS INSANE.

I have a mind-blowing show all set for everybody.

IRIDIUM

http://theiridium.com/

1650 Broadway (51st)

New York, NY 10019

for reservations-212-582-2121

------------------------

New album out soon : "Oh No! Not Jazz!!"

PANZERBALLETT - LIVE AT BACKSTAGE MUNICH 2006

• panzerballett: live at backstage munich 2006
      (2007, dvd, ger, silverwolf productions 00002)

Available again as the distributor found a couple of boxes of this out-of-print DVD.
Essential listening.

If you're satisfied with a YouTube version, check out the below video.
If you need the real deal, hurry to the Panzerballett website.


-- thanks to Chato !

DOUBT IN CONCERT IN LIEGE 2014 02 23

douBt will be doing a late afternoon concert in Liège (Belgium) on Sunday 2014 02 23 at the Cité-Miroir.

-- info: Danny Mathys

A RESIDENTS UPDATE

"D*CK S*AB", the Residents' cdr-on-demand with altered version of the "Duckstab" album is going out of print later this month.

The 18th of January, however, a new album will be released.

http://www.residents.com/home/

NEW TOM WAITS RELEASE ON THE B13 LABEL

B13, the label that has been releasing old concerts on limited edition coloured vinyl albums, has recently released a Tom Waits concert.

500 copies, on clear vinyl:

• tom waits: live at ivanhoe theater, chicago, il - november 21st, 1976
      (2013, lp, ??, b13)

STEVE CERIO

Graphic artist Steve Cerio designed various concert posters for The Residents.

More recently, he did the album cover for the new Wicked King Wicker album, "Evolving".
Out on the British Cold Spring Records label.

DEVIN, GARY & ROSS - HONEYCOMB OF CHAKRAS

• devin, gary & ross: honeycomb of chakras
      (2013, 2lp, usa, feeding tube records)

Devin Flynn, Gary Panter and Ross Goldstein did it again.
Devin Flynn is an animation artist, Gary Panter a graphic artist (who worked with The Residents and who also did a couple of Zappa album covers), and Ross Goldstein a musician.
Nevertheless, these three people have been making music together for a couple of years.
They even did a short tour after their previous album.

Out on Feeding Tube Records.

NEW DALE BOZZIO ALBUM PLUS TWO SCHEDULED CONCERTS

Missing Persons Featuring Dale Bozzio Return To The Stage

For Two Exclusive SoCal Engagements!

Los Angeles, CA - After a long absence from the music scene, Missing Persons featuring original vocalist Dale Bozzio will return to the Southern California stage for two special concerts at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach on January 10 and at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano on January 19. Such memorable hits as "Words," "Destination Unknown," and "Walking In L.A." made Missing Persons a household name in the '80s and a staple of early MTV thanks in part to the cutting edge fashion statements of Bozzio. With her unforgettable pink streaked hair, fishbowl bra and bubblewrap jacket, Bozzio would become an iconic figure of rock fashion, the original glam diva, inspiring the likes of Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Lady GaGa, and others! Her vocal style too became a unique signifier of the band's music, and her voice remains as strong today as it was then!

These two exclusive performances are an exciting prelude to the release of the first studio album of new material to bear the Missing Persons name in over 25 years! The album, titled appropriately enough Missing In Action, was produced by Billy Sherwood and will be released on Cleopatra Records, March 4. Sherwood, whose recent work on the solo album of Star Trek actor William Shatner thrust Sherwood into the national spotlight, composed the album alongside Bozzio and brought a modern twist to the classic Missing Persons's sound for what is sure to be one of the most talked about comeback records of the year. A record release party is planned and a nationwide tour will launch later in March!

the new album

1. Do Or Die

2. Hello, Hello

3. Walk Into The Sun

4. Covert Operation

5. The More We Love

6. The Speed Of Light

7. All The Way

8. If I Gave You My Mind

9. Siren Song

10. Crisis In Overdrive

BONUS TRACKS

11. Walking In L.A. (Acoustic Version)

12. Hello, Hello (Radio Remix)

KAZUTOKI UMEZU KIKI BAND DISCOGRAPHY

The Kazutoki Umezu Kiki Band's discography has been completed, including a scan of the DVDR that captured their Zappanale concert and that was made available at Zappanale.

http://www.united-mutations.com/k/kiki_band.htm

The three first albums were released on the Japanese EWE record label, while "Alchemic Life" came out on a Polish label.

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: kiki
      (2001, cd, japan, ewe records ewcd-0032)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: greetings from africa
      (2002, cd, japan, ewe records ewcd-0045)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: land dizzy
      (2002, cd, japan, ewe records ewcd-0053)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: alchemic life
      (2008, cd, pol, not two records)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: zappanale #24
      (2013, dvdr, ger, private release)

kazutoki umezu: alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, bass clarinet

natsuki kido: guitartakeharu hayakawa: bassjoe trump: drums, percussion

1 Squirrelly Dragon (5.47) 
2 Monkey Mash (3.36) 
3 Gibb's Paradox (11.31) 
4 Gelcoroid (5.23) 
5 Izumoya (12.26) 
6 Dressler # 36 (9.12) 
7 Crawler (10.29) 
8 Jumaina (10.54) 
9 Make Make (8.43) 
10 Viva Chuosen Jazz (8.46) 
11 Flying Head (6.01) 

MAURO - FINISH IT ALL OFF (WITH LOVE)

• mauro: finish it all off (with love)
      (2001, cdsingle, bel, play it again sam pias 941.0037.328 / 037cd)

"Finish It All Off (With Love)" was taken from Mauro Pawlowski's "Songs From A Bad Hat" album in 2001.
A fine single.
A great song.

KAZUTOKI UMEZU KIKI BAND

Last August, Kazutoki Umezu, Natsuki Kido, Takeharu Hayakawa and Joe Trump took the Zappanale audience by surprise.
The Kazutoki Umezu Kiki Band made an everlasting impression.

To make the whole event even more memorable, the band had brought five CDs along: the complete series of their Zott Record label releases.
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.
If you happen to come across any of these, you should not hesitate, this is great !!

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: live at moers
      (2004, cd, japan, zott-001)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: dowser
      (2005, cd, japan, zott-002)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: demagogue
      (2007, cd, japan, zott-003)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: a chrysalis' dream
      (2010, cd, japan, zott-004)

• kazutoki umezu kiki band: coyote
      (2010, cd, japan, zott-005)

TRAILER MJO PLAYS ZAPPA 2014 02 28

MUZE JAZZ ORCHESTRA PLAYS ZAPPA

February 28, 2014

at De Singer, Rijkevorsel (B)

www.desinger.be

NEW ED PALERMO BIG BAND ALBUM

The latest Ed Palermo Big Band album is called "Oh No! Not Jazz!".
It's a 2CD set.
Disc one is all Zappa material, with special guest Napoleon Murphy Brock, and disc two has original compositions.

Out on Cuneiform Records.

-- info: Danny Mathys

SUN RA AND HIS ARKESTRA - MY WAY IS THE SPACEWAYS

• sun ra and his arkestra: my way is the spaceways
      (2013, lp, usa, norton records)

Norton Records has released the fourth volume in their Sun Ra Space Poetry Series.

-- info: Danny Mathys

ZAPPANALE 2013 - - - PART FIFTEEN : AUGUST 3 - KAZUTOKI UMEZU KIKI BAND

Four months ago, I was wandering around at Zappanale. The first days of the festival had already brought me Anton & The Headcleaners, The Dangerous Kitchen, Ali N.Askin and Sebkha-Chott.
It was a Saturday, and the day had started with an impressive performance by Alli Bach on the smaller stage. Alli sang and tap-danced her way through the Zappa songbook. Beautiful.

How was I to know that this was just the start of another fine day.
Next up was Kazutoki Umezu with his Kiki Band. At the main stage.
From the first notes, the Kazutoki Umezu Kiki Band had the audience in a grip.
Jazz rock, fusion, progressive rock, experimental and free... All mixed into one powerful performance.

This was great. Looking at the video still gives me goosebumps.

EDUARDO KUSDRA & MAGUINHO DE ALCANTARA BRECHT

Bass - Eduardo Kusdra
Drums - Maguinho Alcântara Brecht

Arranged & produced by Eduardo Kusdra & Maguinho Alcântara Brecht
From the album - Brazuka kitchen - A collection of bass & drum duets

From their "Brazuka Kitchen" album, a track called 'Zappa'.

• eduardo kusdra, maguinho de alcântara brecht: brazuka kitchen - a collection of bass & drum duets
      (2013, cd, ??, private release)

MIKE KENEALLY & BFD - LIVE AT MAMA KIN

I guess I already told you about the beautiful re-issue of Mike Keneally's "Sluggo!" album?
If not, well, take my word for it, this is one great package.

If you haven't bought it yet, here's another reason that you should:
Besides the original album, the various remasterings / remixes and bonus material, the "super-deluxe-package" also contains an extra album.
And it's not just included in the "Sluggo!" package, it's a complete, seperate digipack / album.

• mike keneally & beer for dolphins: live at mama kin
      (2013, cd, usa, exowax rk-2203)

Recorded in Boston, August 15, 1998.
Mike had a cold, lots of things had gone wrong (as Mike explains during the concert), but this is a great concert!!
It also includes MK & BFD's supberb version of Zappa's 'Inca Roads'.
Finally on album.

Here's MK & BFD with another fine cover :

GOV'T MULE - MOUNTAIN JAM

• gov't mule: mountain jam
      (2013, dvd-bootleg, ??, pignon-164)

Twenty years ago, Gov't Mule frequently included Zappa's 'Pygmy Twylyte' in their setlist. It even got released on their famous "With A Little Help From Our Friends" 1998 New Year's Evening concert box set.

More recently, guitarist and bandleader Warren Haynes has been putting Zappa's 'Trouble Every Day' in the setlist. An excellent choice, as they do add their own little extra to it.
June 2012, Gov't Mule played at Mountain Jam. The (bootleg-)DVD that appeared a couple of months ago presents these concerts.
Very nice !!

The below video is a YouTube audience shot video from the same show. Just listen to the amazement of the guy who is recording this!!

THE UNITED MUTATIONS ARCHIVES

Over at the United Mutations Archives (www.united-mutations.com), I've added another set of pictures to the Zappa discography and pasted them into the various participants' discographies as well.

Quite a job, but fun as well as I listend to the complete Stage series while doing so. Hadn't heard these in a while.
Anyway, I guess I'm ready for the Roxy DVD now.
Gail... Did you hear that.... Gail...