RADIO BROADCASTS ON CD

There's a lot of radio broadcast concert recordings being released lately.

There's the Zappa NYC concert, a Little Feat release, a Tom Waits concert, ...

And now Captain Beefheart joined the ranks :

"Full Moon In Cowtown" is an April 1974 broadcast of a Kansas concert.

NORDMANN

Belgian band Nordmann !

Mattias De Craene (sax), Edmund Lauret (guitar), Dries Geusens (bass) and Elias Devoldere (drums)

GARY LUCAS UPDATE

After a couple of 12's, Wild Rumpus (feat. Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy and Gary Lucas) are releasing their first album.
It's a double lp set entitled "Musical Blaze-Up".

CORDELIA RECORDS IS RE-RELEASING R.STEVIE MOORE'S (1952-19??) ALBUM

This is a CD reissue of R. Stevie Moore's seventh L.P. which Cordelia originally released in 1986. In collaboration with the artist himself the new version has been remastered and expanded to about 77 and a half minutes. It comes in a digipak with, this time, a colour photograph on the front.

Out on Cordelia.
www.cordeliarecords.co.uk

TOHPATI - TRIBAL DANCE

• tohpati: tribal dance
      (2014, cd, usa, moonjune mjr064)

Indonesian jazz guitar player and composer Tohpati has a new album out on the MoonJune Records label.
The album is called "Tribal Dance" and it features Jimmy Haslip on bass, and former Zappa and Holdsworth collaborator Chad Wackerman on drums.

"Tribal Dance" a superb album, focussing on melodic fusion guitar.
from the MoonJune website:
On Tribal Dance, there's no shortage of Tohpati's trademark breathtaking, acrobatic axe-wielding. Towering power chords, distorted spare-note lead lines, unexpected machine gun-blasting sonic assaults, chugging rhythmic grooves, and even a host of elegantly-nuanced jazz phrasings, are all in attendance -- summoned at will, and in omnipotent fashion.
His explosive fretwork often appears as the musical equivalent of a pounching cobra (or one that is coiled and ready to strike!), yet it is his intuitive, prescient interplay with this formidable world-class rhythm section that emerges victorious on this stage. A powerful synergy prevails, as Tohpati locks in with Haslip’s dubmaster basslines and the rubber-limbed, imaginative kitwork of Wackerman. The trio generate wave upon wave of infectious syncopations and robust grooves, gloriously decorating a very special session.

Highly recommended.

Out on MoonJune.
www.moonjune.com

Check out the following videos. Extraordinary gutiar playing and a fascinating rhythm section !!

JIM DVORAK, PAUL DUNMALL, MARK SANDERS AND CHRIS MAPP

Jim Dvorak, Paul Dunmall, Mark Sanders and Chris Mapp recorded an album for the Slam Productions label.
The album is said to contain a track called "Zapped" (as in 'Frank Zappa').
It should be out in about a month.
More info soon.

LED BIB - THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

• led bib: the people in your neighbourhood
      (2014, cd, usa, cuneiform)

Led Bib is Mark Holub (drums), Liran Donin (upright and electric bass), toby McLaren (Rhodes and keyboards), Chris Williams (alto sax) and Pete Grogan (alto sax).
Led Bib has been anostonishing the world with their beautiful mix of rock and modern jazz for ten years.
Their latest album, their sixth one,  is entitled "The People In Your Neighbourhood" and is, again, a joy to listen to.

Catchy, energetic intense and hypnotic.
Superb.

Out on Cuneiform.
www.cuneiformrecords.com

Available from Mandaï.
www.mandai.be

OGO DYS - THE REVENGE OF THE WICKED KING PICKLE NICKER

• ogo dys: the revenge of the wicked king pickle knicker
      (2011, 2cdr, sweden, cosmic pancake productions)

On "The Revenge Of The Wicked King Pickel Knicker", Magnus Lundberg has collected 39 demos of his various Ogo Dys projects.
This 2CDR-set got released on Magnus' Cosmic Pancake Productions label in an extremely limited edition of eight numbered copies. Housed in an-handcraged packge, it is a perfect example of a DIY release. And it sounds great.

I can only repeat myself: you definitely need to check out Ogo Dys. I admit that it's not easy to find the music, but it will be worth your while.

Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

DWALMACAT 565

This week on the Dwalmacat radio show.

http://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-565/

KEV HOPPER – We haul in the booty
THE STUPID SET – Rangoon patrol
CHRIS & COSEY – Secret
PRIMAL SCREAM – Relativity
NURSE WITH WOUND – Hair, fur & Twiggs Jameson / Creakiness
MASTERS OF REALITY – Don’t get caught by the huntman’s bow
SUPERMAYER – Us and them
NO UNAUTHORZED – Dialogue à l’usine
BEAK >> - 0898
UNIVERS ZERO – Bonjour chez vous
SOM TRES – Homenagem a Mongo
BRIGITTE FONTAINE – Blanche neige
HITSVILLE DRUNKS – Never a strange man

NEW BOOK ON SUN RA

Thomas Stanley says :
The book is 262 pages with images by Lee Santa, Leon Collins, Michael Wilderman, Paula Stanley and Yusef Jones. The cover illustration was done by Erica Fallin and the book design by Al Morrow. The foreword was written by Greg Tate. John Szwed and Matt Shipp graciously provided back cover blurbs.

There are two appendices including the first published transcript of my October 1990 interview with Ra and several transcriptions of material held by the CAA at ESS. There's also a recommended playlist to enhance your reading pleasure.

The book is an interpretative response to Sun Ra's teachings. He talked all the time and was as amply recorded as any artist of the 20th Century. My book is an attempt to answer the question, "what would happen if a writer-scholar were to take Sun Ra as seriously as he took himself?"

The result has been, for me, one helluva ride. For you, it will hopefully be a good read and an additional tool for integrating Ra's cosmo-wisdom into your life.

www.musicovermind.org

MANNGOLD DE COBRE - S/T

• manngold de cobre: s/t
      (2014, lp+cd, bel, vinylla)

April 19, 2014 was also known as RSD2014.
Record Store Day 2014.
The fattest fish that I found on RSD2014 is without a doubt the first album of Manngold de Cobre.
Released in a limited edition of 125 copies on gold vinyl, with a bonus CD, and it swings !!

This is not bad. Actually, it is quite the opposite of bad.

Essential listening !!

This limited vinyl edition is probably sold out, but I have seen CD copies for sale as well.
Get it while you can.

MannGold de Cobre's debut album : Wild, energetic, tight and with a strong focus. Tribal repetitive mayhem (2 drums), the horn section sometimes hitting as hard as the MC5-ish guitars, as well as cosmic Sun Ra arrangements and scapes that heal and embrace as Davis' In A Silent Way. Add some proto space punk, free and noise and you're in for something really really unique.




-- thanks to Philippe

COPERNICUS - IMMEDIATE ETERNITY II

• copernicus: immediate eternity II
      (2014, cd, usa, nevermore)

In 2001, Copernicus released a Spanish version of his "Immediate Eternity" album. On "Immediate Eternity", Copernicus explains that the reality as we know it, does not exist. The truth is to be found in the atomic and sub-atomic level. What everyone sees is just a deception.
It's a very clever point of view and Copernicus uses it to point out the things that go wrong in our world.

When "Immediate Eternity" got released in Spanish as "La Eternidad Immediata", Copernicus did 25 concerts in Ecuador. These recordings led to a remake of the original album in 2005, entitled "La Eternidad Immediata II".
This remake got recorded and released in Spanish (due to the concerts in Ecuador). Only recently, Copernicus re-recorded the vocals in English.
The results can be found on "Immediate Eternity II".
This is a very energetic, powerful album with a furious Copernicus on vocals and an excellent band behind him.

Out on Nevermore.
Distributed by MoonJune.
www.moonjune.com

www.copernicusonline.net

ZU - GOODNIGHT CIVILIZATION

• zu: goodnight, civilization
      (2014, 10", italy, trost records)

Italian avant-garde band Zu has just released a new album. Actually, it's a one-sided 10" vinyl album.

Three tracks: 'Goodnight Civilization', 'Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars', and the amazing 'Easter Woman', a superb coverversion of the Residents classic.

Powerful music, extraordinary soundscapes and a Residents tune. How much more convincing do you need?

You need to hear this!!

Available from Mandaï.
www.mandai.be

ZAPPOSTROPHE NO.129 AND 130

Our friends at the Czech Frank Zappa Fan Club keep going strong. They recently issued Zappostrophe #129 and #130.

GARY LUCAS' SUN RA TRIBUTE

• gary lucas: evangeline 
      (1996, cd, usa, zensor zs 152)

Here's Gary Lucas' Sun Ra tribute : 'Interstellar Low Ways', taken from his 1996 "Evangeline" album.


-- thanks to PaulB for the link

CÔTÉ JARDIN : HARDSCORE AND FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

The city of Ghent is one of my favourite cities. Especially on sunny days, Ghent is the place to be.
Last weekend, music center 'De Bijloke' opened it's new season with "Côté Jardin", a free festival. The perfect reason to spend an afternoon in Ghent.

The "Côté Jardin" festival listed 6 bands or ensembles, including two that I absolutely wanted to catch: Hardscore (at 18:00 h) and Flat Earth Society (at 20:30 h).

Frank Nuyts' Hardscore was formed in 1989 and at the time, besides the original compositions, they performed a number of Frank Zappa pieces from time to time as well. Around 2001, after releasing four albums, the project was put on hold. There just weren't enough opportunities to perform this music on stage.
But that's all history now. It's May 2014 and Hardscore is back.
On request of 'De Bijloke'.
As an octet.

It was good to see Hardscore in concert again. Frank Nuyts' Hardscore compositions always have this typical drive, supported by lots of percussion, zappa-esque twists (and crazy stories).
This was great. I hope to see them in concert in again real soon. It would be a pity if this would turn out to be a one-time event.
Most memorable was Frank Nuyts' marimba solo during the second half of the show. Amazing!

Flat Earth Society was scheduled to perform their latest program, "Terms Of Embarrassment", Peter Vermeersch's hommage to Frank Zappa.
Originally conceived to be performed at the "Arf Arf Arf" festival in Antwerp last March, FES is now touring witch "Terms Of Embarrassment".
Fun? You bet.
FES headmaster Peter Vermeersch has written a number of new compositions, but FES is also bringing a number of Zappa-penned compositions to the stage. Next to the excellent original material, one can enjoy FES' take on 'Take Your Clothes Off', 'City Of Tiny Lites', Zappa's never released 'Solitude' and Pierre Vervloesem's Zappa-mash-up 'Random Riffs'.

(Here's more info on 'Solitude' : http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Solitude.html)

This was the third time that I saw FES performing "Terms Of Embarrassment". The first time was at 'De Singel'. A fabulous concert (and a premiere if you're not counting the try-out in Holland one week earlier) for a hall of Zappa Freaks.
The second time was in Eindhoven, at the 'Nat Lab'. I had never been to 'Nat Lab' before and it was a revelation. A relatively small room, twelve or so seats in a row, fifteen rows high (?)  and a perfect sound. What a difference with 'De Singel'. I could hear every instrument, every nuance, and (!!) the guitars (Pierre Vervloesem and Mauro Pawlowski) were up in front in the mix. What a joy.
So the Bijloke gig was number three. The atmosphere was perfect. Friends around me, sunset, and, again, a mesmerizing performance.
As far as I could tell, the setlist didn't include 'Broadway Boogie Woogie' this time, but 'The Previous Song' was performed as sort of an extended version.

(thanks to Philippe for the pictures)

line-up
Stefaan Blancke: trombone
Benjamin Boutreur: alto sax, recorder
Berlinde Deman: tuba & vocals
Bart Maris: trumpet
Michel Mast: tenor sax
Marc Meeuwissen: trombone
Mauro Pawlowski: guitar & vocals
Kristof Roseeuw: double bass
Peter Vandenberghe: keyboards, piano
Luc Van Lieshout: trumpet
Bruno Vansina: baritone sax
Teun Verbruggen: drums, percussion
Peter Vermeersch: clarinet
Pierre Vervloesem: guitar
Wim Willaert: accordeon, keyboards, dancing
Tom Wouters: clarinet, vibes, vocals

setlist
Me Standard, You Poor, Chrimatistikology, Take Your Clothes Off, The Previous Song, Random Riffs, City Of Tiny Lites, Solitude, Monkey Wrench, Abracadabra, Ahmad & Juan

Flat Earth Society is going to the USA and Canada in a little while. Try to catch them!
Later this year, the ensemble will continue their "Terms Of Embarrassment" tour in Belgium and The Netherlands. I'm pretty sure that I will see them again somewhere.

www.fes.be

24 mei
Brussels Jazz Marathon, Jazz Station, Brussel

21 juni
Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester (NY), USA

22 juni
Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester (NY), USA

24 juni
Le Poisson Rouge, New York, USA

27 juni

Ottawa Jazz Festival, Canada

25 juli

Boomtown, Gent

7 augustus

Jazzenede, Assenede

26 september
Stadsschouwburg Mechelen i.s.m. Nona (Terms of Embarrassment)

27 september
Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam, Nederland (Terms of Embarrassment)

2 oktober

Jazz Brugge (Terms of Embarrassment)

14 november
Chassé Theater, Breda, Nederland (Terms of Embarrassment)

15 november

De Spil, Roeselare (Terms of Embarrassment)

FRANK ZAPPA SPOTTED ON THE COVER OF A BELGIAN MAGAZINE

The May 2014 issue of Belgian local magazine "De Brug", included a review of the Band From Utopian concert that was held in Rijkevorsel.
The magazine cover featured a(nother) drawing by Wegé.

ALCATRAZZ - DISTURBING THE PEACE

• alcatrazz: disturbing the peace
      (2011, 2cd, uk, the store for music sfm cd 248)

One of Steve Vai's earliest stunts after his stay at the Zappa University was recording and touring with Alcatrazz, replacing Yngwie Something, who had left the band.
I liked it at the time.
Thought it was fun.
Still do.
Hardrock goes Prog.

A little while ago, the original 1985 got re-released as part of a 2CD set. The second disc presented a recording of the 1984 Shinjuku Koseinenkin-Kaikan Hall concert (= 1984/10/10 Tokyo).
The source for this live disc can be found in the Japan-only "Power Live" VHS-video from 1985. Probably released on DVD in Japan as well, but most definitely released as an audio live album in Japan.

FIRE & STEVE VAI

Steve Vai performs 'For The Love Of God', with his son Fire on the sitar !!
Live in Amsterdam.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - WOOD PANEL PACER WAGON WITH MAGS

• various artists: wood panel pacer wagon with mags
      (1996, lp + 7", usa, too many records tm 76)

Here's another nice find. Even if I say so myself.
I stumble on this while looking for data on the band that participated to the "Mother People Ripped Our Blunderland" release. One of these bands is The Poops and they contributed to "Wood Panel Pacer Wagon With Mags". They perform 'Lottery Special' on it. More interesting is The Kegel Muscles who perform Frank Zappa's 'Bow Tie Daddy'.

"Wood Panel Pacer Wagon With Mags" comes as a vinyl album, plus a 7" and a magazine.
It's a punk compilation album, containing 100 songs !!
The Kegel Muscles fit in perfectly.

Data have been added to the United Mutations Archives.
http://www.united-mutations.com/z/frank_zappa/fz_ooi_albums.htm

ZAPPA IN NEW YORK 1981

A new Zappa album?
It sure looks like it as it is being offered at different shops.

A closer look at the cover and the label (Goldfish Records?) does add a certain doubt, however.

A 2CD-set.
Previously available as mp3 download.
Recording taken from the FM radio broadcast.
This is the concert that featured Al Dimeola as a special guest on 'Clownz On Velvet'.

-- info: Danny Mathys

THE RESIDENTS' POLLEX CHRISTI

Early 1997, The Residents released "Pollex Christi".
Or as our Eyeballed Friends described it: The Residents Perform N.Senada's "Pollex Christi", N.Senada being one of the mysterious Residents' collaborators.
At this point, it might be interesting to add that Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band recorded "Trout Mask Replica" in a house in Ensenada Drive...
I'm not saying that N.Senada was Don Van Vliet. I just think that it's a nice reference to an obrious influence.

'Pollex Christi" got released in a limited, numbered edition of 400 copies. It sold out immediately.
May 1997, The Residents released a second batch of 400 copies of "Pollex Christi". Unnumbered this time, and with a slightly altered cover.

An abridged version got released on the "Roosevelt" album.

FRANZ HOHLER

I've been adding some more data to the Others Of Ivention section. People performing and recording the music of Frank Zappa.

Frank Hohler performed and recorded Frank Zappa's 'Mr.Green Genes' in the seventies.
The track can be found on two of his albums. "I Glaub Jetz Hoch I Ab" (a studio version, 1973) and "Iss Dys Gmües" (live, 1978).

The same weird Swiss version of 'Mr.Green Genes' can be found on "Der Gross Zwarg" a more recent compilation CD.

A MIKE KENEALLY UPDATE

A message from Mike Keneally

Yo!

We've done five shows on the Keneally-Bendian-Lunn tour so far and things are developing musically in a fascinating way every night. The setlist is being honed and altered each night and it's a challenging, fun ride for us and for the audience. Touching on so many different styles and dynamics, we've put together a song order that has a really satisfying flow. Response has been absolutely fantastic – thank you to all who've been a part of the shows, so far, from the superbly generous and helpful Guest Hosts and Associate GHs, to the venue owners and staff, and of course the audience. This is turning out to be a really enjoyable tour!

Check out the info below for the remaining gigs, and if you're planning to go to any, please consider buying your tickets in advance online (we're hitting up some new venues on this run and it's nice for them to see some decent sales in advance of the show, and helps us in the long run in terms of future touring).

Really looking forward to the rest of these shows. The band are raging every night. Gregg and Doug are killing it and I'm having a fantastic time.

Thanks for being superb!

Yours in perpetuity,

Mike


Thursday, May 22
Orion Studios
2903 Whittington Ave #C
Baltimore, MD 21230
410.646.7334
$25 tix
Doors 8pm

Friday, May 23
Milkboy
1100 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215.925.6455
$20 tix
Doors 8:30pm

Saturday, May 24
The Cutting Room
44 East 32nd Street
(between Park Ave and Madison Ave)
New York, NY 10016
212.691.1900
$15 tix advance, $20 at the door
Doors: 6pm

Sunday, May 25
KJ Farrell’s
242 Pettit Ave.
Bellmore, NY 11710
516.804.9925
$20 tix
Doors 6:30pm

Monday, May 26
NJ Proghouse
Roxy & Dukes
745 Bound Brook Rd.
Dunellen, NJ 08812
$27 advance tix, $35 at the door
Doors 6pm

Tuesday, May 27
The Middle East (upstairs)
472-480 Massachusetts Ave.
Central Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
$15 tix
Doors 8pm

Wednesday, May 28
Bearsville Theater
291 Tinker Street (Route 212)
Woodstock, NY 12498
845.679.4406
$20 tix
Doors 7pm

Friday, May 30
The Empty Glass
410 Elizabeth St.
Charleston, WV 25311
304.345.3914
$15 tix
Doors 9pm

Saturday, May 31
Arts on Main Pavilion
201 E Main St.
Scottsville, KY 42164
270.237.4062
Free!
7pm showtime

QUASIVIRI - SUPER HUMAN

• quasiviri: super human
      (2014, cd, italy, wallace records)

Italian band Quasiviri has just released their third album on the Wallace Records label.
This is intense, contemporary prog rock.
It makes you hold your breath.

Nice.
Very nice.

Available from www.mandai.be

Here's the one-minute teaser :

WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER PLAYS ZAPPA

The WDR SinfonieOrchester recently performed four Frank Zappa pieces that you don't get to hear in concert that often.
May 4, 2013, as part of the "Acht Brücken" Festival.

John Adams
»Short Ride in a Fast Machine« (1986) für Orchester

Bernhard Gander
»orchannibal corpse« (2013) für Orchester UA

Hans Abrahamsen
»Concerto« (2000) für Klavier und Orchester

Steve Reich
»New York Counterpoint« (1985) für 11 Klarinetten

Frank Zappa
4 Stücke für Solodrummer und Orchester, arrangiert von Andrew Digby und Hubert Steiner UA

• Aerobics In Bondage
• Navanax
• Naval Aviation In Art?
• Put A Motor In Yourself

György Ligeti
»San Francisco Polyphony« (1973–74) für Orchester

Tamara Stefanovich, Klavier
Dirk Rothbrust, Schlagzeug
NYC Project mit Thorsten Johanns, Nicola Jürgensen
und Studierenden der Musikhochschu
len in NRW
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Leitung: Jonathan Stockhammer

The Zappa pieces start at around 01:25:00

THE NEW RUDY SCHWARTZ PROJECT ALBUM IS OUT

• the rudy schwartz project: winter dance of the koala sperm harvest
      (2014, download, --)

"Winter Dance Of The Koala Sperm Harvest" is out and available on iTunes and Amazon.

Essential listening!

You can check out some samples here:
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Dance-Koala-Sperm-Harvest/dp/B00JK0PA24/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400693766&sr=8-1&keywords=rudy+schwartz+project

or here:

MUSICFABRIK PLAYS SUN RA

"Outer Nothingness" by Sun Ra, arranged by Marshall Allen for musikFabrik.
Performed by musikFabrik with Frank Gratkowski as a leader and featured soloist.
Amsterdam, November 27th, 2008.
Audio sourced from the webcast of the Dutch radio.
Thanks to Sasha for the upload and for mentioning it on the Saturn Newsgroup.

MARBIN TO RELEASE A LIVE ALBUM

Here is a link to download two FREE songs of the upcoming live Marbin album!

http://marbinmusic.com/content/third-set-marbin-live

TUXEDOMOON ON TOUR IN SEPTEMBER

Tuxedomoon is back.
The band released "Pink Narcissus" earlier this year and will be touring Europe in September.

Here's 'A Home Away' from their 2004 "Cabin In The Sky" album.
Featuring Flat Earth Society's Luc Van Lieshout on trumpet !

DWALMACAT 564

This week on the Dwalmacat radio show :

http://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-564/

MARTIN DENNY – Quiet village
PETER SELLERS – Wouldn’t it be loverly?
PALAIS SCHAUMBURG – Rote Lichter
FRED FRITH – You are what you eat (Excerpt)
THE CHAP – Carlos Walter Wendy Stanley
R. STEVIE MOORE – Bloody knuckles
JAMES PANTS & FELIX KUBIN – Tanzen + Blitzen
JUANA MOLINA – Martin fierro
MOON DUO – Sleepwalker
THE HOMOSEXUALS – Prestel
EXCEPTER – One more try
DOME – To speak (Epilogue)
VOLCANO THE BEAR – Sharp as the queens teeth
TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS – Orphans
FRANK ZAPPA – Lumpy gravy (Intro)
GUAM RIVER – New maps of hell
DOMOTIC – Cyclatron

TAXIWARS

TaxiWars is Tom Barman (lyrics and vocals), Robin Verheyen (compositions and saxes), Nicolas Thys (bass), Antoine Pierre (drums).

They'll be doing some concerts and festivals this summer.
Try-out at De Singer in Rijkevorsel, Belgium, early July.

TaxiWars is the result of a rebellious and intensive collaboration between dEUS frontman Tom Barman and Belgian saxphonist Robin Verheyen. TaxiWars is what came into being following a clash of loose ideas and jamming sessions. JazzNotJazz, Spoken Word, Songs, Rap, Parlando, you name it. Come again,Blakey vs Gainsbourg? MC 900 ft Jesus meets Miles?

THE 2014 SUN RA CENTENNIAL CLASSICS SERIES

from Christopher Eddy at the Saturn newsgroup :

Major news for Sun Ra Fans: The 2014 Sun Ra Centennial Classics Series Remasters with Bonus Tracks, Extended Versions, and Stereo Mixes Available at iTunes!

Thanks to Paul Griffiths and Steve Antonelli for the tip.

http://sunraarkive.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-2014-sun-ra-centennial-classics.html

The 2014 Sun Ra Centennial Classics Series Remastered and compiled by Michael D. Anderson for Sun Ra Music Archive

Thanks to Paul Griffiths [http://outerspaceways.info/forum/saturn/43599], we have just learned that 21 Sun Ra Arkestra albums have been remastered and released via iTunes with no announcement or fanfare. Many details are as yet unknown, but many of the releases (not all) contain bonus tracks, extended versions, and stereo versions for some songs previously only available as mono mixes.

Here's what we know as of now, thanks to Paul. The Nubians of Plutonia contains versions of Ankhanaton and Spontaneous Simplicity from acetates discovered by Robert L. Campbell on an acetate. Invisible Shield includes a 10 minute version of Island In the Sun. Monorails and Satellites Vol. 1 contains 6 unreleased solo piano pieces. Fate in a Pleasant Mood features a reverb drenched "single version" of Lights on a Satellite.

For the Sun Ra Arkestra's dedicated fans this is major news and the stuff dreams are made of. Stayed tuned for more details, and please share your feedback as you listen to these new releases!

The albums included in The 2014 Sun Ra Centennial Classics Series are:

Angels and Demons at Play

Astro Black

Atlantis

Bad and Beautiful

Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy

Fate In a Pleasant Mood

Holiday For Soul Dance

Interstellar Low Ways

The Invisible Shield

Jazz In Silhouette

The Magic City

Monorails and Satellites Vol. 1

Nubians of Plutonia

Other Planes of There

Sound Sun Pleasure

Strange Strings

Supersonic Jazz

Universe In Blue

Visits Planet Earth

We Travel the Spaceways

When Sun Comes Out

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/499195939919397980/

ZAPPA SPECIAL ON CKCU-FM ON THE 28TH OF MAY

Wednesday, the 28th of May, Bobby Marquis will be focussing on Zappa's "Roxy By Proxy" album.
He'll be doing a phone interview with Tom Fowler for the occasion.

His show is called "Pure Radio Kaos".
Broadcast from 15:30 - 16:30 h EDT.

SUN RA ON WKCR FM RADIO

Calling all shadows!

On Thursday, May 22nd, the living myth known to many as Sun Ra will be turning 100 earth-years. 

WKCR-FM will be celebrating the immortal Ra accordingly with a centennial festival, running from Monday May 19th through Sunday May 25th. 
As an integral part of the Afro-Surrealist / Afro-Futurist movements, Sun Ra has left us earthlings with an incredibly prolific collection of music, poetry, philosophy, and more to listen to + learn from.
Come get enlightened, and tune in throughout the week on 89.9FM-NY or, alternatively, online at www.wkcr.org. 

We'll be posting a full broadcasting schedule soon, but so far, look forward to a combination of continuous and show-specific programming throughout the week. * Thursday May 22nd (his actual birthday) and Friday May 23rd will consist of a 48-hour continuous broadcast.

* The Friday May 16th "Offbeat" (1-5am) will feature beats sampling// mixing Ra
* The Monday May 19th, Tuesday May 20th, and Wednesday May 21st "Out to Lunches" (12-3pm) will consist of "Intro to Ra" programming + archived interviews with Ra himself
* The Wednesday May 21st "Musician's Show" (6-9pm) will air an interview with long-time Arkestra trumpeter Chris Capers
* The Sunday May 25th "Jazz 'til Dawn" (1-6am) and "Jazz Profiles" (2-7pm) programming will serve as the closing ceremonies for the Centennial

Till then, yours in moonshoes & alternate realities,
WKCR Jazz

SUN RA WEEKEND AT DUTCH RADIO 6

Both Saturday 17/05 and Sunday 18/05, Dutch Radio 6 will be broadcasting a Sun Ra special between 20:00 and 24:00 h.

http://www.vpro.nl/vrije-geluiden/uitzendingen/Radio-6.html

NEW SUN RA ARKESTRA DVD

El Ra records released a recording of the concert that the Sun Ra Arkestra Under The Direction Of Marshall Allen did at the Uncool Festival (Switzerland) in 2003.

The Uncool Festival has just released a DVD of that concert.

http://www.uncool.ch/2014/edition.php

DWALMACAT 563

This week's dwalmacat radio show :

http://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-563/

• JOHN OSWALD – Mistery tapes 1
• GROENLAND ORCHESTER – Ballistik
• STEREOLAB – Kyberneticka babicka part 1
• DIE TRIP COMPUTER DIE – Spider’s web
• SONIC YOUTH – The burning spear
• THE FALL – Free range
• SYD BARRETT – Terrapin
• AIR – Alone in Kyoto
• ALICE COLTRANE – Huntington ashram monastery
• THOMAS FEHLMAN – 100 Bäume
• GESTALT ET JIVE – Too much freezing
• THE MINNY POPS – Island
• THE HONEYMOON KILLERS – Ariane
• ASMUS TIETCHENS – Höhepunkt kleiner Mann

MONTY PYTHON - TOTAL RUBBISH

"Total Rubbish" is a 9LP (or 9CD) set, collecting all 9 if Monty Python's UK albums.
It comes in slipcase with a book and a bonux 7".

A RESIDENTS UPDATE

Lots of things are happening with The Residents.

There's the "Theory Of Obscurity", the documentary on the Residents that premiered last week.

http://residentsmovie.com/

In the meantime, The Residents toured Europe, presenting the final part of the Randy, Chuck and Bob trilogy.

To be quite honest, the previous show hadn't really impressed me. It was the Leuven (B) show, where the sound was quite bad and the lighting was a disaster (a spotlight in our face, to be exact). Details maybe, but enough to ruin the experience.
This time, I went to Ghent (B) where I watched an enjoyable show: seated, not too loud, able to hear everything the way that it should be.

The trilogy started with a series of concerts in 2010, called "The Talking Light" and was all about death and ghosts.
The second part toured last year. It was entitled "Wonder Of Weird" and it was all about love and sex.
This time the focus was on bearth and rebirth.
You get the picture : the circle of life, in reverse.

The show itself was quite good. The played some great stuff in surprising arrangements.

setlist (thanks to Ulli)
Rabbit Habit * Fever Dreams * Golden Guy * Shadowland 1 (The Butcher) * Herman The Human Mole * Harry The Head * Bouncing Benny * Shadowland 2 * They Are The Meat * Judas Saves * Shadowland 3 (The Trash Collector) * Blue Rosebuds * Weight-Lifting Lulu * Shadowland 4 (The Diver) * Easter Woman * My Second Wife * Loss Of Innocence * Shadowland 5 (The Model's Mother) * Betty's Body * Caring * Micky Maccaroni * Shadowland 6 (The Engineer) * Is He Really Bringing Roses ? * Melon Collie Lassie * Hard & Tenderly * Ship Of Fools * The Making Of A Soul * Forty-Four * Outro

Here's a great set of pictures from Eyeballmuseum, taken during the Düsseldorf concert.

Randy, unearthly as always.

Chuck, playing an incredible Korg electronic percussion machine

Bob, adding screaming guitar lines when necessary.



Another highlight is the recent batch of releases. "Santa Dog", the 2 x 7" did get a re-release, and there's also the new "The Wonder Of The Weird" 2 CD set.

• the residents: wonder of weird
      (2014, 2cd, usa, ralph rz1403)

"The Wonder Of Weird" got a genuine CD-release. 400 numbered copies, factory pressed. An extra 90 copies, this time on CDR, were sold on the recent tour.
Dispite my bad experience during the Leuven 2013 concert, I have to admite that this is a fine album. A very fine album indeed.

STEVE VAI IN AMSTERDAM : THE CONCERT

thanks to UNICAPB21

ZAPPANALE SPECIAL AT GERMAN ROCKRADIO TONIGHT

Tonight at 20:00 h, over at www.rockradio.de, Klaus Schnabel-Koeplin and Steffen Schindler will take a look at the next edition of the Zappanale festival.

Guests include Burkhard Schempp (who wrote a book on 25 years of Zappanale, together with Robert Riedt and Dieter Jakob);
former Zappa and Captain Beefheart guitarist Denny Walley (on the phone);
plus Eric Svalgard (from Project/Object and The School Of Rock).

WELD ON SUN RA

from the Saturn newsgroup :

Weld, a local weekly publication here in Birmingham, Alabama, has posted the first two parts of a four-part series on Sun Ra in honor of the upcoming birth centennial:

http://weldbham.com/blog/category/art-culture/sun-ra-series/

--A.J. Wright

OSSI DURI UNPLUGGED

Italian band Ossi Duri is best known for their Zappa interpretations and their collaborations with Ike Willis.
Here's a recent (acoustic) clip :

http://cultura.panorama.it/unplugged/ossi-duri-panorama-unplugged

STEVE VAI AMSTERDAM SOUNDCHECK MAY 8, 2014

NEW ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE ALBUM

• acid mothers temple & the melting paraiso u.f.o.: astrorgasm from the inner space
      (2014, cd, usa, important)

"Astrorgasm From The Inner Space".
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

QUINTETTO FRONTIERA - 900

• quintetto frontiera: 900
      (2011, download, --, private release)

The Quintetto Frontiera recorded Frank Zappa's 'Peaches En Regalia', 'It Must Be A Camel' and 'Igor's Boogie' on the "900" album.
It's a download only album, available from iTunes, Amazon, etceteras.

The album includes quite a number of Ruichi Sakomoto compositions as well !

SUN RA ARKESTRA EUROPEAN TOUR UPDATE

Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra European Tour Update

The Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen has expanded its upcoming largest and longest European Tour since Sun Ra left the planet in 1993. This European Tour finds the Arkestra traveling the spaceways to 13 countries with 24 concerts over 6 weeks starting on May 17, 2014. The countries currently on this tour include Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, England, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, The Netherlands, Slovenia, and France. The 100th anniversary date of Sun Ra's arrival on Planet Earth will feature a concert on May 22, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. Also, Arkestra Musical Director Marshall Allen's 90th Arrival Day on May 25, 2014 will be celebrated with a concert in Kassel, Germany. Details for all of the Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen concerts can be seen using the weblinks on the below itinerary schedule.

THE SUN RA CENTENNIAL ARKESTRA EUROPEAN TOUR - 2014

May 17th. Vicenza, Italy, venue tba
May 20th. Istanbul, Turkey, Babylon
May 21st. Istanbul, Turkey, Babylon
May 22nd. Zurich, Switzerland, Rote Fabrik
May 24th. Weinheim, Germany, Cafe Central
May 25th. Kassel, Germany, Theater Stubchen
May 26th. Berlin, Germany, A-Trane
May 29th. Barcelona, Spain, Primavera Sound Festival
May 31st. London, U.K. Barbican
June 1st. Porto, Portugal, Serralves Foundation
June 2nd. Lisbon, Portugal, B. Leza Club
June 4th. Copenhagen, Denmark, Jazzhouse
June 5th, Stockholm, Sweden, Fasching
June 6th., Gotenburg, Sweden, Nefertiti
June 7th., Moers, Germany, Moers Festival
June 8th., Diersbach, Austria, venue tba.
June 10th., Regensburg, Germany, Jazzclub
June 11th., Nickelsdorf, Austria, Konfrontationen
June 12th., Vienna, Austria, Porgy & Bess
June 13th., Salzburg, Austria, Jazzit
June 15th., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Paradiso
June 19th., Kamnik, Slovenia, Veronikine Zgodbe
June 23rd., Paris, France, New Morning
June 27th., Glastonbury, U.K., Festival of Contemporary Performing Acts

Also being added to the Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen World Tour is a Thursday, August 7, 2014 free outdoor concert at 7:00 pm in Wagner Park just north of Battery Park off of Battery Place in New York City. The Battery Park City Parks Conservancy is producing this event, additional details can be found at:
http://www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/events/events.php

As previously announced, on Sunday, August 31, 2014, the Sun Ra Arkestra Centennial Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen will make a visit to their ancestral home in Chicago, where Sun Ra first created the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1956, with an appearance that will headline and close the Chicago Jazz Festival. Additional details are available at:
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_jazz_festival.html

For additional information about the Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra Directed by Marshall Allen, including Tourdates, CD Releases, Arkestra Member Bios, Multimedia (recently updated with clips courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center in the YouTube video section of Rocket #9, Space Is The Place, and Carefree from the October 5, 2013 Sun Ra Arkestra event in the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center), Weblinks, and Arkestra Booking Information, please visit:
http://www.sunraarkestra.com

NEW SUN RA 10" VINYL OUT ON THE ART YARD LABEL

• sun ra and his band from outer space: space aura
      (2013, 10", uk, art yard 10/001)

Here's some additional info from Paul Griffiths from the Saturn newsgroup:

The songs on this 10" are previously unreleased. They were recorded at University of Buffalo NYC during the ESP college tour of 1966 that produced 'Nothing Is' and some of the songs on the 'Outer Spaceways Incorporated' Saturn lp. They share the same detailed and beautiful recorded sound and show the Arkestra in their full mid 60's prime.

The recordings were mastered from a tape reel, originally in the possession of James Bryant, that showed up on ebay. There is approximately 20 minutes of music on the 10" (everything that was on the reel) and is clearly the first portion of the show. The whereabouts of the remaining tapes from this concert are unknown. 

Bernard Stollman of ESP records engaged sound recordist David B Jones to record all of the concerts from this tour and apparently discarded the recordings that were not used for Nothing Is. The remainder of the tapes must surely be out there somewhere?

Paul.

MOTHERS DAY AT THE ZFT

Happy Mothers Day

Two new downloads available.

http://barfkoswill.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=971_66058

http://www.zappa.com/

DWALMACAT 562

This week's Dwalmacat radio show, over at :

http://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-562/

ROD ROGERS WITH THE SWINGING STRINGS – Little rug bug
BREZEL GÖRING – Ich brauch Komponenten, Juri (Felix Kubin mix)
PETE UM – The man’s got me beat
THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND – Our drummer always play in the nude
THE BEATLES – I’m looking through you
DE BOEREBLOOS KAPEL – Ene man da is e kikke
DE BRASSERS – Controle (live Rock Rally)
REMA-REMA – Rema-Rema
MICHAEL NYMAN – Bird list song
LEONARD NIMOY – If I was a carpenter
BAUDOUIN OOSTERLYNCK – Oratorio
ARTISTS UNKNOWN – 3-6-9
GESAFFELSTEIN – Variations
HATFIELD & THE NORTH – Oh, Len’s nature!
CLOUDLAND CANYON – Krautwerk
ARCHIE SHEPP – Coral rock (excerpt)

GOV'T MULE - COTTON CLUB

• gov't mule: cotton club
      (2013, dvd-bootleg, ??, pignon-158)

Most probably released in 2013, this bootleg DVD presents two concerts that Gov't Mule did at the Cotton Club in Atlanta. In 1995 and in 1996.
Nice concerts.
The video quality isn't that good, but I guess one shouldn't expect to much when 331 minutes are crammed together on one single disc.

The september 1995 has Gov't Mule playing Zappa's 'Pygmy Twylyte'.
Nice.
Warren Haynes rocks.

ZITA SWOON

• zita swoon: lonely place / wake up for the trees
      (2010, cdr-promo, bel, chikaree records)

I just added a picture of this promotional CDR to the United Mutations Archives. Promo for the 2010 March and May concerts in The Netherlands.

MY GUITAR WANTS TO KILL YOUR MAMA

Nope. Not the Frank Zappa composition.
It's a blues sampler.

TONY WILLIAMS LIFETIME

Last week, I posted this YouTube video of Allan Holdsworth playing with the Zappa Plays Zappa band.
It didn't do Allan right.

JP was kind enough to send me the following link, highlighting Allan Holdsworth guitar playing.

SUN RA CELEBRATION AT WKCR

FM Radio station WKCR will be celebrating Sun Ra's 100th birthday.

Scheduled for 48hrs
starting 12:00am Thursday, May 22 and ending midnight Friday, May 23

http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/

89.9 FM NYC

MARSHALL ALLEN WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE FESTIVAL MUSIQUE ACTUELLE IN VICTORIAVILLE

The International Festival Musique Actuelle that is held in Victoriaville from May 15 until May 18 will be featuring Marshall Allen.

Marshall Allen will be performing with the Ratchet Orchestra on May 15.

http://fimav.qc.ca/en/concerts/the-ratchet-orchestra-with-marshall-allen/

-- info from the Saturn newsgroup

FENOMEN ZAPPA

From (and for) our Czech speaking friends, here's a short report on the recent Fenomén Zappa conference.

MUSIKFABRIK PLAYS SUN RA

from the Saturn newsgroup, straight to YouTube :

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Sun Ra's arrival day, we played "Music From the World Tomorrow" as part of Ensemble musikFabrik's Monday concert series.

Performed on flutes, piano and Harry Partch instruments built by Thomas Meixner. 

Helen Bledsoe - flutes
Simon Nabatov - piano
Dirk Rothbrust - percussion
Norbert Kramer - percussion
Thomas Meixner - percussion and instrument builder

HUMBLE GRUMBE PERFORMING AT MEDIAWAVE FESTIVAL TONIGHT

Tonight, at 22:00 h, Humble Grumble will be performing at the Mediawave festival in Hungary !!

Wowie Zowie.
And take a look at the list of participating artists... Amazing.

http://mediawavefestival.hu/

Location: FORT MONOSTOR - YARD STAGE - KOMÁROM (HUN),

22:00

HUMBLE GRUMBLE (BEL)

CHAD WACKERMAN AND TOHPATI

The new Tohpati album, "Tribal Dance", features former Zappa and Holdsworth drummer Chad Wackerman.

Out on MoonJune Records.

BEAUTY PAGEANT - TORSO

• beauty pageant: torso
  (2014, 10", uk, leave me here / box records)

I mentioned Beauty Pageant about a month ago. As I finally got the opportunity to listen to the entire album and I'm glad to be able to give them another mention.

Beauty Pageant is a Newcastle based Helen Papaioannou, Daniel Dixon and Marie Thomson.
The trio combines pounding drums, a baritone sax and screaming vocals.
You have to hear this.

Their 'Torso' 10" album got released last month.
Available from Mandaï.
www.madai.be

THE ARISTOCRATS TOUR SOUTH EAST ASIA

The Aristocrats

Guthrie Govan
Bryan Beller
Marco Minnemann

Culture Clash World Tour
Southeast Asia Leg

Aug 4 - Seoul - Gunguk University Auditory - KOREA
Aug 6 - Beijing - Mao Live House - CHINA
Aug 8 - Shanghai - Q.House (QSW) - CHINA
Aug 10 - Tai Peh - Riverside Live Music House - TAIWAN
Aug 11 - Hong Kong - KITEC MusicZone - HONG KONG
Aug 15 - Manila - Hard Rock Cafe Makati - PHILIPPINES
Aug 17 - Bangkok - Overdrive Magazine Anniversary (tbc) - THAILAND
Aug 19 - Tokyo - Club Citta - JAPAN
Aug 20 - Osaka - Big Cat - JAPAN

JOE SATRIANI WORLD TOUR 2014

Joe Satriani
Unstoppable Momentum World Tour 2014

Joe Satriani
Mike Keneally
Bryan Beller
Marco Minnemann

Jun 7 - The Space At Westbury - Westbury, NY
Jun 10 - The Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
Jun 14 - Loreley - St. Goarshausen, DE
Jun 15 - TivoliVrendenburg (Ronda Hall) - Utretcht, NL
Jun 16 - Posten - Odense, DK
Jun 17 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, DK
Jun 18 - Rockefeller - Oslo, NO
Jun 20 - Rockhal Club - Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
Jun 21 - La Trebendo, Paris, FR
Jun 23 - L'Olympia - Paris, FR
Jun 24 - Openluchttheatre - Antwerp, BE
Jun 25 - Garage Saarbrücken - Saarbrucken, DE
Jun 26 - Zeltfestival - Ulm, DE
Jun 27 - Tollhaus - Karlsruhe, DE
Jun 28 - Jazz'n'Blues Festival - Rapperswil-Jona, CH
Jun 30 - La Laiterie - Strasbourg, FR
Jul 01 - Casino - Amneville, FR
Jul 02 - La Cooperative de Mai - Clermont-Ferrand, FR
Jul 03 - Cascina San Giacomo - Rezzato, Brescia, IT
Jul 04 - Diga Nazario Sauro - Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, IT
Jul 06 - Festival Jazz a Vienne - Vienne, FR (with Jeff Beck!)
Jul 08 - Espace Malraux - Six-Fours-les-Plages, FR
Jul 12 - Teatro Axerquia - Cordoba, ES
Jul 14 - Grec Theatre - Barcelona, ES
Jul 19 - Festival de Carcassone - Carcassone, FR
Jul 20 - Crazy Week!! The Nice Pop Rock Festival - Nice, FR

SWINGERS

Industrian post rock from Belgium.

Yvan Bertieaux: Guitar
Benoît Buisson: Bass
Maxime Hayez: Drums
Pierre Le Bec: Guitar

They released their first album June 2013.

OGO DYS - AZYNDER!

• ogo dys: azynder
      (2010, cdr, sweden, cosmic pancake productions)

The most recent Ogo Dys release is entitled "Azynder!". It's also his most impressive one.
Experimental, zappa-esque rock.

If you want to check out the music of Ogo Dys, try to find a copy of "Azynder!".

This album most certainly needs a proper CD and or vinyl release.

Highly recommended.

POOPY NECROPONDE / OGO DYS - POST OP TRANSATLANTIS (SPLIT LP)

• poopy necroponde / ogo dys : post op transatlantis (split lp)
      (2009, cdr, sweden, cosmic pancake productions)

The year is 2009 and Poopy Necroponde and Ogo Dys share a vinyl album.
Poopy Necroponde (Matt T. Lindsay) took care of side A (6 tracks), while Ogo Dys (Magnus Lundberg) put 4 tracks on side B.
The vinyl album got released on 100% Zero Records record label, while Magnus Lundberg released a CDR-version of the album on his Cosmic Pancake Productions label.

I bought this album for the Ogo Dys material (this time with munchkin vocals), but I do have to admit that I like the Poopy Necroponde tracks as well.

Here's Poopy Necroponde performing with Clevo, his Devo-inspired band.

BONNIE RAITT AND LOWELL GEORGE

October 17, 1972, Bonnie Raitt performed a radio show concert at the Ultrasonic Studio in Hempstead, NY. The recording got broadcast on FM station WLIR.
Bonnie had brought along Freebo, Lowell George and John Hammond to back her up.

http://dittiesandbeer.blogspot.be/2010/10/38-years-ago-today.html

The recordings will be released on CD soon :

• bonnie raitt & lowell george: ultrasonic studios
      (2014, cd, uk, iconography)

In case that you can't wait...

TIME TO CELEBRATE

Sun Ra would have turned 100 this year.
Time to celebrate.

Over at the Sun Ra Arkive, there's a beautiful compilation, available for everyone's enjoyment.

http://www.sunraarkive.blogspot.be/2014/04/sun-ra-is-turning-100-it-is-time-to.html