MORGAN AGREN - CONUNDRUM UNDONE

In addition to last year's Conundrum DVD (= the documentary about drummer Morgan Agren), 3.5 hours of deleted scenes have now been made available for download.

The original documentary featured appearances and/or comments by Joe Travers, Mike Keneally, Marco Minnemann, Dweezil Zappa, Mats Oberg and others.
According to the pictures on the cover, I imagine that they're all in this Undone version as well.

A MESSAGE FROM THE ZAPPA FAMILY TRUST

Dear People of Earth,

YES!!! Thank all your ghosts for showing up! Hug all your goblins and ghouls and send them on their frabjous way! Kiss all your familiars and favorite all your pumpkins. Wish all your treaters and tricksters well. Get Down in De Dew. Celebrate the next few days - from Halloween through Day of the Dead!!! - Witchypopo! We wish all of you well and safe travels whether by broomstick or standard mode of choice.

For you we have some NEWS!:

It's too scary but true. We confirm with you now that ROXY, the Movie, has been sent off to SXSW for consideration for their Film Festival. We'll let you know if they accept it. Can you imagine? And yes of course, the 100th Release, Produced in it its Entirety by FZ, will be available to order next month on Zappa Records. And then some. Expect the Treat of a new Vaulternative Concert in your near future but that's not all the Tricks up our 2014 Sleeve.

We return now to planting our 2015 Pumpkin Seeds. Next Year we celebrate FZ's 75th anniversary of his arrival on this planet. Cross your fingers, toes, hearts and souls that the planet is still here then and none the worse for wear.

Happy FZ's Fave Holiday!!

xxx the barfies

BASTA! - CYCLES

• basta: cycles
      (2009, cd, bel, homerecords)

Composer (for Aranis) and musician Joris Vanvinckenroye released his first solo album under the moniker BASta! in 2009.
The album was called "Cycles" and the pieces were performed by Joris on double bass and loopstation.

Here's 'Delayed' from "Cycles":

www.aranis.be

ENDANGERED BLOOD ON TOUR IN EUROPE

Endangered Blood

• Chris Speed – sax & clarinet
• Oscar Noriega – sax
• Trevor Dunn – bass
• Jim Black – drums

will be performing in Europe the next couple of weeks

• Nov 12th Berlin Silverwings KIM festival
• Nov 13th Esslingen Kulturzentrum Dieselstrasse
• Nov 14th Tours Le Petit Faucheux
• Nov 15th Strasbourg Rue89 CEAAC
• Nov 16th Ghent Ham 12  (Ham Sessions)
• Nov 17th Paris Sunset
• Nov 19th Tilburg Paradox
• Nov 20th Nancy THEATRE DE LA MANUFACTURE
• Nov 21st Antwerp HET BOS (RAT Event)

BIRD STAUSS AND HIS ARTCOMPANIONS

Markus Stauss, Richard Koch and Remy Sträuli have created a new project called Bird Stauss and His Artcompanions.
The album, "En Route" got released earlier this week.

http://www.fazzulmusic.ch/english/news.php?4v=4:1449

More info soon.

NEW SUN RA ALBUM ANNOUNCED ON ROARATORIO

Unreleased recordings from 1972.

Check out :
http://roaratorio.com/uncategorized/sun-ra-his-astro-infinity-arkestra-sign-of-the-myth/

UGLY RADIO REBELLION WITH IKE WILLIS IN CONCERT IN CHICAGO ON 2014/12/14

December 14, 2014 :
Ugly Radio Rebellion, featuring Ike Willis
in concert at 'Reggie's Music Joint'
in Chicago, IL, usa
performing the music of Frank Zappa

ARANIS - MADE IN BELGIUM II

• aranis: made in belgium II
      (2014, cd, bel, homerecords)

Aranis is touring Belgium to promote their brand-new "Made In Belgium II" release. I saw them in Sint-Niklaas on the 18th of October at the official première. I went home afterwards in a good mood and with a copy of the new album.

As the title suggests, "Made In Belgium II" is the second volume of a series in which Aranis performs the music of Belgian composers. This time around, we get treated to compositions by a.o. Peter Vermeersch (Flat Earth Society), Jan Kuijken, Koen Van Roy (Cro Magnon), Maarten Van Ingelgem (Vlaams Radio Koor) and Pierre Chevalier (Present).
Impressive.
As a nice extra, Pierre Verlvoesem guests on guitar on two tracks: Walter Hus' 'La Vague' and Kurt Budé's 10-minute 'Cell Stress'. The latter one  has Pierre playing a guitar solo against the classical Aranis setting. Nice.

www.aranis.be

MR.BUNGLE

Mr.Bungle's eponymous debut album will be re-released as a 2LP set.

2000 copies on 180 g audiophile purple vinyl, with an etching on side four !

MOKER ON TOUR

Moker celebrates their latest album, "Overstroomd", with a tour !

Bart Maris - trumpet

Jordi Grognard - sax & clarinets

Mathias Van de Wiele - guitar & composition

Lieven Van Pee - contrabas

Giovanni Barcella - drums

05/11: Moker @ Handelsbeurs – Gent
06/11: Moker @ Rataplan – 20u – Antwerpen
07/11: Moker @ De Werf – 20u30 – Brugge
08/11: Moker @ Nona – 20u30 – Mechelen
21/11: Moker @ cc ‘t Spoor – 20u – Harelbeke
03/12: Moker @ Jazz Station – Brussel – 20u30
05/12: Moker @ Kulturzentrum – Eupen – 21u
13/12: Moker @ Jazz9 – Mazy – 21u

TOM WAITS - USED SONGS

• tom waits: used songs
      (2001, cd, usa, elektra entertainment / rhino 8122-78351-2)

Published by Rhino Records in 2011, "Used Songs" presents tracks from Tom Waits' first albums. The ones that got released on the Asylum label.
Perfect for a Friday morning, I would say.
Obsolete if you have the Asylum albums.
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

TOM WAITS - CLOSING TIME

• tom waits: closing time
      (1973, lp, usa, asylum records)

Tom Waits, at the time managed by Herb Cohen, released his first album in 1973.
Album design by Cal Schenkel.
But you don't need these Zappa references to put "Closing Time" on your turn-table (or your CD player).
Beautiful.
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

Here's what other people thought of "Closing Time":


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SUN RA - 3RD SEPTEMBER 1988 CHICAGO

• sun ra arkestra: 3rd september 1988 chicago
      (2014, cd, uk, klondike)

The Klondike record label has issued the radio broadcast of the 1988 Chicago Free Jazz Festival's Sun Ra performance on CD.
To my knowledge, this is the first Sun Ra release on the Klondike label and it's nice one.
Too bad that the line-up is missing. Matching pictures would have been nice too.
But the sound is good and the show was excellent !

DWALMACAT 585

This week, over at Dwalmacat :

http://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-585/

NATIONAL LAMPOON – Stereos and such
RTC – Drive my car
LIARS – Vox tuned D.E.D.
FRIEDER BUTZMANN – Neo Loc
DIE PARTEI – Rote Schuhe
GOAT – Goatman
ELEKTRA – Ybab yzarc
EX-HOLE – Your heart has been frozen
UNREST WORK & PLAY – Change / New systems arrive
METABOLIST – Curly wall
TOM CORA – Recollection bruise
THE FIREMEN – Jocko bozo
RAY HEINDORF & THE WARNER BROS ORCHESTRA – Cal and Aron meet their mother
NINE TOBS - (Mother you gave birth to) Gunfodder
PSYCHIC TV – Caresse

JORIS VANVINCKENROYE - IN ROOD

• joris vanvinckenroye: in rood
      (2013, cd, bel, belfius)

Joris Vanvinckenroye is the double bass player and the composer for the Aranis ensemble.
Last year, Joris released his second solo album, "In Rood".

The album presented two pieces: 'In Rood', a collaboration with Wim Geysen (who wrote the lyrics), and 'Aorta', a suite in four parts.
Solo double bass.
It sounds great.

If you're familiar with the music that Aranis performs, you will most definitely like this.

Here's Joris Vanvinckenroye at the "Vrije Geluiden" TV show, 2010.

WHERE'S THE BEER AND WHEN DO WE GET PAID?

Tonight on German TV

ZDF Kultur: Where's The Beer And When Do We Get Paid?

A documentary about Jimmy Carl Black.

From 2011

Thursday, 30.10.2014
22:20 - 23:45 Uhr

-- info: Andreas Hosse

FRANK OUT! IN KOBLENZ

Frank Out! will be playing the music of Frank Zappa at the Halloween party at Café Hahn in Koblenz, Germany.

31.10.204
20:00 h
café Hahn
Koblenz, Germany

SURFIN' JACK FLASH

I've never been much of a Stones fan, but this one does seem interesting.

"Surfin' Jack Flash', the music of The Rolling Stones performed by surf bands.

Out on Cordelia Records.

http://cordeliarecords.blogspot.co.uk/

LA CONFRERIE INTERGALACTIQUE DES ARTS

On October 10, 11 and 12, the Quai des Bulles comic book festival in St Malo, France, was the place to be as our friends from La Confrérie Intergalactique des Arts were there as well.

You know, the group of artists that published the beautiful Zappa inspired comic book.


http://zappa-by-us.blogspot.fr/

SIMPLE - GLASS PIE

Pierre Vervloesem's fabulous Simple project :


Simple - Glass Pie from Jean-Pierre Jonckheere on Vimeo.

from the "Undeletable" album.

• simple: undeletable
      (2014, cd, bel, off records / p.v.presents opv008)

VLEK - SMOKING GUN

• vlek: smoking gun
      (2014, cd, nl, private release)

Vlek is back.
"Smoking Gun" is the second Vlek release, showcasing the humour and the musical talents of Edward Capel (sax and clarinet), Jeroen Doomernik (trumpet), Hans Sparla (trombone), Jacq Palinckx (guitar) Bart van Dongen (piano and synth), Bert Palinckx (double bass) and Pascal Vermeer (drums).
The album got recorded live in concert and presents 13 fine compositions and at least as many impressive improvisations.
It's all original music, composed by the various Vlek members.

Sounds and more :
http://www.vlekmusic.nl/media/

PIERRE VERVLOESEM QUARTET + DUO À L'ENCRE

Next Friday, October 24, 2014, the Nona club in Mechelen will be hosting a R.A.T. event.

R.A.T. events are concerts, organised by Teun Verbruggen, focussing on improvised music.

Next Friday's double bill will present Pierre Vervloesem's SIMPLE quartet and Teun Verbruggen's collaboration with graphic artist Vincent Glowinski - Bonom, entitled DUO À L'ENCRE.

SIMPLE features :

• Pierre Vervloesem: bass
• Bruno Vansina: alto sax
• Joris Caluwaert: piano & rhodes
• Didier Fontaine: drums

DUO À L'ENCRE features

• Teun Verbruggen: drums
• Vincent Glowinski - Bonom: graphics

SUN RA VINYL REISSUES

Both "Interstellar Low Ways" and "My Brother The Wind Vol.II" are being re-released on the Saturn label.

WOLLMAN RINK TO BE RELEASED ON VINYL

The debatable "Wollman Rink" release on Keyhole Records will also be released on vinyl.
As a 2 lp set.

PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL - PLECTRUMELECTRUM

• prince & 3rdeyegirl: plectrumelectrum
      (2014, cd, usa, warner brothers)

Prince has recently released two new albums.
"Plectrumelectrum" features Prince and his new band, 3rdeyegirl.
Donna Grantis on guitar, Hannah Ford Welton on drums and Ida Nielsen on bass.
"Plectrumelectrum" is a fine riff-driven guitar oriented funk/rock album.

Here's 3rdeyedgirl with the classic 'Let's Go Crazy', in concert in Machester, earlier this year.

TOM WAITS x 3

These three fine albums kept me company today.
Needless to say that I added them to the United Mutations Archives as well.
"Frank's Wild Years" features Jeff Moris Tepper !

• tom waits: swordfishtrombones
      (1983, lp, usa, island records)

• tom waits: rain dogs
      (1985, lp, usa, island records) 

• tom waits: franks wild years
      (1987, lp, usa, island records)

ALONG CAME RA

a three-day celebration in Washington, DC.

LIES STEPPE

Last Saturday, Steppe performed at jazzclub 'De Singer' in Rijkevorsel (B).

Steppe is Lies Steppe on vocals and Patrick Steenaerts on guitar. The duo had brought Mirko Banovic (bass) and Karel De Backe (drums) along and played a fine and intimate set.

Steppe has two albums out.
The first one, "Steppe", got released in 2010 and featured a range of guests, including Mauro Pawlowski.
The new album, "Still", has Michel Hatzigeorgiou (Aka Moon) on bass !!

• steppe: steppe
      (2010, cd, bel, rumour\01)

• steppe: still
      (2014, cd, bel, rumour\02)

ED PALERMO IN CONCERT AT HALLOWEEN

SAMCO

Samčo recorded Frank Zappa's 'Falling In Love Is A Stupid Habit'



-- thanks to Nikolai Zaharov for the link

NEW ZAPPA / BEEFHEART ALBUM TO BE RELEASED

release date = October 20, 2014.

http://www.spincds.com/sings-christmas-carols-cd-43536

a 2CD set of the Providence College, Rhode Island concert from April 26, 1975.

An audience recording of this show turned up in 2010 !
It got bootlegged as "Muffin Man Goes To College" later that same year.

This 'new' album will most probably be using the same audience recording.

SOUNDS OF INVENTION, DECEMBER 12 2014 IN STRALSUND GERMANY

Performing the music of Frank Zappa !
Jazzprojekt Hundhagen
&
Zappnoise

HOW TO PIRATE VINYL RECORDS...

Hilarious !!

http://gizmodo.com/5600067/how-to-pirate-vinyl-records

ZAUSS - DIAFONIA LEITMOTIV WAVES

• zauss: diafonia leitmotiv waves
      (2014, cd, switzerland, fazzul music fm 0832)

The music on "Diafonia Leitmotiv Waves" was improvised and recorded by Francesco Zago and Markus Stauss on July 27, 2013, in Tradate, Italy.
"Diafonia Leitmotiv Waves" is Zauss' fourth release, the fourth report of the duo's journey into the world of improvised music.
As always, a lot of care went into the total package. The album cover shows a beautiful picture of wild nature. No well-kept garden, but nature as it is.
The album title is just three words. In different languages and with a different meaning.Diafonia stands for interference or cross-talk. The electromagnetic effect that one cable has on  the next one in an electronic circuit.
Leitmotiv stands for the musical theme, and Waves, well, you know what waves are.
The fact that these words are in different languages might also mean that you should expect no musical boundaries.

Listening to the album isn't the easiest thing to do. It asks for your full attention. I listened to it with my headphones on and with my eyes closed.
In the excellent liner notes, Claudio Bonomi describes the music as challenging, as a test for both the musicians and the audience.
I guess that Claudio was right. This is not for the faint hearted (or eared for that matter), but it is worth the effort.

If you're in to experimental and improvised music, you need to check this out.

www.fazzulmusic.ch

GUILLAUME PERRET & THE ELECTRIC EPIC - S/T

• guillaume perret & the electric epic: s/t
      (2012, cd, usa, tzadik)

After having performed as a guest with LeBocal (with whom he recorded 5 albums) on Sunday afternoon, Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic closed the festival on Sunday evening with an amazing concert.
Guillaume Perret on electric saxophone and effects, Philippe Bussonnet (Magma !) on electric bass, Yoann Serra on drums and Jim Grandcamp on electric guitar.

The above pictured self-titled Tzadik release is their official first album, although they did release another self-titled disc (with a different tracklisting) in 2009.
Anyway, this Tzadik release is superb.
Those who know what they're talking about (over at discogs) call this band "a contemporary avant-fusion Zeuhl super-group". I don't have a clue what that means. I only know that I like it.

In the meantime, Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic have released another album, "Open Me". It's brand-new and out on their own label.

LEBOCAL - OH NO!... JUST ANOTHER FRANK ZAPPA MEMORIAL BARBECUE

Released in 2003 and one of my favourite albums of bands that perform the music of Frank Zappa.

Here's their 6-track Bandcamp teaser (from ten years ago), with an adjusted album cover !!
It still sounds great.
Does anyone know if physical copies of this promo exist?

TOM WAITS - BIG TIME

• tom waits: big time
      (1988, cd, usa, island)

Recorded in 1987, "Big Time" caught Tom Waits performing pieces from "Swordfishtrombones", "Rain Dogs" and "Frank's Wild Years".
Superb.
There's also a DVD out with the same name but with a different tracklist.

WOFO - BARK

• wofo: bark
      (2011, cd, bel, private release)

Besides the fabulous album cover, Wofo's "Bark" offers some fifty plus minutes of gorgeous music.

Playful jazz, performed by:

• Mattias Laga: clarinet and bass clarinet
• Michel Mast: tenor saxophone
• Stijn Engels: piano
• Xavier Vershelst: bass guitar
• Tom De Wulf: drums

Here's a clip of a more recent incarnation: Wofo with strings.

LIONEL L.O.S. - LIL' GUITAR PIECES VOL.2

• lionel l.o.s.: lil' guitar pieces vol.2
      (2013, download, -, private release)

Earlier this week, I mentioned the third and latest volume in Lionel L.O.S. "Lil' Guitar Pieces" series.
I'm listening to volume two at this very moment.

I've seen Lionel L.O.S. in concert a couple of times already. The first time was at Zappanale in 2010. The second time at Tim and Chantal's "Mosae Zappa Festival" in Maastricht, NL, in 2011. On both occasions, Lionel performed a Zappa set.
On his "Lil' Guitar Pieces" series, Lionel presents original music.
It's an impressive batch. Each "Lil' Guitar Pieces" album presents 10 instrumental electric guitar tracks.

Check out
http://united-mutations.blogspot.be/2014/10/lionel-los-lil-guitar-pieces-vol3.html
to find out how you download these albums.

Here's Lionel L.O.S. with his version of 'Kuki'.

DANS DANS - LIVE AT ROMA

• dans dans: live at roma
      (2014, k7, bel, unday records unday034cas)

The Unday label releassed "Live At Roma" by Dans Dans to celebrate Cassette Day 2014.
Including compositions by Sun Ra, Tom Waits, Ornette Coleman and more.

NEXT SUNDAY : ZAPPA DAY IN TILBURG (NL)

Next Sunday at the Hall Of Fame in Tilburg (NL)

October 12, 2014

from 14:00 until 22:00 h

concerts by

• Onno Witte with a new Zappaproject;
• MagNiFZnt
• The Tangoenzo Saxophone Quartet
• Lokohank with guests
• ...

LIONEL L.O.S. - LIL' GUITAR PIECES VOL.3

• lionel l.o.s.: lil' guitar pieces vol.3
      (2014, download, -, private release)

L.O.S. recently released the third volume in his "Lil' Guitar Pieces" series.
10 impressive instrumental guitar tunes.
Nice. Very nice.

Here's the message from L.O.S. that came with the album:

Free download links on demand here: loswarn@yahoo.fr
(please read what follows for a 3 albums order)

Hello everyone, I'm about to release "Lil 'guitar pieces" Vol.3 !

I'm currently creating new download links that will allow you to receive the three volumes together or separately (for those who already have the first 2 vol). Vol.3 (mp3), like the previous ones, will be free. But for the trio of albums (10 titles each), I ask this time for a small contribution of 15 € (which is therefore € 5 per album of 10 tracks or 50c per title) + € 1 for recovering the PayPal costs, so: 16 €. Apart from this basic rate, generous donors wishing to support me by a more important donation can do so by specifying me on their order the amount of their donation. The albums will then be sent as mp3 + .wav files from the original masters to allow to burn the three audio CDs.

As in previous, simply send me an email here: loswarn@yahoo.fr stating which album you want.
If you want all three, so thank you to specify the amount you want to pay (16 € or more ...).
You will receive an email from PayPal inviting you to make your payment by credit card.
If you prefer to send me a check, I will send you my address by mail return.

Thank you all for your support of my commitment to a non-formatted and free music and continuing this series of instrumental albums, fruits of many years of work ...
Thank you in advance.

Peace

LoS

ps: another way to support my work can take the form of a use of this instrumental music to illustrate a documentary, an ad... so feel free to tell those in your relationships that could be interested in the content of these albums to contact me about it !

ROXY BY PROXY

I know, we're all waiting for album #100, but let me take this opportunity to tell you (again) that I really dig 'Roxy By Proxy'.

DWALMACAT 582

This week at your favourite radio show :

http://www.mixcloud.com/Dwalmacat/dwalmacat-582-truus-de-groot-plus-instruments/

TRUUS DE GROOT & WIM LEMAIR – Herfst
TRUUS DE GROOT & BRECHT CAMPHUIJZEN – B & T and the instruments
TRUUS DE GROOT & WIM LEMAIR – Spagetthi
TRUUS DE GROOT – Fun with Korg
BAND T + INSTRUMENTS – Unreleased album
TRUUS DE GROOT – Live improvisation at Van Abbe Museum
NASMAK – So
TRUUS DE GROOT – Intro crackle & dialog
PLUS INSTRUMENTS – Freundschaft
PLUS INSTRUMENTS – Manhattan
PLUS INSTRUMENTS & SUSPECT – Live improvisation
PLUS INSTRUMENTS – Lily Marlene
PLUS INSTRUMENTS – Sailors & ships
TRUUS DE GROOT – Hoboken crazy kids
TRUUS DE GROOT & BRECHT CAMPHUIJZEN - Improvisation
TNT – Devil in the backseat
TRUUS DE GROOT – Argument on the block
TRUUS DE GROOT – Heavy me
TRUUS DE GROOT & JAMES SCIAVUNOS – Mackie Messer (Live at Pyramid Club NYC)
TRUUS DE GROOT – Deep voyage
TRUUS DE GROOT – Bodies improv version

ZAPPACAST #20

Episode 20 of the ZappaCast puts the spotlight on the late Ray Collins, vocalist for the Mothers Of Invention.

http://zappacast.podomatic.com/entry/2014-09-16T09_01_32-07_00

NEW SUN RA ALBUM

Did I already mention that there's been a new Sun Ra album announced?

A recording of the September 3, 1988 concert in Chicago.
On the Klondike label.
Here's the album cover:

ZAPPA EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED

A bit over a week ago, I mentioned "Zappa Experience", a musical collaboration between Zappa tribute band The Foolz and the KNA percussion ensemble.

November 8, 2014 in Lunteren, NL.

Take it from me, this is going to be something special.

Earlier on the same day, Co de Kloet will be giving a lecture on Zappa.
Not to be missed.

It'll all take place at the Schaffelaar Theatre in Lunteren, NL.
http://www.schaffelaartheater.nl/

See you there !

WOFO - TWEEDT

• wofo: tweedt
      (2009, cd, bel, private release)

The second album by Belgian ensemble WOFO got released in 2009 and was entitled "Tweedt".
Beautiful compositions, performed by excellent musicians.

• Mattias Laga: clarinet, bass clarinet
• Michel Mast: tenor saxophone
• Walter Verschaeren: guitar
• Xavier Verhelst: 6-string bass guitar  (and compositions)
• Tom De Wulf: drums

You most definitely need to check this out.
More WOFO at : www.wofo.be

INDUSTRY PROFILE : GAIL ZAPPA

http://www.celebrityaccess.com/members/profile.html?id=676&PHPSESSID=kdhbj35dusu6i7cpoi9ucun1k2

An interview with Gail Zappa !

VINNIE COLAIUTA UPDATE

Former Zappa sideman Vinnie Colaiuta plays the drums on Antoine Fafard's soon to be released "Ad Perpetuum" album.

ZAPPA MUSIC IN DUISBURG

A lot of superb bands are playing the music of Frank Zappa, nowadays.

Check out the schedule of the 'Grammatikoff' club in Duisburg, Germany.
A perfect example of what's touring in the neighbourhood, the next couple of months:

http://www.grammatikoff.de/event/z-a-p-p-a-4-zappaeske-konzerte-im-grammatikoff/

The Grandmothers Of Invention  (November 15)

The Banned From Utopia  (November 18)

The Yellow Snow Crystals  (January 15, 2015)

Fido Plays Zappa  (February 20, 2015)


-- info: Hans-Peter Schmidt

VARIOUS ARTISTS - RETURN OF THE DJ VOL.II

• various artists: return of the d.j. vol. II
      (1997, lp, usa, bomb hip-hop records)

Z-Trip sampled Frank Zappa's 'Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet' in his 'Rockstar' composition.
The sample appears at 2:31 into the track.
"Return Of The DJ Vol.II" got released on LP and on CD.

BRYAN BELLER AND CHAD WACKERMAN UPDATE

Bryan Beller and Chad Wackerman will be participating in the recording of the new Jane Getter album.

DON CANNON AND YOUNG CHRIS - THE NETWORK 2

• don cannon and young chris: the network 2
      (2010, cd, usa, yg media)

Here's another addition to The Others Of Invention.
Don Cannon and Young Chris samples Frank Zappa's 'Uncle Remus' in their 'Still The Hottest'.
It can be found on their "The Network 2" album.

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - LIVE FROM HARPOS 1980

• captain beefheart: live from harpo's 1980
      (2014, cd, uk, gonzo gzo104cd)

Earlier today, I added the data for the recently released "Live From Harpo's 1980" album to the United Mutations Archives.
I had my first suprise when I noticed that the album cover looked a bit different than the one I had seen on Gonzo Records website. A different colour and a different picture of the Captain.
Is this release circulating with two different covers? Or was the below one only used for advertising?

The actual concert that is offered on this CD is quite good, but the recording from December 11, 1980 at Harpos's in Detroit has been around for quite a while. Nothing new here.
Do keep in mind however that this is an audience recording. It got taped by someone in the public. The sound isn't too impressive.

The liner notes are some sort of short biography of Don Van Vliet / Captain Beefheart. It makes one wonder who this release is aimed at? And listing the same guitar player twice in the line-up (one time as Jeff Moris Tepper and a second time as Jeff Tapir (the nickname that was given to him by Don)) is pretty sloppy.

"Live From Harpo's 1980" is for completists only.

ZAPPAZ

Two excellent concerts took place in the weekend of September 26 and 27.
Both in Mechelen, Belgium.
The first one at the Cultuurcentrum, the second one at NONA.

The package was entitled "ZAPPAZ" and featured Flat Earth Society on Friday and the Sinister Sister ensemble on Saturday.
A tribute to the music of Frank Zappa.

I was able to catch the FES (Flat Earth Society) concert. The band played their "Terms Of Embarassment" program, featuring guitarists Pierre Vervloesem and Mauro Pawlowski.

line-up

Stefaan Blancke: trombone
Benjamin Boutreur: alto sax
Berlinde Deman: tuba & vocals
Michel Mast: tenor sax
Marc Meeuwissen: trombone
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
Sam Vloemans: trumpet
Tom Wouters: clarinet, vibes, vocals
special guest: Mauro Pawlowski: guitar & vocals

setlist

01 - intro
02 - Me Standard, You Poor
03 - Chrimatistikology
04 - Random Riffs  (Frank Zappa)
05 - Take Your Clothes Off  (Frank Zappa)
06 - The Previous Song
07 - Monkey Wrench
08 - Abracadabra
09 - Solitude  (Frank Zappa)
10 - City Of Tiny Lites  (Frank Zappa)
11 - Ahmad & Juan
12 - happy birthday peter vermeersch
13 - Broadway Boogie Woogie

encores
14 - Religion (John Lydon)
15 - Fast Forward

Day two was reserved for Sinister Sister.
Unfortunately, I couldn't attend. I really like how Pieter Claus arranged and re-arranged the Zappa pieces.

line-up

Pieter Claus : vibraphone
Michel Hatzigeorgiou : electric bass
Maayan Smith : saxophone
Jan Ghesquière : guitar
Lander Gyselinck : drums

setlist

all compositions by Frank Zappa, arranged by Pieter Claus

01 - Montana / The Dog Breath Variations
02 - The Black Page
03 - Dupree's Paradise
04 - Filthy Habits
05 - I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
06 - Alien Orifice
07 - Chunga's Revenge
08 - Sinister Footwear
09 - Inca Roads

encores
10 - Titties 'n Beer / King Kong
11 - Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus

-- thanks to Danny and Wim !!

WOFO - THE COMPLETE HAMSESSIONS

• wofo: the complete hamsessions
      (2008, cd, bel, private release)

"The Complete Hamsessions" was the first release by Belgian ensemble WOFO (With Others, For Others).
The album offered 8 tracks. All original compositions by Xavier Verhelst.

This is the band's first album. It got released in 2008. In the meantime, WOFO has released two additional albums. Three if you count the excellent MySpace "Hamsessions 2012" album.

During concerts, besides original compostionsThe WOFO ensemble also performs material by the late Raymond Scott. It should give you an impression of what to expect.

• Mattias Laga: clarinet, bass clarinet
• Michel Mast: tenor saxophone
• Walter Verschaeren: guitar
• Xavier Verhelst: bass guitar
• Tom De Wulf: drums

Here's the link to "Hamsessions 2012"
(WOFO plays the music of Raymond Scott)
https://myspace.com/wofo/music/album/hamsessions-2012-18611268

And here's WOFO in concert at Ghent Jazz 2013.

SPACE IS THE PLACE BOOK DVD CD PACKAGE

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/sitp

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Sun Ra’s galactic-sploitation epic Space Is The Place, we at Harte Recordings are making potato salad. Just kidding, however we ARE truly celebrating it by releasing an epic homage to Space Is The Place. It will be a celebration in the form of a beautifully bound, limited edition hardcover book. It will contain the movie on DVD as well as a CD of the mighty soundtrack. And the other bonus material will include:

· New DVD commentary on the film from Producer Jim Newman
· Essays from Screenplay writer Josh Smith and Director John Coney
· A book introduction by Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips
· An interview with Ray Johnson (who played THE OVERSEER)
· Dozens of never before seen photos taken both on and off set during the making of the movie

There will be 3000 copies made of this epic celebration of one of the most intriguing space-films-made-by-a-spaceman. Through PledgeMusic you can order early and have the opportunity of also getting some choice, limited edition items made specifically for this release including a reproduction of the original movie poster, a Space Is The Place tee-shirt, high-end issue of the Space Is The Place soundtrack on vinyl, and the ability to have your name as a pledger, duly noted in the book.

GRYPHON LABS AT THE BAKED POTATO 2014 10 08

Wednesday next week, October 8, 2014 :

Live at The Baked Potato in Studio City, Los Angeles

http://www.thebakedpotato.com/home.html

Gryphon Labs
Pete Griffin: Bass
Jamie Kime: Guitar
Andy Sanesi: Drums
Chris Norton: Keys
Lee Wertman: Guitar