SUN RA - MONORAILS & SATELLITES

• sun ra: monorails & satellites vols. 1, 2 and 3
      (2019, 2cd, usa, cosmic myth records)

This "Monorails & Satellites" set arrived earlier today.
2 CD's in a beautiful package. Includes a very informatieve 16-page booklet.
The Cosmic Myth record label is doing an excellent job.

Sun Ra. Solo piano.
from the booklet :
"I have always thought orchestra. I play that way, even when playing the piano."
- Sun Ra

SUN RA'S CRYSTAL SPEARS ALBUM

A bit of extra info on the "Crystal Spears" album that got mentioned earlier this month :

The album was previously released in 2000 on the Evidence label as the second part of THE GREAT LOST SUN RA ALBUMS - CYMBALS / CRYSTAL SPEARS.

-- info: Danny Mathys

OTTLA

Ottla is

• Bert Dockx guitar
• Frans Van Isacker alto sax
• Thomas Jillings tenor sax
• Nicolas Rombouts bass
• Louis Evrard drums, percussion
• Yannick Dupont drums, elektronica

31/01 - CC Casino Koksijde- 20u00
01/02 - Handelsbeurs, Gent - 20u15
02/02 - 30CC Wagehuys, Leuven - 20u00
06/02 - Muziekcentrum Track, Kortrijk - 20u15
09/02 - NONA, Mechelen - 20u30
13/02 - CC De Kimpel, Bilzen - 20u15
14/02 - Flagey, Elsene - 20u15
17/02 - KAAP/ Vrijstaat O., Oostende - 17u00
20/02 - Rataplan, Borgerhout - 20u00
21/02 - Stadsschouwburg, Ieper - 20u15
22/02 - CC De Werf, Aalst - 20u00
23/02 - N9, Eeklo - 20u30
28/02 - De Casino, Sint-Niklaas - 20u30

BESTIAPLANETE - ZOLTANGUERA Y LOS TRANSPORTADORES

• bestiaplanete: zoltanguera y los transportadores
      (2015, cd, argentina, private release)

Bestiaplanete released "Zoltanguera y los Transportadores" in 2015, displaying their energetic mixture of rock and funk, with a fine dose of Zappa and Steely Dan.
It's a great album and a lot of fun to listen to as it contains a lot of musical jokes and references.
The first track, for instance, sounds like something that you might sing "I'm The Slime' to. If you listen carefully, you might hear the singer shout out 'Hoy Hoy Hoy' or even 'Oh No, I Don't Believe It'.

Originally released on CD, but also made available on Bandcamp !

PETER VERMEERSCH - - - EGGS AND ASHES

Peter Vermeersch wrote a new piece for symphony orchestra.
It will be performed at 'De Bijloke' in Ghent on February 8, 2019.

Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen & Philippe Thuriot

• Claude Debussy : Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
• Peter Vermeersch: Eggs and Ashes  (world premiere)
• Pierre Boulez: Mémoriale
• Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird  (1945 version)

SHUMAUN

from Glass Onyon PR

Prog Ensemble Shumaun To Release Anticipated Second Album “One Day Closer to Yesterday” on February 22, 2019

Prog ensemble Shumaun will be releasing their highly anticipated sophomore album “One Day Closer to Yesterday” on February 22, 2019. The new release has an underlying concept of love gone wrong. The album begins with two souls in a state of preexistence bonded by love, and continues after they are both assigned bodies on Earth. All attempts at a blissful reunion are complicated, as only one of them can recall their state together prior to birth… and yet their connection is undeniable. “One Day Closer to Yesterday” touches on the many real struggles, conflicts, and experiences that romantic relationships might go through... the good, bad, spiritual, and terrestrial.

The Shumaun sound is shaped by the soaring vocals and lead guitar work of Farhad Hossain, the pounding melodic bass lines of Jose Mora, the subtle guitar nuances of Tyler Kim, and the technical and groove-oriented drumming of Tanvir Tomal.

Says vocalist/guitarist Farhad Hossain, “Stylistically, this album is a bit more raw and heavier than our last one. Guitar wise, there are surprisingly a lot of riffs throughout the album. I use the term 'surprisingly' because I never really considered myself to be a riff writer, but somehow that's the natural direction that this album took a turn to. Much of the lyrics were comprised from improved vocal sessions that were further refined in order to capture something real and unfiltered. Many of the vocal melodies were spontaneous. I incorporated more vocal harmonies and vocal textures this time around as well. Tanvir Tomal is playing his heart out on this one. Some of the drum rhythms are simplistic in approach and yet somehow technical in nature. As always, Jose Mora's bass playing is tasteful, melodic, and technical all at once, And of course, you can hear Tyler Kim's guitar textures throughout the album.”

SOUFIFEX

The latest Spinifex album, "SOUFIFEX" got released on January 18 on Trytone Records.




15/2 Neeritter, Jazzblazzt

on tour in March 2019, still booking … confirmed dates are:

7/3 München (DE), Glockenbachwerkstatt
9/3 Ottensheim (AU), KOMA
11/3 Prague (CZ), Punctum
12/3 Milano (IT), Corte dei Miracoli
14/3 Genève (CH), Festival de l’AMR
16/3 Saarbrücken (DE), INI-Art, Passage Kino
22/3 Bremen (DE) Güterbahnhof Tor 9
23/3 Zeulenroda (DE), Schieszhaus
24/3 Würzburg (DE), Immerhin

NEW FROM STRUT ON BANDCAMP

Strut Records added the following albums to Bandcamp :

Lloyd Miller and The Heliocentrics




The Souljazz Orchestra

THE BIZARRE WORLD OF FRANK ZAPPA * * * UPDATE * * *

THE BIZARRE WORLD OF FRANK ZAPPA - - - TOURDATES

The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa 2019 UK tour and more

May 09: Edinburgh (UK), Playhouse
May 11: Gateshead (UK), Sage
May 12: Manchester (UK), Bridgewater Hall
May 13: Birmingham (UK), Symphony Hall
May 14: London (UK), The Palladium

May 16: Oostende (BE), Kursaal

FRANK ZAPPA - THE RARE TAPES BROADCAST

• frank zappa: the rare tapes broadcast
      (2018, 2lp, europe, parachute recording company para181lp)

Subtitled "Garden City, New York, 31 December 1974" which might have been a broadcast date of a tape that Frank Zappa had compiled for radio stations.

from Zappateers :

1973 or 1974 - "UN-Concert"
Put together by FZ and broadcast on radio. First broadcast date is unclear. Circulating tape comes from WLIR-FM. Previously listed as WXRT, 8-Nov 1974. Appears on countless bootlegs.

65 min, FM, A-
Tango Chat (1973 11 11 Wayne, NJ, late show)
Pygmy Twylyte / Dummy Up (With Erma Coffee (?) on vocals, unknown date and location, NJ)
Be-Bop Tango excerpt 1 (1973 11 23, Toronto, Canada)
Story Of Dupree's Paradise (1973 11 22, New York, NY, late show)
Bebop Tango excerpt 2 (? 1973 11 18, Waterloo, Canada)
Penguin In Bondage / T'Mershi Duween / Dog Meat (1973 12, Roxy, Los Angeles, CA)
Yellow Snow Suite (edited from 1973 06 25, Sydney, Australia) [longer than Australian Yellow Snow, OSD, parts on Father O'Blivion, YCDTOSA6]
Guitar Event (1973 11 30, Lowell, MA)
Be-Bop Tango Dance Contest (1973 11 18, Waterloo, Canada)
Be-Bop Tango Variations (1973 06 25, Sydney, Australia)