United Mutations

Monday, December 2, 2019

NEW MARBIN ALBUM IS AVAILABLE

The new Marbin album, "Strong Thing", is available on Bandcamp.
Download and CD.

JOE SATRIANI - SURFING WITH THE ALIEN

joe satriani: surfing with the alien
(2019, 2lp, usa, epic)

Limited Black Friday release.
Double LP red/yellow.

From its original release in 1987, Surfing With The Alien established Joe Satriani as one of the definitive guitarists of his generation thanks to unforgettable songs like “Satch Boogie” and “Always With Me, Always With You.” More than 30 years after Surfing With The Alien went platinum, earned two Grammy Award nominations and camped out on the Billboard 200 for over a year, the remastered original album is paired on vinyl with a unique presentation of the album without its signature guitar leads—a chance for seasoned fans and aspiring shredders to appreciate what makes this album a must hear for guitar players the world over.

RËVE D'ÉLÉPHANT ORCHESTRA

Rêve d'Éléphant Orchestra will be performing at L'An Vert in Liège, BE, next Friday, December 6.

https://lanvert.be/vendredi-6-decembrereve-delephant-orchestra/

HAWKESTREL, FEATURING TODD RUNDGREN AND L.SHANKAR

from GlassOnyon PR:

TODD RUNDGREN AND L. SHANKAR Join HAWKESTREL For A Cover Of POST MALONE’s “CIRCLES!”

Los Angeles, CA - Hot on the heels of their debut release, The Future Is Us, the Hawkwind-themed supergroup returns with a brand new single, “Circles” featuring the extraordinary guitar work of legend Todd Rundgren and gorgeous violin soloing by musical genius Lakshminarayana Shankar (L. Shankar) who has worked with Frank Zappa, U2, Peter Gabriel, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend and many, many others! The song, which will be featured on the forthcoming Hawkestrel album (coming in 2020), is an historic first for Prog Rock as it is the first Prog Rock-style cover version of a song originally performed by a hip hop artist!

THE COMET IS COMING

Black Friday / Record Store Day saw this vinyl release of 'Afterlife' by The Comet Is Coming.

I also noticed that the band released a second album earlier this year.
Something I need to check out.
Shabaka Hutchings on the saxophone !!

Friday, November 29, 2019

MUSIC ACROSS RADIO SHOW SPECIAL

The MUSIC ACROSS radio show, hosted by Gernot Friedbacher, will do a special show on the Grandsheiks and Napoleon Murphy Brock.

RADIO ORANGE - ORANGE 94.0
http://o94.at/radio/sendereihe/music-across/
http://cba.fro.at/series/music-across

by Gernot Friedbacher

Sondersendung 12 – „Music Across“ goes West – Die Grandsheiks and Napoleon Murphy Brock in Vorarlberg – 30.11.2019, 15 Uhr

Details and playlist:
https://o94.at/programm/sendung/id/1730515

Thursday, November 28, 2019

ARJEN LUCASSEN - LOST IN THE NEW REAL

arjen lucassen: lost in the new real
(2012, 2lp + 2cd, ger, insideout music sr0775)

Arjen Lucassen released "Lost In The New Real" in 2012.
A very fine album that included FZ's 'I'm The Slime' !

Next to the regular 2CD set, the InsideOut Music record label also released a limited edition on vinyl.
On black/black, on blue/green and on orange/purple vinyl.
All of these carried an enhanced 2CD set as a bonus.

AHMET ZAPPA AND JOE TRAVERS DISCUSS THE RE-RELEASE OF HOT RATS

Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers discuss the re-release of Frank's "Hot Rats" album.

November 23, 2019

The Vinyl Guide, with Nate Goyer.

MEDICINE - SCARRED FOR LIFE

medicine: scarred for live
(2019, lp, usa, drawing room records)

Brad Laner's Medicine project recently released "Scarred For Life".
Download on Bandcamp but also made available on vinyl in a limited edition of 100 copies.

It includes quite a number of cover versions, including FZ's 'Absolutely Free'.