NEW ALBUM BY XAVI REIJA ELECTRIC QUINTET

"Nu Breed", new album on MoonJune Records by the Catalan drummer and composer Xavi Reija.

• Xavi Reija – Drums
• Dusan Jevtovic - Electric Guitar
• Tomás Fosch - Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Mini Moog
• Rafael Garacés – Sax
• Brnat Hernandez - Bass Guitar

Contemporary Spanish electric jazz.

BILL BRUFORD'S EARTHWORKS - LIVE IN SANTIAGO

• Bill Bruford's Earthworks: Live In Santiago
      (2023, cd + dvd)

Featuring Bill Bruford (Drums), Steve Hamilton (Keyboards), Tim Garland (Saxophones, Bass Clarinet), and Mark Hodgson (Acoustic Bass), Bill Bruford's Earthworks band performed in Santiago on September 29, 2002.

Originally released in the 2019 "Complete" box set, this Santiago concert was made available in a CD/DVD package in 2023.
With beautiful artwork by Dave McKean !!

Lovely.

-- info & more: Danny Mathys

GOV'T MULE SPRING TOUR

 

THE STINKFOOT ORCHESTRA PLAYS ZAPPA

The word is out- Stinkfoot Orchestra is playing TWO NIGHTS in Vegas at The Bonfire featuring Frank Zappa alumnus, Napoleon Murphy Brock! Two nights, 4 sets, 2 extend encores and absolutely NO REPEATS!

NEW ALBUM BY FLAT EARTH SOCIETY

The Flat Earth Society Orchestra has just released "Missa Asinorum".
The bandcamp download / streaming version is already available.
The CD / LP release will follow around the 18th of April.

I'm listening while I'm typing this.
Beautiful !!

THE VEGETARIANS - AMPERSAND ON THE BEACH

The Vegetarians (= Hans Annellsson & John Tabacco) have just released "Ampersand On The Beach".

 

dEUS - WORST CASE SCENARIO (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION)

• dEUS: Worst Case Scenario (30th Anniversary Edition)
      (2026, 2cd, Belgium, piasb1042cd)
      (2026, 3lp, Belgium, piasb1042lp)

After having released two EP's in 1994 ("Zea" and "Suds & Soda"), dEUS released their first album, "Worst Case Scenario" later in the same year.
It got produced by Peter Vermeersch and Pierre Vervloesem.
Soon after the album another two EP's followed: "Via" and "Hotellounge".

All of these EP's did get quite some airplay on Studio Brussel, Belgian national radio, and as a result, most Belgians (at least those who have a good taste in music) can whistle or hum most of these tunes along.

A classic album and the little references will immediately explain where their influences come from.

- ‘Zea Intro Replica’ sampled ‘The Blimp’ (D. Van Vliet), It's The Blimp, Frank !

- ‘W.C.S. (First Draft)’ sampled ‘Little Umbrellas’ (F. Zappa)

This is not the first 'deluxe' re-issue of "Worst Case Scenario" but it fits nicely next to the "In A Bar, Under The Sea (30th Anniversary Edition)", so I consider it essential.

It's The Blimp! It's The Blimp, Frank !

 

NEW ALBUM BY FRENCH TV

French TV's latest CD, "The Spanish Caper", is the 16th in their long history and their 2nd for Cuneiform.

Disc One is new songs recorded in Spain featuring charter member bassist/composer Mike Sary, guitarist Kasumi Yoneda (also from the Japanese band TEE), long-time drummer Jeff Gard, plus members of the French band Mentat Routage (who also make up French TV's line-up when touring Europe).

The second disc is a collection of somewhat-obscure rock covers from the late 60s-early 70s. The line-up on this includes Sary, Yoneda, Gard, plus keyboardist Patrick Strawser (best known for his work in the 90's band Volare).

STICKMEN TOURDATES

 

TOM WILSON

Here's an interesting article on Tom Wilson 
https://www.producertomwilson.com/the-music-factory/

Photo: PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The article also refers to Irwin Chusid's website:
https://www.producertomwilson.com/the-music-factory/

Tom Wilson's (1967-1968) radio show was called "The Music Factory".
Fun fact: The first episode had 'Help, I'm A Rock' as an opening theme and Tom briefly discussed going to Europe with The Mothers Of Invention. It starts at around 20 minutes into the show.

https://www.producertomwilson.com/the-music-factory/

-- info: J. M. Smig