GOTAN PROJECT - LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO / INSPIRACION - ESPIRACION (DJ SET)

Released in 2005, and combining two previously released albums, "La Revancha Del Tango" (from 2001) and "Inspiración - Espiración (DJ Set)" (from 2004), this 3 CD set included the band's well-known version of FZ's 'Chunga' Revenge' on the 2001 CD.

• Gotan Project: La Revancha Del Tango / Inspiración - Espiración (DJ Set)
      (2005, 3cd, France, universal / barclay)
      - incl. ‘Chunga’s Revenge’ (F. Zappa)

Another fine re-arranged piece:
Gotan Project Meets Chet Baker: 'Round About Midnight' (Thelonious Monk)

CAPITAN CAPITONE

About five years ago, Italian saxophone / flute player and composer Daniele Sepe released the beautiful "Direction Zappa" album. A beautiful tribute to the music of Frank Zappa.

Another of Daniele's projects is called Capitan Capitone and they have just released their fourth album: "40 N 14 E", a 2 LP release on Record Store Day.
It's also available on digital music platforms such as Spotify and Amazon.

The Capitan Capitone discography :

• Capitan Capitone: Capitan Capitone E I Fratelli Della Costa
      (2016, cd, Italy, mvm / full heads)
  
  
• Capitan Capitone: Capitan Capitone E I Parentie Della Sposa
      (2017, cd, Italy, mvm)
  
  
• Capitan Capitone: La Nuove Avventure Di Capitan Capitone
      (2020, cd, Italy, mvm)
  
  
• Capitan Capitone: 40 N 14 E
      (2026, 2lp, Italy, --)

Here's a live snippet :

"ONE STAGE FITS ALL"

Chris Lammiman released another book on Pygmy Twylyte (the Scottish band that performs the music of Frank Zappa). 

Pygmy Twylyte, Scotland's greatest purveyors of optional entertainment, have now passed the 100 gig mark. Chris Lammiman has enjoyed 36 of those performances, including the massive Zappanale headline show in 2024. To celebrate those 100 gigs, the author has written a book based around the travels, trivial titbits and amazing performance of that Zappanale experience. Incorporated withing this book is also some of the Facebook posts from the other 35 shows that the author attended, as well as a comprehensive gig list from the 100, and photos to boot.

It's available from Lulu in a couple of different editions.

https://www.lulu.com/shop

"LEGENDS IN THEIR OWN LUNCHTIME"

The Cuneiform record label released an English translation of Aymeric Leroy's book on the Canterbury Scene, "Legends In Their Own Lunchtime".

I've only browsed through it, but there's tons of info in there.

Here's a nice interview with Aymeric about his book.

SOFT MACHINE

As you probably know, some of the concerts that are held at Le Triton in Paris, France, are made available afterwards as a streaming concert video.

I recently learned that the 2024 concert by Soft Machine, from the "Other Doors" tour, is also available for streaming.

Featuring Fred Thelonious Baker, John Etheridge, Theo Travis, and Asaf Sirkis

https://vod.letriton.com/content/soft-machine-other-doors-tour-23-24

JOYFUL NOISE AND AVANT NIGHT RECORD LABELS TO RELEASE A SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM BOX SET

A message from Joyful Noise

Hello Joyful Noisers,

We teased it a few weeks ago, but we're finally spilling the beans. Along with fellow Indianapolis label Avant Night, we're releasing a limited deluxe box set of the first three Sleepytime Gorilla Museum records.

Titled Triptych, this hand-made wooden box set is the first time these records are releasing in the US. It's also the most intricate box set we've worked on yet. The box set will come out on 10/30, and pre-orders are open now!

https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/triptych

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: From Demos To Demons
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp / lost highway recordings)
      (2026, lp, --, lost highway recordings)

Brand-new release by KG & TLW.
Also out on vinyl.

The tracks were compiled from the "Demo Sessions" series.

BEAR MCCREARY - THE SINGULARITY

• Bear McCreary: Singularity
      (2024, 2cd, --, sparks & shadows / mutant)
  

After having enjoyed a digital download version of Bear McCready's "The Singularity", I ordered the 2 CD set.
Inspired by both theatrical heavy rock as well as prog rock, and featuring Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller, Guthrie Govan, and Joe Satriani as guests, I couldn't resist.
There's also a graphic novel that got released as an accompaniment (or vice versa), but that hasn't arrived yet.

NEW ALBUM BY DANALOGUE

Danalogue, synthesizer player, co-producer and mixer of the The Comet Is Coming, has just released "Teleportations".

MARBIN MIDWEST TOUR 2026