TREY GUNN & DAVID FORLANO - SUBPLANE 16

"Subplane 16"
a live recording by Trey Gunn and David Forlano that has just been released through Bandcamp.

I guess that the album title could be interpreted as a musical and spiritual journey to the next level (of existence) but I don't really know about that. I can only say that I like it a lot.

NUBIYAN TWIST - HOMECOMING

A bit of Afrobeat...
If this doesn't get you in a good mood...

 

GOV'T MULE

Gov’t Mule takes over The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY for two nights on December 28 & 29, with special guest Audley Freed joining the band for both shows. 

These two nights kick off the Mule Year’s Eve run, leading all the way to the big night in Boston on December 31. And if you know Mule, you know there’s no better way to close out the year than a few nights of music, friends and a whole lot of rock ’n’ roll.

HARDY FOX - DEAD CREATURE

• Hardy Fox: Dead Creature – Original Soundtrack
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      (2026, cd, Austria, klanggalerie)

Catching up in The Residents' related section, I'm overwhelmed by Hardy Fox' 'Dead Creature' album.

Hardy Fox’s posthumous release, "Dead Creature", is an eerie, yet beautiful minimalistic album.
Released by Austrian record label Klanggalerie, this project stands as the primary composer and co-founder of The Residents' last ever full album, submitted just days before his tragic passing in 2018.

Subtitled as an "Original Soundtrack," the record represents Fox entirely unmasked. Having shed his long-running "Charles Bobuck" moniker and the eyeball-headed anonymity of his former band, "Dead Creature" strips experimental electronica down to its bare, haunting bones.

The album functions through minimalist arrangements built out of simple, repeating numerical track titles ("Four One," "Two Four," "Threw For Four," "Four Is Four").
Melancholic, mechanical, but also deeply personal. It carries the DNA of classic Residents vaudeville futurism but isolates it into a quiet, nocturnal chamber.
It balances the thin line between a creepy, abandoned laboratory soundtrack and a deeply touching farewell.

Essential listening !

PRINCE LIVE ALBUM ANNOUNCED FOR RECORD STORE DAY BLACK FRIDAY

Prince 3121 Las Vegas Live / Live In Las Vegas 2007 Black Friday Record Store Day 2026 Edition

The CD “3121 Las Vegas Live,” released by Sme Us, documents recordings from Prince’s acclaimed 3121 residency in Las Vegas. The concert series took place at the Rio Hotel & Casino from November 11, 2006, through April 29, 2007, combining Prince’s recent work with the extensive repertoire of his career.

“3121 Las Vegas Live” will be released as a CD edition as part of Record Store Day Black Friday 2026. The release makes a previously unreleased live show from Prince’s 3121 era available in physical form for the first time; a vinyl version has also been announced.

The concert recordings themselves take center stage: Prince presents himself as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader in the distinctive atmosphere of his extended Las Vegas performances. The 3121 residency was not a standard tour stop but a specially developed concert series that took place regularly over several months at Club 3121. As a result, “3121 Las Vegas Live” represents a focused document of the period when Prince permanently relocated his stage work to Las Vegas.

With “3121 Las Vegas Live,” Sme Us is releasing a Prince concert recording previously known in connection with the residency as a standalone live document. The title combines the recording’s time period with the name of the concert series and expands the artist’s official live discography with material from 2006 and 2007.

DWEEZIL ZAPPA ON TOURING IN 2026

50 YEARS OF ZOOT ALLURES

The Zoot Allures 50th Anniversary Edition is here, cracking open the vault on the 1976 classic with the newly remastered original album, previously unreleased recordings, alternate mixes and edits, rare archival treasures, immersive audio, and a complete 1976 concert live from Paris.

The new 5CD & Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition unearths Zappa’s previously unreleased 2LP configuration, tentatively titled “Night of the Iron Sausage,” alongside unheard studio outtakes, radio ads, and plenty more peculiar treasures from the vault.

50 years of "Zoot Allures" will be celebrated by releasing:

- a 2 LP set
- a 3 LP set
- a 5 CD / blu-ray box set

RUDY TROUVÉ'S 2007 PROJECT RELEASED ON BANDCAMP

Originally released on CDR in 2007 and now also available on Bandcamp.

ED KOMARA - RUBEN (RECORDS U BUY & ENJOY)

•  Ed Komara: Ruben (Records U BUY & Enjoy)
      (2025, book, USA, scott parker books)

Follow-up to Ed Komara's "ZaFTIG (The Zappa Family Trust Issues Guide".
The issues being the albums that got issued by the ZFT.

In this latest book, Ed Komara discusses ZFT albums 100 up to 127.

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMET IS COMING

RETROSPECTIVE

Ten years ago we released our first LP entitled Channel The Spirits.

We had no idea at the time where this would take us, as we documented the inception of our newfound synergy, sound waves billowing out of our collective imagination straight to tape right from the first moment.

We celebrate this milestone by bringing together all of our music from that period, including the Prophecy & Death To The Planet EPs, with additional tracks never heard before - both from the studio and for the first time, live performances.

While searching back through the archives, we discovered an unreleased gem, aptly titled 'Late Night Party Jam 2'. Guests had been invited into the studio to dance and play percussion while we jammed into the night, elevated by the collective experience.

This is our first offering from Exploding In Slow Motion: The Complete Channel The Spirits Recordings 2013-2017CE, released November 20 on The Leaf Label.

Available on polychromatic ‘Ring Nebula’ limited edition 3LP (Bandcamp & Rough Trade exclusive), coloured vinyl 3LP, 2CD and Bandcamp exclusive double cassette.

thecometiscoming.bandcamp.com/album/exploding-in-slow-motion-the-complete-channel-the-spirits-recordings-2013-2017ce