PIERRE BOULEZ - ARNOLD SCHOENBERG

The Pierre Boulez series in the Sony Classical series is joy to discover.
Beautiful packaging and adventurous music.
Today's focus is on Arnold Schoenberg.
It's hard to believe that this music was composed over 100 years ago.

• Pierre Boulez: SCHOENBERG – Serenade – 5 Pieces For Orchestra – Ode To Napoleon
      (1993, cd, --, sony classical smk 48 463)

• Pierre Boulez: SCHOENBERG – Suite, op. 29 – Verklärte Nacht – 3 Pieces
     (1993, cd, --, sony classical smk 48 465)

ANGINE DE POITRINE

Canadian costumed math-rock duo Angine de Poitrine is currently in the middle of a massive international tour. After shooting to internet fame from a viral KEXP performance, the mysterious pair has been touring, playing festivals, and releasing their music worldwide.

For those who are catching up, the duo has released two albums.
Recommended listening.

• Angine de Poitrine: Vol. I
      (2024, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      also out on CD and on LP

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• Angine de Poitrine: Vol. II
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      also out on CD and on LP

Fun facts: both CDs include an untitled bonus track & both CDs come with a fan club card, hidden behind the tray.

THE CRAMPS - LOOK MOM NO HEAD

The Cramps' "Look Mom No Head" album is getting a re-issue on red vinyl.

The album includes The Cramps' version of 'Hardworkin' Man', a song written by Jack Nitzsche and originally performed by Captain Beefheart (with Ry Cooder on the guitar) for the "Blue Collar" movie.

THE 2ND COMING

Of interest for those how enjoy late sixties psychedelic rock and southern rock music !

The 2nd Coming issued one 7" in 1968.
They also recorded an album but that never got released. Until now, that is.

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/the-2nd-coming-evaluations-interview

NEW BANDCAMP RELEASE BY ANDREW LATIMER

Guitarist, composer and founding member of Camel, Andrew Latimer.has just released "From The Vault" through Bandcamp.

SENDELICA - AN INTRODUCTION TO SENDELICA

• Sendelica: An Introduction To Sendelica
      (2026, 4cd, UK, fruits de mer)

"An Introduction To Sendelica" is an impressive 4-disc retrospective from the Fruits de Mer Records label.
For fans of hypnotic space rock and psychedelic jazz.

It also includes the band's excellent version of Frank Zappa's 'Don't Eat The Yellow Snow', a track that they had previously released on 7", a split release with Superfjord, from 2017.

A great collection of music and, indeed, a great introduction to Sendelica.

Here's the sneak preview for the Superfjord / Sendelica 7", from 9 years ago.

RICHARD RAY FARRELL & JIMMY CARL BLACK - CATARACT JUMP

• Farrell & Black: Cataract Jump
      (1996, cd, Spain, big bang bb-116-cd)

I didn't know about this Spanish edition of Richard Ray Farrell & Jimmy Carl Black's "Cataract Jump" album.

Originally released in 1996 on the German Fritz Records label.
Re-issued in Spain on the Big Bang record label. Also in 1996.

The album included FZ’s ’Road Ladies’ and Don Van Vliet’s’Sho Nuff N’ Yes I Do’, and sported a different album cover.

The artwork for the (original) German release:

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CUNEIFORM ANNOUNCED A LIVE RECORDING BY BOUD DEUN

Cuneiform Records just announced "Pronounced Booed Dee-un : Churches : Live Boud Deun at Orion April 5, 1997" by Boud Deun

THE ALMOST THREE - IT'S JUST MUSIC

• The Almost Three: It’s Just Music
      (2020, cd, Germany, pottpeople)
      (2020, lp, Germany, pottpeople)

The Almost Three is familiar with Frank Zappa's output as they already covered a Zappa tune or two.

"It's Just Music, their 2020 album, included a track entitled 'Zoppo', of which I assume that it's a nice nod to FZ.
Not necessarily musically, just the title.

Out on LP and on CD.

BSQRD

BSQRD released a Frank Zappa tribute on her "Yesterday's Tomorrow" album.
From 2013 !

Growing up, our father would make my brothers and I mixed CDs of all my dad's favorite music from the 70s. Every CD he made us had to have Frank Zappa's Mudshark on it, because the Secret Word for tonight is Mudshark!

The track is called 'Secret Word (Tribute To Frank Zappa)' and it samples Frank Zappa.