MATTHEW JASKOT

Matt Jaskot's 'Dense, Angular, Nuanced, Cosmic Energy' (2017), is a piece for flute/piccolo, clarinet in B-flat/bass clarinet, and piano

It premiered by Alicia Kosack, Laura Armstrong, and Matthew Jaskot on October 22, 2017 in Bel Air, MD

It's a composition in four movements with the final movement being FZ's 'Bebop Tango' !

  
I. Fist Pumps and Giant Stomps
II. Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
III. Balloons of Remembrance Glide to Infinity
IV. Bebop Tango (F. Zappa, arr. Geoffroy Burleson)

https://www.matthewjaskot.com/copy-of-breathe-in-these-moments-ju

Here are movements two and three.
(unfortunately, I could not find a recording of the fourth movement)

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AN UPDATE FROM STICK MEN

Dear friends,

Today marks the worldwide digital release of Let’s THRAK Again REEL TWO across all platforms. If you listen on a streaming service, please search for the album, save it to your library, and give it a spin. It really helps get the music out there.

We’re also happy to announce that ALL standalone CD and LP orders were dispatched as of last week and are on their way to you, even to the remotest parts of the world.

VIDEO PREMIERE: “SWIMMING IN TEA” (OCTOBER 30)

On Friday, October 30, we’re premiering the video for “Swimming in Tea,” an amazing puppetry short film by the genius filmmaker Jeff Myers. Head over to YouTube now to RSVP and set a reminder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NpCXSJDZrs

BOX SET UPDATE

Unfortunately, we’ve hit a further delay with the Let’s THRAK Again Box Set: a box of LPs was lost in the mail, meaning the 1LP has to be repressed before the sets can ship. Thank you so much for your patience. Take a look at the photo below showing some of the box set contents. As you can see, it has turned out truly beautiful and special.

So many people have asked for more copies of the box set. To stay on the safe side with stock, we are only making 10 additional Let’s THRAK Again box sets available to order for now: https://stickmen.bandcamp.com/merch

JAPANESE UHQCD EDITION

For collectors, the imported Japanese UHQCD edition of Let’s THRAK Again is available now. Uniquely, this release features the Reel Two mixes sequenced in the Reel One running order, plus two bonus tracks: https://japaneseimportuhqcd.bandcamp.com/merch/stick-men-let-s-thrak-again-japanese-version-uhqcd-by-japanese-import-uhqcd

TOUCH GUITARS U8 DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION

On a related note, some of you may have heard Markus’s new Touch Guitar on our recent US tour. Only two instruments from that same build series of ten super-light and amazing-sounding guitars are left in stock and available: https://www.markusreuter.com/touch-guitars-u8-deluxe-special-edition

A BIG SURPRISE

What’s ahead for us? A big surprise: Believe it or not, we’ll soon start work on our next album, and we’ll also be re-releasing our entire back catalogue over the next couple of years. On the live front, we’ll be heading to Asia in late January and early February for shows in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. Search online for more details on those dates. And we'll be back playing in the USA in March and April.

Thank you and best wishes! Markus, Tony, Pat

 

STARLICKER - DOUBLE DEMON

• Starlicker: Double Demon
      (2011, cd, --, delmark)
      (2011, lp, --, delmark)

When I first heard heard about Starlicker, I expected to be immersed in some psychedelic space jazz. Not that I would mind, but Starlicker's "Double Demon" is quite something else. And I should have known if I would have checked the line-up:

• Rob Mazurek - cornet
• Jason Adasiewicz - vibes
• John Herndon - drums 

As far as I could tell, "Double Demon" is the trio's only album (released in 2011 !!) and that's a pity because they sound great.
Rob Mazurek is no stranger to this blog, as is Jason Adasiewicz. Add John Herndon (Tortoise), and you have an ensemble that you want to check out.

Eclectic, chaotic but also groundbreaking.
A great combination of instruments plus the unconventional rhythms remind me a lot of Frank Zappa's avant-garde and jazz pieces.

Essential listening !!

-- info: Danny Mathys

TERRY BOZZIO & BEAT

MWM:

And (drummer and composer) Andy Edwards:

DWEEZIL ZAPPA ON 97.7 ZOW RADIO

Dweezil Zappa talks with Brad King of 97.7 ZOW

CHANAN HANSPAL ON FRANK ZAPPA'S USE OF THE SUS2 CHORD

KING CRIMSON - 2014 - THE COMPLETE US TOUR

Announced for release on October 30, 2026:

• The complete 2014 King Crimson US tour, featuring all 19 concerts spread across 2 Blu-ray discs.

• Concert recordings in 24-bit/96 kHz Hi-Res Stereo based on the FOH (Front of House) mix, sourced from the band’s multitrack recordings and combined with the audience and venue sound from each individual concert venue.

• Includes previously unseen video footage of the band’s first night at The Egg in Albany, New York (a performance for friends and family) in 1920 × 1080 HD.

• 2 Blu-ray discs in a miniature gatefold sleeve with a 24-page booklet, as well as new liner notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith.

• Pat Mastelotto, Bill Rieflin, Gavin Harrison: Drums
• Robert Fripp: Guitar
• Jakko Jakszyk: Guitar & Voice
• Mel Collins: Saxes & Flute
• Tony Levin: Basses & Stick

 

FROM SAND TO STARDUST

French instrumental trio FROM SAND TO STARDUST have released their new mini-album, Moondrift, available now digitally and on CD.

Previously introduced through the music video for “Carving Stone From Space,” the record expands that first transmission into four tracks and thirty minutes of fuzz, movement and open space. Heavy desert-rock grooves meet progressive structures, psychedelic textures and passages that seem designed to test how far three musicians can travel without leaving the room.

JAY DANLEY - TENDER MERCIES AND MINOR MIRACLES

Jay Danley just released "Tender Mercies And Minor Miracles".

THE WIZARD - WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLIN' / PARTY OF SPECIAL THINGS TO DO

San Antonio, Texas-based artist The Wizard has just released "Who Do You Think You're Foolin' b/w Party of Special Things To Do".

Both tracks were taken from the "Playin' with Beef: A Captain Beefheart Tribute" compilation album that got released by Fuzzy Cat Records in 2025.