United Mutations

Friday, July 24, 2026

FLASHBACK TO 2008 WITH DENNY WALLEY IN CO DE KLOET'S RADIO SHOW

Recorded by Paul B / Unicapb21 :

NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCED FOR THE OZRIC TENTACLES

"Harmonic Mind"
To be released in September.
LP on standard black vinyl, but also announced an purple vinyl, and on CD.

NEW ALBUM BY HEAT ON

Cuneiform Records just announced "150 Swirl", a second release by Lily Finnegan's "Heat On" project.

A NEW PIECE BY EIDON

'Più semplicemente'
by Eidon

<a href="https://eidon.bandcamp.com/track/pi-semplicemente">Più semplicemente by Eidon</a>

ROBERT DAVIDSON - - - ZAPPA AND ME

A lot of people probably saw the picture of Frank Zappa sitting on the toilet before they had ever heard his music. Let alone that they knew who he was.

Taken by photographer Robert Davidson in a London hotel room in 1967, it became one of the best-selling rock posters in history. Zappa himself famously noted that he was more famous for sitting on the toilet than for his music.

I must have seen the picture before I started listening to Frank's music but, for me, that wasn't what triggered me to find out who the man in the picture was.
I got hooked when I found "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" and "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" in the public library. The album artwork pulled me in and the music blew me away.
Still, I can imagine that many people found the photo funny and subversive and thought it embodied the counterculture.

It is an iconic picture and the story behind it is fascinating to say the least.
And that's what the upcoming "Zappa And Me" documentary will be about.

Robert Davidson at Zappanale 2026, picture taken by Andrew Greenaway.

Here's the link to the Kickstarter for the project:
https://www.wilddogworld.com/zappa-and-me-the-image-that-created-an-icon/

Although the Zappanale festival had existed for quite some years, the first 'international edition', with invited guests from all over the world and the inauguration of the statue, took place in 2002.
It's no surprise that the poster referred to the famous picture.

TU-NER

“Rendezvous Rodeo" by Tu-Ner is out now.

The new live album from Trey Gunn (10-string Warr Guitar), Pat Mastelotto (drums and percussion), and Markus Reuter (Touch Guitars T8) spans reimaginings of classic King Crimson pieces, compositions from each member's individual career, and a new take on a song Gunn and Mastelotto originally performed live with David Sylvian and Robert Fripp.

Catch them on tour:
07/28 — Old Saybrook, CT @ The Kate
07/29 — Woodstock, NY @ The Colony
07/30 — Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse
07/31 — Brooklyn, NY @ Shapeshifter Labs
08/09 — Hudson Falls, NY @ Strand Theater
08/10 — Sellersville, PA @ Sellersville Theater
08/11 — Annville, PA @ The Allen Theatre
08/12 — Pittsburgh, PA @ City Winery”

ZAPPA'S 'PEACHES EN REGALIA' PERFORMED AT THE BBC PROMS 2026

BBC Proms: Prog Rock – A Fanfare for the Common Man
by the BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of Robert Ames

It included Zappa's 'Peaches En Regalia', starting at 60 minutes into the recording.

Aaron Copland (arr. ELP) – Fanfare for the Common Man (met Carl Palmer)
Jethro Tull – Living in the Past
Soft Machine – Out-Bloody-Rageous (Part 1)
Genesis – A Trick of the Tail & I Know What I Like
Renaissance – Northern Lights (met Jane Weaver)
The Moody Blues – Nights in White Satin (met Jane Weaver)
Van der Graaf Generator – Refugees (met Peter Hammill)
Yes – And You and I
Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells (Part 1)
ELP – Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression, Part 2
Focus – Sylvia
Osibisa – Komfo
Frank Zappa – Peaches en Regalia
King Crimson – Medley (Schizoid Man / Wind / Court)
Genesis – Entangled
Gentle Giant – On Reflection
Incredible String Band – Maker of Islands (met Gruff Rhys)
Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky (met Vanessa Haynes)
Supertramp – Crime of the Century
Mussorgsky (arr. ELP) – Pictures at an Exhibition (Great Gate) (met Carl Palmer)