DET SKANDALØSE ORKESTER AT ZAPPANALE 2025

Dear Zappanale fans,

we would like to contribute to the first musical evening of the week with the next band.

We are looking forward to “DET SKANDALØSE ORKESTER” in 2025

Det Skandaløse Orkester is a very stupid rock band from Bergen, Norway, with jazz, punk, folk, prog, humor, cabaret, Zappa, techno and football influences.

They are notable for being great musicians, but at the same time they look like complete lunatics. Not since Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention has the world seen anything like it. Wild energy, dancing insanity, crazy horns, absurdities and a guitar hero out of this world are things you will experience from this band.

Here's the band's 2019 performance at Zappanale:

THE NECKS

In about two weeks, Australian trio The Necks will be performing at De Singel in Antwerp, Belgium.
I'm listening to their latest album ("Bleed") while I'm typing this, and I have to admit that the music pulls you in. Completely.

The Necks features Chris Abrahams on keyboards, Lloyd Swanton on bass, and Tony Buck on drums.
And they improvise.
The result, with "Bleed" as an example, sounds quite experimental. Jazzy at times, but mostly as an experimental musical wandering.
"Bleed", the album, only includes one piece, also called 'Bleed' and it's about 40 minutes long.
Amazing and bewildering.

DR. LONNIE SMITH - BREATHE

• Dr. Lonnie Smith: Breathe
      (2021, cd, USA, blue note)

Hammon B-3 organ legend Dr. Lonnie Smith did a series of concerts in New York City in 2017, celebrating his 75th birthday.
For this particular recording, the band featured Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar, Johnathan Blake on drums, John Ellis on tenor saxophone, Jason Marshall on baritone saxophone, Sean Jones on trumpet, and Robin Eubanks on trombone.
Add two studio tracks that feature Iggy Pop, and you've got "Breathe", a beautiful, soulful album.
I enjoyed it as a digital download, but it's also out on CD and on 2LP.

Here's the opening track:

LA REVUE DESSINÉE #45

Issue number 45 of La Revue Dessinée, automne 2024.

Below pictures of from "Face B" by
Arnaud Le Gouëfflec & Nicolas Moog

R.I.P. HERMAN SELLESLAGS

(Belgian) photographer Herman Selleslags passed away on Friday 18 October 2024 at the age of 86.

He was best-known for being HUMO's in-house photographer.

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FREAK KITCHEN - EVERYONE GETS BLOODY

• freak kitchen: everyone gets bloody
      (2024, cd, --, thunderstruck productions)

Freak Kitchen released "Everyone Gets Bloody" earlier this year. It's their tenth release !

"Everyone Gets Bloody" shows Mattias IA Eklundh's view on the current world and he does not paint a nice picture.

The music, however, does fit the message and the emotions perfectly.

If you're familiar with Freak Kitchen's output, you know what to expect.
Intense, with strange rhythms, but with beautiful melodies and amazing guitar stuff.
I love it.

3000 - UNREPEATABLE

In 2007, Jan Klare, Bart Maris, Wilbert de Joode and Michael Vatcher released an album entitled "Unplayable".
Inspired, they named the project 1000.

As 1000, they recorded different albums. And when the line-up changed, they also changed the name of the project.
1000 + 1 added Eugene Chadbourne;
2000 featured Steve Swell and Elisabeth Coudoux;

There's a certain logic to it.

Their latest album, "Unrepeatable", features the initial quartet, plus Steve Swell.
And the new line-up is called 3000.

Two long, exiting pieces of improvised music.
Out on CD (limited to 30 copies !!), but also available on Bandcamp.
Check it out:

'NEW' SUN RA 7"

In time for Christmas as it's scheduled for a November release:

Performed and recorded by The Qualities somewhere in the 1950's, and co-written by Sun Ra.
Originally released on Sun Ra's Saturn record label: 'It's Christmas Time' / 'Happy New Year To You'

SUPERSISTER - - - THE ELTON DEAN SESSIONS

50 years ago, Supersister toured The Netherlands and Europe with Elton Dean as a brand-new member of the band.

Recently discovered recordings have now found their way to a new release:

"The Elton Dean Sessions".

Out on CD and on 2 LP (coloured vinyl).

ZAPPANALE 2025

 In the meantime, several bands have been announced for Zappanale 2025 :

• The Breed
• Silas & Saski
• The Dorf
• Yuval Ron
• The Monika Roscher Bigband
• Ozric Tentacles

Details : https://www.zappanale.de/de

& more info soon...