MARIETA TAMARIT RELEASES SOLO ALBUM

Vocalist Marieta Tamarit has performed and recorded with her brother Paco Tamarit (as Serpentine), Octambuli, Caballlero Reynaldo and The Grand Wazoo Combo.

She performed with Caballero Reynaldo at Zappanale in 2010.

Her album is entitled "Glazy" and is getting released on the Hall Of Fame record label. On this album, she is performing a couple of Frank Zappa compositions.

http://www.halloffame.es

LIGRO - DICTIONARY 2

• ligro: dictionary 2
      (2012, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr047)

Everybody should know by now that Moonjune Records has an ear for talent.

Their latest discovery is a band called Ligro, a jazz-rock trio from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ligro is Agam Hamzah (guitar), Adi Darmawan (bass guitar) and Gusti Hendy (drums). Read backwards, Ligro becomes "Orgil', which means 'crazy people' in the Bahasa language. It should give you an idea of the music that they produce.

According to their website, this jazz-rock powertrio released their first album in 2008, entitled "Dictionary 1". The sequel is now getting an international release on the MoonJune label: "Dictionary 2".

"Dictionary 2" presents eight powerful compositions. The record shows that all three musicians have great chops and that the band is very tight when it needs to be. The Ligro trio takes jazz-rock to another level. It's fast and accurate. Especially Gusi Hendy's drumming is all over the place.

With composition titles like 'Stravinsky', 'Etude Indienne' and 'Miles Away' the band shows that they are not afraid to show their influences.

High-energy fusion. I love it.

Ligro's "Dictionary 2" should be on every fusion-fan's want-list.

Highly recommended. Check it out.

(Cover design by Aga Dilaga !!)

www.moonjune.com

http://ligrotrio.com

THE GRANDE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

• the grande mothers of invention: happy mothers day
      (2012, cd, switzerland, private release)

The Grande Mothers released another album !!

It's no download or CDR, but a real, factory-pressed & good looking CD (with a fabulous cover by Don Preston).

"Happy Mothers Day" as the album is called, got recorded in concert earlier this year. Napoleon Murphy Brock, Don Preston, Christopher Garcia, Gahaes The Great (Robbie Mangano) and Anon E.Mous (Walt Fowler) did a great job.

An impressive setlist and an inspired performance. What else does one need?

Big Swifty

Evelyn The Dog

Big Swifty

Echidna's Arf

Don't You Ever Wash That Thing

Holiday In Berlin

Aybe Sea

The Little House I Used To Live In

Merry Christmas Baby

I've Got News For You

Pygmy Twylyte

Dummy Up

The Message

Oh No

Son Of Orange County

More Trouble Every Day

I saw the band in concert in Tilburg earlier this month where they played a similar set. Excellent.
Happy belated Mothers Day everyone!

7 HOURS OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC

Last week I told you about the latest MoonJune offer.
As the deal stays valid until 12/12/12, I'm happy to repeat it:

Progressive Music for $1

7hrs of Music and 60 Tunes

Minimum. Donation $1 • Suggested Donation $5-10

FLAC, LAC or MP3-320kb files

http://moonjunerecords.bandcamp.com/album/1-for-7hrs-of-music

from

MoonJune Records & Management

Progressive music exploring boundaries of jazz, rock, avant-garde & the unknown.

www.moonjune.com

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND - SON OF DUST SUCKER

• captain beefheart and the magic band: son of dust sucker
      (2012, cd, uk, ozit dandelion cd 6013)

"Son Of Dust Sucker" is a recent release by the U.K. Ozit / Dandelion record label.
It's another version of the Bat Chain Puller album and comes from Don's original tape.
It got released a couple of months ago.

http://www.spaceritual.net/tractor/cb-sonofdustsucker.htm
New updated version of the “Dust Sucker” album, which will be deleted after the current pressing has sold through. Captain Beefheart’s original tapes of the Bat Chain Puller album, sent to his friend Roger Eagle in the UK to make sure they got released in the UK, as in the USA the tapes were tied up in a dispute between Frank Zappa and his manager Herb Cohen. "Son of Dust Sucker" combines those original tapes with the surprise nine extra live bonus tracks from the Captain’s illustrious career.

SUN RA ARKESTRA IN CONCERT IN NYC ON 2012 12 13

The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen travels onward toward the conclusion of its 2012 World Tour on Thursday, December 13, 2012 with a return visit to Nublu, 62 Avenue C between 4th and 5th Streets in New York City. Sets will be at 10:30 pm and midnight.

This appearance of the Sun Ra Arkestra is part of the Nublu Jazz Festival New York City. The Nublu show continues a legacy of New York City East Village club Arkestra manifestations that started with legendary events at the Five Spot and Slugs many decades ago.

Here's a 2 1/2 minute video segment of the June 7, 2012 Arkestra visitation to Nublu:

For additional information about Nublu, please visit:

http://www.nublu.net/

THE RESIDENTS - BAD DAY ON THE MIDWAY

• the residents: bad day on the midway
      (2012, book + cd, usa, the cryptic corp.)

"Bad Day on the Midway" initially got released in 1995. It was a CD-ROM game designed and scored by The Residents and a number of graphic artists, including Jim Ludtke. 
One year later, The Residents released the soundtrack on CD as "Have A Bad Day".

And now there's the book version of the CD-ROM.
Haven't read it yet, but the CD has already been dancing in my CD player.
Nice.

RENE VAN BARNEVELD ON VRIJE GELUIDEN TV SHOW

Next Sunday morning, René van Barneveld will be performing at the Vrije Geluiden TV show.
National Dutch TV station NED 1, that is.

René van Barneveld will be performing at the Amsterdam Electric Guitar Heaven festival that kicks off on December 7. René played the guitar in Urban Dance Squad and in Sjako (who recorded two Zappa compositions !).

http://www.amsterdamelectric.com/nl

Former Zappa, Bowie and King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew will also perform at this festival, as will Anton Goudsmit, Corrie van Binsbergen, Pieter Tiehuis, Andy Summers, and DeWolff's Pablo van de Poel...

GLENN HUGHES & JOE LYNN TURNER - HTP 2

• glenn hughes & joe lynn turner: hughes turner project 2
      (2003, cd, ger, mtm music 0681-81)

"HTP 2" or "Huges Turner Project 2" is a typical AOR (Album Orientated Rock) album from almost ten years ago. It features Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner on lead vocals.
Special guest on track three, 'Losing My Head', is Steve Vai. It has a bit of an oriental flavour.
Data has been added to the United Mutations Archives.

UK - REUNION TOUR - HIGHLINE BALLROOM NYC USA 2011-04-11

• u.k.: reunion tour - highline ballroom, nyc, ny - april 11, 2011
      (2012, 2cd-bootleg, japan, ??)

April 2011, John Wetton and Eddie Jobson reformed U.K. to do a couple of concerts in Tokyo, San Francisco, New York City and Boston. The shows featured Alex Machacek on guitar and Marco Minnemann on drums.
This was followed by a world tour in 2012.
These concerts did not go unnoticed to bootleggers. A couple of bootlegs with recordings of these shows have already been spotted.
Here's a picture of the bootleg that has the NYC 2011-04-11 concert.
Said to be manufactured in Japan...

DOUBT - MERCY, PITY, PEACE & LOVE

• doubt: mercy, pity, peace & love
      (2012, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr049)

douBt is back.

Alex Maguire, Michel Delville and Tony Bianco have recorded a second album.

On "Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love", the trio shows that progressive rock is more alive then ever. The listener is treated to 13 beautiful tracks on which Alex Maguire's keyboard and Michel Delville's guitar scream for your attention as they take you for a a wild ride. Guided by Tony Bianco's expressive drumming, the trio shows some great interplay.

"Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love" is an excellent album. (The album title was taken from William Blake's 'Songs Of Innocence And Experience' poem.)

 The compositions are great. There's some great soloing going on, and the three of them sound as one.

My favorite piece is 'Jalal', although the trio's rendition of Jimi Hendrix' 'Purple Haze' should be mentioned as well.

Fans of jazz-rock or progressive rock should not hesitate.

This is essential listening!

www.moonjune.com

Listen to some sound samples at the Moonjune website:
http://moonjune.com/catalog/049_DOUBT_Mercy-Pity-Peace-and-Love_MJR049/

DWALMACAT 494

Go to

http://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx

and click on "Luister" to enjoy this week's Dwalmacat Radio Show

• MAN FROM URANUS – Get along
• CLINIC – King Kong
• VOICE OF THE SEVEN THUNDERS – Dalälven
• FELIX KUBIN – Menthol radio swing
• PARRONDO – The stars are so big
• VOLCANO THE BEAR – Buffalo shoulder
• CABARET VOLTAIRE – This is entertainment
• DAPHNI – Pairs
• THE VENTURES – Theme from Charlie’s angels
• VITAMIN B12 – Harry’s harmonica dub / Krautbeat / The hapless dandy
• FOETUS IN YOUR BED – Industrial go slow
• FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION – Motherly love
• JAD FAIR – The zombies of Mora-Tau
• PAUL McCARTNEY – Check my machine
• MARCEL VANTHILT – Gaston en zijn zuster
• CLINIC – Cosmic radiation
• AF URSIN – Taciturne

NEW ARISTOCRATS ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

The new Aristocrats album, "Boing ! We'll Do It Live", is available for pre-order.
There's a couple of different versions, the most luxury one being a 2CD/DVD set.

http://the-aristocrats-band.com/

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC MANSON ENSEMBLE - ZAPPA

• the royal acadamy of music manson ensemble: zappa
      (2012, cd, uk, ram 045)

The Manson Ensemble took part in the "Frank Zappa at the Roundhouse" festival that was held in London, UK from November 5 - 7, 2010.

The Ensemble also scheduled a performance of some Zappa compositions on November 13, 2010.

Conducted by Frank Ollu, who performed with the Ensemble Modern on the original Yellow Shark recording, the Manson Ensemble presented a selection of instrumental Zappa classics alongside new transcriptions by RAM Head of Composition, Philip Cashian, and current composition students.

Shortly after the concerts, the ensemble recorded this album. The result is stunning. A fine recording of a superb performance.

Essential listening for every Zappa fan.

-- info: Andrew Greenaway

1. peaches en regalia  (arr. ali n.askin)
2. big swifty  (arr. jon nelson)
3. dupree's paradise
4. twenty small cigars  (trans. chris lyons)
5. the legend of the golden arches  (trans. robert peate)
6. st. alfonzo's pancake breakfast  (trans. charlie piper)
7. little umbrellas  (trans. joseph davies)
8. black page #2  (trans. philip cashian)
9. music for low-budget orchestra  (arr. ian underwood, trans. philip cashian)
10. alien orifice  (trans. philip cashian)
11. little house i used to live in  (trans. philip cashian)
12. the perfect stranger - movement I
13. the perfect stranger - movement II
    g-spot tornado (arr. ali n. askin)

A SHORT CHAT WITH WOLFRAM KLUG

Wolfram Klug went to L.A. a little while ago to record with Ed Mann, Ike Willis, Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow.

He posted a couple of pictures on his blog

goforlife.wolframklug.com

Here's a short chat with Wolfram.

UniMuta : Hello Wolfram, can you tell us a bit about yourself? You're a musician, composer, ...?

Wolfram Klug : I am a musician. Bass Guitar mostly. Done file music (www.myspace.com/flabsound for example). Played in all sorts of bands in Germany and Switzerland where I live now.
 
UniMuta : On your blog you write that it is hard to find musicians in Europe to work with you. Can you tell us a bit more? What do you expect from the musicians that you work with?

Wolfram Klug : European musicians are worried about their reputation. So every project is carefully checked: what is it? Who is it? Do I risk anything? And does he pay me enough.
As I don’t have a huge track record people are quite resisitant to try out new things with me.

UniMuta : It's fascinating that you went to L.A. to record with musicians that were in Zappa's band. How did they relate to your music?

Wolfram Klug : They did like the music, however my approach while recording was new to them as I asked them to try this and that. Things which might not make sense to them musically in that moment but they trusted me that I will do the right thing in the editing and mixing process.
In any case they ARE open minded and experimental. I will have a video soon and you will see the fun we had.

UniMuta : Your new album will be called "Go For Live". Did you have all the basic tracks recorded before you left for L.A.? Can you explain how you work? Do you have all the parts on the computer and do you ask the 
participating musicians to re-record these parts?

Wolfram Klug : All of the above and more. Each track was different. I had 50% of the tracks prepared in Logic Studio.
Some parts where written and I asked mostly Tommy to rerecord.
Words for Vocals where written by me and basic melodies. Ike and Tommy then added their feel.
One song was partially co-composed by T and I.

UniMuta : I was happy to read that the recording went fine. What's the next step for the album?

Wolfram Klug : A lot of editing now. Then mixing, mastering and CD promotion.
We also think of a tour in Europe next summer

UniMuta : Do you have some sort of schedule? When do you want the album to be released? Will it be a private release or do you have a label? I'm assuming and hoping that the album will be released in some sort of physical format like vinyl or CD, or will it be download only?

Wolfram Klug : To be decided. Best case all of the above. Spring 2013

UniMuta : I'm very curious to hear the result !  Keep us posted on your progress !

LIVING BY LANTERNS

Living By Lanterns is a band that consists of musicians from New York and Chicago.

They explore music, inspired by a previously unknown recording of Sun Ra.
The band features drummer Mike Reed and vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz.

http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/realaudio/LivingbyLanterns-Forget%20B.mp3

Out on Cuneiform.

www.cuneiform.com

VARIOUS ARTISTS - FESTIVAL VOOR NIEUWE MUZIEK - HAPPY NEW EARS

• various artists: festival voor nieuwe muziek - happy new ears
      (2005, cd, bel, gonzo circus gc 066)

In 2005, the Happy New Ears festival celebrated its 10th anniversary. For this occasion, the organisation joined forces with Gonzo Circus magazine and released a sampler for the upcoming edition, introducing the participating artists.
Track 4 is Peter Vermeersch's 'Heliogabal', performed by Flat Earth Society.

MIKE MILLER QUINTET - WORLD GOES ROUND

• mike miller quintet: world goes round
      (2008, cd, usa, wakonda music)

Guitar player Mike Miller's musical career is quite impressive. He recorded with The Yellowjackets, collaborated with Alphonso Johnson and was a part of Chick Corea's Elektric Band.
Next to these working with all these jazz cats, Mike also has numerous links to the Zappa universe. He recorded with The Fowler Brothers, he toured and recorded with The Grandmothers in the early eighties, and he was part of The Band From Utopia to name just a few.
Earlier this month, I saw him in concert with the Grande Mothers, performing the music of FZ together with Napoleon Murphy Brock, Don Preston, Dave Johnson and Chris Garcia.
It was at this very concert that I picked up a copy of "World Goes Round", one of his two solo albums.(The other one's called "Save The Moon".)

"World Goes Round" is a beautiful, jazzy album. The compositions are great, mixing rock, jazz and fusion, and the playing is superb.
The quintet features Mike Miller on guitar, Walt Fowler on trumpet, Albert Wing on tenor sax, Chad Wackerman on drums, and Jimmy Johnson on bass.

A must-have album.
Available from CDBaby.

Here's the Mike Miller Quintet in concert:

And here's Mike with Jeff Severson, performing Steely Dan's 'Josie'.

DWEEZIL ZAPPA - F.O.H. III - OUT OF OBSCURITY

• dweezil zappa: f.o.h. III - out of obscurity
      (2012, cd, usa, fantom records)

I brought this one home after the Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa concert in Brussels. It's the third release in Dweezil's "Front Of House" mixes of recent ZpZ tours.
This particular disc focusses on the February 2012 concerts, charactarized by the presence of Scott Thunes on bass. Scott played in Frank Zappa's band from 1982 until the very end in 1988. Later, he toured and recorded with Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa, and with Steve Vai. When the Zappa Plays Zappa band found themselves without a bass player earlier this year, Scott filled the void.

"Out Of Obscurity" is an excellent album. It presents an excellent choice of song from the Frank Zappa songbook. The band is in great shape, and Dweezil's guitar playing is really good.

Mandatory food for Zappa freaks.

PANZERPAPPA UPDATE

Thanks to Danny Mathys, I was able to add the Panzerpappa discography to the United Mutations Archives.
The first two albums were privately released CDRs.
"Farlig Vandring" was the band's first 'real' album.
"Astromalist" is the brand-new one.

• panzerpappa: passer gullfisk
      (2001, cdr, norway, panzerpappa  #1)

• panzerpappa: hulemysteriet
      (2003, cdr, norway, panzerpappa  #2)

• panzerpappa: farlig vandring
      (2004, cd, norway, avant audio productions)

• panzerpappa: koralrevens klagesang
      (2006, cd, norway, avant audio productions)

• panzerpappa: astromalist
      (2012, cd, norway, rune grammofon)

SPACE ORPHANS IN CONCERT IN NEW HAVEN 2012 12 16

Red Blade and Space Orphans will be doing a concert at the 'Elm Bar' in New Haven, CT, on 2012 12 16.

THE GRANDE MOTHERS IN LONDON 2012 11 23

WHAT A WEEKEND...

My previous weekend was a one-of-a-kind.

Friday, we went to see Steve Vai in concert in Tilburg at the 013 concert hall. Sunday was Grande Mothers day at the Paradox music club in Tilburg, and Monday evening we enjoyed Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa in Brussels.
Fun was had by all. Especially by me.

Dweezil ZpZ show was good. We had nice seats (which is important) and the band played an impressive set from the Zappa catalogue. It was a bit too clean, maybe. I would have liked Dweezil to tell us some stories about the music, the compositions or whatever. Instead we got a silent tune-up break every time he switched guitars. It ruins the atmosphere when you have these silent moments. Too bad, 'cause the boys and girls can really play and Dweezil did a great job playing the lead guitar.
Goosebumps when Scheila recited "Music Is The Best !!
The annoying part happened after the show when I found out that they had run out of the Zappa albums that I wanted to bring home. So now I still don't have the first volume of Road Tapes...
And I know it's not the guy at the merch booth's fault, but answering me like "We ran out of these a couple of days ago but they should be back in tomorrow in Utrecht" did not help... I wasn't going to Utrecht. I came to Brussels...

The Grande Mothers performed at the Paradox. We were lucky to catch the last chairs and found ourselves sitting down about five feet from the stage. Great !! The band featured former Mothers Napoleon Murphy Brock and Don Preston, plus Mike Miller, Chris Garcia and Dave Johnson. These guys had fun, and they were able to pass their energy on to the public.
Very good.
Goosebumps all over the place.

Steve Vai still has it. Not only did he show up at the Sounds Record Store in the city of Tilburg in the afternoon, he brought a f*$£%/ three-hour show...
We were standing on the balkony, so maybe the sound wasn't perfect, but the show was and we could enjoy every second of it.
This was great. Steve mixed his beautiful ballads with material from his most recent album, and he gave all of his bandmembers a bit of room to showcase their music as well.
Tears in my eyes...

EMERGENT SEA IN CONCERT IN BRUSSELS 2012 12 04

Emergent Sea will be performing at 'Magasin 4' in Brussels, Belgium, on 2012 12 04.

EMERGENT SEA
- Fabienne vdp (vocals)
- Andy Kirk (guitar, keys, vocals)
- Guy Segers (bass, vocals)
- Danny Van Hoeck (drums)

JACOPO GIUSTI IN CONCERT 2012 12 13

Jacopo Giusti will be performing material from his latest album in concert.

JACOPO GIUSTI presenta PLAY ONLY WHAT I LOVE live Thursday, december 13, 2012, at 21:30 h at Teatro di Lari in Lari (PI), Italy

• jacopo giusti: play only what i love
      (2011, cd, italy, discolaser)

ZAUSS - NEULICH NEBEN DER GRENZE

• zauss: neulich neben der grenze
      (2006, cd, switzerland, fazzul music)

July 2006, guitar player Francesco Zago and composer and saxophone player Markus Stauss got invited to Fabio Ceriani's place in Tradate, Italy. At the house, Francesco and Markus recorded a number of improvisations. Zauss (ZAgo & StaUSS) was born. "Neulich Neben Der Grenze" (Close To The Frontier) presents this music in the same order as it was recorded.

If I'm not mistaken, "Neulich Neben Der Grenze" was the first Zauss album. It got recorded in Tradate, which can be found near a village called Varese and is, indeed, close to the border with Switzerland. On the other hand, the album title fits the music as well. This is music for the adventurous listener. It's experimental, improvised music.

Markus Stauss' saxophone takes a journey in the soundscapes that are created by Francesco Zago's guitar.
This is the kind of music that asks for your complete attention.

Recommended listening.

http://www.fazzulmusic.ch

Here's a clip of Markus Stauss with Christian Weber.

JAZZ FROM HELL

Radio Documentary, Jazzphile: "Jazz from Hell - His Bizarre Relationship with Jazz" 

A 3 part Radio 3 BBC documentary broadcast in 2003, to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Frank Zappa.

In 2003, BBC radio's Jazzphile series marked the death of Frank Zappa by taking a closer look at the jazz side of his music. Written and presented by Charles Shaar Murray, and featuring interviews with a host of former Mothers.

DWALMACAT 493

Go tohttp://www.fmbrussel.be/programmas/dwalmacat.aspx
and click on "Luister" to enjoy:

• CRO MAGNON – Yucatan
• GEERT WAEGEMAN – Ginamambo
• POLLAROID PATSY – Oopatoopa
• EGO PLUM & TIP TOE TOPIC – Orient express
• DE LEGENDE – Hondenlied
• CRO MAGNON – Ludwig zum Bahnhof
• POLLAROID PATSY – Zug
• GEERT WAEGEMAN – Pinball
• GEERT WAEGEMAN – Absint
• CRO MAGNON & BUB – Place Flagey
• CRO MAGNON – Somnabühles
• GEERT WAEGEMAN & GERRIT VALCKENAERS – Turkse disco
• ANDRE BRASSEUR – Early bird
• LIO – Banana split

BROKKENFABRIEK PLAYS SUN RA IN AMSTERDAM 2012 11 25

Next Sunday, the Brokkenfabriek and Joost Buis will be performing the music of Sun Ra at 'Zaal 100' in Amsterdam.
The second gig will be a perfomance by the Cosmonotes.
Check it out.

MOONJUNE GOES TO BANDCAMP

a message from MoonJune

MoonJune goes to the BandCamp, high res download

Dear MoonJune Friends

I have decided to sell high res digital downloads via BandCamp.com on top of the regular digital distribution via "usual" channels that sell to iTunes, Amazon mp3, and similar, which is mostly in mp3 format and 192kb only. Now, fans can buy legal downloads in the following, better quality formats: MP3 320, FLAC, MP3 VBR (V0), AAC, Ogg Vorbis or ALAC. Click HERE for instructions and more info about the whole downloading process.

This compilation features almost 7hrs of music and/or 60 tunes (1 from each MJR's catalog, 1 from each Nevermore/Copernicus catalog, and 1 each from ZoZe Music catalog).

And all for $1.00 for 60 tunes / 7hrs of music, as a minimum suggested donation.
You can pay whatever You like, and as much You can afford.

This offer is valid until "the end of the world", 12/12/12, after which the whole catalog will be available for sale via legal download on BandCamp.com @ $7.00 per each album (except Dean/Hewins "Bar Torque, which will be not available for sale).

And hopefully this samples will encourage You to support even more a truly independent label and all hard working musos/artists on the label, - purchasing MoonJune Records' physical product - CDs - , at a very reasonable price and always with free shipping worldwide, or, legally downloading high resolution digital file on http://moonjunerecords.bandcamp.com

In 2013, my other company MoonJuneAsia - Indojazzia will start distributing digitally only a very vast array of Indonesian music, from various genres. It's about time for the world to discover the magic of the music of this unique country.

I appreciate Your continuos support, believing this is kind of an offer, You cannot refuse, and the cost of the same compilation from December 13, 2012 will be $10.00.

All the best

Yours in Music

Leonardo Pavkovic

www.moonjune.com

MoonJune Records (random order)

1. Allan Holdsworth - Blues For Tony 11:12

2. Tohpati Bertiga - I Feel Great 06:41

3. Slivovitz - Fat 05:03

4. Hiram Bullock & Bireli Lagrene - Three Views Of A Secret 09:11

5. D.F.A. - Flying Trip 07:53

6. simakDialog - One Has To Be 13:34

7. Phil Miller In Cahoots - Conspiracy Theories 07:09

8. Hugh Hopper - Numero D'Vol 09:21

9. Ligro - Paradox 07:10

10. Tohpati Ethnomission - Bedhaya Ketawang (Sacred Dance) 08:30

11. Alex Maguire Sextet - Psychic Warrior 09:17

12. Doubt - Jalal 07:16

13. TriPod - Trip The Light 04:09

14. Soft Machine Legacy - 12/12 10:20

15. Allan Holdsworth - Low Levels, High Stakes 09:05

16. Arti & Mestieri - Strips 04:26

17. D.F.A. - Ascendente Scorpione 04:33

18. Soft Works - Elsewhere 08:01

19. SH.TG.N - Eyjafjallajökull 03:17

20. simakDialog - Tak Jauh Pertama 07:41

21. Soft Machine - Land Of The Bag Snake 05:07

22. Jason Smith feat. Gary Husband and Dave Carpenter - Follow Your Heart 08:01

23. Dennis Rea - Kan Hai De Re Zi 03:43

24. Elton Dean & Mark Hewins - Merilyn's Cave 14:21

25. Soft Machine Legacy - The Nodder 07:03

26. Barry Cleveland - You'll Just have To See It To Believe 05:22

27. Elton Dean & The Wrong Object - The Unbelievable Truth 11:45

28. Iron Kim Style - Adrift 07:44

29. Machine Mass Trio - Hero 10:15

30. Moraine - Manifest Density 03:55

31. Soft Machine Legacy - Kings And Queens 09:14

32. Allan Holdsworth - None Too Soon Pt. I / Interlude / None Too Soon Pt. II 07:44

33. Marbin - Burning Match 05:10

34. D.F.A. - Space Ace Man 09:52

35. Doubt - Cosmic Surgery 06:45

36. Mahogany Frog - Message From Uncle Stan: Green House 03:48

37. Boris Savoldelli & Elliott Sharp - Nostalghia 04:21

38. D.F.A. - Ragno 12:04

39. Soft Machine Legacy - Chloe & The Pirates 07:27

40. Slivovitz - Dammi Un Besho 06:16

41. Moraine - The Okanogan Lobe 07:39

42. Finisterre - Canto Antico 11:30

43. Mahogany Frog - Lady Xoc & Shield Jaguar 08:54

44. Geoff Leigh & Yumi Hara - The Siren Returns 05:38

45. Hugh Hopper & Yumi Hara - Futa 04:26

46. Soft Machine - Pigling Bland 04:44

47. Beppe Crovella - Slightly All The Time 09:33

48. Boris Savoldelli - Crosstown Traffi04:02

49. Delta Saxophone Quartet - The Tale Of Taliesin 01:54

50. Boris Savoldelli - Io 02:10

51. The Wrong Object - Sonic Riot At The Holy Palate 02:52

ZoZe Music (random order)

52. Yagull - White Room 04:51

53. Sashasonia - Dark 04:11

Nevermore, Inc. Records (random order)

54. Copernicus - The Sound Of The Mind 05:03

55. Copernicus - Humanity Created The Illusion Of Itself 06:57

56. Copernicus - Free At Last 05:16

57. Copernicus - Atomic Nevermore 04:13

58. Copernicus - They Own Everything 03:19

59. Copernicus - Joe Meets Copernicus 05:50

60. Copernicus - Victim Of The Sky 04:17

VAI IN TILBURG

When Steve Vai played in Tilburg last week, he made an afternoon visit to Sounds, the record store in Tilburg. His visit had been announced and everyone was invited to bring their camera along, or to bring stuff for Steve to sign.

Here's a short article from Brabants Dagblad. (in Dutch)

http://bd.nl/weblogs/stadsgezicht/gitaarlegende-steve-vai-uw-baby-1.203479

-- info: Jeroen Janssens

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - MERSEYTROUT

• captain beefheart and the magic band: merseytrout
      (2011, 2lp, uk, ozit / dandelion records 8009)

I'm still going through the things that I bought at Zappanale. Here's one of those Ozit / Dandelion releases.
I had already added the picture to the Archives, but now the line-up, links & tracklist have been added as well.

Is it good? It is essential?

Well, for most Beefheart fans, the man's discography only had few additions after "Ice Cream For Crow".
You need the "Grow Fins" box;  "I'm Going To Do What I Wanno Do" (Rhino, 2000); and the ZFT's "Bat Chain Puller" is essential, but that's about it.
Sure, a number of nice live recordings have been released as well and a couple of them are really nice, but the material that Ozit / Dandelion has been releasing is for die-hards only.

THE RESIDENTS - DEMONIC !

• the residents: demonic ! - the residents live in oslo
      (2012, 2cd, usa, rz1207)

Initially, "Demonic" got released as luxurious 2 CD/ DVD set. And I'm pretty convinced that it's still available.
So maybe The Residents thought that this limited deluxe version would sell out soon as they released a regular 2 CD set more recently.
A great show, taken from the 2003 tour, live in Oslo.

It includes the beautiful and almost hypnotic 'Wonderful'.
Featuring Nolan Cook on the guitar !!

STEVE VAI

We saw Steve Vai in concert in Tilburg last Friday.
The show lasted three hours and we enjoyed every minute of it.

Here's two of my favorite SVYM's (Steve Vai Youtube Movies) to start the day.
The first one has Steve performing with the Metropole Orkest.
From an official release. Recorded in Groningen. Saw the same show live a little while later in Amsterdam.
Blew me away.

And here's Steve as special guest at the Zappa plays Zappa show in 2006. Also from an official release.
I was at a couple of these shows. Amsterdam, Brussels & Düsseldorf.
Goosebumps each and every time...

ANOTHER NEW ZAPPA RELEASE?

Over at Zappateers,there's a discussion going about a new possible Zappa release: "Finer Things".
Scheduled for release in December.

Gail mentioned it in her latest newsletter:

November/December:
You know You Can't Do That Onstage Anymore, volumes of times but what you can do at your next picnic with your friendly Playground Psychotics - always soooo Ahead Of Their Time that is almost annoying - is treat yourself to a large orchestral snack of The Yellow Shark. Whenever the question is Have I Offended Someone? you won't need an ocean of Läther to find that Mystery Disc. You will know the answer in all the Lost Episodes and in each, every and all the Finer Moments.

and there's also the Music Tap link:
http://www.musictap.net/2012/11/13/tapsheet-release-news-11132012-us-report/

Here's the tracklist:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/finer-moments-mw0002456780

STEVE VAI'S FAVORITE ZAPPA TUNES FROM WOLGANG'S VAULT

Top 10: Steve Vai's Favorite Zappa Tunes

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/playlists/top-10-zappa-tunes-compiled-by-steve-vai/playlist-447592.html?utm_source=CVNL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=121108

-- info: Johan Putter

ZPZ IN LONDON WITH SPECIAL GUEST SINEAD ELLERY

Here's some more footage from Zappa plays Zappa in London, with special guest Sinead Ellery;

Thank you, Clint !!

COPERNICUS - DEEPER

• copernicus: deeper
      (2012, cd, usa, nevermore / moonjune)

Copernicus is Joseph Smalkowski's alter ego. In the liner notes of "Deeper", Joseph Smalkoswski says: "Copernicus is not about music; he is about philosophy".

Joseph Smalkowski knows best, but I tend to disagree.
True, Copernicus tries to understand and to explain the cosmos, or the illusion of the macrocosmos as he calls it. His stories and ideas are fascinating to say the least. For Copernicus, only the atom exists.
What Joseph Smalkoswki forgets to mention is the music. The musical accompaniment is both supportive and reinforcing to Copernicus' stories.

"Deeper" is Copernicus' third album. Initially, it got released in 1987. It follows "Nothing Exists" and "Victim Of The Sky". Moonjune has now re-released this album in their reissue program.
It's a fine album, but if you'd like to give Copernicus a try, you might best do it in chronological order.

www.moonjune.com

Here's '12 Subatomic Particles' from the "Disappearance" album, to give you a taste:

ZPZ IN LONDON WITH SPECIAL GUEST SCOTT THUNES

2012 11 10 London

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GITVjmjRwcU&feature=youtu.be&hd=1&t=2m32s

THE ARTISTOCRATS ON ARTE TV

Last October, The Aristocrats performed at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival.
The concert got recorded by Arte and can still be caught on their website.

43. Deutsches Jazzfestival 
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 
HR-Sendesaal 

Bryan Beller – bass 
Guthrie Govan – guitar 
Marco Minnemann – drums 

2012-10-26 

• Bad Asteroid (G.G.)
• Get It Like That (M.M.)
• Flatlands (B.B.)
• See You Next Tuesday (B.B.)
• Furtive Jack (G.G.)
• Blues Fuckers (M.M.)
• Erotic Cakes (G.G.)

on Arte TV : 
http://liveweb.arte.tv/de/video/thearistocrats/

A ZAPPA ROAD TAPES UPDATE

Turns out the first volume of Road Tapes is a 2CD set.
Way to go, ZFT...

Road Tapes Venue # 1 - Kerrisdale Arena, Vancouver B.C. August 25, 1968 

Disc 1: 

1. The Importance Of An Earnest Attempt (By Hand) 3:44 
2/3. Help, I'm A Rock/Transylvania Boogie 9:30 
4. Flopsmash Musics 4:50 
5. Hungry Freaks, Daddy 3:59 
6. The Orange County Lumber Truck 20:57 
7. The Rewards Of A Career In Music 3:29 

TT 46:28 

Disc 2: 

1. Trouble Every Day 5:08 
2. Shortly: Suite Exists Of Holiday In Berlin Full Blown 9:29 
3. Pound For A Brown 3:13 
4. Sleeping In A Jar 3:23 
5. Oh, In The Sky 2:42 
6. Octandre 7:40 
7. King Kong 10:17 

TT 41:52

PANZERPAPPA UPDATE

Norwegian prog rock band Panzerpappa has a new album out, "Astromalist".

http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/panzerpappa/rcd-2135-panzerpappa-astromalist-cd/

Here's a track from their previous release:

MAHOGANY FROG - SENNA

• mahogany frog: senna
      (2012, cd, usa, moonjune records mjr048)

Winnipeg-based Mahogany Frog has released their sixth album. It's out on the Moonjune Records label. Melomaniacs know that every Moonjune release is worth investigating. Therefore, a large dose of enthusiasm and curiosity were present when I gave this album its first spin yesterday.

Two days and four listening sessions later, I am happy to say that "Senna" is an excellent album. Mahogany Frog's instrumental, fuzzy and psychedelic jazz-rock has taken hold of me.
I don't know whether it's the album title, or the picture of the motor on the album cover, but "Senna" sounds like an hypnotic version of a road movie.

"Senna" presents a lot of catchy melodies, wrapped in synthesizer soundscapes and distorted guitar lines. I love it.

Highly recommended !!

www.moonjune.com

www.mahoganyfrog.com

Check out album openers 'Houndstooth Part 1 & 2' (and catch the start of the engine in the first seconds of the track).