Tuesday, October 31, 2023

BIG BAND DEL FORO - QUIET

  • big band del foro: quiet
        (1995, spain, cd, sufre records)
Founded in 1985 by guitarist, composer and band leader Angel Rubio, the Big Band del Foro released "Quiet" in 1995.
The second track on the CD was entitled 'Vals Para Frank Zappa', a jazzy tribute to the music of Frank Zappa.


DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN - THE OFFICIAL BOOTLEG

  • dickey betts & great southern: the official bootleg
        (2007, 2cd, uk, evangeline records)
Dickey Betts was a founding member of the Allman Brothers band. Next to performing and recording with The Allman Brothers, Dickey had several side and solo projects.
It's needless to say that these side and solo project became more important when he got kicked out of The Allman Brothers band because of his alcohol and drug addiction in 2000.

Anyway, the man could play guitar.
"The Official Bootleg" album, subtitled "2006 North American Tour", is a perfect example.
Dickey Betts and band are in fine shape and perform a set of classic tunes.
Jam band galore.


HEATHER ROCHE - PINK NAPKINS

Frank Zappa - Pink Napkins -- bass clarinet by Heather Roche


L'ORKESTRE DES PAS PERDUS - TARAPATAPOMM2

  • l'orkestre des pas perdus: tarapatapomm2
        (2021, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
After having released a demo tape in 1993, the Montréal, Québec-based brass band L’Orkestre Des Pas Perdus released their first album in 1996: “T’Auras Pas Ta Pomme”. Several other albums followed: “Maison Douce Maison” (1998), “Mondo Cuivro” (2003), “Projet 9” (2007), and “L’Âge Du Cuivre” (2011). All on CD.
In 2021, “Tarapatapomm2” got released as a download / streaming released through digital music services such as Bandcamp and iTunes.
Claude St-Jean added:
“Tarapatapomm2” contained some exclusive music which was recorded before our first CD.

The album included L’Orkestre’s arrangement of FZ’s ‘Chunga’s Revenge’.

Extraordinary !!
That's the word that came to mind when I first heard this album a couple of days ago.
An excellent discovery, even if I say so myself.

It just shows that bands that have a Frank Zappa tune on their setlist, or that have recorded a FZ piece on one of their albums are worth investigating.
This is superb !!

Check out this album, and listen to the fine arrangement of 'Chunga's Revenge'.


BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - IF 60's WERE 90's - YOUTH REMIXES

  • beautiful people: if 60's were 90's - youth remixes
       (2021, cd, uk, gonzo)
In 1992,  British techno-dance group Beautiful People recorded an album based on Jimi Hendrix samples and riffs. One of the pieces ('Feel The Heat') sampled ‘The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam’s Dice’, a track that featured crowd noise by an unidentified group of people (referred to as The Milky Way Express) providing backing vocals, whistles and other sounds, which is said to include Frank Zappa.

“If 60’s Were 90’s” got re-released a couple of times, with different album artwork.

One of these re-issues was entitled "If 60's Were 90's - Youth Remixes".
This one does not include 'Feel The Heat', but presents different mixes of some other tracks.

Get a taste of the 1992 album here:



PIERRE VERVLOESEM - DARK MATTER 5 - DARK MATTER 6

  • pierre vervloesem: dark matter 5 - dark matter 6
        (2023, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

"Does Pierre Vervloesem release a lot of material".
  Yes, he does. He released over ten albums in 2023 alone.

"Does it all have the 'wow' factor".
  Probably not. But I like what he does, in all its different musical forms and shapes. And every once in a while, he releases music that will have you raise your eyebrows. "Dark Matter 5 - Dark Matter 6" is such an album.

Cinematographic, narrative.
What a fine journey. Beautiful pieces (and instrumentation) !

Pierre added:
The third and final album about dark matter. We don't know more.
A big thank you to all the scientists of this expedition.
Dark Matter 6 is dedicated to Bill Laswell.

  • Bruno Vansina : saxes
  • Jan Kuiken : cellos
  • Thomas Mayade : trumpets
  • Elie Gouleme : drums
  • Pierre Vervloesem : guitar, bass, vocals, keys, mix and master

Highly recommended !!


Monday, October 30, 2023

DURAN DURAN - PSYCHO KILLER

Not bad. Not bad at all.

 

-- link: Harald Häring


NEW RELEASE FROM MEN & VOLTS


Sunday, October 29, 2023

CZECH FRANK ZAPPA FAN CLUB MEETING

Earlier this month, on October 14, the Czech Frank Zappa Fan Club had a meeting to celebrate the release of Czech version of Pauline Butcher Bird's book "Freak Out! My Life With Frank Zappa".


Hosted by Bohouš Jůza


Embellished with concerts by Zappaz & Pappaz


and by The Witch Orchestra


No complaints from those who attended !


-- info & pictures: Bohouš
 

DEAD CAT BOUNCE - LUCKY BY ASSOCIATION

  • dead cat bounce: lucky by association
        (1998, cd, usa, private release)
Fronted by Matt Steckler (sax), Dead Cat Bounce released their debut in 1998. 
  • Matt Steckler: sax, flute
  • Eric Erhardt: sax
  • Felipe Salles: sax
  • Hans Indigo: sax
  • Garrett Sayer - bass
  • Bill Carbone - drums
Cheerful jazz.
And, yes, that's Bill Carbone from The Z3 on the drum set !!


Saturday, October 28, 2023

THE SUN RA ARKESTRA IN CONCERT

We saw The Sun Ra Arkestra (under the direction of Knoel Scott) in concert at De Singer in Rijkevorsel a couple of days ago.
We were told that Marshall Allen wasn't present on the tour as he would have had to pay extra insurance to get on the plane. Because of his age. (He's 99 years old). Incredible.

But what a show.
Chris Hemingway on saxophone. A name to remember.

The band is doing another couple of shows on the continent, but you'll have to hurry:

  • Sat Oct 28th. Zurich, Switzerland, Zentralwascherei 
  • Sun Oct 29th. Luzern, Switzerland, Salquin Concert Hall, University of Luzern 
  • Tue Oct 31st. Milano, Italy, Triennale Milano

at De Singer


a recent YouTube video, with Chris Hemingway taking the first solo !!


PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION - DIAMONDS AND PEARLS DELUXE EDITION

  • prince & the new power generation: diamonds and pearls deluxe edition
        (2023, 7cd+bu-ray, --, warner records)
The re-issue of Prince's 1991 "Diamonds And Pearls" album comes in different shapes.
I went for the 7 CD / blu-ra set, and I this 12" box set does look pretty impressive.
The box houses two books. One is a gigantic hardcover picture book (that also includes the blu-ray), the second folds open to show the 7 CD's, nicely distributed, in pockets. Each album in a separate album cover.

The book looks fine and I'm sure I'll browse through it later, but I went straight for the audio CD's.

A remastered version of "Diamonds And Pearls". The sound is great.


Single Mixes and Edits. Party time.


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Three CD's with material from the vault. Amazing.

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"Live At Glam Slam, 1992". In concert. Amazing...


CHAD WACKERMAN

Andy Summers (guitar) -- that's a Steve Klein guitar (!)
Bill Evans (sax)
Mitch Forman (keyboards)
Darryl Jones (bass)
Chad Wackerman (drums)

Live 1991

FYI, the "Charming Snakes" album, from which material is performed, also featured Ed Mann !!

-- info: Harald Häring

FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - LIVE... BUFFALO, N.Y. 1974

  • frank zappa & the mothers of invention: live... buffalo, n.y. 1974
        (2023, cd, europe, timeline)
Another 'radio show album'.
Unofficial and unauthorized, but not illegal as such....
It has been out a little while but my shipment kept being delayed so I had to cancel and buy it at another source.

Recorded on 1974 11 15 at the Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
  1. Tush Tush Tush
  2. Stink-Foot
  3. RDNZL
  4. Village Of The Sun
  5. Echidna's Arf (Of You)
  6. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
  7. Penguin In Bondage
  8. T’Mershi Duween
  9. The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
  10. Building A Girl
  11. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
  12. Nanook Rubs It
  13. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
  14. Father O’Blivion
  15. Camarillo Brillo
  16. Trouble Every Day

It changes every now and then, but today, for me, this is the best line-up Frank's band ever had: FZ, Napoleon, George, Ruth, Tom and Chester.
And if would have to pick some of my favorite tunes, you can just see them listed in this setlist.

If my memory serves me right, this was one of the first recordings that I got during the tape trading days...
I'm not convinced that this is the best available recording of this concert, but what a show...


Friday, October 27, 2023

STEPHEN FOGLIA / SPF - A TRANSIENT DICHOTOMY

  • Stephen Foglia / SPF: A Transient Dichotomy
        (2021, 2cd, USA, ramblood recon records / private release)
        (2021, download / streaming, --, amazon)
San Jose, California-based multi-instrumentalist and composer Stephen Foglia (or SPF) released “A Transient Dichotomy” in 2021. The 2 CD set offered 7 original pieces and 21 (jazz) covers, including a bluesy version of FZ’s ‘Zoot Allures’.

Next to the 2CDR set, the album also got released through digital music platforms such as Amazon.

‘Zoot Allures’ featured Stephen Foglia (guitar, Rhodes, bass, synth marimba) and Terry Carleton (drums).


NEW OLD WORK BY PHI YAAN-ZEK

Phi Yaan-Zek:
“Is There..." is a six part electroacoustic suite that I composed and recorded between March and June of 1997 under the alias of Julius Crab. First premiered on July 17th 1997, the initial impetus for starting this piece came after hearing a performance of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Hymnen at Cardiff University several months earlier which opened me up to some electroacoustic compositional possibilities. However the initial musical inspiration for this piece was somewhere between the Aphex Twin's early ambient works and Steve Reich's 1960s experimental tape loop phasing pieces such as "Come Out”.

Remastered and made available through Bandcamp in 2023 !



THINKING FELLERS UNION LOCAL 282

"These Things Remain Unassigned" by Thinking Fellers Union Local 282

Singles, compilation tracks, rarities & unreleased recordings.

Beyond the rare singles and unreleased tracks from the TFUL archives, are cover versions from such disparate artists and composers as: Ennio Morricone, Krzysztof Komeda, The Residents, The Shaggs, Caroliner Rainbow and Pérez Prado.

 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

THE PILE - MAGIC FINGERS

The Pile released their version of FZ’s ‘Magic Fingers on several digital music platforms in 2021.

 

THE NOBS

Canadian rock band The Nobs’ third album included FZ’s ‘Magic Fingers’.

ZONE SIX - FULL METAL JACKET

  • zone six: full metal jacket
        (2023, download, --, bandcamp)
Bandcamp says:
Founded in 1997 by Dave Schmidt (aka Sula Bassana) together with his Liquid Visions pals Hans-Peter Ringholz and Claus Bühler. Zone Six are one of the first impro-bands of the Krautrock revival. Always evolving...
Now the crew consists of Sula plus Pablo Carneval and Manuel Wohlrab.

Three tracks.
Three tracks and a total time of almost 40 minutes.

  • Dave Schmidt (aka Sula Bassana): bass, samples, Synthesizer
  • Pablo Carneval: drums, samples
  • Manuel Wohlrab: guitar, fx

Check it out !!


THE OZRIC TENTACLES - LOTUS UNFOLDING

  • the orzic tentacles: lotus unfolding
        (2023, cd, uk, k scope)
Prog / space / psychedelic band The Ozric Tentacles have a new album out, "Lotus Unfolding".
According to a trustworthy source, this is their 37th release !

A first listening session left me quite happy.
Still spacy, but more up-tempo. With a lot of nice solos.

This is nice.
Watch the brand-new promo video :


CROSS - HALFWAY TO SOMEWHERE

  • cross: halfway to somewhere
        (2020, cd, Sweden, progress records)
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Hansi Cross passed away in October 2017.
The posthumous “Halfway Of Somewhere” album presented alternative versions of previously released material, plus some previously unreleased tracks, all of them recorded in 1997 !
One of the unreleased tracks was FZ’s ‘Zoot Allures’.
Digipack.

The album is OK, but the Zappa piece sounds great !! Really great.

Another beautiful addition to The Others Of Invention series...


ZAPPA GEAR ON AUCTION AT JULIEN'S

https://www.julienslive.com/search?key=Zappa&xclosed=0&page=1&fbclid=IwAR13yA0EWC46I66BHyWLouHKk9A70kI0N2C3t71IKxzvACGMTb3UhJuarQk


ROBERT JON & THE WRECK - WRECKAGE VOL.2

  • robert jon & the wreck: wreckage vol.2
        (2022, cd, usa, ktba)

A bit misleading maybe, as "Wreckage Vol.2" might be the album title of  a compilation album, but that's not true at all.
Robert Jon & The Wreck's "Wreckage Vol.2" was the band's 10th album, released last year.

Released both on Robert Jon's label and on the Keep The Blues Alive label, "Wreckage Vol.2" is another fine release by the southern California-based band.
Bluesy southern rock.

An excellent way to start the day.


Tuesday, October 24, 2023

MARCO MINNEMANN HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT

Marco Minnemann - ‘Glass Attack’ (from the new album ‘Their Colors Fade’)


'Egg Nog'


DISTRICT 97

From GlassOnyon PR

The title track from District 97's upcoming album, "Stay for the Ending".

Spirit of Unicorn Music are delighted to announce a brand new single and video from DISTRICT 97, to mark the launch of their new album Stay For The Ending which is now available worldwide.

The new single is the album’s title track, Stay For The Ending and combines dual themes rooted in both the real world and in metaphor. The song’s narrative addresses the ever-shifting, omnipresent threat of Covid-19 in its many variants and forms. The track also speaks to personal relationships, deceit and the breaking of trust. The band describe the song as being about “ghosts and flames, smoke and deception.”

The track was written by band keyboard player ANDREW LAWRENCE and vocalist LESLIE HUNT (AMERICAN IDOL FEMALE VOCALIST FINAL 2007). Andrew comments, “In writing this song, I tried to fit within the existing D97 canon whilst also adding my own twist. I kept the form of the song pretty simple so that we could focus more of our energy on getting these very difficult unison lines as tight as possible.”

Lead singer Leslie goes on to say, “When I heard the demo of Andrew’s new song, I could not wait to sing that chorus melody and perform it with the band. It’s so powerful and catchy - and I knew it would be insanely fun to wail on! It’s probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to sing in my life - but it also caused me to expand my range and now it feels easy and awesome to perform.”

Lawrence continues, “It’s been a pleasure hearing this song evolve, and I’ve loved the personality that all of the other band members have added to it.”


Monday, October 23, 2023

ELEMENTUS MUSICALIS - ZAPPA'S SOFA

Elementus Musicalis just released 'Zappa's Sofa'.
I could also have been called 'The Sofa Variations'.

This is nice ! A bit short, but really nice.


FRANK ZAPPA "LIVE IN MONTREAL" RADIO SHOW RE-ISSUE

The Mind Control label is re-issuing the "Live In Montreal" LP (that got released by the Wax Radio label a couple of years ago.
This new edition will be on translucent pink vinyl !



MEZZO AND MEZZO LIVE TV

Both Snarky Puppy and John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension performed at the A To Jazz festival in Sofia, Bulgaria, last year.
The concerts are being broadcast on the Mezzo Live TV Channel;

And earlier this week, a recording of the Ensemble Intercontemporain got broadcast, conducted by Matthias Pintscher, performing works of Gander, Zappa, Zorn & Varèse, got broadcast on the Mezzo TV Channel.

Program

Bernhard Gander (B. 1969)
Take death

Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993)
Naval Aviation in Art?
Dupree's Paradise
The Perfect Stranger

Edgard Varèse (1883 -1965)
Intégrales

John Zorn (B. 1953)
For Your Eyes Only

Frank Zappa
Get Whitey
The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat (aka Dog / Meat),
G-Spot Tornado

Recording: September 28 2018 - Cité de la musique
Director: Jérémie Schellaert
Duration: 01:22

next broadcasts:

  • Wednesday, October 25 at 03:00 on Mezzo
  • Sunday, October 29 at 13:30 on Mezzo
  • Monday, October 30 at 10:00 on Mezzo
  • Thursday, November 2 at 23:25 on Mezzo


REFUSE TO DIE - COLLECTION OF AGNOSTIC FLIES


  • Refuse To Die: Collection Of Agnostic Flies
        (2008, cd, Israel, the eastern front)
        (2008, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
HaAsurim Bemaga was Avner Altman’s project. He recorded and released his version of FZ’s ‘Who Are The Brain Police?’ in 1996.
Later, the band changed its name from HaAsurim Bemaga to Refuse To Die and re-released the Frank Zappa piece on the “Collection Of Agnostic Flies” compilation album.

Released on CD, in a 6 page oversized packing in a limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies, and also made available as a digital download through Bandcamp.


Saturday, October 21, 2023

MAURO GUBBIOTTI - STELLE E SATELLITI

More Peaches?

Mauro Gubbiotti released "Stelle E Satelliti' in March.

https://music.apple.com/be/album/stelle-e-satelliti/1668173468

The album included a fine version of 'Peaches En Regalia'.


GLUELEG - A COLOSSUS WITH CLAY FEET

Last week, Glueleg released "A Colossus With Clay Feet" on iTunes.

https://music.apple.com/be/album/a-colossus-with-clay-feet-ep/1709617644

The 4 track EP included 'Peaches En Regalia'.

Peaches and Regalia features Jim Gilmour on piano and Ian Crichton on guitar.

Nice. Very nice !!


CHARLES MICHAEL - CHEWING UP SPACE

  • Charles Michael: Chewing Up Space
        (2023, streaming / download, --, bandcamp)

“Chewing Up Space” captured Charles Michael in concert at the Mezamiz Coffee House in Abilene, Texas on July 23, 2021. The set included FZ’s ‘Mr. Green Genes’, track 4 on the digital release.

Charles has performed and recorded Zappa pieces on earlier recordings:

'Who Needs The Peace Corps?' on his "CM" album, 2023
'Mr. Green Genes' on "The End Of The Rainbow", 2021
'Mom & Dad' on "The Violet Album, 2021
and various samples on "The Red Album", 2019

All Bandcamp releases.

CHÉ - SHIZU - LIVE (1986-1988)

  • Ché-SHIZU: Live (1986-1988)
        (2023, cassette, Japan, tall grass records)
        (2023, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

Limited edition cassette re-release (100 copies) of the 1990 “Live (1986-1988)” cassette by Ché-SHIZU. At the same time, the album is getting a digital release through Bandcamp. The first track on the B-side of the cassette, track 7 on the digital release, is Ché-SHIZU’s version of FZ’s ‘Little Umbrellas'.


DIV - FUTUREJAZZ

DIV

  • Daniel Izmaylov - bass, electronics
  • Yakov Nasedkin - sax, electronics
  • Vladimir Smirnov - drums

SPECTRUM ORCHESTRUM - SUBURBS

  • spectrum orchestrum: suburbs
        (2014, cd, france, la societé du spectral)
"Suburbs" was my introduction to the Spectrum Orchestrum, a jazz / experimental music ensemble from the northern part of France.

"Suburbs" is from 2014. It was the quintet's second album.
Beautiful.

  • William Hamlet : alto saxophone, flute
  • Olivier Vibert : guitar
  • Benjamin Leleu : keyboards
  • Macaire : bass; percussion
  • Adrien Protin : drums, percussion
Recommended listening.


DEVO 50 YEARS OF DE-EVOLUTION (1973-2023)

DEVO - 50 YEARS OF DE-EVOLUTION (1973-2023)

will be available in different formats.

https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/devo-50-years-de-evolution-1973-2023-career-spanning-retrospective-out-oct-20

Below the picture of the deluxe 4 LP set (that comes with a litho print of the artwork !!) 



FRANK ZAPPA'S "OVER-NITE SENSATION (50TH ANNIVERSARY)" ON SACD AND BLU-RAY

Frank Zappa's "Over-Nite Sensation (50th Anniversary)" will be released as a limited 4xSHM-CD + blu-ray package by Universal Japan.


SNAKEFINGER RE-ISSUE ON THE SECRET RECORDS LABEL

Snakefinger's "Greener Postures" gets a nice re-issue on the secret records label.

Limited Edition Neon Stripe Vinyl. Only 250 copies.


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COLOURATURA

Colouratura’s New Album, "WTF Was That?!"  on Melodic Revolution Records;


Friday, October 20, 2023

2 MELLO - SOUNDS OF TOKYO-TO FUTURE

  • 2 mello: sounds of tokoy-to future
        (2021, cd, usa, private release)
I mentioned this little dittie a little while ago, and in the meantime, the CD arrived.

2 Mello sampled (or used) a Frank Zappa interview in his 'I Shoulda Known', track 12 on the album.
Out on CD. Comes in a nice digipack.

The music is more for Prodigy fans, I think, but the Zappa sample is cool.


THE GÖDEL CODEX IN CONCERT IN LIEGE (BE) TONIGHT


Tonight, Friday, October 220, 2023
at L'An Vert in Liège (BE)

  • Michel Delville – guitare, synthé, électronique, chant 
  • Antoine Guenet – claviers, électronique, chant 
  • Etienne Plumer – batterie, percussions, samples 

https://stilll-off.bandcamp.com/album/oak


Thursday, October 19, 2023

JEFF SIMMONS AND STEPSON

 Jeff Simmons plays the harmonica on 'Lil' Bit', the second track on Stepson's eponymous album (from 1974 !)

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

ANOTHER ZAPPA VINYL BOOTLEG ALBUM ANNOUNCED

Frank Zappa - The Young Sophisticate
on yellow vinyl

1979/02/12 - 'The Apollo', Manchester, UK

Side A :
1. Ain't Got No Heart
2. City Of Tiny Lights
3. Dancing Fool
4. Easy Meat
5. Montana

Side B :
6. Inca Roads
7. For The Young Sophisticate
8. Why Does It Hurt When I Pee
9. Peaches Enregalia
10. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow


FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - LITTLE HOUSE I USED TO LIVE IN

  • frank zappa & the mothers of invention: little house i used to live in
        (2016, 3cd-bootleg, europe, scorpio)
Today's spotlight goes to "Little House I Used To Live In", a 3 CD bootleg that got released on the Scorpio label in 2016.
That's the same Scorpio label that issued "Chunga's On Tour" and "Muffin Research Kitchen".
Similar gatefold sleeve with collage pictures all over.
The music is exactly the same a on "The Legendary 1970 Fillmore Tapes" 3 CD bootleg set that got released by the Eat A Peach label. Also in 2016.

Enjoyable, but obsolete if you have "The Legendary 1970 Fillmore Tapes", or if you have the Zappateers recordings.


Wednesday, October 18, 2023

MATHIEU FISET - ONE MORE !!?!??

Mathieu Fiset is a keyboardist, drummer, composer and record producer from Quebec City, Canada.
He released his version of FZ's 'Zoot Allures' on his "One More" album.

Lounge jazz.

Released in 2021 on digital music platforms such as iTunes and Bandcamp.


ROBERT JON & THE WRECK - ROBERT JON & THE WRECK

  • robert jon & the wreck: robert jon & the wreck
        (2017, cd, usa, private release)
Robert Jon & The Wreck's 5th album was entitled "Robert Jon & The Wreck".
As if they had re-invented themselves.

Southern rock, with its roots in the 1970's.
Feel good music.


SUN RA ARKESTRA - NOTHING IS... COMPLETED & REVISITED

  • sun ra arkestra: nothing is... completed & revisited
        (2022, cd, switzerland, hat hut records)
Initially, Sun Ra's "Nothing Is..." album got released in 1966 !! On the ESP record label.£

During Sun Ra's career the album got re-released on different labels throughout the world. But it wasn't until 2010 that ESP released a 2CD set with lots of bonus stuff.

Last year, the "Completed & Revisited" recording of "Nothing Is..." was made available. Not as complete as the 2010 2 CD set, but still lots of additional material compared to the 1966 album.

And it still sounds astonishing.
1966. Incredible...


DEAD CAT BOUNCE - CHANCE EPISODES

  • dead cat bounce: chance episodes
        (2011, cd, usa, cuneiform)
Drummer Bill Carbone was recently mentioned in this blog because of the new Z3 release, "Filibuster For Frank", a very fine Frank Zappa tribute album.
Bill is also part of the Max Creek band, probably the longest existing jam band (also mentioned in this very blog a little while ago).

And to my surprise, I was recently made aware that Bill was the drummer for Dead Cat Bounce, a superb jazz ensemble that released (only) a handful of albums.
"Chance Episodes" was the ensemble's fourth and final album and it got released by Cuneiform !!
In 2011 !!

Beautiful compositions, fine improvisations.
Wow !!
Recommended listening !!




LOVELY LITTLE GIRLS - EFFUSIVE SUPREME

LOVELY LITTLE GIRLS added several short movies on Facebook to celebrate their brand-new  "Effusive Supreme" album.
Out on Skin Graft Records.

 

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

MORE EDUARDO KUSDRA

The previously mentioned version of 'Zoot Allures' by Eduardo Kusdra, Tony Franklin and Vinnie Colaiuta, can also be found on the "By The Cradle" EP, released on iTunes in 2016.

https://music.apple.com/be/album/by-the-cradle-ep/1155880571


TOMMO CASTIGLIONI TRIO - GUADO SUL VAGO

Tommo Castiglioni recorded FZ's 'Zoot Allures'. It got released on his "Guado Sul Vago" album.
Available through iTunes.

https://music.apple.com/be/album/guado-sul-vago-feat-stefano-benini/309319520

 

EDUARDO KUSDRO - TEMPO

Eduardo Kusdro’s 2015 “Tempo” album (released on iTunes) included his version of FZ’s ‘Zoot Allures’ with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Tony Franklin on bass, previously released on his 2013 “Trabalhos Em Estúdio / Studio Work” album.

PAUL TAGLIA & THE GOODMAKERS OF SHIT - FEITO A MAO

This was Paul Teglia’s first demo tape, originally released in 1997, eventually resulting in Sasime Records. It included his version of FZ’s ‘Watermelon In Easter Hay’ entitled ‘Watermelon+.

Now made available on Bandcamp.

 

ZAPPA - IL DON CHISCIOTTE ELETTRICO

Another book from the Italian package.
First edition, the English version got released in 1996.
This is the first edition (1997) of the Italian translation.



THE RESIDENTS - SAM'S ENCHANTED EVENING

  • the residents: sam's enchanted evening
        (2023, cd, austria, klanggalerie)
I'm listening to The Residents' brand-new "Sam's Enchanted Evening" album at this very moment.
A weird and exciting puzzle of musical fragments and stories.

Sam's Enchanted Evening is a theatrical performance by Randy Rose, lead singer of The Residents. It was performed between October 2011 and March 2012 in Berkeley, California and New York City. Rose's only companion on stage was long-time Residents collaborator Joshua Raoul Brody on piano. A one-man cabaret performance consisting largely of re-interpreted renditions of popular songs from the mid-to-late 20th century, interpreted by Rose in the guise of "Sam the Stranger", it was the first Residents-related performance piece to be credited to an individual member of the group.

Out on the Klanggalerie label.


VITSKÄR SÜDEN - THRILLER

An early Halloween treat : Vitskär Süden - Thriller


Monday, October 16, 2023

NEW ZAPPA RADIO SHOW ALBUM ANNOUNCED

Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Wisconsin '69

To be released in November,
on the Yard Stick (?) label 

1969 05 23 - Lawrence University Chapel, Appleton, WI
intro, Some Ballet Music, Uncle Meat, Eye Of Agamotto, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Clap & Vomit, Kung Fu, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (q: Teddy Bears' Picnic, Tea For Two, It Had To Be You, Octandre), Hungry Freaks Daddy, Little House I Used To Live In, Aybe Sea, Transylvania Boogie, Help I'm A Rock / Transylvania Boogie, King Kong, Igor's Boogie / Little Doo-Wop


BABY RAY AND THE FERNS

It looks like someone is getting a good price for this Baby Ray And The Ferns 7" ! 

FZ wrote both ‘How’s Your Bird?’ and ‘The World’s Greatest Sinner’.
He also played on both tracks.

• How’s Your Bird (F. Zappa)
 - feat. Frank Zappa
• The World’s Greatest Sinner (F. Zappa)
 - feat. Frank Zappa

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