A RESIDENTS UPDATE

 Next to The Residents' "Triple Trouble - Zoetrop Picture Disc - LP" that's being released on the Psychofon Records label,

https://www.psychofonrecords.com/shop/PR-051-1-The-Residents-Triple-Trouble-Zoetrop-Picture-Disc-LP-p491892949

Cherry Red Records is offering :

- The Residents: Meet The Residents, 3LP pREServed Edition

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-residents-meet-the-residents-3lp-preserved-edition/

with a handful of unreleased tracks
'More Forgotten Tuesday's, 'Horny Song', 'Tuesday 4J', 'Even More Forgotten Tuesdays', 'George’s Horn', and 'The Ralph Records Guided Tour'.

- The Residents: Faceless Forever Encyclopaedia (Hardback Book)

- The Residents: Santa Dog 2022 (7″ Single)

- The Residents: Triple Trouble – Original Soundtrack

M. CHUZI

M. Chuzi.

Their first album.

Fascinating music from Brussels.

 

KURWS

 Polish band Kurws has just released  "Fascia".
Their fourth album, says Bandcamp.

MIKE KENEALLY - THE SCAMBOT HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Originally made available as a digital download through Mike Keneally’s website store, “The Scambot Holiday Special” got re-released on Bandcamp last week.

Mike mentioned Frank Zappa in the liner notes:
Two days ago (Dec. 4) was the fifteenth anniversary of Frank Zappa's passing. I've been obsessively listening to his music in the car for several months without being specifically conscious of the upcoming significance of Dec. 4, but when I realized yesterday what day it was, I was struck by how strongly Frank's presence has been exerting itself in my life lately. Sending out strong love and gratitude to Frank right now.
Possibly as a result of all that, I think he had an unusually strong influence on the construction of The SCAMBOT Holiday Special, but I also feel strong echoes of Firesign Theatre in it, and of Brendon Small's work on Home Movies. And also, very specifically, the influence of variety TV shows from the '60s to the present. So that's a little listing of some of the influences on this insane little thing.

 

PAULINE ROBERTS - THE BLACK PAGE

http://www.idiotbastard.com/news.htm

THE BLOBSLIME - MADE IN JAPAN

• the blobslime: made in japan
      (1994, cd, Sweden, private release / blobcd)

Swedish rock / blues band The Blobslime recorded two Frank Zappa tunes for their 1994 “Made In Japan” release: 'More Trouble Every Day' and 'Cosmik Debris'.
Recorded live at the Kafé Magasinet in Göteborg, Sweden, on June 21, 1994.

A nice addition to The Others Of Invention.

Here's a (non-Zappa) track from the above album.

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY ORCHESTRA

Flat Earth Society Orchestra
Upcoming concerts

• 16-11 Best Of - The Tivoli, Jazz i Helsingborg (SE)
• 18-11 Best Of - Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo (NO)
• 19-11 FES&Film - Folkets Hus, Älmhult (SE)
• 20-11 FES&Film - Teater Festsalen, Jazz i Halmstad (SE)
• 22-11 Best Of - Nefertiti, Göteborg (SE)
• 23-11 Best Of - Fasching, Stockholm (SE)

MUNI APRILE & FRIENDS

• muni aprile & friends: aye foreign eye
      (2022, cd, austria, klanggalerie)

Klanggalerie said:

Aye Foreign Eye is another collection of covers of songs by The Residents. It was created in Brasil and brought to the attention of The Cryptic Corporation who forwarded it to us.

Released in a limited edition by Klanggalerie, "Aye Foreign Eye" presents 17 cover versions of Residents tunes. (well, one original piece was by Renaldo & The Loaf...).
Performed by Muni Aprile (Munimùn) and Friends, in different line-ups and settings, the common denominator being Munimùn.

 

PAULINE BUTCHER - FREAK OUT! MY LIFE WITH FRANK ZAPPA

In 2011, Pauline Butcher released a book about the time she worked for Frank Zappa.
Quite an interesting read as it's about the time that FZ lived in the log cabin, 1968-1971.
Released in the UK and in the US, the book also got translated into Italian (2013) and in Spanish (2016)  !

Earlier this year, a revised edition got issued.
And I was told that the book is being translated into the Czech language for a release early next year.

 

MAURITS PAUWELS - IN DE STRATEN VAN BERCHEM

• maurits pauwels: in de straten van berchem
      (2022, 7", belgium, stahlmus)

Maurits Pauwels (alter ego for Mauro Pawlowski) released 'In De Straten Van Berchem' a little while ago.
The track got released on Bandcamp but has also been made available on 7".
The 7" is only available in local shops in Berchem.
I picked up a copy last week (in a coffee & chocolate shop).

Amazing.
This is the same person who was part of The Evil Superstars and of dEUS, and who recorded the fabulous "Songs From A Bad Hat", still one of my favorite albums.

Mauro - Songs From A Bad Hat

Alex Chilton from the "Live In Anvers" album
With Mauro, Pascal Deweze and Karel De Backer as backing band.
Playing a Johnny Guitar Watson tune.