GARY LUCAS BEEFHEART SYMPOSIUM IN LIVERPOOL

Gary Lucas presents his Captain Beefheart Symposium in Liverpool Engand
over two nights at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Fri. Jan 20th and Sat. Jan. 21st
with special guests Pete Wylie, David Stubbs and more tba

THE MAGIC BAND IN LIVERPOOL 2011 12 03

FIDOPLAYSZAPPA IN CONCERT NEXT SUNDAY

FiDOplaysZAPPA debugged – Too Big To Fail

Next Sunday 2011/12/12 at 'Theater Palazzo', Liestal in Switzerland
www.palazzo.ch

Matinee / Brunch at 11:00 h, concert at 12:00 h

SUN RA - HELIOCENTRIC WORLDS VOL.3

• sun ra: heliocentric worlds vol. 3 - the lost tapes
  (2005, cd, usa, esp disk esp 4002)

Adding data & pictures to the Sun Ra discography, brings me to "Heliocentric Worlds Vol.3". This recording was taken from the record session for "Heliocentric Worlds Vol.2", November 16, 1965 !

The original and first two volumes of "Heliocentric World" were both recorded and released in 1965. The recording of the session that was released on this album was found after 35 years and got released by ESP in 2005.

This is improvised music at its best. Think 1965. Think Sun Ra, the Arkestra's rhythm section and three fabulous improvisers: Pat Patrick, John Gilmore and Marshall Allen.

Here's 'Cosmic Chaos', from Vol.2, which should give you a bit of an idea.

THE GRANDSHEIKS

German band Sheik Yerbouti gave their last concert a couple of weeks ago.
Three former Sheik Yerbouti bandmembers decided to continue to play the music of FZ.
The result is called The GrandSheiks !!

• Jörg Heuser (guitar, keyb, voc)


• Daniel Guggenheim (saxes, keyb)


• Maximilian Hilbrand (lead-voc)


• Thomas Schmittinger (guitar, voc)


• Andi Mertens (bass, voc)


• Christian Majdecki (drums)

http://www.grandsheiks.de/index.html

-- info: Andreas Hosse

A MANDAI UPDATE

Belgian distributor and on-line shop Mandaï has some fine new releases in their catalogue.
www.mandai.be
On "Tres Cabecas Loucuras", the Sao Paulo Underground adds latin spices and electronic beats to snappy jazz lines. Party time.



Next up is the Cuneiform reissue of the famous Mats / Morgan "Live" album. Originally released in 2001, this album shows what Mats & Morgan are all about: a perfect mixture of angular rock and jazz. A must-have !! Just listen to this amazing little live clip.

Album number four of "Dead Cat Bounce" presents some fine jazz tunes: four saxophones, upright bass and drums. This swings !!

Here's a live version of the opening track of their latest "Chance Episodes".

www.mandai.be

MILES DAVIS AT MONTREUX

The complete Miles Davis Montreux concerts have been released as a 10 DVD video box set, but also as a 20 DVD audio box set.
An impressive piece of history.
Zappa fans that need that little extra reason to buy one of these, or maybe even both boxes, should know that both George Duke and Tom Malone can be heard in these concerts. George Duke was a special guest in 1986 and performed on a couple of tracks, while Tom Malone (think Wazoo) can be heard as part of the Gil Evans Orchestra with whom Miles performed in 1991.
The video box also includes an interview with former Zappa sideman and jazz great Jean-Luc Ponty.

• miles davis: miles ! the definitive miles davis at montreux dvd collection 1973 - 1991
  (2011, 10dvd, usa, eagle rock)

• miles davis: the complete miles davis at montreux 1973 - 1991
  (2011, 20cd, usa, sony)

HELIOS CREED - GALACTIC OCTOPI

• helios creed: galactic octopi
  (2011, cd, usa, transaparency)

Attentive readers might have noticed that the latest Dwalmacat radio show featured a track by Chrome, 'Pygmies In Zee Park'. When Chrome broke up in the early eighties, their guitar player, Helios Creed, started a solo career.
Both Chrome and Helios Creed do have a cult following, but it will not only be these fans that will like this album. On "Galactic Octopi", Helios Creed's distorted guitar takes a leading role. Mixed with a heavy drum beat and Residents-like narration, it will indeed take you to another planet.
Industrial Space Rock.
Out on Transparency.
Available on CD and on vinyl.

I like this.

The below clips offer 'Pygmies In Zee Park' by Chrome from 1978 (!!) and 'Star Streaker' from Helios Creed's "Galactic Octopi' (love that title). Check them out !!

1993 12 04

Frank Zappa
December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993
american composer, songwriter, guitar player, band leader, record producer and film director.

1993

Browsing the new Muffin Records Productions USA website, I found two releases that weren't mentioned in the United Mutations Archives. Both are compilation albums from 1993.

• various artists: arezzo wave 1993
  (1993, 2cd, italy, big square records)
  This one includes a live Grandmothers track



• various artists: zuckerfabrik - volume 2
  (1993, cd, ger, candy records)
  This album includes 2 tracks by The Muffin Men