STEPPE-SCAPE

Steppe-Scape (Stars of Eurasia) is a unique collaboration between most interesting and widely known in the West artists from Central Asia and Siberia, such as Namgar (Namgar Project, Buryat Republic), Radik Tyulyush (Huun Huur Tu, Chalama, Republic of Tuva), Angela Manukyan (Volga, Moscow), and guitarist, composer, and electronica artist Markus Reuter (Crimson ProjeCKt, Stick Men, centrozoon, Namgar Project), one of the most talented European artists today. The band’s sound benefits enormously from a soloist Robert Yuldashev (Bashkiria), a renowned master of the traditional flute, kurai; drummer-extraordinaire Merlin Ettore (Canada) and bassist and chanza player Eugene Zolotarev form the hypnotic rhythm section.

The musicians of Steppe-Scape summon shamanic energies of their ancestors, opening infinite spaces of steppes, dense forests, and mountains reaching out to the sky. The music of Steppe-Scape is a ritual that enchants its listeners and transports them to the far-away ancient horizons where forces of Cosmos and spirits of Nature meet. Steppe-Scape (Stars of Eurasia) is a vibrant meeting of the millennia-old traditions of the Great Steppe with the cutting-edge music of tomorrow.

DE SCHULDJONGENS IN CONCERT

Just after mentioning De Schuldjongens (and De Sufgerukte Wallies) on this blog, I got a message that De Schuldjongens will be performing in Hasselt next weekend.

At the KABAAL festival.

COLLECTIVE CONSCIENCE - PRAYER

• collective conscience: prayer
      (2017, cd ep, bel, private release)

Sander Notenbaert (synths), Wannes Notenbaert (bass) and Bram Vanhove (drums).
The brothers are living in Amsterdam for the moment, but they consider Antwerp as their home base.

Prayer presents 4 tracks. Electronic jazz
If you'd ask them, they'd probably say "Epic Jazz, Hip Hop, Electronic and Beyond. Spaced-out-alternative-experimental-groove-music performed by three young musicians.".

This gets me in the right mood.

CONDOR GRUPPE - 4 TRACK DEMO

• condor gruppe: 4 track demo
      (2013, k7-promo, bel, private release)

Condor Gruppe released a 4 track demo cassette tape in 2013. Two of the tracks found their way to their first album, "Latituds Del Cavall" that got released in 2014.
The two unreleased tracks can be downloaded for free on Bandcamp.

Give it a listen !

DE SCHULDJONGENS

De Schuldjongens were one of the top acts of the latest Mosae Zappa festival.
Frontman LoveCavern (Berend Vonk) and guitar player Safari Safari (Cesco Visbeek) used to be part De Sufgerukte Wallies, an early nineties punk band.
De Sufgerukte Wallies released one LP, one CD (in a wooden box) and a couple of tapes.
I don't know too much about the tapes, but I added both the LP and the CD to the United Mutations Archives. (and I'm spinning "Paterpiopriester" at the same time).

• de sufgerukte wallies: zebulon zal wonen in het licht
      (1991, lp, nl, united limited records - rr 057)

• de sufgerukte wallies: paterpiopriester
      (1993, cd, nl, private release)

CONDOR GRUPPE - LATITUDS DEL CAVALL

• condor gruppe: latituds del cavall
      (2014, lp, bel, condor men records)

It did take me a little while, but I finally got hold of the first album by Condor Gruppe.
Instrumental music.
Soundtrack material.
Love it.

FRED HÄNDL

Fred Händl's new album "The Poodle Magic Pig Type" will be presented to the public on

December 14, at 16h30, at 'De Stadhouder'
Stadhouderslaan 9, 2517 HV, Den Haag, NL

December 15, 14h00, at 'Muziekhandel Albersen'
Valeriusstraat 9, 2517 HM Den Haag, NL.

"The Poodle Magic Pig Type" has Fred playing compositions by Frank Zappa.

As one could imagine, Fred will be performing a couple of the tunes of the album, and the album wil be for sale.

A RESIDENTS UPDATE

Next month, Cherry Red Records will be releasing the next two titles in their Residents Preserved Series : "Eskimo" and "The Commercial Album".
Each album will be released as a 2CD set, with lots of bonus material.

Available for pre-order on the Cherry Red website.

ILL CONSIDERED - AN ILL CONSIDERED CHRISTMAS

Electronic jazz band Ill Considered made a Christmas album.

WE ARE OPEN (WITH COLLECTIVE CONSCIENSCE)

at 'Trix' in Antwerp, BE, on February 8 and 9, 2019.

11th edition of We Are Open, our two day showcase festival with the best Belgian bands of the moment on four stages.

https://www.trixonline.be/en/program/we-are-open-2019/2210/

With Collective Conscience !!