PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE

 Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" album has been re-recorded by an all-star line-up.

"Still Wish You Were Here"
Released last May.

1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5)
    Feat. Geoff Tate, Steve Hackett, Billy Sheehan, Mel Collins, Geoff Downes, Ian Paice
2. Welcome to the Machine
    Feat. Todd Rundgren, Rick Wakeman, Tony Levin
3. Have a Cigar
    Feat. James Labrie, Steve Stevens, Patrick Moraz, Rat Scabies, Jah Wobble
4. Wish You Were
    Here Feat. Rik Emmett, Joe Satriani, Edgar Froese, David Ellefson, Carmine Appice
5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6-9)
    Feat. Rod Argent, Steve Hillage, Ian Paice, Bootsy Collins

Here's 'Welcome To The Machine' :

GOWY - MUSIC WITHOUT MONEY

• gowy: music without money
      (2020, cd, france, kredibel's records)

Gowy's latest release dates from 2020 and it's an excellent addition to the Gowy discography.

"Music Without Money" presents superb, instrumental guitar-oriented rock.
If you're into Joe Satriani, Steve Vai (or Frank Zappa), you should definitely check them out.

PRINCE - WELCOME 2 AMERICA

• prince: welcome 2 america
      (2021, cd, europe, sony music)

Essential.

"Welcome 2 America" is the first full previously-unreleased studio album of Prince material to be released posthumously, and the tenth posthumous album release overall. Recorded in 2010, the album was tentatively planned for release in 2011, likely as a follow-up to 20Ten and in conjunction with the Welcome 2 America Tour, which ran from December 2010 to May 2011. The album was abandoned at the time for unknown reasons, however. If released at that time, it would have been Prince’s 36th full-length studio album. The posthumous release makes use of what’s believed to be the final configuration of the album. Contrary to some previous releases by The Prince Estate, there was no technical necessity to do new mixes of the songs. A deluxe edition of the album includes a blu-ray video of the 28 April 2011: The Forum: Inglewood, CA, USA show on the Welcome 2 America Tour (part of the "Twenty One Nite Stand" in California).

Tal Wilkenfeld on bass.

DAVID BYRNE'S AMERICAN UTOPIA

 David Byrne's American Utopia
Out on DVD and Blu-Ray

Also a fine opportunity to go 40 years back in time :
Talking Heads featuring Adrian Belew with an amazing guitar solo !!!

-- info: Harald Häring

DR. FREDDIE'S ATOMIC COMMOTION - CROQUETTE

• dr. freddie's atomic commotion: croquette
      (2021, cd, nl, private release)

For one of his recent musical endeavors, Fred Händl teamed up with Herrie Friend (guitar), Giacomo di Lindini (bass) and Coen Siersma (drums).
The quartet goes by the name of Dr. Freddie's Atomic Commotion and recently released their first album.
"Croquette" is quite an eclectic mix of tunes and styles. The album presents 12 tracks and kicks of with 'FWV 420', a Zappa-esque two chord vamp that offers the perfect backing for a keyboard and a guitar solo. An excellent start.
Next up is 'Son Of YourCatAteMine', a rather straight-forward guitar-oriented improvisation (?).
Track three, 'Touche Moi' is a disco synth pop tune, followed by 'Careful With That Axe, Freddie', a psychedelic nod to Pink Floyd...
And it goes on like this. Every track is something completely different.

"Croquette" displays an in-your-face attitude in the music that is presented.
Low-fi and chaotic at moments, but if you can listen beyond that, there's some interesting stuff to be found on this album.

Not included on the album: Performing a Frank Zappa piece in concert. From 2015:

VINNIE COLAIUTA

Another Vinnie Colaiuta release :

Cousin Vinnie,  by David Garfield & Karizma
featuring David Garfield & Vinnie Colaiuta

Digital release on Qobuz :

https://www.qobuz.com/be-nl/album/cousin-vinnie-david-garfield-karizma/uagw08l35elpa

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

LOUD

Nick Didkovsky's Loud project has a new album out.

Digital released through Bandcamp but also available on CD.

5 YEARS OF BONGO JOE

The Bongo Joe record label celebrates is 5th anniversary by releasing a compilation entitled "Futur Antérieur".

Out on marbled vinyl and on standard black vinyl.

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Orchestra Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Yin Yin,...

SUN RA ARKESTRA - ANGELS AND DEMONS AT PLAY

Art Yard Records released a 7" by the Sun Ra Arkestra !

Three tracks.
Recorded in 1960 and 1966.

https://sunrastrut.bandcamp.com/album/angels-and-demons-at-play-featuring-marshall-allen?

 

BELGIAN TRIO PAARD

Last year, Belgian trio Paard released a 12" EP.
Since then, they have released a couple of new tracks on Bandcamp.

Here's the latest one: 'Maurice'

• Wim TJ Segers : vibes
• Owen Perry Weston : bass
• Sigfried Burroughs : drums