KICKSTARTER PROJECT FOR KIMONO DRAGGIN'

a message from Spaynsive Productions:

Friends/Fans, with your help we can release Kimono Draggin's final record! Any donation scores you some killer rewards to match your pledge amount and your name will be printed in the liner notes. Our goal is $2000 by October 9th...if we hit the goal we're goin' for GOLD...if we don't hit the goal we get nothing (and your money never leaves your pocket). Click below for more details and a video track from the record. Thanks ahead of time for your support!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kimonomusic/help-kimono-draggin-release-their-final-record

LAZULI - 4603 BATTEMENTS

• lazuli: 4603 battements
  (2011, cd, fr, eclats - bzz 035)

Earlier this year, French prog-rock band Lazuli released their fifth album.
Dark, melodic, poetic and powerful.

I saw them at the Zappanale festival a couple of weeks ago, where they performed at the mainstage at midnight. Fabulous.

ERASMUS QUINTET - SERIOUS FOLLY

• erasmus quintet: serious folly
  (2010, cd, usa, nhic records)

One of the more recent projects that grew out of the New Haven Improvisers Collective is an album release by The Erasmus Quintet.
On "Serious Folly", the ensemble presents improvised music, where rigid, almost machine-like rhythmic patterns are the basis for group improvisations.
Add to this that the instrumentation (two guitars, accordion, sax and percussion) does not include a bass and drum rhythm section, and you will understand that the result does not really sound like something that one encounters very often.

Contrary to the recent improvised jazz "Lubricity" release by the Mayhem Circus Electric (that shares quite a number of members with the Erasmus Quintet), "Serious Folly" has a more straight-forward, modern / classical approach.
Both ensembles are into improvisation, and yet have a completely different sound.

"Serious Folly" is challanging, and not easy, but worth your attention.

If you're in to experimental, improvised music, you should give this a try.

http://www.nhic-records.com/CD_NHIC-004/EQ_SeriousFolly.html

LITTLE BIT OF DIS

MAYHEM CIRCUS ELECTRIC - LUBRICITY

• mayhem circus electric: lubricity
  (2010, cd, usa, nhic records)

Mayhem Circus Electric (MCE) is a music ensemble from New Haven, CT.
The group found its origin in the New Haven Improvisers Collective.

On "Lubricity", we catch the MCE on November 7, 2009, at the 'Firehouse 12'. At that time, the ensemble consisted of Pete Brunelli (bass), Jeff Cedron (guitar), Bob Gorry (guitar), Paul McGuire (sax & djembe), Nate Trier (keyboards & djembe), John Venter (bass clarinet), and Stephen Zieminski (drums & percussion).
Improvised jazz. An excellent rhythm section. Nice themes and fine improvisations. Quite impressive.

The album got released by NHIC Records and you can find some audio samples of the disc over at the website: http://www.nhic-records.com/CD_NHIC-005/MCE_Lubricity.html

Here's a (raw) clip of what the MCE is about:

RAT TOMAGO BY MAX BORAS

Out of this world...

A MESSAGE FROM J21

J21 says:

"I'm doing a giveaway to all the people that like my Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/j21music). I've just found some copies of the Eyeinhand sampler CD, so I will give them away among all the people that like the page until the 30th of this month."

Those of you unfamiliar with this fine album should know that it includes music from Arthur Barrow, Don Preston, Bunk Gardner, Jimmy Carl Black, The Muffin Men, Thana Harris, Nigey Lennon, Andrew Greenaway, The Ant-Bee, Mike Keneally, and, of course, J21...
It's a must-have !

MIKE KENEALLY UPDATE

• Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller are doing a U.S. West Coast Tour shortly;


• "The Universe Will Provide" will be getting its US premiere on November 18 in Loas Angeles, peformed by musicians of the California Institute Of The Arts;


• MK will be doing some more concerts as a part of Joe Satriani's band;


• and MK & Robert Fripp soundscape piece has been made available over at www.DGMlive.com;

Read more at www.keneally.com

MUFFIN RECORDS PRODUCTIONS USA

The Muffin Records Productions USA website is up !!

http://www.muffinrecordsproductionsusa.net

The site already has the new Tom Fowler album for sale;
Check it out.

PALERMO, KENEALLY & NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK

A message from Ed Palermo:

Folks, this is a big one.

October 5, 6 and 7. That's THREE nights, the Ed Palermo Big Band will join forces with Napoleon Murphy Brock and Mike Keneally at the IRIDIUM nightclub in Manhattan.

My band has played many times with Napoleon, including a sold out night a month ago at Iridium.

When we played at the BOTTOM LINE for 9 years, Mike Keneally would periodically grace us with his genius. Every time was pure magic.

Both Mike and Napoleon performed with Frank Zappa and were VERY important to the Zappa bands they played in.

And now we have both Napoleon AND Mike. I'm thrilled beyond words.

IRIDIUM NIGHTCLUB
1650 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
212-582-2121 for reservations

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

It's going to be amazing!

ed

www.theiridium.com