SPINIFEX - MAXIMUS

• spinifex: maximus
      (2015, cd, nl, trytone tt559-063)

Album number four for Spinifex. Their second release in 2015.
As an octet.

• piotr damasiewicz: trumpet
• bart maris: trumpet
• tobias klein: alto saxophone, clarinet
• edoardo marraffa: tenor saxophone
• josh sinton: baritone saxophone
• jeb bishop: trombone
• matthias muche: trombone
• pascal rousseau: tuba
• jasper stadhouders: electric guitar
• gonçalo almeida: bass guitar
• onno govaert: drums
• philipp moser: drums

Superb stuff. Check it out !

ZAPPNOISE IN CONCERT OF FEBRUARY 23 IN STRALSUND DE

GONG EXPRESSO

PM's Gong was a major branch of the massive Gong tree. In the mid 1970's drummer Pierre Moerlen separated from Daevid Allen marking an end to the Flying Teapot period and a powerful jazz/rock unit was formed and signed to Virgin Records. Pierre's brother Benoit Moerlen, Hansford Rowe, Francois Causse, Allan Holdsworth were core members. Many major guests joined them both on albums and touring. Mick Taylor, Mike Oldfield, and French violinist Didier Lockwood were key participants. Mike Oldfield occasionally used the PMG rhythm section for touring also calling on members for albums such as “Ommadawn”, “Incantations”, “Exposed” and “Platinum.” Pierre Moerlen sadly passed away on May 5th, 2005.

In concert Gong Expresso mines their huge repertoire and has exceptional guests joining them regularly. Along with the release of their new album, the band will be releasing a new video soon.

Gong Expresso's “Decadence” will be distributed digitally worldwide through The Orchard on Feb 20, 2018.

To pre-order Gong Expresso's “Decadence”: https://www.gongexpresso.com/store

CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY WITH ED PALERMO AND HIS BIG BAND

February 10, 2018

https://www.liveatthefalcon.com/180210

CALLING ALL LONELY HEARTS, AND MUSIC FANS.
COME JOIN ME, MYSELF, AND MY BAND FOR A VERY SPECIAL VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION!
ONE NIGHT ONLY! AT THE FABULOUS FALCON!

IKE WILLIS & OSSI DURI

Ike Willis will join Ossi Duri for a concert at 'Onda Road' in Passignano sul Trasimenno, Italy

Friday, March 9, 22h00


VENERDI' 9 MARZO - Passignano sul Trasimeno
Onda Road - Trasimeno Blues Restaurant - ingresso libero

IKE WILLIS & OSSI DURI
(il cantante e chitarrista di Frank Zappa)

Ristorante aperto dalle ore 19.00 - Inizio concerto ore 22.00
Prenotazione tavoli: tel. 075 829058 - e-mail : info@ondaroad.it
www.ondaroad.it

IKE WILLIS & OSSI DURI
Al fianco di Frank Zappa dal 1978 al 1988, Ike Willis torna in Italia con i torinesi Ossi Duri per celebrare la musica del maestro di Baltimora. Figura poliedrica, cantante, chitarrista, nonché attore protagonista nel musical Thing-Fish (tratto dall'omonimo album di Frank Zappa prodotto a metà anni ottanta) Willis conta numerose collaborazioni ed esibizioni con artisti italiani tra cui Elio e le storie tese, e gli stessi Ossi Duri con i quali nel 2000 ha inciso un tributo a Zappa intitolato "X – ten years lather uncle Frank never left". Gli Ossi Duri nel corso della loro carriera hanno collaborato in studio e dal vivo con artisti internazionali del calibro di Ike Willis, Napoleon M. Brock, Mike Keneally, David Surkamp, Elio, Rocco Tanica, Fabio Treves, Claudio Bisio. La loro musica si è caratterizzata, fin dagli esordi, per l'umorismo e l'ironia dei testi e la complessità degli arrangiamenti prendendo spunto dalla lezione di Frank Zappa. Ancora un’occasione per vedere dal vivo un veterano del Rock.

IKE WILLIS voce e chitarra
ALEX MUSCHIO voce
MARTIN CRAIG chitarra e voce
MONNE basso e voce
RUBEN batteria

WALT FOWLER

Former Zappa band trumpet player Walt Fowler joins Steve Gadd on the upcoming European tour.

-- info : Jan van Kemenade

SHABAKA HUTCHINGS

Shabaka Hutchings plays the saxophone for The Comet Is Coming.
One of his other projects is called Shabaka and The Ancestors.

THE COMET IS COMING - CHANNEL THE SPIRITS + PROPHECY

• the comet is coming: channel the spirits + prophecy
      (2017, 2cd, uk, the leaf label)

A recent re-release of "Channel The Spirits", the first album by TCIC, includes a bonus disc with 8 bonus tracks. The first five are from the "Prophecy" 12", the last three are from "Ancient Tapes".

Superb.

Below snippet is taken from Dutch TV show "Vrije Geluiden".

THE SPINIFEX TUBA BAND PLAYS SUN RA

The Spinifex Tuba Band with Umlaut Double Trio play 'Love In Outer Space' (Sun Ra),
at the Trytone Dubbelplusconcert at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam.
January 21, 2010.

SPINIFEX - VEILED

• spinifex: veiled
      (2015, cd, nl, trytone tt559-062)

After a 'slow' start, releasing their first album in 2008 and their second in 2013, Spinifex issued two albums in 2015.
"Veiled" features Gijs Levelt, Tobias Klein, Jasper Stadhouders, Gonçalo Almeida and Philipp Moser, plus special guest Priya Purushothaman on vocals (on one track).
It's a great, powerful album. 10 tracks,

Check it out here :