MORE INFO ON FRED HÄNDL'S TOVARISHCHI PROJECT

a message from Fred Händl:

Last Saturday, June 26th, I launched a Kickstarter campaign for my new solo piano album, TOVARISHCHI.
My goal is to raise €1,900 which will allow me to fund production, artwork and sound engineering of this project.

I would like to invite you to join this project and help me reach my goal. Clicking the link below will send you to the Kickstarter page, where you'll find all the information about the album and the project. Don't forget to check out the perks. There is some really cool stuff in there you might like that's only available to those who help funding the project.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fredhandl/tovarishchi-solo-piano

CITIZEN HERRMANN

Vaalbara Records released a compilation album that offers material by Adam Minkoff, Mark Marshall and Kurt Morgan.

CITIZEN HERRMANN

~~~a tribute to Bernard Herrmann on what would have been his 110th birthday~~~

The Solution / The Clinic / Hypnotic Trance
from SISTERS (1972)
arrangement by Adam Minkoff

The Knife / The Airport
from NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
arrangement by Mark Marshall

Overture
from THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)
arrangement by Kurt Morgan

Recommended listening !!

ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE ABOUT THE ZAPPA DOCUMENTARY

Alex Winter takes us behind the scenes of his extensive Frank Zappa documentary

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/alex-winter-zappa

COMITÉ HYPNOTISÉ

Tim Van Hamel's latest project is called Comité Hypnotisé.

Soundsamples from the soon to be released "Dubs Pour Oh La La" album can be heard here:

https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/comite-hypnotise-dubs-pour-oh-la-la-837819

NEW ALBUM BY ASAF SIRKIS

For his latest release, drummer and composer Asaf Sirkis teamed up with Gary Husband (keyboard) and Kevin Glasgow (bass).

Special guests: Sylwia Bialas (vocals on three tracks) & Mark Wingfield (guitar on three tracks).

To be released in two weeks.

KICKSTARTER PROJECT FOR FRED HÄNDL'S NEXT ALBUM

A message from Fred Händl :

The Kickstarter campaign for Tovarishchi, my new solo piano album, has launched!!l Read all about it, support the project and/or share it.

 
https://www.kickstarter.com/.../tovarishchi-solo-piano

FRENCH COMIC BOOK ON UNDERGROUND MUSIC

French publishing house Glénat released a comic book entitled:

"Undergound : Rockers Maudits & Grandes Prêtresses du Son"
The album cover does show some familiar faces (and eyeballs).
I need to check this out.

CAN - LIVE IN STUTTGART 1975

• CAN: live in stuttgart 1975
      (2021, 2cd, europe, spoon records)

My journey into the world of Krautrock continues with Can's "Live In Stuttgart 1975".

Wikipedia adds:
Can (stylised as CAN) was a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne in 1968 by the core quartet of Holger Czukay (bass, tape editing), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Michael Karoli (guitar), and Jaki Liebezeit (drums). The group cycled through several vocalists, most prominently the American-born Malcolm Mooney (1968–70) and the Japanese-born Damo Suzuki (1970–73), as well as various temporary members.

Coming from backgrounds in the avant-garde and jazz, the members of CAN blended elements of psychedelic rock, funk, and noise on influential albums such as Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi (1972) and Future Days (1973). CAN also had occasional commercial success, with singles such as "Spoon" and "I Want More" reaching national singles charts. They have been widely hailed as pioneers of the German krautrock scene, and a considerable influence on subsequent rock, post-punk, ambient, and electronic music.

"Live In Stuttgart 1975" features Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli and Irmin Schmidt, the four founding members of the band.
Lots of classical elements, psychedelic sounds and jazz drumming.

Here's a fine article / interview with Irmin Schmidt about the album:
https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/can-live-in-stuttgart-1975-interview

SALAH RAGAB AND THE CAIRO JAZZ BAND

Salah Ragab And The Cairo Jazz Band's 1974 "Egyptian Jazz" album is getting re-released by Strut Records.

SUN RA'S "LANQUIDITY (DEFINITIVE VERSION)" RELEASED BY STRUT

The re-issue of Sun Ra's "Lanquidity" arrived today.
Retitled "Lanquidity (Definitive Version)" the release is available as a 2CD, 4LP and digital download version.
It sounds great !