JAMES LAWLESS & THE RATBASTARD ORCHESTRA - PASSED PROGRESSIVELY

• james lawless & the ratbastard orchestra: passed progressively
      (2011, cdr-on-demand, usa, amazon / banned records)

One-man-band James Lawless has released some twenty albums the last couple of years. All through Amazon's cdr-on-demand service.
This "Passed Progressively" album is from 2011 and includes James' take on classics by Queen, Dream Theater, Led Zeppelin, The Cream, (but also Styx and Judas Priest) ... and Frank Zappa.

"Passed Progressively" opens with a slow version of 'What's New In Baltimore' and ends with a re-arranged version of 'The Girl In The Magnesium Dress'.

PIERRE VERVLOESEM'S DIGITAL SERIES

The Off record label is re-releasing all of Pierre Vervloesem's solo albums. Remastered and with bonus material.

Second in a chronological series of 11 digital only remastered releases (6 solo (5 augmented with bonuses, lives and remixes), 1 duo, 1 unreleased duo and 3 pots-pourris (with absolutely every tunes possible ever recorded by Pierre and never released)) and coming at the pace of one every month is the fabulous second solo album from Pierre Vervloesem: Fiasco (1996).

Check it out:


http://off-recordlabel.blogspot.be/2014/07/ovd005-pierre-vervloesem-fiasco.html

BLUE BROTHERS - RAUSGEH'N UND BESORGEN!

• blue brothers: ... rausgeh'n und besorgen!
      (1992, cd, ger, private release)

Party band the Blue Brothers, ot the Blue Brothers Rhythm 'n' Blues Revue, released an album entitled 'Rausgeh'n und Besorgen!" (Go Out and Deliver") around 1992. Although not mentioned on the tracklist, the album includes a three-minute version of 'Love Of My Life', segueing into 'Paul & Paula', the Hildebrand classic that Zappa re-wrote as 'Ned & Nelda'.
Party band, party album.
Not easy to find, though...

Another fine addition to the Others Of Invention:
http://www.united-mutations.com/z/frank_zappa/fz_ooi_albums.htm

WOLFRAM KLUG INTERVIEW ON ROCKRADIO DOT DE

Klaus Schnabel-Koeplin is doing / did an interview with Wolfram Klug for www.rockradio.de.
(Sunday evening 13/07 - 20:00 h - 21:00 h)
Wolfram Klug recently released the excent "Burt, The Nerd" album.
Check it the interview at:
http://www.rockradio.de/index1.php?name_der_seite=radio_hoeren_on_air

NEW RESIDENTS ALBUM(S) ANNOUNCED

Next to the recent re-issue of "Whatever Happned To Vileness Fats / The Census Taker" and the reworked "Codgers On The Moon" (both out on MVD), The Residents released :

"The Highway"
Charles Bobuck Contraption releases the fifth Walk-in project on July 5th. This time it is the walk-in from the Shadowland tour.

• the residents: the residents present a charles bobuck contraption - the highway
      (2014, cd, usa, rz)

Released yesterday and (still) available through the Ralph Outlet !!
I'm listening to the download that comes along with the CD at this very moment.
Atmospheric, hypnotizing,...

And there's more. September will see the release of "Marching To The See".
MVD will release a CD of music from the WONDER OF WEIRD tour recorded live in Amsterdam in September. This is identical to the 2/ CD fan set other than there are no talking bits, and not every song. Music only 1/CD album.

SALAH RAGAB'S TRIBUTE TO SUN RA

• salah ragab and the cairo jazz band: a tribute to sun ra / latino in cairo
      (2014, 7", uk, art yard 45001ep)

A re-release on the Art Yard label.
Originally released in 2007 : a Sun Ra tribute by Salah Ragab and the Cairo Jazz Band.

Here's a piece from Salah Ragab's "Egyptian Jazz" album.

KING DALTON - S/T

• king dalton: s/t
      (2013, cd, bel, wastemyrecords wmr005)

King Dalton released their eponymous debut album a bit over a year ago.
Superb.

The band features brothers Pieter and Jonas De Meester plus Tomas De Smet (Zita Swoon) and Jorunn Bauweraerts (Laïs).

Check it out.

FREAKSHOW ARTROCK FESTIVAL 2014

A message from Charly !

hi, folks,
it's highest time now to announce the definite line-up and more details for our FREAKSHOW ARTROCK FESTIVAL 2014 and invite you for two days of great music out of the ordinary!!!!!
hope to see some of you again!!!
this time the festival will take place in a new venue called BLAUER ADLER, located close (about 100m) to a small camping site: http://www.kc-wuerzburg.de/gelaende.html since the YOUTH HOSTEL obviously is completely booked for our artists, you may find other cheap accomodation as ususal at the BABELFISH HOSTEL close to the CENTRAL TRAIN STATION:
http://www.babelfish-hostel.de
the usual AFTERSHOW PARTY with a lot of dirty dancing and singing will be also at the new venue and NOT at our beloved IMMERHIN, so please consider a little walk in the wee hours;-))

charly

FREAKSHOW ARTROCK FESTIVAl 2014
ADVENTUROUS ROCK MUSIC FOR ADVANCED LISTENERS

Friday and Saturday, 26th & 27th OF SEPTEMBER,
BLAUER ADLER,
MERGENTHEIMER STRASSE 17
97082 WÜRZBURG
GERMANY

FESTIVALTICKET: 80.- euro

ONLY 120 SEATED TICKETS AVAILABLE, 60 ALREADY SOLD!!!!!

GET YOUR TICKET FROM: freakCha at aol dot com

TICKETS WILL NOT BE SENT, BUT WILL BE HELD FOR YOU AT THE ENTRANCE, SO PLEASE BRING YOUR TRANSFER RECEIPT

FRIDAY, 26th of SEPTEMBER
DOORS OPEN: 17:00
CONCERT START: 18:00

COWBOYS FROM HELL (ch)

NEVÄRLLAJF (swe)

DOCTOR NERVE (us)

SATURDAY, 27th of SEPTEMBER
DOORS OPEN: 13:00
CONCERT START: 14:00

LE MASCHERE DI CLARA (it)

SEAN NOONAN'S "A GAMBLER'S HAND" STRING QUARTET (us/pl)

RHUN (f)

LE SILO (jap)

WARREN CUCCURULLO & USTAD SULTAN KHAN

Excerpt of new track from Warren Cuccurullo & Ustad Sultan Khan off of their new album: "The Master" OUT July 22, 2014 on Six Degrees Records.

ANOTHER NEW BEEFHEART ALBUM ANNOUNCED

As radio show recordings keep popping up on CD, it's quite obvious that we will be getting some more Beefheart albums as well.

Here's "Full Moon In Cowtown", Kansas 1974.
Due out in a couple of weeks.