KLARA IN DE SINGEL - - - 31 JAN 2015

Belgian radio station Klara is hosting a festival at De Singel in Antwerp, Belgium.
Lots of bands and even more music.

I'm going for the Bruno Vansina Orchestra and for Flat Earth Society.
The latter will be featuring Ernst Reijseger (cello) as special guest.

https://www.desingel.be/nl/programma/muziek/11174/Klara-in-deSingel-2015-Concerten-muziektheater-woord

Here's 'Broadway Boogie Woogie'.
A song by Peter Vermeersch performed by Flat Earth Society and Ernst Reijseger at the Middelheim Jazz Festival 2012. Including the hilarious tap dance by the one and only Wim Willaert.

I was told that radio Klara will be broadcasting from the festival...

JIMMY CARL BLACK: FEB 1, 1938 - NOV 1, 2008: A TRIBUTE

Jimmy Carl Black: Feb 1, 1938 – Nov 1, 2008: a tribute

thanks to the oldgreygoat for making this fine tribute !

ÖZ ÜRÜGÜLÜ - FORGOTTEN ARCHIVES

• öz ürügülü: forgotten archives
      (2012, cd, switzerland, iggittpop records)

Saturday, August 16, 2014, I happened to be in Schangnau, Switzerland, at the Zapperlot! festival.
Day 2 of the festival had an unbelievable line-up : Inventionis Mater, Öz Ürügülü,  Anton and the Headcleaners, Mörglbl, and Fido Plays Zappa. And that was just the bands that played at the main stage...
For me, Öz Ürügülü was the greatest discovery.
Progressive, instrumental, experimental rock with some eastern and jazz influences. I loved it.

The band had also brought their first album along: "Forgotten Archives".
This, my dear friends, is something that you definitely need to hear.
If you're in to Secret Chiefs 3 or Zappa,...

http://www.oezuerueguelue.ch/

INVENTIONIS MATER

Italian duo Inventionis Mater just released their second all-Zappa album, "Kong's Revenge".

Inventionis Mater will be doing concert in Sarzana and in Lovoleto (BO) in February, and will be playing at the Moo-Ah festival in March.
For July, they're planning a European tour (Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany,...)
They're also evaluating the possibility to do a tour in the U.S. in August.

If you have suggestions, contact the band through their facebook account.

Inventionis Mater's latest project focusses on Macedonian music.
Here's a sample:

MUFFIN GIRL SHOCK !

performing the music of Frank Zappa.

ZAPPOSTROPHE 132

My Czech friends recently released issue number 132 of the Czech Frank Zappa Fan Club Fanzine.
12 pages with pictures and articles, all about the Grandmothers concerts in the Czech Republic.

Issue number 132. That's eleven times twelve. Or twenty-two times six.
Congratulations, my friends.

THE MUFFIN MEN ON TOUR WITH DENNY WALLEY

On tour.
In March.
Playing at Moo-Ah and more.
With former Zappa and Captain Beefheart slide guitar player and vocalist Denny Walley !

SUN RA - THE FUTURISTIC SOUNDS OF SUN RA - ON PLANET EARTH 1914-2014

• sun ra: the futuristic sounds of sun ra - on planet earth 1914 - 2014
      (2014, 2cd, eu, not now music not2cd545)

The Not Now Music label celebrated the 100th anniversary of Sun Ra's arrival day with the re-release of "The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra" and "Super-Sonic Jazz". Respectively from 1961 and 1957.

Nothing new but a very nice package (slipcase, mini-lp like labels,...) and ridiculously cheap.
http://www.notnowmusic.com/the-futuristic-sounds-of-sun-ra.html

Here's 'Kingdom Of Not', originally recorded by Sun Ra for "Super-Sonic Jazz", performed by the Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra.

QUANTUM FANTAY - KALEIDOTHROPE

• quantum fantay: kaleidothrope
      (2009, cd+dvd, bel, shiver records shr 513)

I picked up this copy of "Kaleidothrope" during a visit of a local CD shop.
Yes. A local CD shop. They still exist. And this one even had a number of albums by Quantum Fantay.

"Kaleidothrope" was album number four. Released in 2009.
Synthesizer based space rock.
Just the kind of thing that I need on a Sunday evening.

Here's the title track:

NEW ARISTOCRATS ALBUM IS OUT !

"Culture Clash Live" and it's twin brother "Secret Show - Live In Osaka" have both been released.
I'm listening to the downloads at this very moment.
They both sound great.
Can't wait to have the physical copies in my hands...