Ginger Baker’s Rarities Program Gets Underway

August 15, 2024

The words “inventive” and “innovative” don’t really cover the gist of Ginger Baker‘s creativity that spanned well beyond his stints with CREAM and BLIND FAITH, tenures with GRAHAM BOND ORGANISATION and BAKER GURVITZ ARMY and spells with BLUES INCORPORATED and HAWIWIND. His mastery of rock and Afrobeat idioms unrivaled, the late drummer’s solo catalogue has been difficult to grasp, though, due to its disarray – and this is what MiG Music’s new program will try to address in terms of order and quality applied to a new series of releases.

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Layla Zoe Enters The Blue Zone On A Live Release

August 14, 2024

There’s no shortage of blues-rock chanteuses in the world but only a few of them consistently serve up the thrill of hearing what they do, and Layla Zoe is one of those songstresses. The Canadian artist has been tirelessly working as a solo performer and contributing her incendiary lines to such prominent albums as "Krissy Matthews & Friends" for close to two decades now, and Ms. Zoe’s on-stage recordings always matched her studio platters. Still, “Into The Blue: Live In Concert” which will be issued on September 19th should feel special for a variety of reasons.

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Colin Edwin Joins GAUDI KOSMISCHES TRIO

August 14, 2024

Collaboration is something Colin Edwin has always excelled in, be it on albums he laid down with EX-WISE HEADS and PORCUPINE TREE back in the day or on ETERNAL RETURN’s "Once Only" and "Mutual Isolation" by BURNT BELIEF and in more recent times. Among the multitudinous works the Australian bassist contributed to is 2017’s “Magnetic” that’s credited to Anglo-Italian electronica maven Gaudi whose latest project, GAUDI KOSMISCHES TRIO, finds Edwin as a full member, alongside guitarist Pippo De Palma.

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Shawn Phillips’ 1976 Show To Get Unleashed

August 13, 2024

There are many stylistic sides to Shawn Phillips‘ oeuvre, and whether it’s folk-informed songs or complex progressive rock tapestries this artist weaves, the element of unpredictability is what makes each of his platters and shows special. Ever-spellbinding on-stage, the American legend’s cache of concert albums is scarce, making 2022’s "Live In The Seventies" a precious artifact, even though the tracks gathered there didn’t represent a single full gig. But a double-CD set titled “Outrageous” that’s to be issued on October 11th will.

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George Lynch And Casandra Carson Team Up For Earthly Delights

August 13, 2024

For all the bluster he used to demonstrate with DOKKEN and LYNCH MOB, George Lynch is no stranger to working with female singers. He recorded with Lana Lane and Raven Quinn, yet it’s still surprising that the guitarist, who’s turning 70 on September 28th, has recently delved into a new project with another chanteuse, Casandra Carson of PARALANDRA fame, and the two, hiding behind the CASANDRA’S CROSSING name, prepared an entire album of blistering performances – expectedly heavy, but full of refined melodic sensibilities.

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