Tag Archives: avant-garde

GALACTIC EXPLORERS – Epitaph For Venus

January 24, 2018

Psi-Fi 1996 / Mental Experience 2017 From 1972-1973, largo lament to planetary movement in ivory skies – towards Krautrock and beyond. One of the albums allegedly laid down for Cologne’s Pyramid label, this is a one-off proposition in terms of … Continue reading →

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KEVIN KASTNING & MARK WINGFIELD – The Line To Three

January 1, 2018

Greydisc 2017 When worlds collide in the absence of a witness, this is the sound they make. Two most original guitarists, Kastning and Wingfield, continue their progress into the great unknown – and this direction could be the only thing … Continue reading →

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RUPTURE – Israel Suite / Dominante En Bleu

November 18, 2017

Disques TM 1973 / Sommor 2017 Sonic documentary for the most serious matters and the most optimistic outcome of political affairs. A joint venture of composer Boris Bergman, who used to write for the likes of Dalida and France Gall, … Continue reading →

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JUMP FOR JOY! – Bat Pullover

November 15, 2017

Bonobo’s Ark 2016 Krautrock meets Canterbury scene and dames in artful distress to bring about melodious havoc. When this loose conglomerate of kindred spirits, including members of FAUST and HENRY COW, graced a Göteborg stage in 2015, it was one … Continue reading →

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CHARLES XAVIER – Happy Note Records Sampler 2016

November 7, 2017

Happy Note 2016 The Xman’s experiments in oxymoron continuum of retrograde avant-garde. Berklee graduate Charles Xavier has been around for four decades now, playing in and out of jazz circles, but it wasn’t until he’d settled down in San Francisco … Continue reading →

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