Tag Archives: Canterbury scene

QUANTUM JUMP – Barracuda

June 6, 2015

The Electric Record 1977 / Esoteric 2015 Voracious, if non-predatory, attack of the magnificent three – their last one before the hit. It was a failure, but not on the band’s part, when “The Lone Ranger” from their had been … Continue reading →

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THE ARTAUD BEATS: Not HENRY COW Reincarnation

June 5, 2015

It started back in 2009, when pianist and singer Yumi Hara and reeds player Geoff Leigh recorded  and, around that time, met the latter’s former HENRY COW colleagues, bassist John Greaves and drummer Chris Cutler, at a festival. There and then, the … Continue reading →

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Lost Canterbury Jam Is Out

May 19, 2015

For years, it was a matter of apocrypha: the recording by a short-lived formation WMWM which stood for drummer Robert Wyatt, keyboardist Dave McRae, saxophonist Gary Windo and contrabass player Ron Mathewson. The first two of them had been the members of MATCHING … Continue reading →

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QUANTUM JUMP – Quantum Jump

May 2, 2015

The Electric Record 1976 / Esoteric 2014 Fusion accomplished: an energy release from romantic, if down-to-earth, warriors. Projected from atomic physics into a macrocosm, quantum jump may also mean a leap of faith, and that’s what it was for these … Continue reading →

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CARAVAN crowdsource a new album

August 15, 2013

Getting means by subscription is an old way of financing a project, and now, with music business in decline, more and more artists go on the platforms like Kickstarter and PledgeMusic. It’s the latest that’s been chosen by the Canterbury … Continue reading →

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