Excerpts from sleeve notes: Swiss violist Charlotte Hug and French pianist Frédéric Blondy, being acutely aware of the history and repertoire – both composed and improvised – of their respective instruments, well understand that once one goes beyond the traditional boundaries of ‘normal’ technique, the question of compatibility is of little or no importance. There [...]

Excerpts from sleeve notes: John Stevens often organised gigs and recordings with musicians he had worked with in the past. In the case of this quartet session, Barry Guy, Evan Parker and Paul Rutherford had all been members of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble in the 1960s (as heard on WITHDRAWAL Emanem 4020), and here they [...]

Two live recordings made at two separate ‘Noise Upstairs’ gigs in June 2012. Riverside – Sheffield 13th June 2012 Fuel – Manchester 14th June 2012 Kipple combines the momentum of ESP era free jazz with a 2 man low fi electronics section in place of the piano. The rhythm section is that used by Sonny [...]

New for October on isr no-number series; blank label releases for free or name-your-price download: Jeff Henderson, Hermione Johnson, Lee Noyes – Threave Jeff Henderson: alto sax Hermione Johnson: prepared piano Lee Noyes: percussion “Jeff and Hermione visited Dunedin in April, 2011; a short visit to catch up with friends and catch some South Island [...]

Buy a festival pass, get a free DVD LINE (www.lineimprint.com), Richard Chartier’s sound art label has donated copies of UK sound/video artist Mark Fell’s critically acclaimed “Attack on Silence” DVD as a special gift for Sonic Circuits Festival pass purchasers. Mark Fell is one half of SND. His work has been exhibited around the world [...]

Carbono Proyecto Records presenta: CPRecords presenta Acción y Percepción Sonora (Compilado de arte sonoro, música experimental e improvisación libre en Argentina), producido y editado por Fabián Racca entre abril y junio de 2012, desde Toay, La Pampa. CPRecords presents Acción y Percepción Sonora (Compilado de arte sonoro, música experimental e improvisación libre en Argentina) [Sound Action and [...]

“Archipel” est un ensemble de pièces musicales pour piano, basse et tablette numérique composées à distance par échange de fichiers via internet. Christophe Meulien : piano et tablette numerique. André D. : Basse et ebow Enregistré en mai 2012. Projet composé et réalisé par Christophe Meulien et André D. Photographie et Design : M.J. ” [...]

OHRENGALA #10 | 21.06.2012 Bei Roy e.V.| BERLIN Ziegrastr. 11 12057 Berlin Doors open 21:00 | Concert start 22:00 Organized by Ohrengala | Bei Roy with the suport of Audition Records as associated curators. LOUP (FR) | BEST BEFORE UNU (GR) LOUP | Electronics, drums and sax For the lovers of instrumental and powerful destructive jazz, here [...]

In de Café Sonore uitzending van 8 april besteden we aandacht aan Musicworks, het onvolprezen Canadese blad voor de actuele muziek. ‘Explorations in Sound’, en ‘ For Curious Ears’, zo  staat het altijd op de cover van Musicworks, dat vooral aandacht besteedt aan de actuele muziekscene in Canada. Van free jazz tot experimental pop; van instrumentaal [...]

MSRCD002 – Bar dos Assassinos – Inauguração RELEASE: 08/04/2012 MANSARDA RECORDS – http://mansardarecords.wordpress.com Tracks: 1. Abertura 2. Conversa animada 3. Música Ambiente 4. Não cobramos 10% 5. Peça sua conta na mesa 6. Não aceitamos cheques 7. Conversa desanimada 8. Banheiro só para clientes 9. Cuide de sua comanda 10. Chapelaria Diego Dias – Clarinet, [...]

Kipple combines the momentum of ESP era free jazz with a 2 man low fi electronics section in place of the piano. The rhythm section is that used by Sonny Simmons on his UK gigs. The free blowing trumpet/soprano sax front line manages to be intense and relaxed at the same time (Phil Morton, Frakture, [...]