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NeBeLNeST - Nova Express

For the French quartet's second album, the band has procured Bob Drake as producer and joined Cuneiform records, but both new developments have left little difference in the band's music....

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2002-04-01)

Natsuki Tamura - White and Blue

Relying on a minimalist instrumentation (trumpet, sundry percussion, and drums), composer Natsuki Tamura is interested in filling space not only with free jazz excursions but also with textural...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-04-01)

Mushroom - Foxy Music

Patrick O’Hearn is a fervent disciple on the improvisational side of 70s jazz. Reviving the disparate elements of a groove-informed beat is merely part of his pathway through each band album...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-04-01)

Acclaimed UK improvising quartet Mujician is quite possibly the best telepathic set of players on the planet. Pianist Keith Tippett, together with saxophonist Paul Dunmall, bassist Paul Rogers, and...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-04-01)

Marble Sheep - Stone Marby

This album sees Marble Sheep back together in the studio for the first time since about 1993, and a finer example of heavy Japanese psychedelic music I could not name. There are bits of Hawkwind,...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)

L'Ensemble Rayé - Vis-à-Vis Movers Dance Company

This Swiss outfit has been with us for over fifteen years, although their releases on the AYAA label and more recent soundtrack work have generally not been well known. High time for a roundtable...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2002-04-01)

L'Ensemble Rayé - Vis-à-Vis Movers Dance Company

This work was commissioned for a dance company (it might be the 'Bop with Biggles Dance Company' but don't hold me to that), and it's performed live with the troupe, although the...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2002-04-01)

L'Ensemble Rayé - Vis-à-Vis Movers Dance Company

This is L’Ensemble Raye’s fifth release and it shows the band in a playful mood as usual. As the title implies, this music was composed as the score to accompany a dance performance....

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2002-04-01)

L'Ensemble Rayé - Ein Fest für Pu den Bären

L’Ensemble Rayé’s third (I believe) release is the soundtrack for a Swiss version of Winnie the Pooh. The tunes, mostly instrumental, are a charming combination of innocence and art,... » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)