Various Artists
Autumn Rhythms (New Flute Music)
1996 release ** "The works on this recording are recently composed flute pieces by six distinguished senior American composers from the generation born in the fist quarter of the 20th century (1900-1926). All of the works have been written by these composers at age 65 or older - autumn rhythms and all represent a new departure for each. Four of the works are for the one keyed wooden baroque flute - the flute for which Bach and Mozart composed their flute music. The instrument is now enjoying a r…
X - X Section
1991 release ** Featuring: Shinjuku Thief, Peter Appleton, Paul Schütze, C-Schulz, Ian Eccles-Smith, Richard Vojlay, Tenebrae, Andrew Chalk, Muslimgauze, Christoph Heemann, Jim O'Rourke, Merzbow.
(Y)earbook Volume 3
1991 release ** The third in a three volume compilation (each available separately) of 114 improvisers from around the world, covering a wide variety of approaches to improvisation. "A turbid dive into new music, this release packs everything from free-form jazz-like scraw to variations in composition, structure and situation to solo exploration." Featuring Pluto, Amy Denio, Davey Williams, LaDonna Smith, Marty Walker, Crawling With Tarts, IDLH, Ed Herrmann, Andrew Voigt, Tom Nunn, Tamio Shirais…
New Zealand Sonic Art III
2002 release (RARE) ** Third volume in a series of three scarcely distributed CD's released by the University of Waikato presenting electronic and electro-acoustic music by New Zealand composers. In this volume: Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns, John Elmsly, Kit Powell, Phil Dadson, Ian Whalley, Norm Skipp, Chris Cree Brown, Chris Knox, William Harsono, Michael Norris.
New Zealand Sonic Art Vol, II
2001 release (RARE) ** Second volume in a series of three scarcely distributed CD's released by the University of Waikato presenting electronic and electro-acoustic music by New Zealand composers. In this volume: Lissa Meridan, John Rimmer, Daniel Beban, Kit Powell, Craig Sengelow, Chris Cree Brown.
New Zealand Sonic Art 2000
2000 release (RARE) ** First volume in a series of three scarcely distributed CD's released by the University of Waikato presenting electronic and electro-acoustic music by New Zealand composers. In this volume: John Young, John Elmsly, Michael Norris, Miriama Young, Chris Cree Brown, John Rimmer, Matthew Suttor, Lisa Meridian-Skipp, Dugal McKinnon.
SuperFunk3.
2002 release ** Featuring: The Showmen Inc, Johnny King And Fatback Band, Renaldo Domino, Wally Cox And Nate Branch, Preston Love, Everyday People Unlimited, Camille Bob, Lil' Buck, Chet Ivey, Dave Hamilton, Count Yates And The Rhythm Crusaders, TKOS, Freddie Love, Houston Outlaws, Lowell Fulson, The Soul Blenders, Chico & Buddy, Preston Love, Maurice Simon And The Pie Men, Soul Senders. "Funk collecting has reached new heights in the last couple of years-.-prices for funk records, that a few ye…
Musique's Action
1993 release ** Unreleased recordings from Vandoeuvre's Musique Action Festival, produced between 1998 and 1992 for the festival’s 10th anniversary. The blossoming style of the music of the 80s can be heard throughout the album. Featuring: François Raulin et Louis Sclavis, A.M.I.S. Quartet, Floros Florodis,Paul Lovens,Jean-Marc Montera, Daniel Koskowitz, Elliott Sharp & Carbon, Dominique Regef, David Moss, Pierre Stéphane Meuge, Daunik Lazro & Joe Mc Phee, David Garland & Worlds of love, Krackho…
Ya Ji
2008 release ** "A truly International sound project between China, Sweden and Australia. Proving that experimental music is very much acultural. The artists involved are Bai Tian from and currently lives in Chengdu (Sichuan province) and Shizi from Lanzhou (now lives in Beijing) in China, Anders Peterson from Stockholm and The Loop Orchestra from Sydney. The Artists have remixed each other’s work and these remixes are joined together to make up the 16 minute collaborative first track. Sound fil…
Word Countdown (Book)
World Countdown was an enigmatic music newspaper that appeared fortnightly in California between August 1966 and July 1969. It offers the most vivid window possible onto the rapid evolution of the Californian music scene in those fabled days – but original copies are very rare and expensive.
For the first time ever, Lansdowne Books is delighted to be able to preserve and share its wondrous contents in this huge volume, created with the blessing of founding editor Charles Royal’s family and inclu…
The Black Square
2006 release ** Limited to 444 hand-numbered copies in card sleeve with a six-page multi-fold card insert. Fresh survey of Russian post-industrial scene performed by KultFront activists. The continuation of line started with "Red Square" compilation. 15 exclusive tracks by: BRZB (collaboration between Dmitry Zuboff from Hypnoz and Alexei Borisov), Bardoseneticcube, Ganzer feat. Lenochka, Ritualnaya Bioingeneria, Cyclotimia, SS-18 (side-project of DMT), Evilution, EKRAN (collaboration between Kry…
Shadow Garden
Shadow garden, a moonlit anthology of contemporary DIY guitar music.
Silver Monk Time - A Tribute To The Monks
2006 release ** "Unlike many tribute projects that fall flat due to those involved being either overawed or ignorant of the original material, Silver Monk Time succeeds because the participants have taken the group´s primitive rock surge as a template to experiment with. As a result the sound of The Monks is treated to a 21st century workout with synthesizers and beat tracks threaded through the original quartet´s already way out psychotic minimalism". Featuring: fsk, the fall, faust, fehlfarben…
Roulette Russe Pour Un Peu De Caviar
2007 release ** "The compilation of exclusive tracks by russian artists, intended for the presentation on “Bruit de la neige” 2007 festival by Studio Forum (Annecy, France). Some of them are good known in Russia and worldwide, some are just the newcomers, but all are showing the great potential of russian experimental music scene in the fields of electroacoustic, abstract electronic music, drone ambient and noise collages." Featuring: Kolpakopf, Bardoseneticcube, Exit In Grey, Cisfinitum, Instan…
Sonor Ensemble
1993 release ** "When the founders of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) set out to develop a Department of Music, they decided to start with composers and leave it to them to attract performers and scholars to an environment that could be a home for exploration and invention, unceasing challenge and debate. The intention was to have musicians as committed to new perspectives and discoveries as, say, UCSD's physicists. Even before the department was established, Harry Partch was invi…
Go-To-Cat-Man-Do
2005 release ** Featuring: Wolfram, Za Siodma Góra, One Inch of Shadow,. Stworywodne.Jaszczu, Patryk Zakrocki, Francisco Lopez, Johannes Bergmark, Alexei Borisov, Vion & Mem, Emiter, V/Vm, Robert Piotrowic.
London Pirate Radio Adverts 1984-1993, Vol. 2
The second volume in a two-part collection of pirate radio adverts & idents, taken from recordings of London stations between 1984 & 1993. Many thanks to Wayne Anthony, Simon Reynolds, Stephen Hebditch & The Pirate Radio Archive.
The Passing Gods
1993 release ** Featuring: Vidna Obmana, Kapotte Muziek, Asmus Tietchens, Das Synthetische Mischgewebe, PBK, S.Core, Frank Dommert, Hesskhé Yadalanah, Chop Shop, Brume, Hybryds, Temps Perdu?.