Under The Sun is the follow-up to the astonishing Roots and contains yet more absolutely essential Nucleus material. Originally released on Vertigo in 1974, Under The Sun was never re-pressed and of course those original copies are now very tricky to…
“Orbit of Sound” is the new release from composer/double bassist Max Johnson’s newest trio, with Anna Webber on tenor saxophone/flute, and Michael Sarin on drumset. Formed in 2018, the trio traverses tightly knit composed music and patient, sprawling…
"Prolific and singular producer Hoshina Anniversary presents Hyakunin Isshu, a two tracker of extended jaunts deeper into the mystery than he’s yet dared to venture. With a growing reputation for sizzling productions combining propulsive house rhythm…
Toronto-based octet Eucalyptus has been steadily gathering a devoted cult following since the release of their debut 10” Eeeeeuuucaaaaaaallyyypppptus in 2012. Led by acclaimed saxophonist and composer Brodie West, the band's languid, kaleidoscopic ja…
'Obstacle Illusion is born out of my love for a wide array of musics that I've experienced and studied over the years. The album includes edited live concert recordings from my 3-month European tour at the end of 2021 (Centro d'Arte in Padova, Angeli…
*200 copies limited edition* LP from Pausal made up of Alex Smalley (Olan Mill) and Simon Bainton. This is a follow-up to "Sky Margin" (Own Records) from 2013. Mastered by James Plotkin. Features water color artwork by Charmagne Coe.
FRIM Records presents Plucked and Bowed. Released February 25, 2022
My Hellgren: celloPeter Söderberg: guitar, theorbo, oud
All music by My Hellgren & Peter Söderberg (STIM/NCB)Produced by FRIMRecorded February 11, 2021, at Fylkingen, Stockholm, by G…
*In process of stocking* Dieter Zobel aka Didier Leboz: serial tinkler, inventor, freestyle freak Tension. Performance. Resistance - our Zonic Spezial documenting underground cassette culture in the latter years of the GDR caused quite a stir when it…
Arnold Mathes is a self-taught synthesist from Brooklyn-USA whose work was once characterized by Music Technology as "ambient music for experimental synth freaks." He ranks among the most prolific of the decade, self-releasing over 35 cassettes in th…
*In process of stocking* What would you do if a never before released jazz funk album from 70s Yugoslavia had dropped suddenly into your arms? An album which sounds like a crate diggers holy grail!? Album full of heavy drum breaks, repetitive bass gr…
*In process of stocking* Imagine waking up and discovering everyone you thought you knew was someone else all along, and they have all deceived you and stabbed you in the back. The world now begins to melt around you and you start to convince yoursel…
*50 copies limited edition* Archaic Vaults presents First passage/Excommunicated. Ancient rituals and pilgrimages. a labour of love. Composed and arranged by Severin Black & Vanessa Bedoret. Mastered by Owen Pratt Artwork by Severin Black
All proceeds from this compilation will go towards Sistah Space, a non-profit community-based organisation bridging the gap in domestic abuse services for African heritage women and girls.
*In process of stocking* Union Editions presents Rugiada by Trapcoustic. Written and played by Stefano di Trapani in Roma during xmas 2020. Special thanks to Michele Manfellotto and Grip Casino. Inspiration: Jonida e Arion. Mastering by Luciano Laman…
*In process of stocking* Union Editions presents Sideral by Hierarchy. Written and produced by Hierarchy in Berlin between 2019 and 2021. Mastered at Artefacts Studio.
'There is a beguiling sense of simplicity in the complexity of le temps. In the scale of its orchestra - containing at least samulnori, clubs, bicycle bells, and bathtub plugs - that could be confused for just the kit. In the breadth of technique, in…
*Limited edition of 300* First official re-release of this one-of-a-kind gem, with newly designed (and band-approved) back cover. Pinta Tu Aldea, recorded in 1977, yet unreleased up until 1983, belongs to the cohort of outstanding artworks that sound…
The double meaning of Brandon Valdivia's pseudonym Mas Aya neatly encapsulates his musical outlook. Over the past fifteen years, the Toronto composer, percussionist and producer has established himself as an integral part of the city's vibrant and va…
Radiolorians (2018) finds Pisaro-Liu drawing inspiration from another gifted observer of this world-in-variation, the German zoologist, naturalist, and philosopher Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919), who promoted and popularized evolutionary thought via exten…
*2022 stock. In process of stocking* Saxophonist, pianist, vocalist and composer Archie Shepp is one of the most emblematic figures of Afro-American free jazz, in all its components. In the early 1960s he helped found the Jazz Composers Guild, perfor…
*In process of stocking* Barcelona pianist Agustí Fernández and Polish bass guitarist Rafał Mazur correspond through solo tracks recorded in their respective studios, each missive an unusual and impressive free improvisation using extended techniques…
*In process of stocking* Produced by Jimmy Curtiss, who is best remembered as lead singer of the great psychedelic folk rock band the Hobbits, Century Expanded’s “Concerto For Wah Wah” was released in 1971 but staged very little impact at the time. F…
*In process of stocking* "Aussi Loin Que Je Me Souvienne is a benchmark in French pop. An absolute reference, without which formations like Ilous & Decuyper would never have seen the day. It is very great pop, a record that has nothing to be ashamed …
*In process of stocking* Released at the end of the summer of 1968, and with a host of session musicians that included the brass section of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, producer Gus Dudgeon helped Weaver / Wynder K Frog to improve the results obtaine…
Pieter Verlinden (1934-2002) was an exceptional composer responsible for hundreds of scores and soundtracks for television, ballet, theatre and film. Only some of his soundtracks were released at the time, like De 5 van de 4-daagse (The Five Are Marc…
Pieter Verlinden (1934-2002) was an exceptional composer responsible for hundreds of scores and soundtracks for television, ballet, theatre and film. Only some of his soundtracks were released at the time, like De 5 van de 4-daagse (The Five Are Marc…
*2022 stock* Futura Marge presents Terronès - Suite andalouse pour Odile, Gérard & Eric Terronès by Raymond Boni Fortuna 21 octet. Raymond Boni (guitar & musical direction), Laure Donnat (voice), Joe McPhee (soprano saxophone & pocket trumpet), Anna …
*50 copies limited edition* Following releases on Warm Gospel Tapes and Ingrown Records, J Hamilton Isaacs continues on his synthesizing quest to encapsulate the universe around him in his modular rig. This release is comprised of two side-long compo…
*100 copies limited edition* Get your seasonal dose of environmental futurism from expert synth-operators Asako Fujimoto and Niki Neecke via Knackless. Two tracks from the duo in the spirit of the season of rebirth: »Chlorophylic Memories« makes room…
Brooklyn based drummer/producer Jason Nazary (of Anteloper) makes his We Jazz Records debut with "Spring Collection", released on 25 June. The album sees Nazary crafting some deliciously sparkly solo cuts plus working long distance with choice collab…
**100 copies** "I wrote and recorded these songs over a decade ago. Listening back, I chuckle at the fact that I may actually say the word ‘die’ or ‘death’ in every single song. Considering how metaphorically I attempted to write these lyrics, those …
These five albums by Klaus Janek appear to have been originally released in 2018, but were bundled together under the title almenrauschen in 2019 in nice colour-coded sleeves designed by Stephanie Roderer – I’ll refer to this aspect at the head of ea…
This habit some experimental musicians have of applying forced context or stories to what is essentially pure improvised music does sometimes perplex me. Here Janek references Kaspar Hauser with the title and in the sleeve notes. He also states the i…
'This disc commences with “Prolog / Autumn / Winter Part 1” which are relatively unadorned solo contrabass improvisations from 2003, inspired by the poem Lettera Amorosa by René Char. Although the work apparently “…follows an emotional path a man liv…
'Janek’s “source of inspiration” was apparently Stanislaw Lem’s novel Solaris and Janek’s own social observations in Prospect Park in New York City “…where I was living during the main research period for this work”. I’m not familiar with Lem’s novel…
'The first track on side A is “Violeros Revisitados”, which is a fight between the sounds made by Brazilian traditional musicians and the UHER Report 400 tape machine the sounds were recorded on. This source material was recorded by Gunther Kipfmülle…
Magenta. Road at night. Its probably worth quoting from the sleeve-notes so you get an idea of what the intention is on this disc: “The album consists of music chosen from a pool of recordings made over a time span of 10 years and according to its ex…
A gallery of portraits of people listening to a work in progress by Frédéric Acquaviva, laid out like a flip book."Hello, I have been called Frédéric Acquaviva and I have called this music cabalistic music. The purpose of this music is to let the lis…
*2022 stock* Futura Marge presents Noel McGhie Afro-Caribbean Project's Re-Masters. Recorded on 16, 18 April and 30 November 2015 at Studio du Sous Sol in Argenteuil (France).Rasul Siddik (trumpet), Daniele Vigilucci (alto saxophone), Patrick Sedoc (…