New Arrivals
Ladder To Wave
Following releases on Altered States Tapes, Bunyip Tracks and Moontown, NM presents ‘Ladder To Wave’ - a spectacular new recording from anonymous Australian producer HHOST, in high resolution digital audio.
Live In Kontich
*Standard edition, 217 copies* The Legendary Pink Dots has released many live in its history but most often with albums that brought together recording from various locations. Today and now available, is the first double live record of a full concert from the 80s era. All great bands all have their legendary “double live” performances in their history. This has now been achieved for the Dots with this recording in Kontich, and Fractal is very happy to be able to offer it to you. Live in Kontich …
Ongaku No Aru Fuukei
“Dead of winter, a hidden chapel, silent prayers echoing.” We first introduced Haruka Nakamura’s first full-length piano-based album ‘Twilight’ in 2010. The studio-recorded album was extolled and acclaimed by fans and critics alike in Japan. Building on the strengths and success of its predecessor, haruka nakamura returns with this one, a 2 CD 106 minutes collection entitled ‘Ongaku no Aru Fuukei’ (English Translation: Music with scenery). Recorded at concert hall ‘sonorium’ in Tokyo, the album …
Into the Darkness of the Night
Hiroshi Ebina presents a lullaby for the sleepless with his latest album, Into the Darkness of the Night. A follow-up to his debut on Kitchen. Label, In Science and the Human Heart, this album delves deeper into the serene and weightless analog soundscapes that have become Hiroshi's signature, crafted specifically for the quiet hours of the city night. Into the Darkness of the Night transcends the concept of sleep, transforming it into a profound thematic exploration. Inspired by his partner's s…
Twilight (Deluxe Edition)
Twilight was Haruka Nakamura’s second album, released in the summer of 2010. The album spawned the Haruka Nakamura classics such as twilight, ongaku no aru guukei, curtain call, faraway and hikari. Upon release it was seen (and still is) as a haruka nakamura masterpiece. twilight marks a milestone not only for the artist but also remains the best-selling album on Kitchen. Label in over a decade. Recorded in a studio overlooking the ocean as a tribute to the sight of the expiring sun falling slow…
Mizu, Tagiru
Released at the occasion of their 2024 Japan tour, it follows their debut LP Troubled Water (TT005 – LP). The album’s title aptly captures the essence of their music. In Japanese, “Tagiru” describes the act of boiling or seething, whether it pertains to water or other liquids reacting to heat or agitation. Metaphorically, it illustrates heightened emotions or situations of intense fervor. This theme of boiling intensity runs through the six tracks, each piece brimming with emotional depth and en…
Limitation Is Necessary
"Limitation Is Necessary is the third set of music by Massachusetts-based string genius Lloyd Thayer we've had the honor of releasing. This follows the Duets LP (with percussionist Jerome Duepree) on which lloyd split his playing between a Weissenborn lap guitar and a 22 string Chaturangui, and the Twenty20 CD which was all done on a double-necked Weissenborn. Both of these album deep and monumental explorations of mesmeric string textures filled with elements that ranged from Indian Classical t…
Live at I.U.C.C. 5/27/79
** 333 copies, one-time pressing ** Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra in concert at the Immanuel United Church of Christ. This May 1979 concert brings the goods, several tracks were selected for inclusion on the original 1979 “LIVE at IUCC” 2LP.. “Future Sally’s Time”, “LTT”, and “Village Dance” are presented as fresh transfers alongside extended takes of “Sea Wife” and “Many Nights Ago”… Lester Robertson killing it this afternoon…
Live at I.U.C.C. 2/24/80
** 333 copies, one-time pressing ** Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra live in concert at the Immanuel United Church of Christ. Completely unheard concert from February 1980
Live at I.U.C.C. 3/30/80 (2CD)
** 333 copies, one-time pressing ** Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra n concert at the Immanuel United Church of Christ. Completely unheard concert from March 30, 1980
Anchors
With Anchors, Chicago-based bass clarinetist Jason Stein returns after six years with his most personal album to date. It was created together with bassist Joshua Abrams (Natural Information Society, of which Stein has been a member since 2017), drummer Gerald Cleaver, and guest artist/co-producer Boon. Anchors are, so often, symbolic of strength and stability. They reflect our capacity to steady ourselves in turbulent waters, allowing us to traverse the deepest seas. With anchors aboard, we can…
Uncle Joe's Spirit House
LP - Strictly limited first-time/one-time-only Centering Records edition, 500 on black vinyl // Beautiful pressing & printing. Includes full-res download card with 3 additional tracks. A gorgeous soul-jazz organ quartet album that hearkens to early-mid 60s sessions of similar form; fully revitalized by William Parker's indelible compositions and the generous musical gifts of Darryl Foster, Cooper-Moore and Gerald Cleaver. A straight-up joy. This very special project was produced by William Parke…
Echolalia
This album was commissioned by KAAP / Concertgebouw Brugge for Jazz Brugge Festival.
Music, production, pianos, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers and pipe organ by Giovanni Di Domenico. Featuring Alexandra Grimal on soprano saxophone (Part I) and Eric Thielemans on drums (Part II and Part III). Recorded in January 2023 at Concertgebouw Brugge by Christophe Albertijn and in April 2023 in Zaal Miry (Ghent) by Peter Desmedt. Mastered by Joe Talia at Good Mixture. Vinyl cut by Andreas at Schnitstelle. Art…
Breezy
The second album of Ingebrigt Håker Flaten’s Knarr band is now ready for release on his own label Sonic Transmissions Records. The band that was first put together as a commissioned one-off project for the Vossa Jazz festival in 2021 has now become Håker Flaten’s main outlet as a bandleader and composer. Clearly something sparked putting the Vossa Jazz project together, and those of us who knew and had followed Håker Flaten for over three decades as a one of the finest musicians working within (…
Heart & Soul
Released in 1982, “Heart and Soul” is a collaboration between bassist Ron Carter and pianist Cedar Walton, two jazz giants renowned for their impeccable musicianship. The album showcases their exceptional interplay and deep understanding of jazz standards. Title track “Heart & Soul”, “Frankie and Johnny”, “Little Waltz” highlight their ability to communicate and improvise with sophistication and emotion. The album is a testament to the enduring appeal of jazz standards and the artistry of two ma…
Angle
Tip! Jean-Luc Guionnet & Jean-philippe Gross - AngleElectric surgery & saxophone hypnosis.Mental fusion & mountain structures.United forces, eyes in hands.Free 2024 tips: buy two copies and recreate your own psychoacoustics beats at home to impress the whole crowds during parties.
1991, Summer, Huntington Garage Fire
The A-side and title track of this cassette is a live document of one the best live concerts I've seen/heard in the past few years. It was recorded during a house party cookout in Leila Bordreuil’s backyard that I was lucky enough to attend. She played along to a video recording her partner’s family had made for their insurance after a garage fire back in 1991. The audio of the video was played through the PA and Leila slowly builds her electronics and cello into a psychotic inferno of wild nois…
Wege / Way
Bomb! Edition of 500 copies, with fold-out insert. Rolf Gehlhaar (1943-2019) was an instrumental and electronic music composer, and a pioneer in computer controlled interactive music. He grew up in the US where he studied philosophy and composition at Yale University. In 1967 he moved back to Germany to become Karlheinz Stockhausen’s personal assistant and member of his performing ensemble. In 1969 Gehlhaar co-founded, along with Johannes Fritsch (Metaphon 012) and David Johnson, the Feedback St…
Traces du Hasard
In Timo van Luijk's own words: This album is a bit of an accumulation of coincidences. It is the first recording session I did with Kris Vanderstraeten, back in 1994, together with Daniel Duchamp and Luis Ferin. The session recording had since disappeared from attention and 30 years later, while going through old DAT tape archives, I came across it by chance, initially even not knowing who/what it was...The tape started with a recording of cars, captured from my balcony in Brussels, where I live…
Greggio E Pericoloso (Original Soundtrack)
Black vinyl + insert. Unreleased soundtrack by Banco del Mutuo Soccorso recorded in 1981 and unveiled for the first time. “Greggio e Pericoloso” is a 1975 novel written by the engineer and science communicator Roberto Vacca, which narrates an intricate story of fictional-economic and political intrigue arising from the possibility that a resource such as petroleum might turn out to be an inexhaustible resource on our planet. In 1981, that same book became material for the screenplay of four-epis…