New Arrivals
The Mood Modern: KPM 1956-1977 and Bruton Music 1978-1980 -
** Wicked new book about KPM and Bruton Music – two of the world’s greatest recorded music libraries! Introduction by the great Keith Mansfield! This book rocks! 100% Essential! 450+ pages!!! Includes wicked exclusive pix too! ** Book about killer library soundtrack and TV music at KPM - featuring legendary library composers - Keith Mansfield, Johnny Pearson, Syd Dale, Alan Hawkshaw, James Clarke, David Lindup, Brian Bennett and more! Features interviews, biogrpahies with many of the composers, …
Konkan Dance
** 2021 Stock ** Following in the footsteps of the landmark 1966 double-quartet recording by Joe Harriott and John Mayer, Indian born musician Amancio D’Silva produced some of the most adventurous and sophisticated recordings within the canon of ‘indo-jazz’, a term used to define a pioneering east meets west synthesis that reflected the shifting musical and cultural landscape of post-war Britain. An experiment which reached a pinnacle in 1972 with D’Silva’s seminal recording Dream Sequence by Co…
Easy Listening From The KPM 1000 Series (1970-76) - Time To Fly
This compilation comprises twenty-eight tracks from the legendary KPM 1000 Series of library music, recorded during the golden era of 1970-76. Whereas Vocalion's previous KPM compilations have focused on the company's funky output, this one concentrates on the beautiful, relaxed easy listening grooves that composers such as Keith Mansfield, Steve Gray, James Clarke, Neil Richardson wrote for KPM. There are the luxurious, '70s sounds of Keith Mansfield's Husky Birdsong, Life of Leisure, Whistle S…
Illuminations
** 2021 Stock ** Two outstanding performers, Carlos Santana and Alice Coltrane, collaborated to record their fantastic trip through time called Illuminations. Santana's interest in the Indian culture and different musical styles led him to the musician Alice Coltrane.
Un sisma mentre ci voltiamo di spalle
Union Editions presents Un sisma mentre ci voltiamo di spalle by Devi Tensione. Composed by Francesco Castrovilli. Additional production/arrangement by Lapo Sorride aka Kinked. Recorded between France, Turin, Bari. Mastered by Luciano Lamanna at Subsound Studio, Roma.
Pianosequenza Vol.1
** Edition of 300 ** Union Edition presents Pianosequenza Vol.1 by Panoram. Eleven excursions for reproducing pianos. Recorded in Los Angeles (CA) on Yamaha DC7X pianos. All music written, recorded and produced by Panoram.
Sonograph Sound Effects Series Volume 2: Public and Domestic Plumbing and Sanitation
** Edition of 300 ** Mark Vernon presents the second volume of his Sonograph Sound Effects Series – the follow up to the unexpectedly popular ‘Sounds of the Modern Hospital’ LP. This time the focus is on sounds of plumbing and sanitation: drainpipes, plugholes, leaks, squeaky taps and cisterns. Vernon has recorded many of the sounds from unusual perspectives, in extreme close-up scenarios, using contact mics or small binaural microphones to get into tiny inaccessible spaces. There is also a part…
Sounds Passing Through Circumstances
** First pressing of 200 with artwork by Tiny Little Hammers ** Astral Spirit presents Sounds Passing Through Circumstances by Jayve Montgomery: Saxophone, Flute, and effects & Nick Turner: Mellotron and effects. Written and recorded by Montgomery and Turner in the spring/summer of 2020. Mixed by Drew Sullivan and Nick Turner. Mastered by by Drew Sullivan at SDS Studio (WA). Artwork & Layout by Tiny Little Hammers.
Grounded
** First pressing of 200 ** Astral Spirits presents Grounded by Aaron Novik. This album was made with the acoustic sounds of the clarinet, bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet with minimal effects. It was recorded during lockdown in Elmhurst Queens, NY, April-May 2020. Mixed by Eli Crews at Spillway. Mastered by Jon Cohrs at Bear Call. Cover Art by Ariadna Garza.
Viandes
** First pressing of 200 on Green Foil cassette shells with artwork by Jaime Zuverza ** Astral Spirit presents Viandes by Stefano Leonardi & Antonio Bertoni. ll compositions by Antonio Bertoni and Stefano Leonardi. Recorded by Antonio Bertoni on October 26, 2018, live acoustic sound, no overdubs. Mixed and mastered by Antonio Bertoni. One of the best perspectives with which to savor human existence was provided by Jacques Attali, when he declared that the world should not be looked at or read, b…
The Very Cup of Trembling
** First pressing glass mastered edition of 500 copies. Cinderblocks, safety glass, enfolded glass etched with text ** “Often, when finding titles for improvised music I go through poetry that I feel might have some relation to the way the music turned out. I look for two or three word phrases that capture something related. I think of this as “consulting a professional” when it comes to titles. When it came time for these titles, I found myself reaching for Fred Moten’s fantastic book “The Feel…
Strange Fortune
** First pressing of 500 copies with artwork by the one and only Tiny Little Hammers ** "Underground music is filled with all kinds of characters, personalities, and peculiarities. Rare are the musical/artistic soul mates who have forged life, as well as creative, partnerships. Foundationally, the work of couples like Alice and John Coltrane or La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela set standards of artists who share a complete aesthetic worldview, in which the pair complement and lift each other to…
Streams
Teranga Beat proudly presents the drummer-composer Yannis Angelopoulos, aka Jan Van and his last project "Streams". A well known musician in the Athens jazz scene, accompanied by three fellow musicians, he created an album with a tough background story. Jan Van started as a drummer in clubs playing popular greek music (laïka) even before he was 18, a typical first step for a musician in Greece. In this way he experienced the underground and in fact the surrealistic atmosphere of the laïka greek …
Guilherme Lamounier
Considered one of the masterpieces of seventies psychedelic, his second album, released in 1973, is the result of a partnership with Tibério Gaspar (author of: "Sá Marina", "BR-3" and "Teletema"). The album was recorded at Rádio Gazeta Studios in São Paulo, with the participation of musicians already known as: Wagner Tiso on synthesizer, Luiz Claudio Ramos on arrangements and conducting, Lanny Gordin on guitar, Oberdan Magalhães on flute and Guilherme himself playing guitar and piano. Guilherme …
Misa Blam I Oni Koji Vole Funky
This record represents an official release of Misa Blam i Oni Koji Vole Funky, the group which pioneered jazz-funk in the former Yugoslavia. Track לילה טוב has been previously unpublished. Cut directly from the original master tapes which are now in possession of Markus Blam, the son of Misa Blam. Dedicated to the memory of Mihailo Misa Blam (1947-2014). Recorded in Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1976.
Bass Guitar [Fender Jazz ] – Miša Blam. Design – B. Milaković, Luka Novaković, Vanja Todorović. Drums – …
Holy Fools - Music of Luke Altmann
** 2021 Stock. Comes in a six panel case with 16 page booklet, designed by Sam Songailo ** One-composer records have somehow slipped out of fashion, but the chance to delve more deeply into the psyche of a single composer is a special indulgence for both performer and listener. Luke Altmann's music first graced our music stands in 2007, when we performed the slow and achingly beautiful ‘Prelude to New York’ at Manchester Lane in Melbourne. The piece’s honest conviction, simplicity and deep expre…
Music for Strings
** 2021 Stock ** The present recording traces the development of Harrison’s creativity over a half century – from 1948 to his last large-scale composition (1997). The Suite No. 2 for Strings was written while Lou Harrison lived in New York. Having spent his formative years in San Francisco, Harrison had a great deal of trouble adjusting to East Coast big-city life. A nervous breakdown required him to be hospitalized for about nine months. The Suite No. 2 dates from the year after this traumatic …
Dancing With Henry
** 2021 Stock ** Some of the most revered compositions of the twentieth century arose from the collaboration of composers and choreographers. Henry Cowell sought solutions that would treat both art forms with equal respect. Works on this disc-the majority of which are recorded for the first time, many from unpublished manuscripts-were composed for Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman (Dance of Sport), Bonnie Bird, and Martha Graham (Heroic Dance and Suite for Woodwind Quintet). Atlantis was envisione…
Candy Clouds
** Limited edition, individually numbered copies on transparent blue vinyl ** Hans Dulfer is a Dutch jazz musician famous for playing the tenor saxophone. With his band Ritmo-Natural he released his second album Candy Clouds in 1970. The album consists of six songs, with its title track being split into two parts. One single was released, “Red, Red Libanon”, which hit the Dutch charts in both 1970 as well as 1977. This rare Dutch jazz album is now available on coloured vinyl for the first time.
Reading The City
** Edition of 300 ** Oracle and AudioMER. are honoured to announce the release of a new LP; Reading the City with music by oracle, Laszlo Umbreit & Mira Sanders. In 2019 oracle invited artist Mira Sanders to interact with their practice through her writing. Due to the corona crisis, their shared working time couldn’t happen in the planned way: “The writing project was originally planned as an exchange while travelling together one week on the Buratinas boat, navigating on the canals and rivers s…