Reissues

For all those who relate "maybe to the wind, because they can feel it, or dirt, because they can touch it. But nothing else." Like Bobby Cornett (aka Shane), we are all trying to find where we belong. Belong To The Wind marks Forager Records' debut release: A lovingly curated collection of crooning psychedelic folk and soul songs gathered from American 45s of the 1970s. The compilation features 10 songs from 10 different acts, each with an indelible story of love, loss, loneliness, and an unrele…

Tip! Groovy, spiritual, and oh so, rare, this live album by drummer Roy Brooks is one of the best to ever come out of the spiritual jazz scene. With a career spanning over 50 years and collaborations with artists like Horace Silver, Stanley Turrentine, Yusef Lateef, and Charles Mingus, Roy Brooks was a foundation and leading force of the jazz scene throughout his entire storied life. As one of the most talented drummers of any generation, Brooks would lead his own group, the Artistic Truth, and …

Sharks and the Female Form. The aesthetics and patterns of a woman’s physical form violently and tragically manipulated in the arts: Painting“You have dared to torture the female who was so certain he would always be adored! You have scourged her, flogged her in all her pride; you have emptied her breasts, creviced her belly, blown up her buttocks, twisted her legs, battered her face! And over it all you have spread a noxious color, composed of all the reds of blood and the greens of putrefactio…

*2022 stock* For this release Massimo Magrini was joined by the Italian cyberzone-writer Tommaso Lisa. So the album was recorded using as conceptual reference Tom's "Italian Neuro-Poems" collection REBIS . Short spoken fragments of the texts are treated and inserted in a sonic structure built with minimal, strangely sincopated pseudo-rytmhs and sharp pulsing noises.The effect of those spcken texts is really disqieting, a very severe & obscure release , different from all previous Bad Sector albu…

*2022 stock* David Cunningham: guitar, footpedals, delays and kalimba. "When I'm having a bath I often feel strangely privileged that I can listen to music on the radio - a century ago I would have had to have a bigger bathroom and enough money to hire a string quartet." - David Cunningham Yasuaki Shimizu: tenor saxophone, piano, delays. "He is a truly one and only performer, for power, spirit and pride. He has the ability to encompass any kind of music." - Haruomi Hosono about Yasuaki Shimizu

*2022 stock* This 74 minute album offers four spoken word extracts by Marcel Duchamp (in the English language), including The Creative Act, a fascinating lecture delivered in Houston in 1957, as well as a lengthy interview recorded in 1959. The remainder of the album explores Duchamp's unique musical experiments. Devised in 1913, the Musical Erratum for piano forms part of the sequence of notes and projects which led to his celebrated artwork, La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même (The …

Neil Ardley's visionary bridge: 1976's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows fuses British jazz-rock with Balinese gamelan scales. Seven Rainbow compositions built on pelog and slendro patterns, featuring Ian Carr, Paul Buckmaster, Tony Coe. Final part of Ardley's trilogy, pointing toward 1979's Harmony of the Spheres. Minimalist counterpoint meets exotic structures.

A rare document of the 1960s Black Arts Movement featuring Albert Ayler, Amiri Baraka, Milford Graves, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, and many more, The Cricket fostered critical and political dialogue for Black musicians and writers. Edited by poets and writers Amiri Baraka, A.B. Spellman, and Larry Neal between 1968 and 1969 and published by Baraka's New Jersey–based Jihad productions shortly after the time of the Newark Riots, this experimental music magazine ran poetry, position papers, and gossip al…

”David Blue was the peer of any singer in this country, and he knew it, and he coveted their audiences and their power, he claimed them as his rightful due. And when he could not have them, his disappointment became so dazzling, his greed assumed such purity, his appetite such honesty, and he stretched his arms so wide, that we were all able to recognize ourselves, and we fell in love with him.” - Leonard Cohen David Blue is the ‘blue’ in Bob Dylan’s “Baby Blue”, the voluble chain-smoking pinbal…

Tip! *Repress with new obi-strip* Japanese label P-Vine sure know how to pick out the essential spiritual jazz reissues. This is another gold standard that came originally on Strata East in 1974. Vocals feature throughout and often soar to the highest of heights and make it a charismatic album. Sample hounds and hip hop lovers might well recognise the track 'Optimystical' which has been pillaged by Detroit great Andres before now. Elsewhere there is real freeform magic on 'Music Is Nothing But A…

By Zeitkratzer director Reinhold Friedl's personal request now available on vinyl for the first time: Zeitkratzer's critically acclaimed interpretations of groundbreaking compositions by James Tenney.James Tenney (1934 - 2006) was a composer, music theorist and pioneer especially in the field of microtonal music, being an influential part of the so-called New York avantgarde scene (Cage, Feldman). Besides his compositonal work, Tenney was teacher at various universities with students like Charle…

*In process of stocking. 2022 stock* Sampler Compilation of Various projects involving Adi Newton (of ClockDVA / The Anti Group). 'Here Somnimage handles releases for Anterior Research Media Communications, which one could quickly describe as the label to handle all matters Clock DVA and related. Clock DVA has been around for many years and in many incarnations and these days are original member Adi Newton and TeZ Martinnucci with some fine electronic song material, including vocals. There is on…

Stockhausen's Jubiläum (1977) for orchestra, with Tierkreis in its orchestral version and in the version for the Cologne Town Hall carillon. Oliver Knussen conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Mozart; recorded 2009-10.

Stockhausen's Paradies, the 21st Hour of Klang (2007), for flute and eight-channel electronic music from Cosmic Pulses. Kathinka Pasveer plays; recorded 2009. Includes the electronic part alone for rehearsal.

Stockhausen's Edentia, the 20th Hour of Klang (2007), for soprano saxophone and eight-channel electronic music from Cosmic Pulses. Marcus Weiss plays; recorded 2008. Includes the electronic part alone for rehearsal.

Stockhausen's Urantia, the 19th Hour of Klang (2007), for soprano and eight-channel electronic music drawn from Cosmic Pulses. Kathinka Pasveer sings; recorded 2008. Includes the electronic part alone for rehearsal.

Single CD with Stockhausen's Jerusem (2007), eighteenth hour of Klang, for tenor and electronic music, sung by Hubert Mayer, with the electronic music alone as a rehearsal version.

Single CD with Stockhausen's Nebadon (2007), seventeenth hour of Klang, for horn and electronic music, played by Christine Chapman, with the electronic music alone as a rehearsal version.

Single CD with Stockhausen's Uversa (2007), sixteenth hour of Klang, for basset-horn and electronic music, played by Michele Marelli, with the electronic music alone as a rehearsal version.

Single CD with Stockhausen's Orvonton (2007), fifteenth hour of Klang, for baritone and electronic music, sung by Jonathan de la Paz Zaens, with a rehearsal track of the electronics alone.

Single CD with Stockhausen's Havona (2007), fourteenth hour of Klang, for bass voice and electronic music, sung by Nicholas Isherwood, with a rehearsal track of the electronics alone.

Stockhausen's trios Treue (Fidelity) and Erwachen (Awakening), eleventh and twelfth hours of Klang (2007), recorded in Cologne in spring 2010 under Kathinka Pasveer.

Stockhausen's string trio Hoffnung (Hope) and septet Glanz (Brilliance), ninth and tenth hours of Klang (2007), recorded in Cologne 2009 and 2010 under Kathinka Pasveer.

Stockhausen's wind trios Balance and Glück (Bliss), seventh and eighth hours of Klang (2007), recorded in Cologne in 2008 and 2010 with Kathinka Pasveer supervising.

Stockhausen's Harmonien (2006) in three solo versions and the trio Schönheit (2006), fifth and sixth hours of Klang, played by Suzanne Stephens, Kathinka Pasveer and Marco Blaauw and recorded in Cologne 2007-2010.

Single CD with Stockhausen's Himmels-Tür (2005), fourth hour of Klang, for percussionist and a little girl, played by Stuart Gerber, and the electroacoustic 24 Türin (2006) for door, rin and speaker.

Two CDs of Stockhausen's 24 piano pieces Natürliche Dauern (2005-06), the third hour of Klang, played by Antonio Pérez Abellán, Benjamin Kobler and Frank Gutschmidt and recorded in Cologne in April 2007.

Freude (Joy), second hour of Stockhausen's Klang cycle, composed in 2005 for two harps who also sing. Written for Marianne Smit and Esther Kooi.

Himmelfahrt (Ascension), first hour of Stockhausen's Klang cycle, in the version for synthesizer, soprano and tenor with Antonio Pérez Abellán, Barbara Zanichelli and Hubert Mayer, recorded in 2006.

Six chamber works from Stockhausen's Licht for brass, reeds, percussion and electronics, including Michaels-Ruf, Bassetsu, Synthi-Fou, Quitt and Komet.

Coil’s year 2000 electric storm is their next legendary chapter for legit reissue, exemplifying the fathomless variegation of their vision with overproof levels of digital noise masking deeply trippy song structures.  After tenderising flesh with the reissue of the ‘Musick To Play In The Dark’ volumes, Dais unleash Coil’s tempestuous sore thumb ‘Constant Shallowness Leads To Evil’ for a sharp right swerve into the depths of their profound catalogue. Issued the same year as ‘MTPITD’, as well as ‘…

Tip! Maston’s Darkland is a breezy collection of the material from the Tulips sessions that didn’t make it on to the original LP. Originally a digital-only release for those in the know in the autumn of 2018, after re-issuing Tulips in 2020 it made too much sense for Be With to give Darkland a vinyl release. Like Tulips, Darkland was recorded mostly in Hoorn, in the Netherlands, between 2015-2017 during downtime from Frank’s touring duties with Jacco Gardner’s band. Bits were also done in Los An…

*In process of stocking.* The second Be With foray into the archives of revered German library institution Selected Sound is one of our favourites, Sound Inventions from Klaus Weiss Rhythm And Sounds, originally released in 1979. From the notoriously strong mind of Niagara drummer / library-funk overlord Klaus Weiss, Sound Inventions is loaded with tripped out studio funk-freakery, mad samples and swaggering abstract funk grooves. From dramatic deep disco with dark Italo/Moroder leanings to heav…

Labyrinth is dark, brooding, beat-heavy, melancholic mood music courtesy of Ian Carr and the Nucleus crew. A favourite of Madlib, it goes without saying that this is one magnificent record. Originally released on Vertigo in 1973, Labyrinth was never re-pressed and of course those original copies are now very tricky to score. Like all the Nucleus records, it’s aged ridiculously well and this Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be bac…

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 score. Like all the Nucleus records, it’s aged ridiculously well and this Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be back in press. Under The Sun opens with the crisp, medium tempo “In Proc…

Come for the leopard, stay for the stone cold jams. Yet another thrilling, funky-prog jazzy-rock fusion beauty from Ian Carr’s Nucleus. Originally released on Vertigo in 1975, Alleycat was never re-pressed so those original copies are now very tricky to score. Like all the Nucleus records, it’s aged ridiculously well and this Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be back in press. Alleycat was the last Nucleus album recorded for the V…

Tip! With Panorama, Frank Maston pays homage to the classic era of library records and Italian soundtracks of the 70s. A blissed-out, grooving collection of filmic cues, it continues the unique brilliance of Tulips and Darkland. Elegant and easy, subtle and stylish, breezy and beautiful; this is his Maston-piece. Commissioned by legendary label KPM, Panorama cements Maston as a master of modern classics and the most mesmeric of contemporary composers. In early 2020, Be With suggested to Frank th…

They say: "Contemporary synthesizer sounds illustrating wide open space activities, environment and research."We say: Panoramic proto-techno underwater-electro library dynamite. One of the hardest pulls on the seminal Coloursound, Open Space Motion (Underscores) isn't just regarded as one of the best releases from library-funk overlord Klaus Weiss. It's one of the very best library records ever. As cult as it gets when it comes to library music, the Klaus Weiss sound was built on top of sometime…

German Army is a two-piece from the San Gabriel Valley and one of the loudest voices in the underground tape scene. Raised on Sydney Possuelo and Paulo Freore, their catalogue seeks to critique U.S imperialism and nationalism while bringing attention to endangered culture and ecology around the globe.

A Collection of Sounds from the Studio Eksperymentalne Polskiego Radia (1959-2001) with art by Zofia Kulik.  “Would it sound just as bad if you played it backwards?” assembles a collection of audio experiments created at the Polish Radio Experimental Studio (PRES) from 1959 to the beginning of the millennium.  These exceptional works are presented alongside images from the Polish artist Zofia Kulik, whose career reached its apogee between the late 1960s and early 70s.   Polish Radio Experimental…