Reissues
Endless summer
2021 repress. Remastered, expanded gatefold double LP version (briefly available as a single LP in 2001 and o/p for 10 years now). It contains ‘Ohne Sonne’ and ’47 Blues’ previously only available on the Japenese CD versions. As well as an new extended version of ‘Happy Audio’ exclusive to this format. "Endless Summer", originally released in 2001 by Mego, was a breakthrough album for Christian Fennesz. The album which brought his name and music towards the first steps of mainstream recognitio…
Im Tal Der Emmen
This is the first official reissue of this extremely rare album, originally released in 1978 on the Brutkasten label. A very varied fusion album, Im Tal Der Emmen blends Embryo and Zappa / Mothers like rock and jazz mixtures, with a rich instrumental palette, full of solos and invention.Mostly it intended to sound like an instrumental Out Of Focus (Freeman Brothers in 'The Crack In The Cosmic Egg'). The album has this charming kraut / fusion style. The sextet line-up resulted in a very rich soun…
Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh
* 180 Gram Audiophile vinyl. Limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on Copper coloured vinyl * Magma is one of the most influential bands from France. Their music defies any of the standard and convenient classifications of rock, instead they operate in a realm of their own creation. Their third studio album Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh was originally released in 1973 and showcased in particular the range of singer Klaus Blasquiz and introduced the ground-moving work of bassist Jan…
Related Ephemera
An album that aligns itself aesthetically with Nurse With Wound’s Soliloquy For Lilith, Philip Jeck’s more languid collages, and even some of Harry Bertoia’s sculptural atmospherics
Alvin Curran, Roberto Laneri, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Frances-Marie Uitti, Tony Ackerman, Bruno Tommaso
Beat 72 Lost DateDigipack CD edition. An unearthed treasure from the '70s Italian avant garde archives! A previously unreleased recording from the legendary Beat72 club in Rome in 1973, featuring a one-off Italian-American all-star ensemble with Roberto Laneri founding member of the experimental vocal group Prima Materia, maverick American composer Alvin Curran co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva. Trombone specialist Giancarlo Schiaffini from the historical Gruppo di improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. Cello vir…
The Lost Theremin Album
** 160 gram vinyl, old school tip-on jacket + 8-page booklet ** A new LP collection of incredible performances by the virtuosa of theremin, Clara Rockmore, accompanied by her sister Nadia Reisenberg on piano. Recorded in 1975 and never before released on vinyl, this compendium features stellar performances of compositions by Bach, Chopin, Schubert, Gershwin and more, and even features a cello ensemble on a few songs! Some of the finest examples of Clara Rockmore’s unrivaled art - rich with bit…
Early Electronic Works
* Edition of 100 * In August 1979, ONNYK planned an event called “The Fifth Column Week!" = Daigoretsu Week!, he was o ne of leader of the expanded category group. It was a gallery event where 22 participants from Tokyo , Kyoto, and Morioka hold exhibitions of objects and graphic works, performances, poetry readings, p hysical workshops, theatrical events and improvisations. As part of that, I asked Seiji Nagai to per form a live performance of sitar solo. This special edition #1 consists of reg…
New York Is Now & Love Call Revisited
Temporary Super Offer! New York is Now! and Love Call are rarely mentioned in surveys of Ornette Coleman’s music, and they are often glossed over when they are cited…. Even in commentary focusing on Coleman’s recordings for Blue Note between 1965 and ‘68, these albums tend to be overshadowed by the two volumes of At the “Golden Circle” Stockholm... However, these last sessions before Coleman’s departure for Impulse! are pivotal, influential albums that merit reassessment. – Bill Shoemaker"Alto s…
Copenhagen 1963 „Revisited“
Temporary Super Offer! Despite persisting labeling of its music as avant-garde, The New York Contemporary Five played unthreatening contemporary jazz almost as often as it explored more daring materials. Two of Thelonious Monk’s loveliest melodies – “Monk’s Mood” and “Crepuscule with Nellie” – were embedded into their sets, aswell as three of Ornette Coleman’s more accessible, swinging vehicles, “O.C.,”“When Will the Blues Leave,” and “Emotions.” These pieces provided a perspectiveof contemporar…
Watch Devil Go
To write these few lines, we spoke to saxophonist François Jeanneau, an old friend of Jacques Thollot who also played on several of his albums, including the “Watch Devil Go” which interests us here. He told us a story which, according to him, sums up the personality of Thollot. A noted studio had reserved three days for a Thollot recording session. The first morning was devoted to sound checks and putting some order in the score sheets which Jacques would hand out in a somewhat anarchic manner…
Watch Devil Go / Untitled (2LP in bundle)
This special bundle includes the latest two Souffle Continu reissues from the Palm catalogue, namely the following:- Jacques Thollot "Watch Devil Go" (LP, 1975)- Jean-Charles Capon / Philippe Maté / Lawrence 'Butch' Morris / Serge Rahoerson "Untitled" (LP, 1977)Jacques Thollot "Watch Devil Go" (LP, 1975)* Deluxe reissue, with obi strip + 8 page booklet, 180g vinyl *To write these few lines, we spoke to saxophonist François Jeanneau, an old friend of Jacques Thollot who also played on several of…
Electroacoustic Works
* Edition of 500, 180 gr. vinyl. * The 5 LP / 5 CD box set „Electroacoustic Works“ celebrates the 100th anniversary of Iannis Xanakis (on May 29th, 2022), one of the most influential 20th century avantgarde composers. For the first time, the complete electroacoustic works of Xenakis are now available on record! All tracks have been newly mixed by longtime zeitkratzer sound engineer Martin Wurmnest and mastered by Rashad Becker and finally reveal their full sonic range and dynamics. Booklet with …
Programm 0
2021 Stock ** Remastered. Limited to 100 copies, Japan release only** Previously unreleased album, limited to 100 copies. Early pioneers of the German New Wave music scene, Din A Testbild were formed in 1978 by Mark Eins and Gudrun Gut (former member of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D. and Malaria!).
Programm 3
2021 Stock ** Remastered. Limited to 300 copies, Japan release only** Early pioneers of the German New Wave music scene, Din A Testbild were formed in 1978 by Mark Eins and Gudrun Gut (former member of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D. and Malaria!). Self-produced third album recorded in 1983. Their sound style totally changed to an introspective soundscape. Including “Going Tutu”, he masterpiece track which was re-evaluated and released as a single after decades. The original LP is known as a ra…
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2021 Stock ** Remastered. Limited to 300 copies, Japan release only** Early pioneers of the German New Wave music scene, Din A Testbild were formed in 1978 by Mark Eins and Gudrun Gut (former member of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D. and Malaria!). The original LP was released on Klaus Schulze’s Innovative Communication Label in 1981. Produced and mixed by Klaus Schulze. First time reissue on CD!
“Don A Testbild comes from Berlin, so do I. The 70’s brought the wellknown “Berlin School of Electr…
Programm 1
2021 Stock ** Remastered. Limited to 300 copies, Japan release only** Early pioneers of the German New Wave music scene, Din A Testbild were formed in 1978 by Mark Eins and Gudrun Gut (former member of Einstürzende Neubauten, Mania D. and Malaria!). This is their first album on Klaus Schulze’s Innovative Communication Label in 1980. Produced and mixed by Klaus Schulze. First time reissue on CD! Including 3 Remixes from “TV Junk And New Beat Funk”, 1989 compilation album. Remixed by Fritz Hilpet …
Du Bist So Nett Zu Mir +
** 200 copies** The anonymous project that makes a pun on a famous Schlager singer!? This mysterious singer was really Jens Kraft from Saal 2. Their only release was published on Unser Angebot label in 1982. This reprint CD is including 2 tracks from the single and 2 unpublished recordings. This is a complete collection of his work!
Auf Der Suche Nach Dem Glück
* Edition of 300 * In 1994, Jens Kraft and Godeke Ilse reunited the band. The increased number of their band name like "SAAL 3", "SAAL 4" and "SAAL 5" was returned to "SAAL 2" as the original. "Auf der Suche nach dem Glück" was released after the reunion, but their first first album. This reissue CD includes unpublished tracks additionally as bonus. Producer: Detlef Diederichsen (Die Zimmermänner).
* 2021 digitally remaster used. * Including full-color booklet. * Limited edition, Japan release O…
Saal 3 + Saal 4
* Edition of 100 * Including all the official tracks from the Saal 3 and Saal 4 era. Plus an unpublished track as bonus. Limited to 100 copies
Weil Das System Nicht Funktioniert!
* Edition of 300 * Saal 2 was formed in Hamburg in 1980 and had an influential position in the German music scene then. Including all the tracks from "Angust Vorm Tanzen" (their debut release from ZickZack, 1980), compilation track and unpublished tracks from the same time. This compilation album was previously released on LP from VOD label in 2005. This CD, in addition, includes 5 more unpublished tracks as bonus.* 2021 digitally remaster used.* Including full-color booklet.* Limited edition, J…