Only to end up on the island of Lindisfarne, off England's Northumberland coast on a chilly wet winter's day. Chris Watson - In St Cuthbert's Time (2013)
10 December 1974. 200 conscripts exit the casern of Draguignan in order
to demonstrate in the streets of the city. They make part of those
clandestine soldier committees multiplying themselves all over France
with a view to unite the young activists of the extreme left with the
anti-militarists. This dispute is a backwash of the student
manifestations in spring 1973 against the Debré law reforming the
military service. The "Collectif du Temps des Cerises" founded by
François Tusques, one of the pioneers of the French free jazz, decides
to support the insubordinates. Denis Levaillant, 22 years old at the
time, becomes the driving force of this discographical project. It’s
with another big name in jazz, Jef Gilson in his studio Palm, the group
records the compositions of Levaillant, appearing under the pseudonym
Serge Igor, as well as cover versions of traditional Spanish music,
among others the mythic "El paso del Ebro". The young French jazz
avantgarde scene of the early 70s participates in that session which
brings together musicians like Jean-Jacques Avenel, Pierre Rigaud, Jean
Méreu, Antoine Cuvelier, Gérard Tamestit, Guy Oulchen, Christian Ville,
Robert Lucien, Carlos Andréou et Kirjuhel. The graphic designer
collective Atarpop 73 creates the sleeve of the album which was released
in an edition of 3000 copies and sold during the student
manifestations. This radical report of a rebellious youth raising
from the still glowing ashes of May 1968 brings to our ears a jazz as
spiritual as revolutionary. Attention, disc is burning !
I agree with the Bobby Watson comments. Smoke Sessions is one of the labels I will continue to monitor post eMusic for me. I've got nearly all their releases - always good quality jazz, worth more than just a listen. This is one of my favourites
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Blancmange - Unfurnished Rooms
An Amazon reviewer compared this to Frank Tovey, and I think that's a good comprison.
The Green Kingdom - The North Wind and the Sun
Very pretty.
Chris Watson - In St Cuthbert's Time (2013)
Grails - Chalice Hymnal
I like this one a lot.
Sergy Vanyshaw & Denis Sorokin on the rather wonderful Linear Obsesional label from my own home borough of Lewisham.
- And from @jonahpwll 's november Bandcamp picks:
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
Yazz Ahmed - La Saboteuse
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Secret Rhythms 2 by Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit
Thanks @greg for the reminder to check this one out.