I've just bumped into a compilation project with a number of free, various artist, downloads. I've only listened to the Jazz Edition so far. On the initial pass the tracks sound nice enough.
I know there are a number of Jazz fans and free music lovers on this forum - thought I'd share.
Out today on Klanggallerie from the wonderful and wacky Residents collaborators (on Title in Limbo):
'The Elbow is Taboo' was Renaldo & The Loaf's fourth album and was released by Ralph in America, Torso in The Netherlands and Some Bizzare in the UK in 1987. You can hear a great technological step forward immediately. Also, the list of analogue instruments played on this album seems endless. Included is one of their most popular songs, "Hambu Hodo" which was also released as a 12" single, and a cover version of the song "Boule!" by French band Ptose. Sadly, it turned out to be their last album, the split followed soon afterwards. As with the other re-issues of this great band's recordings, we offer this new and remastered edition as a double CD. "Elbonus" features not only the legendary 12" of Hambu Hodo, but also the unreleased 7" mix. There's also the the material that was issued on the scarce Hambu Hodo Tak Awa CD-R given away to 5 personal friends and some further unreleased stuff. A must-have.
- "Pietro Grossi was born in Venice, and he studied in Bologna at the taking a diploma in composition, and violoncello. In the sixties Grossi teaches at the Conservatory of Florence and begins the research and the testing in the electroacoustic music. From 1936 to 1966 he was the first cellist of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra. Grossi began to experiment with electroacoustic music in the 1950s. By 1962, he had become the first Italian to carry out successful research in the field of computer music. In 1963, he turned his interest to electronic music and founded the S 2F M (Studio di Fonologia Musicale di Firenze) which made its headquarters in Florence at the Conservatorio, and he also became a lecturer in this subject. "
Re-posting this fantastic find (If I may say so ), so it doesn't vanish into "Listening thread oblivion"
Found by browsing Continuo's Bandcamp profile - Up until a few years ago, he was running one of the best music blocks that has ever existed. I'm sure there's a lot of gems to explore here . . .
This is certainly one of them:
"Something like The Holy Grail of library music..."
"My latest CD Plugged In features 12 tracks including 10 originals and arrangements of Keith Jarrett's "Country"and Jimmy VanHuesen's "Like Someone in Love".
Musicians: Galen Weston guitar David Woodhead bass Al Cross drums Simeon Abbott keyboards on #1 Matt Horner piano Richard Underhill saxophone Rick Shadrach Lazar percussion Lenka Lichtenberg vocals
From Strata East - newly re-released at Bandcamp (and elsewhere...I saw the vinyl at Dusty Groove yesterday). The same label has a couple of albums by Brother Ah as well.
From Strata East - newly re-released at Bandcamp (and elsewhere...I saw the vinyl at Dusty Groove yesterday). The same label has a couple of albums by Brother Ah as well.
That was a rare record back in the day (and in the '90's when I'd be more likely to be looking for it), glad it's been re-issued a bit all over the place stylistically but lots of fun. Thanks for the heads up. Only $7! Brother Ah too is worth a listen; Sun Ra & Coltrane and Roland Kirk connections etc. Thanks for the heads up!
Ah, I see that @Doofy beat me to the Brother Ah, Milton Marsh, etc. I did a quick search on that label recently (I already forget who's issuing it), but it appears to be a legit outfit and not some label vultures. I've got the CD for the Ah's Sound Awareness and I still find time to listen to it now and then.
Two other things:
1. I don't see that this was mentioned previously (though I'd be amazed if I were truly the first to bring this up here), but Erased Tapes has a Bandcamp page for Peter Broderick's music...
Broderick has a new album coming out in a few days. You can stream two of the album tracks on the page I linked to.
2. That Label Love jazz edition I've seen getting mentioned around here lately... that's a decent album with a lot of artists I recommend. Years ago, I interviewed the person who spearheaded putting that thing together...
I give a brief synopsis of each track and link to anywhere I might have reviewed it. Just took a look at that column for the first time and was reminded how I used to do the block/transcription interview format back then. I'm definitely much more a narrative flow sort of interview now. Much more fun that way. But that's really got nothing to do with anything.
Also, I'm finding even more jazz labels popping up on Bandcamp. I've started a list on my Twitter account, but I'm gonna start posting them on the eMusers Bandcamp Hurricane thread.
The Caretaker, An Empty Bliss Beyond This World, as reviewed on Pitchfork today, 5 UK Lbs.
The Caretaker, Persistent Repetition of Phrases, a Tiny Mix Tapes Eureka pick for 2008, which I've been trying to find since then, is also 5 UK Lbs.
v/vm, White Death:
A release based around the account of Valerian Albanov and his crew of sailors who aboard the Saint Anna were left trapped in pack ice. It's a tail of survival in the extremes.
The same guy as The Caretaker; free for an email.
I love this guy; he used to have a lot of free stuff available from his website, but he's gone all minimal now. I'm very excited to find this stuff at reasonable prices at bandcamp.
I saw a yellow bag. The bag was carried by the artist, Dali, as he strolled through the streets of Barcelona singing songs he could hear coming from passing car radios. As he neared, he paused and handed me the bag asking, “Are you my angel of death?” And with that he squelched up his face as though he had just bitten into a lemon. “You do not look like my angel. My angel would wear a shroud made of rugs with blue fringe.”
With that he he took the yellow bag from me and looked deeply into my eyes.
I said, “It is Hallow’s Eve and I am wearing a costume.”
He smiled with eyes appreciating my sneakiness and shoved the bag back into my arms.
I opened it once he was out of sight. It was filled with music that had the odor of sticky black tar.
I now pass the bag to you.
Are you my angel of death?
Charles Bobuck composed for The Residents until 2016. The Residents had
all but stopped making albums after 2008 but Bobuck kept doing what he
always did, so he made Charles Bobuck albums instead of Residents
albums.
BLACK TAR is free to download. However, donating money is fine. Anything donated will be matched by Hardy Fox and the entire amount sent to FOOD FOR THOUGHT, a charity that helps people in need.
Wish they had released this a week or so earlier, so I could've included some of it in my Halloween/ Dia de Los Muertos show.
- "Just a note here to remind you that the Bobuck project, BLACK TAR, will disappear from Bandcamp the 16th of November. The pumpkins are rotting so there is no reason to have a Halloween project still going."
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Just out today. Went looking for it b/c of this Nate Chinen review
I know there are a number of Jazz fans and free music lovers on this forum - thought I'd share.
http://labelloveworldwide.bandcamp.com/
Enjoy....
Canary Records
early 20th century masterpieces (mostly) in languages other than English.
Found by browsing Continuo's Bandcamp profile
- Up until a few years ago, he was running one of the best music blocks that has ever existed.
I'm sure there's a lot of gems to explore here . . .
This is certainly one of them:
"My latest CD Plugged In features 12 tracks including 10 originals and arrangements of Keith Jarrett's "Country"and Jimmy Van Huesen's "Like Someone in Love".
Musicians:
Galen Weston guitar
David Woodhead bass
Al Cross drums
Simeon Abbott keyboards on #1
Matt Horner piano
Richard Underhill saxophone
Rick Shadrach Lazar percussion
Lenka Lichtenberg vocals
Craig
Wow.
From Strata East - newly re-released at Bandcamp (and elsewhere...I saw the vinyl at Dusty Groove yesterday). The same label has a couple of albums by Brother Ah as well.
Two other things:
1. I don't see that this was mentioned previously (though I'd be amazed if I were truly the first to bring this up here), but Erased Tapes has a Bandcamp page for Peter Broderick's music...
https://peterbroderick1.bandcamp.com/album/partners
Broderick has a new album coming out in a few days. You can stream two of the album tracks on the page I linked to.
2. That Label Love jazz edition I've seen getting mentioned around here lately... that's a decent album with a lot of artists I recommend. Years ago, I interviewed the person who spearheaded putting that thing together...
http://www.birdistheworm.com/but-together-we-are-mighty-the-label-love-jazz-edition-an-interview-with-jasmine-de-la-paz/
I give a brief synopsis of each track and link to anywhere I might have reviewed it. Just took a look at that column for the first time and was reminded how I used to do the block/transcription interview format back then. I'm definitely much more a narrative flow sort of interview now. Much more fun that way. But that's really got nothing to do with anything.
Also, I'm finding even more jazz labels popping up on Bandcamp. I've started a list on my Twitter account, but I'm gonna start posting them on the eMusers Bandcamp Hurricane thread.
Cheers.
Noises From The Attic
Two releases from Sleeping Bear. Post-rock from Kyiv in the EITS vein. The first is NYOP/free for an email, the second is free.
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2016/09/15/jazz-summer-2016-in-review/
Beginning with September releases, it shifts to a month-to-month frequency.
Cheers.
Some I'm familiar with,
so it sure looks encouraging!
Excellent !
With:
Charles K. Noyes (percussion)
Fred Frith (guitar)
featuring Bryan Medwed
Charles Bobuck & Hardy Fox - BLACK TAR
I saw a yellow bag.The bag was carried by the artist, Dali, as he strolled through the streets of Barcelona singing songs he could hear coming from passing car radios. As he neared, he paused and handed me the bag asking, “Are you my angel of death?” And with that he squelched up his face as though he had just bitten into a lemon.
“You do not look like my angel. My angel would wear a shroud made of rugs with blue fringe.”
With that he he took the yellow bag from me and looked deeply into my eyes.
I said, “It is Hallow’s Eve and I am wearing a costume.”
He smiled with eyes appreciating my sneakiness and shoved the bag back into my arms.
I opened it once he was out of sight. It was filled with music that had the odor of sticky black tar.
I now pass the bag to you.
Are you my angel of death?
Charles Bobuck composed for The Residents until 2016. The Residents had all but stopped making albums after 2008 but Bobuck kept doing what he always did, so he made Charles Bobuck albums instead of Residents albums.
That's a good procedure, thanks BN
so I could've included some of it in my Halloween/
Dia de Los Muertos show.
Craig
NYOP