Software Sunrise

Here we have Brüning von Alten's Sunrise Orchestra with the "Malata Suite" LP. No year indicated on cover or label, but from the cat# I'm guessing this would have been released in 1984 or 1985 on Software. Software Music seems to be a guarantee for good music. I don't know a single bad record from this label (must admit I never heard this one). There's an ealier release buy these guys that I don't know yet but I hope to obtain it soon....
The album starts off with 10 minutes of some fine afro cuban jazz. Lots of percussions of course, beautiful piano and some real nice horns too. A2 is all about percussion. Voodoo! Side B kicks off with african fusion in "Latsemanja". I'm unsure about the chanting but hey, the guys obviously had fun.....you'll also find some relaxed moments on side 2. In one case (B2 "Lady U." with some great guitar shreds ; ) it's awesome - in fact my fave on this LP. The other one is kind of - ahhemm - okay (B3 "For Christina" - stewardess on the Love Boat, I guess). I have thought about leaving it out, but I have done that before and got rewarded with comments on the missing track only. Bloody completists!! For the closing track we return to the heart of africa with the "Kalabash Song". Everybody bring your calabash.....
Cheers!

Floating

As a follow up to Cesare's post here's more of the fantastic Monika Linges and her quartet. All killer, no filler and in my humble opinion nothing less than Kitty and Raffaela - even prices for og copies are affordable compared to the expensive ladies just mentioned. Cheers!

Buy....

Orbital Star

Not without a good portion of melancholy I am posting this wonderful & romantical album. After finding this LP, a friend, Jamie Tiller, tried to contact Li Garattoni and had to find out she had already passed away in 2004 - far too early. When Jamie told me I had to think of one track from this LP - "Orbital Star". It might be a nice thing to think of Li Garattoni as a star orbiting around earth now. I hardly know anything about her (well, her sign was Taurus), but her lyrics and music touched me and when I listen to it she's still here......

buy it, buy it, buy it

oriente occidente

Babia - Oriente - Occidente
LP Guimbarda, Serdisco [30111152] (1982)

Bass - Paco Espinosa
Clarinet - Andreas Prittwitz
Percussion [Tumbadoras] - Pepe Ébano
Recorder [Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Bass], Flute [Bulgarian And Norwegian, Synthisezed], Psaltery, Goblet Drum [Darbuga], Xylophone, Rainstick, Kalimba, Crotales, Gong, Cymbal, Bells [Also Little Bells & Tubular Bells], Cowbell, Vocals, Composer - Eduardo Paniagua
Saxophone [Alto] - Andreas Prittwitz
Sitar, Other [Pipa, Tampura, Esraj], Psaltery, Double Bass, Bass, Keyboards, Tabla, Xylophone, Gong, Timbales, Cymbal, Caxixi, Bells, Carillon, Cowbell, Other [Rice Bags, Confectionary Moulds Bag], Vocals, Composer, Producer - Luis Paniagua
Synthesizer, Bass, Theorbo [Archlute], Guitar [Portuguese, Synthesized], Other [Órgana, Rhythm Programmer, Kalimba, Rhana Tun, Cabassa], Timpani, Cymbal, Bells, Vocals, Composer - Luis Delgado
Tabla, Percussion [Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Caxixi, Seeds Box...], Cymbal, Bells, Vocals - Jesús Greus
Vocals - Juan Alberto Arteche

basso natale

Adelbert Von Deyen & Dieter Schütz - Inventions
LP Sky Records [SKY 082] (1983)

Roland Jupiter 4, Micromoog, Guitar [Electric, Bass, Acoustic], Voice, Electronic Percussion, Composer, Producer - Dieter Schütz
Arp 2000, Arp Odyssey, Farfisa Strings, Voice, Electronic Percussion, Effects [Tape], Composer, Producer - Adelbert Von Deyen

Buy it.

songing...

Monika Linges Quartet - Songing
LP NABEL [NBL 8415] (1984)

Bass - Bert Thompson
Drums - Gerd Breuer
Engineer - John Cremer
Lyrics, Vocals, Composer - Monika Linges
Mixer - Wolfgang Thierbach
Piano - Andy Lumpp
Recorded at EMI-Electrola Studio, Köln 21.May 1984

Buy it.

tamburi

Tony Esposito - Tamburo
LP Bubble [BLU 19611] (1982)

Executive Producer - Francesco Gallinari
Mixed by - Enrico Chiarioni, Fernando Fera
Producer, Arranger - Tony Esposito, Willy David, Toto Torquati
Recorded by - Enrico Chiarioni, Giorgio Agazzi

Buy it.

and another one - the joy of cooking #4

our little friend in the pic is now eaten by psyched out squirrels and the remains are covered with snow. HERE's the joy of cooking #4

This one's pretty much "growing bin" style : ) and finally heeeere's the almost complete tracklist:

01. Gaya – Intro
# the german copy of this wonderful LP is slightly different from the french original
02. Iskander – Eltneg Tnaig
# private german prog. read the title backwards ; )
03. Christian Chevalier – Signature
# you spotted a Doom sample? Mee too
04. Roland Kovac Set – Zolotas
# keepin the library vibe
05. Adrian Wagner – Virgins Of The Sun
# this one's coming from his Inca LP. Very nice record!
06. Gaya – Allo Atchoum
# also from the german copy, but this does not differ...
07. Joel VDB – Chipland Liquids
# another track from a Colorsound library - a raibow in your record shelf : )
08. Secret Ströer
# No, I'm not telling the secret!
09. World Guarantee Ochestra – Boroboro Woman
# a danish group. very interesting and by what I know by now - ALL KILLER
10. Mamadeus – Omenom
# Mamadeus is a group of dutch classically trained musicians and you hear that...
11. Shlomo Bat Ain - Azure Treasure
# I discovered this artist recently and must admit I'm quite happy about finding him.
Azure Treasure is a wonderful piece of Balearic Jazz IMO

12. International Music System - Mojave
# it is hidden between these electro cuts on the LP
13. Ned Doheny - I got your number
# mmmmh
14. General - Come ALone
# this one's coming from an hungarian soundtrack called "Kenguru". should be easy to find in Hungary
15. Hans Haider - Spanish Autumn
# coming from a nice Selected Sound library
16. ??
17. G. B. Beckers - September Flight / A Spanish Funeral
# the record was recorded in an art exhibition. It is called "Instead of Painting"
18. Richard Bartz - Kepler's Law
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%27s_laws_of_planetary_motion
19. Finis Africae - Los Genoveses
# I was in a record shop with a friend and had already paid. He was still listening to some records, so I strolled a bit through the store again and found this record that i've never seen or heard of before. I just tried it and knew immediately it was the best record I found in 5 days of digging .....
20. Nabatov String Gang & Percussion – Clave For Collin
# for the jazz heads: John Betsch involved.......
"The debut of Simon Nabatov is a great surprise... Not only four musicians communicating here - whole galaxies are dissolving into one another with fireworks and extravagant abundance"
H. Wagner, Stereoplay, November 1989

21. L'Art de Passage - Groovin Too
# open minded world jazz from East Germany 1989. Should not be too difficult to find...
22. Jan Schaeffer – Hot Sand
# from "Blue Bridges And Red Waves"
23. Monika Linges – Running away
# that's what I call a record - all good!
24. Wutrio – Hello Hoeppel
# this one's tough to find. One of my favourite german scat jazz tracks.....
25. George Duke – For Love (I come your friend)

# if you happen to read this: Thanks, Man!

the joy of cooking tea - update

a little later than broadcasted here is November's Joy of cooking.

cheers!


The Joy Of Cooking Tea:

01. "Music is The Healing Force Of The Universe" by Double X Project
02. "Wings Across The Sea" by Illusion
03. "Life Beyond The Darkness" by Sensations' Fix (thanks, Hatchback - thanks, Zeroy)
04. "La Voglio Di" by Mauro Pelosi
05. "Aspiring Answer" by Surya
06. "Una Splendida Emicrania" by Radar (thanks, Alexis)
07. "Born In Borneo" by Ken Dang (thanks, Tako)
08. "Born Loser" by Men Vision (thanks, Mitch)
09. "Basic" by Bostro Pesopeo
10. "..." by ,,,
11. "Are you ready" by The Equals (thanks, Paul, for the copy)
12. "Time To Let You Down" by Session Victim
13. "Out Of The Storm" by Incognito / Carl Craig Remix
14. "..." by ,,,
15. "..." by Joan Bibiloni
16. "Love Song" by Ralf Moufang
17. "Dreams" by Byrdland
18. "The Mollusk" by Ween (thanks Felipe oder Tobi)

expensive ensemble

Raffaela Renzulli Ensemble - Children Of The Light
LP ELSA GmbH [REN-01-A2] (1987)

Saxophone [Soprano, Alto] - Christopher Hirson
Bass - Claude Gouiffé
Drums - Gerd Breuer
Keyboards - Michael Tzoulas
Vocals - Raffaela Renzulli
Saxophone [Tenor] - David Castiglione
Guitar - Michel Andina
Flute, Saxophone [Tenor] - Laly Primo

Buy it.

it's so nice...

Din A Testbild - Programm 1
12" Innovative Communication [KS 80.002] (1980)

Lyrics, Vocals - Marc Eins
Composer, Performer - Genee Romee
Producer - Klaus Dieter Müller
Producer, Liner Notes - Klaus Schulze
Artwork [Cover] - Claus Cordes
Recorded at -IC- Studio, Winsen/Aller, September 1980
Mixed at Klaus Schulze's studio

Buy it.

wavescapes

Peter Schäfer - Wavescapes
LP Ohrwurm Records [O.W. 1026] (1984)

Composer, Instruments [PPG Wave 2.2, Roland Composer, Yamaha CS15], Cover Art - Peter Schäfer
Recorded at the wonderful FARN-Studio from Sept. to Nov. 1983

Buy it.

welcome to musiza

Jean-Philippe Rykiel - Jean-Philippe Rykiel
LP Musiza [201 895] (1982)

Arranger, Composer, Performer - Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Artwork [Cover Design] - Claude Geiss
Engineer - Michel Geiss
Executive Producer - Gabriel Courlet
Producer - Jean-Michel Reusser
Recorded at Ephemere Studio, Paris, April-May 1981
Mixed at Ridge Farm, Surrey, July 1981

Buy it.

web-star

Emerald Web - Aqua Regia
Cassette Stargate [SG1004] (1982)

Performer - Bob Stohl, Kat Epple
Performer [Guest Musician] - Barry Cleveland

Buy it.

Sweet Beginnings

If you like wonderful music go to http://www.noncollective.com/ and listen to Tako's "Sweet Beginnings"