le curve

tracklist:

Roberto Colombo - Metronomo 138
Osamu Shoji - Night Flight
In Search Of Orchestra - Time Traveler
Etron Fou Leloublan - L'Extravagante Montée Des Ascenseurs, Nous Resterons Fideles A Notre Calme Détermination
Solar Plexus - Frygisk Samba
Vagif Mustafa Zadeh - Самый жаркий день в Баку
Jan Jankeje Mlada Muzika - Sokol
Cătălin Tîrcolea - Zboruri
Krzysztof Zgraja - Laokoon
Montreux - Sign Language
Sigi Busch / Alexander Sputh - That's Me (And That's My Edit No Edit)
Alfredo Puntieri - Un'Istante Basterà
Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - Eva
Saratoga Space Messengers - Surf
Todd Rundgren - A Treatise On Cosmic Fire (A Monte A Valle Edit No Edit)
Holger Brasen - Sunpower Special (Excerpt)

Also here.

the joy of cooking the last potato soup this winter

Last weeks joy of cooking is archived and ready for downloads and streams. It is including tracks by Spiritual Beauty, The Doubling Riders, Delay Tactics, Haruomi Hosono, Dunkelziffer, Rockers Hifi, Pere Soto Group, etc.....
Check it out!


Direct link to the show


the guy at the pots


Best webradio ever


cheers, Basso

PS. Don't miss the cover of Spiritual Beauty's "Blue China" LP 

what's the latest fashion?

The latest fashion ..... I kinda lost track of it a couple of years ago but eagerly trying to catch up ; )  I was trying not to think about that when making a mix/selection mostly consisting of jazzy and fusion faves for Chee's "visionary mixes" series.
check it out - THE WHOLE SERIES OF COURSE!

dutch train

Basic Train - Basic Train LP Basart Records International B.V. [LBP 3052] (1975) Flute, Saxophone [Soprano], Composer - Herman Schoonderwalt; Fender Piano, Arp Synthesizer, Composer - Jan Huydts; Drums, Percussions - Leo de Ruiter; Bass, Fender Bass, Composer - Koos Serierse; Sound Engineer - Jan Audier; Design [Cover] - Ton van Zwol; Photography - Mattin Bismeyer. Buy it here.

"let's have some solar breakfast"

Headband – Suntalk LP veraBra Records [No.1/A-5613] (1980) Bass, Yukapatu-Voice - Cläusel Quitschau; Drums - Man Breuer; Guitar, Congas, Yukapatu-Bass, Composer - Jan Reimer; Keyboards, Voice, Composer - Michael Herting; Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano] - Norbert Stein. Boss Basso has a copy of it here.

dutch bubble

Pumpkin - Pumpkin LP Bubble [27495 XOT] (1975) Bass [Acoustic, Electric, Synthesizer] - Frank Noya; Saxophone [Bariton, Tenor, Soprano], Bassclarinet, Flute - Fred Leeflang; Drums, Percussion - Nanning Van Der Hoop; Piano [Fender, Steinway], Clavinet, Synthesizers [Arp, Strings] - Peter Schön. Buy it here.


sorry no link anymore

More Allegro Jazz

Thank to Michael we are able to post more of the amazing Allegro Jazz Ensemble. This LP called "The Golden Mean" was recorded in 1984 and released in 1985 on the Melodia label. Once again very long and epic tracks: Fantasy in G Minor (10:23) and Composition on a theme of Cole Porter (10:34) on side A and Concert Suite in Three Movements (20:52) on side B. Enjoy!!

1984

 
Computer & Jazz - How does that sound to your ears?

Yep, that's what I thought too....  Austrian master bassist Adelhard Roidinger did probably receive some equipment sponsoring from ROLAND and offff he went. SH 101, Juno 106, MSQ 700, CMU 800, MFB 512, ...... some lovely little helpers, huh? With Peter Gröning on Drums and Gerhard Laber adding percussion he recorded 7 little gems of Future Jazz - back in 1984. The sound of the vinyl is amazing, just as all records on the small THEIN label from Bremen sound amazing. There really have been some enthusiasts at work. THANK YOU GUYS!!!

Cheers, Basso

dedicated to my friends in Japan

I'd rather turn off the computer and use candles at night than keep getting electricity from nuclear power plants. Get your candles too and listen.

The Fusion Vol. I & II

humus

Humus - Offshore
LP Pläne [S 3002] (1976)

Bass - Ede Brumund-Rüther
Drums - Gernot Meyer
Electric Piano, Synthesizer - Otmar Desch
Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano] - Rüdiger Schulz
Aufgenommen live am 14.7.76 "pläne" Studio Dortmund
Ton: Wolfgang Frickenhaus

Good Vibes . . .

Here is a later edition of the Volker Kriegel sound (1981). Volker is pushing the envelope as usual with his sitar-guitar and vibraphone heavy arrangements, courtesy of Wolfgang Schlüter. Journal features top talent from the experimental jazz world and the tracks cover a wide range of moods. This is a solid keeper, and currently my favorite Kriegel.

Journal

PONTA!

There's so much beautiful music coming from Japan and hardly known as the records almost never pop up over here in Europe. So I'm vere very happy that Jamie Tiller offered to contribute some of his fantastic finds from his trips to Japan. Thanks a lot, Jamie!! Is there anything you'd like to add?

"Well, they say never judge a book by it's cover.. but I say this rule is generally best ignored when it comes to digging records. Japan was proving to be a little different though and the sheer number of lousy records with amazing sleeves was getting disheartening. The cover of this one stood out though; the photograph they used looks like a journey home from a rather quiet night out might might look when all of a sudden you're beginning to think someone might have spiked your drink earlier in the evening. I flipped the sleeve around and I was instantly getting excited by the track titles.. 'Absolute Space', Symptom Angle', 'Triaxial Development'. I hate to admit it but when I saw the year '1976' my heart sank a little.. but still I couldn't resist running straight to the player to check it out. I knew from the moment 'Contact Point' came through the headphones though that Ponta San wasn't going to let anything get between him and the future! Enjoy."

Thanks again! Dear reader, please mae sure you've heard Jamie's great "Evening Shadows" mix over at Noncollective.

cheers!

EDIT. renamed, rezipped and reupped for your listening pleasure.... Enjoy!

Zoomalala!

Gruezi Mitteinand!
Here you have a fusion LP from Switzerland. I really love it when musicians dare to show a little humour. That's why I dig Wolfgang Dauner or Guru Guru that much. These dudes here don't have to hide in the mountains.... they really rock!
This diversified Jazz LP with influences of Reaggae, Funk and "World Music" was produced by the well known Bruno Spoerri (Voice of Taurus IS available on a remastered CD, folks! Go out and buy it or stay in and order.. or here.)
It's FUN!
Cheers, Basso

Expansion

This lp was released in 1979 on Jeff Fuller's Quandrangle Records label. Guitarist Tony Purrone is now listed as leader on this date though the sleeve notes with the record make the point that there is no leader on this session. All three members are leaders and each contributed 2 compositions. With three composers the music gets around and covers styles as diverse as neo bop, psyche funk, jazz rock fusion, and modal jazz.
Personnel:
Tony Purrone - Guitars
Jeff Fuller - Basses
Frank Bennett - Drums

Expansion

Berlin Fusion

How many of those guy are shaved? Back to the year 1979. Beardos were hip back in those days! It's not really easier to find some shaved faces in Berlin today...... Anyway - four groups, who didn't have the money to record their own LPs gathered to record just one LP together. With a bit of finacial encouragement by the Berlin's "Senator for Cultural Affairs" they had 8 studio days to record what is heard on the here featured LP.
Pretty nice stuff though. I wonder what else might pop up by these guys. I know of a Live-LP by Arakontis and a studio LP by Chameleon. By now there was nothing to be found about Changes and Margò.
Here's some Berlin Fusion

Cheers,
Basso


UPDATE: I FOUND MARGO!!!
Update2: and two LPs by Chameleon

Funky Four Corners

I really believed I'd never find the original. But I did and it's yours now.
Indeed a very groovy (maybe even a little spiritual) LP on the small Trend label recorded in 1976. Very listenable all the way through. Heavenly if you're into flutes and synths. There used to be a reissue in the late nineties - I hope it's still available. If so: go out and buy it.

cheers,
Basso