Maricha - Illumination

woohoo! another guest mix  - and not just another guest mix. This lovely one comes from Maritina aka fantastic DJ Maricha from Thessaloniki, Greece. She is running a great place called HIGHER LOVE, that you have to visit immediately!

But make sure to download and listen to this before you leave

Tracks:
Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Fairy Tale
Giorgio Moroder - Irena's Theme
Kulpowicz - Ananda
Gal Costa - Minha Estrela E Do Oriente
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thousand Knives
Alan Sorrenti - Casablanca
Caldera - Exaltation
Roland Bocquet - Djerba
Bo Hannson - Flight To The Ford
Jean-Luc Ponty - In Spiritual Love
Synthesizers Unlimited - Funky Dromedary
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - From The Beginning
Miki Petkovski - Iluminacija

χίλια ευχαριστώ Maricha!!

Postcards from the Underground

Moving on into 1976 with Sensations' Fix. This time the recordings were made in a studio with professional equipment. Some say this is the best album, though for me that's a tough call. I have a fondness for the first two. Finest Finger features more vocal tracks with some great lyrics. Falsini has a unique way with words. The group is now a quartet with the addition of Steve Head on keyboards. Falsini is still contributing keys to the sound, as well, so lots of synth sounds on this one.

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Manolo – Manolo LP A&M Records [SP 4783]  (1979)

Personnel:
Bass - Abraham Laboriel, Jaco Pastorius
Drums - Jorge Fattoruso, Manolo Badrena
Guitar - Carlos Rios
Keyboards - Hugo Fattoruso, Manolo Badrena
Percussion, Composer - Manolo Badrena
Piano - Hugo Fattoruso
Trombone, Trumpet - Gary Gazaway
Violin - Alfredo De La Fe
Vocals - Manolo Badrena, Maria Fatima, Sybil Thomas
Backing Vocals - Carmen Twillie, Gary Gazaway, Hugo Fattoruso, Jorge Fattoruso, Lani Hall, Manolo Badrena, Maria Fatima, Venette Gloud
Producer - Herb Alpert, Manolo Badrena
Engineer - Mark Smith
Engineer [Assistant] - Steve Katz.

Art Direction - Roland Young
Design - Amy Nagasawa
Photo - Michael Going

never add wieners to your scrambled eggs

damn right - never never never add wieners to your scrambled eggs!
Not even organic wieners..... something told me it might be tasty with the wieners chopped up in thinnest slices but it fucked up my breakfast this morning.

I just wish I had some african stew instead!!
By the way -  it seems like i forgot to post Part II of that mix I made earlier this year.
It might suit the sunny days we are experiencing over here so here it is:

African Stew, Part II

Here's the tracklist:

Bopol - Bonjour Le Soleil (DAMN RIGHT!!)
Elvis Kemayo - Ainsi Va La Vie
Them Mushrooms - Mateso
Eddie Quansah - Track B4
Afro National - Gowa
Kapingbdi - You Go Go You Go Come
Homowo - Black Light (Not crackly ; )
African Brothers Band - Me Poma
Jabula - Our Fathers
Dele Abiodun - Adawa Super Dub
Super Biton De Segou - Niénema Miné
A. B. Crentsil - Jealousy

Library Curiosities

Another production library record? Sure, why not . . . I'm not sure what Ralph Haldenby contributed to this very fine slice of library vinyl other than his name. The songs were composed by Uwe Buschkötter. There is no Haldenby listed in the credits, either. Side A of the record is titled Action and features uptempo tracks with lots of bass and synth driven melodies. The B side is titled Lyrical and is slower and more laid back. Electronic instruments are still featured but the sound is much mellower. Something for everyone on this one. Thanks to Basso for giving me the heads up on this record. Just shared this one with a friend and since it's ripped and uploaded, may as well share it with the world, eh?

new jazz quintett

Naima New Jazz Quintett – Morning Part One  LP Jazz Haus Musik [JHM 05 ST]  (1980) Bass - Andreas Lonardoni; Drums - Kurt Bilker; Guitar, Composer - Ralf Schlüssel; Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano], Bass Flute, Composer - Wollie Kaiser; Vibraphone, Composer - Jochen Schmidt; Engineer - Ansgar Ballhorn; Cover - Ernst P. Schmutz; Photos - Jürgen Kling.  Buy it here.

A Fine Fix

Portable Madness is the third triplet in the set Falsini and crew recorded in the early 70s. First was a self-titled promo-only set followed closely by Fragments of Light. All three were recorded in their studio on a farm near Florence, probably on the same Teac 4-track used to record and mix this album. All three were released in 1974. The records have similarities, being siblings from the same parent, but also display distinct personalities. This set is all instrumental where Fragments had a few vocal tracks. If you enjoyed Fragments you'll probably be happy with this one, as well.

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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.

Latter Lasry

Back to Amazonia was one of Teddy Lasry's last full lps. It was released in 1987 on the Sonimage label. The tracks are the usual eclectic mix of jazz, ambient and cosmic sounds. Lasry had help from Jean-Michel Hervé and Jean-Philippe Rykiel with the synthesizers. Guy Cassuto plays trumpet on a few tracks. Multi-instrumentalist Lasry takes care of the rest (reeds, keys, percussion, and strings).

Terrordisco - Shortwave

here's a great / experimental mix from Terrordisco a.k.a. Sveinbjörn from Reykjavík, Iceland. He contacted me after hearing Abel's last mix for the growing bin describing "Short Waves" with words like this: "It's kinda conceptual, rooted in memories of playing around with shortwave radios when I was a kid."
Yep, that's what it is! And it's full of wonderful bittersweet moments....
Please check it out!! It's a highly entertaining piece of art
Thanks Sveinbjörn!!

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Terrordisco on Soundcloud

Cheers, Basso

The Cosmic Equation

More Lasry for synth fanciers. This one is from 1976 on the RCA Victor production media label. Lots of spacy noodling and some fine percussion on a few tracks. Lasry is credited with all instruments except bass which is covered by Jannick Top. Lasry's instrumental credits include reeds (flute, sax, and clarinet), mallets (marimba and percussion), keys (synths, clavinet, electric piano and piano). Some nice long tracks are included with this release, so it's one of my favorite Lasrys.

Miguel - Breathing The Rain Drop

Some time ago I got this this lovely ambient mix from my friend Miguel, who is a music promotor in Oporto, Portugal working with onedotzero and arquivo, organizing listening sessions and daily playlists.
I liked it so much that i asked permission to post it here and that's what I'm doing now. Thanks Miguel!

"Breathing the rain drop" is a wonderful deep meditation and the only cure against this hectic internet life.
Go dive.....






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Krautberry Jams

Blitz is the third album from Thirsty Moon. This one is a full instrumental set with the Drogies brothers Jürgen and Norbert on guitars and drums. Unfortunately these are the only credits given for this release with the exception of the artwork on the cover credited to Gil Funccius. Lots of moogery and stellar drumming on all tracks. Longest track on the record, The Jungle of your Mind, is a showcase for the band's percussion mastery. My copy of this record was an Australian release on the Clear Light of Jupiter label. It was released in 1976 which was also the year of the original release on Brain.

the incredible pleasure of enjoying japanese cuisine

 Thanks Chee, Dubby, Zecky, Fumi, Max, Tsubasa, Tsukasa, Ginji, Naoyuki, Masa, Norio, Daisuke, Mori and everybody that made our trip so special. Japanese food and japanese music RULES!!!!!!

LISTEN! 

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Thank you!

Cheers, Basso



PS the photo was taken in a beautiful restaurant in Osaka. Unfortunately I forgot the name of the place...

how does Brown taste?

maybe Jan Huydts knows? Or Ali Haurand or Leo De Ruyter?? Maybe you'll know after listening to this fine piece of experimental jazz from 1970? Released on the tiny JG label (Jazz Groove... yep it got some groove as well) this record does not wait in every box at the fleamarket, so I thought sharing it would be a nice thing to do.
If you dug this post over here and you wanted it a little less sweet then check out Brown Taste. It's completely different.... Most definitely something for fans of Third Eye. (Hyutds and Haurand were founding members).
Enough of the namedropping - go beg for a link in the comments ....

cheers, Basso

parlez vous francais?

if you do, you'll understand this interview on oneshotmusic.fr with yours truly.
english version follows.....

night launch

tracklist:

Salvatore - Days Of Rage 1
Megatrip - Song For Syd
Jean-Philippe Rykiel - Miles Around
Georges Rodi - UFOs
Haruomi Hosono - Prepared Quartz
Internationales Geräuschorchester - Ataï (L'eau Est Chaude)
Λένα Πλάτωνος - Αιμάτινες Σκιές Από Απόσταση
Bruno Spoerri - Baustellenmusik
Leon Lowman - Listen
Visible - Palo Alto
Car Crash Set - Fall From Grace (This Graziato Edit No Edit)
Jonas Palm - Ängen Är Grön, Ängen Är Giftig (The Meadow Is Green, The Meadow Is Poisonous)
Arnold Dreyblatt & The Orchestra Of Excited Strings - Untitled
Clark Hutchinson - The Light Burns On
Tullio De Piscopo – Fastness (Slower Please Edit No Edit)
Friedemann - Wednesday's Intermezzo
Traumklang - Dancing Bells 

Also here. 

Cosmic Estonia

Hingus was the first solo release by Estonian keyboard wiz, Sven Grünberg. Synthesizers are the only musical component of this production. This rip is slightly stretched. Nothing wrong with longer jams.

Hingus

Abel - Basic Instincts

The growing bin presents "Basic Instincts" by dutch connaisseur, collector, DJ and producer of some of the nicest edits around - Abel Nagengast.
We're damn happy to host another of Abel's all amazing mixes. This blend of 70s electronics, psychedelic rock, ethno jams and deepest disco grooves comes as deep as it gets. THANKS A TON, Abel!



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Drum & Synth II

Hip Address is David Earle Johnson's third album as a leader and the second with Jan Hammer in the keyboards chair. I would rate this one maybe half a notch behind Time is Free, his first. As usual Johnson is playing an amazing array of percussion toys (and sounding like a one man batucada section), Jan Hammer is hammering (literally) out the melodies and Jeremy Steig is guesting on flute on tracks A5, B2, and B3. This record also features several vocal tracks which as usual are a showcase for Johnson's wit and Zappaesque delivery.

Bag it