Two Nights In Chicago: Sun Ra At The Showcase 1976-77

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This two-LP set is taken from a show on Feb. 21, 1976 and two in November 1977. The lineage of these records is a little muddled: parts of the 1977 shows were released on The Soul Vibrations of Man and Taking A Chance on Chances, two limited-edition records with questionable fidelity. Additionally, according to Sun Ra archivist Michael Anderson, the tapes were a mess: “it’s a puzzle,” he says in the liner notes. But thankfully the puzzle has been put together for release by Zev Feldman’s Jazz Detective label . . .

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Jahari Massamba Unit :: YHWH is LOVE

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If Jahari Massamba Unit might have felt like just another side project four years ago for the prolific beatmaker and the loop-juggling rhythmist, it now seems like they have tapped into rich, unexplored territories in their own musical trajectories . . .

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Cornelius :: Sketch For Spring

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If the title strikes you as a twist on the classic Durutti Column track, mission accomplished. A nod to his favorite guitarist Vini Reilly, "Sketch For Spring" is the topical new single from avant pioneer Cornelius. Like the benchmarks of a classic Durutti track, the airy and intricate instrumental was originally designed as background music for an entertainment complex in Tokyo . . .

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Jessica Pratt :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Here in the Pitch is a gorgeous slice of baroque pop, but also something gnarlier and more complicated. Recording for the second time at Gary’s Electric Studio in Brooklyn and employing a full band, Pratt'’s realized a lush, baroque 1960s pop sound akin to Vashti Bunyan’s work with Andrew Loog Oldham, Dusty Springfield, even Petula Clark . . .

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Chris Cohen :: Damage

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Chirs Cohen returns with "Damage", the first single from his new album Paint a Room, with Tortoise's Jeff Parker credited for the arrangements and experimental saxophonist Josh Johnson on the horns . . .

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Cara Beth Satalino :: Little Green

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Following the release of 2019’s Gazing Globe, Outer Spaces eased into hiatus while Satalino and partner Chester Gwazda pursued some serious life changes. Changing states, physical ails, a global pandemic, and the resulting mental exhaustion gave birth to a series of stripped back acoustic tunes. Over the next few years those ideas gradually flourished into the ten songs that make up Little Green—a showcasing of Satalino’s artistic foundations, while laying her experience bare for the listener’s immersion . . .

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Nick Harley :: Leave No Trace

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The opening notes of Nick Harley’s Leave No Trace places the listener in an alternate weird and wobbly Appalachia. A folksiness remains throughout the tape, though the trail connects the dots between the country-rock of Crazy Horse, understated choruses a la Big Star, and just plain downer-folk by its terminus . . .

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Catching Up With Myriam Gendron

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Myriam Gendron is balanced between opposing forces: between songwriting and poetry, English and French, acoustic folk and chaotic post-rock. Her third album, Mayday, is a continuation of this balance: a meditation on grief, sorrow, and most importantly, survival. Ahead of its May 10 release, we sat down with Gendron, discussing Leonard Cohen, recording with Jim White, and the intersection of poetry and songwriting . . .

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John Carpenter :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

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Music is integral to the bleak zones created by filmmaker and composer John Carpenter. With his new album, Lost Themes IV: Noir, he taps into the spirit of classic film noir. He joins us to discuss the style, mood, and influence of classic noir: "Everybody's doomed in these things. That's what I find . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35)

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Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

34.1090° N, 118.2334° W . . .

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Prince Far I :: Cry Tuff Chants 1981-84

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Via Adrian Sherwood’s liner notes to Cry Tuff Chants On U we’re reminded that Prince Far I had initially been dubbed King Cry Cry owing to his infamous “voice of thunder.” Had he been a preacher (which he was, in his own way) it’s not difficult to imagine him proselytizing to hordes of non-believers . . .

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Congo Funk! :: Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982)

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Another banger from Analog Africa: their latest compilation, Congo Funk! – Sound Madness from the Shores of the Mighty Congo River (1969-1982), abounds with a surprising and exhilarating collision of rumba, psych, and funk. Homespun, lean, and occasionally blown out in garage bliss, the spirited sounds cultivated here represent the resulting explosion of Congolese rock bands following James Brown’s 1974 performance in Zaire in promotion of Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s famed heavyweight bout, The Rumble in the Jungle . . .

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Transmissions :: Shabaka Hutchings

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Though he’s known for his fiery, raging performances with groups like Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka and The Ancestors, Shabaka Hutchings eases into a contemplative zone with his debut solo album, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. “What does it mean to have music of spiritual substance? What does it mean to be spiritual? What is spirit?” This week on Transmissions, Shabaka Hutchings joins us to discuss that force, his shift toward the flute, the influence of Outkast, and connecting with his father on a creative level . . .

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Gerry Mulligan :: Night Lights (1963)

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Recorded over two sessions in the fall of 1962 at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York City, Night Lights finds Gerry Mulligan exploring the somber side of cool jazz, playing originals and standards with a no-frills approach . . .

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Cassie Kinoshi’s Seed :: Gratitude

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In March 2023, alto saxophonist and composer Cassie Kinoshi appeared onstage with an unexpected guest list. On top of seed. — Kinoshi’s 10-member ensemble founded in 2016 that includes horns, keys, guitars, two double basses, and some very lively drums — this suite was bolstered by the stately strings and woodwinds of the London Contemporary Orchestra, alongside the ghostly echoes of experimental turntablist NikNak . . .

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