David Thomas and two pale boys – I’m Alive!

We have sad news to report.  Yesterday, David Thomas, singer of the legendary art-punk band Pere Ubu, passed away.  We honor his memory by sharing a rather brilliant live album with his side project, David Thomas and Two Pale Boys.  From Pere Ubu’s Bandcamp site: “David Thomas, Andy Diagram, and Continue Reading

Mental Health Food Store (Jeff Gburek) – Totemic Encounters, 2025

Stunningly bubbly electronic pop would be the best way to describe this joyful album. From the Mental Health Food Store Bandcamp site: “In early February, while developing and learning to operate this mysterious new modular synthesizer “ecosystem” — these tracks engendered themselves. They are mainly improvised, and since modular synths Continue Reading

Soft Works – Abracadabra In Osaka (Elton Dean, Allan Holdsworth, Hugh Hopper, John Marshall)

MoonJune Records should be given a massive debt of thanks for preserving the Soft Machine legacy.  Some of the core members are in excellent form in a live outing that happened in Osaka, Japan, and the live recording is sublime.

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek – Yarın Yoksa

One of Berlin’s most incredible live acts, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, has a new album out.  From their Bandcamp site: “Big Crown Records is proud to present Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek’s latest album Yarın Yoksa. The show stopping intensity of Derya backed by the psychedelic soul of Grup Continue Reading

Lara Sarkissian – Remnants

From Lara Sarkissian’s Bandcamp site: “Born and raised in San Francisco and currently based in Los Angeles, Sarkissian has developed her unique approach to composition over years of relentless experimentation across various disciplines. Her interest in music production initially stemmed from her filmmaking and video editing work, when she began Continue Reading

Steve Layton – Introspection

Our dear friend Steve Layton’s latest work is a collection of minimalist music, including the first work, Gospodi pomiluj (Lord have mercy) which has a, dare I say it, holy feel to it.  I owe Steve a great debt for introducing me to many modern classical musicians through his website, Continue Reading