Eddie Prévost & John Butcher – Unearthed

From the Cafe OTO website, including samples: “”Long-time collaborators and iconoclastic improvisers, drummer Eddie Prévost and saxophonist John Butcher, met at All Hallows Church, in High Laver, Essex in 2023, using the natural ambience of the space to capture these three improvisations, Prévost playing primarily on a drum kit and Continue Reading

Yoshiko Sai – Mikkou

Our dear friends over at Wewantsounds continue their tear of incredible reissues by reviving an absolute psychedelic funk monster album by Yoshiko Sai.  From the Bandcamp site: “Wewantsounds is delighted to continue its Yoshiko Sai reissue program with the release of “Mikkou”, the Japanese singer-songwriter’s 2nd album released in 1976 Continue Reading

The Obi Strip: How a Japanese Paper Band Became a Collector’s Grail

Nick Zanca, writing for Discogs.com, discusses the ubiquitous obi strip, which is so common in Japan—and even in China—that it has become a significant part of record collecting culture. Ironically, these strips were originally intended to be discarded. Today, a mint condition obi strip can actually enhance the value of Continue Reading

Andy Summers & Robert Fripp – The Complete Recordings

No reviews today thanks to having to have a hospital visit, but I would like to announce one of my favorite guitar albums in its most complete glory.  DGM Live Records offers the original albums remastered plus previously unreleased material.  From the website: “‘The Complete Recordings 1981-1984’ by Andy Summers Continue Reading

The Baltic Sisters – Värav / Vārti / Vartai

Our dear friends at CPL-Music have a release I am rather excited about.  It should be available on the 31st of January, 2025, so our wait time is not so long.  You can pre-order the disc here. From the label’s press release: “The Baltic Sisters are a cross-border folk ensemble Continue Reading

Pray For Your Prey – Pray For Your Prey

At least as I understand it, there is a magnificent label out of Greece, Defkaz,  releasing some really fine free jazz and world music.  This particular album features one name whose work I’m very familiar with – the Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi, who is magnificent.  After hearing him work with Continue Reading