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jazz: the mystery lesson
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|      | 22-apr-13 the mystery lesson
Full-strength mental floss on the Mystery Lesson this week, featuring: south coast weirdness from The Black Neck Band of the Common Loon; Finnish rumble-jazz from Verneri Pohjola; Turkish fire music from Konstrukt featuring Peter Brotzmann; and a mammoth featured box-set from Instant Composers Pool. | |
| | 15-apr-13 the mystery lesson
It’s a vinyl special on the Mystery Lesson this week, playing newly released out-sounds, all on the flat, black and round – including: deep guimbri vibes from Chicago by Joshua Abrams; cosmic Scando-Prog by Goran Kajfes; a new reissue of French psychedelic rock-concrete from 1972 by Igor Wakhevitch; and prime UK Improv from Tony Bevan and co. | |
| | 08-apr-13 the mystery lesson
Spring into action with the Mystery Lesson this week, playing brand new out-sounds from around the world, including: Chicago Ra business from Living By Lanterns; Swiss cerebro-prov from Gabriela Friedli Trio; Polish underground sounds from Mikrokolektyw; Russian fiddle ‘n’ scrape from Goat’s Note; and a featured album of monumental collaborations curated by Peter Brotzmann. Go! | |
| | 01-apr-13 the mystery lesson
Warm your extremities on the Mystery Lesson this week, with out-sounds from around the world, including: wibble-and-skronk from Brighton’s Noteherder & McCloud; blazing Fire Music from Chicago’s Ballister; Norwegian drone-Improv from SPUNK; a featured album of German free-bop from Die Enttauschung; and a newly reissued nugget of seminal European free-jazz from Peter Brotzmann. Phew! | |
| | 18-mar-13 the mystery lesson
Both sound and fury on The Mystery Lesson this week, including: warped turntablism from djTRIO; dusky oud shredding from Jussi Reijonen; a juicy Prog-fusion reissue from Jean-Luc Ponty; and a featured album of open, living music by Mwamba/Kane/Blackmore. | |
| | 04-mar-13 the mystery lesson
Several energies vibrating at different frequencies on the Mystery Lesson this week, including: monstrous Prog-jazz from Norway by Moster; new free-jazz from Brighton by West Hill Blast Quartet; a newly unearthed live recording of wistful NYC avant-jazz circa 1986 by The Group; and a featured album of psych-jazz-rock from LA by Dylan Ryan. Yowsers! | |
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| 25-feb-13 the mystery lesson
Heavy business on The Mystery Lesson this week, with newly-released out-sounds, including: caffeinated twitch-jazz from Ingrid Laubrock; turbulent solo piano variations from Pat Thomas; a newly reissued session of UK free-jazz from 1978 by John Stevens and friends; plus a featured album of monstrous grooves and scalding improvisation from the gargantuan Fire! Orchestra. | |
| | 18-feb-13 the mystery lesson
Strap yourself in for out-sounds from around the globe on The Mystery Lesson this week, including: Norwegian Prog by Grand General; UK bedroom synth by Greg Boring; reissued sounds from the New Zealand underground by The Garbage & The Flowers; and a featured album of New York free-jazz by William Hooker Quintet. Smoking or non-smoking? | |
| | 04-feb-13 the mystery lesson
It’s an analogue special on The Mystery Lesson this week, playing new releases on record and tape – including: Danish twang-prov from HPM; Hungarian huff ‘n’ puff from Szilard Mezei; an archival treasure from Juma Sultan’s Aboriginal Music Society; and a featured album of Hammond organ-ised chaos from Decoy with Joe McPhee. So help me! | |
| | 21-jan-13 the mystery lesson
Aiming for terminal velocity on The Mystery Lesson this week, with new sounds from around the world - including: sluggish Italian vibes from Massimo De Mattia; London parp ‘n’ scrape from Ensemble Trip-tik; a fine reissue of deep Danish jazz from John Tchicai; and a featured album of transatlantic avant-jazz from Oliver Lake and friends. | |
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