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jazz: the mystery lesson
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|      | 25-sep-09 the mystery lesson
Well, jig my rig, have we got a Mystery Lesson for you. Of course we have, dummy. Featuring: over-caffeinated Chicago avant-jazz; nutso Indo-punk rumblings; ragged no-input turntablism; French neo-Zeuhl contenders; a message from the lounge at the end of the world; and newly re-issued New York free-jazz from 1966. So help me! | |
| | 11-sep-09 the mystery lesson
Freedom sounds on The Mystery Lesson this week, featuring: spontaneous space-Prog from Scotland; Zappa-tinged free-jazz from Norway; avant-garde ballet soundtracks from Amsterdam; horrid puke-jazz from Leeds; plus new sounds from the legendary Sunny Murray; and our featured album of Tom Abbs’ string-driven out-jazz from New York. Whoa! | |
| | 28-aug-09 the mystery lesson
Dark and dreamy doings on The Mystery Lesson this week, including: New York deep-jazz; drizzle-drone dug out of the Seattle mud; delicate Japanese brushstrokes; reissued dream-psych from James Ferraro; and a monstrous slab of gross-out maximalist Improv from our featured album by NEW. What cheer! | |
| | 14-aug-09 the mystery lesson
A right old racket awaits you on The Mystery Lesson this week, including: Transatlantic kraut-drone; Beat-rap improv from Brooklyn; avant-big band stylings from NYC; Viking pillage-Noise from Norway; and hep Chicago shakedowns from our featured album by the Rob Mazurek Quintet. Yikes! | |
| | 31-jul-09 the mystery lesson
Plenty of out-jazz heaviosity on The Mystery Lesson this week, including: a monstrous blast from The Thing; reissued French madness from The Honeymoon Killers; and our featured album, Norwegian skronk from Bull of the Year. Smokin’! | |
| | 17-jul-09 the mystery lesson
Plug right in for hep global happenings on The Mystery Lesson, including: haircut-honk and free-noodle jazz from Brooklyn, NYC; Moomin-psych from Finland; deep-fried Southern Improv-blues; glacial Norsk-plod; Beat punk angriness from Cleveland, Ohio; plus way-out vocal oddities and two tracks from our featured album – the latest blast of Scandinavian huge-jazz from The Thing. Holey Moley! | |
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| 03-jul-09 the mystery lesson
This week’s instalment of The Mystery Lesson is brought to you by the number 777 and the letters WTF? Including: all-girl free-weirdness from Norway; dribble-drone from Edinburgh; nasty guitar hooplah from Sweden; and a whole bunch of old-school free-jazz shapes. Shamon, moneyfunster! | |
| | 05-jun-09 the mystery lesson
Prepare to be boarded by another multi-national Mystery Lesson. Where else are you going to find brand new free-jazz from New York, Finnish free-folk, ersatz North African sufi mysticism, Norwegian Prog, tape gunk from Edinburgh – plus a newly reissued psychedelic masterpiece from Cro-Magnon. Nowhere else, that’s where. Jappy Hoy Hoy! | |
| | 22-may-09 the mystery lesson
Global weird-outs of several persuasions on The Mystery Lesson this month, including: avant-jazz from the Big Apple; Scottish wails and warblings; Saharan blues; fragile Japanese sound sculptures; Noise grunge from the south coast of England; and heavy London skronk. Plus a reissued blast from the archives: an epochal free-jazz original from Albert Ayler. I do declare! | |
| | 08-may-09 the mystery lesson
Plenty of mindbending material from around the globe in this month’s Mystery Lesson: avant-jazz from Leeds; improv from Sheffield; guitar power-trio shapes from Norway; drones from Chicago; and a trippy psych-out from Portland, Oregon. Plus a newly reissued treasure from Sun Ra’s bassist, Ronnie Boykins, and pure liquid fire from Flower-Corsano Duo. Jumpin’ Jehosophat! | |
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