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jazz: the mystery lesson
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|      | 04-nov-11 the mystery lesson
Dollops of odd from around the world on this week’s Mystery Lesson, including: Russian free-jazz from Alexey Kruglov; Italian weird-psych from Hum of Gnats; Barking Toad’s noisy blast from Hastings, UK; and a featured album of Norwegian electro-acoustic Improv with added free-vocals by Humcrush with Sidsel Edresen. Now, lie down on the floor and remain calm. | |
| | 21-oct-11 the mystery lesson
It’s a vinyl special on The Mystery Lesson this week, with brand new wax from around the world including: UK cosmic jazz from Nat Birchall; sitar-business from Brighton’s McCloud; Belgian free-rock from South of No North; scalding US/Japanese free-jazz from Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi; plus a featured album of Italian guitar-drum duets from Ninni Morgia & Marcell Magliochi. Occupy! | |
| | 07-oct-11 the mystery lesson
Deep and wide on the Mystery Lesson this week, with a viciously swinging featured album from the Darius Jones Trio, a whole bunch of weirdo Noise from Brighton and beyond, and some previously unheard vintage John Coltrane fresh from the archives. Holy! Holy! Holy! | |
| | 23-sep-11 the mystery lesson
Approaching maximum novelty on The Mystery Lesson this week, with newly reissued archival bangers from Cecil Taylor, Steve Lacy and Billy Bang; brand new psychedelic noises from Merzbow and the Zero Map; plus a featured album from Wadada Leo Smith. Colour me interested. | |
| | 09-sep-11 the mystery lesson
It’s a vinyl only special on The Mystery Lesson this week, with heaving new platters of full-fat way-out-ness, including: toxic free-jazz from Brooklyn’s Acid Birds and Owl Xounds Exploding Galaxy; weirdo-musings from Kommissar Hjuler und Mama Baer; plus newly reissued screamers from Don Cherry, Miles Davis and Billy Bang. Whoa! | |
| | 26-aug-11 the mystery lesson
Heavy business on the Mystery Lesson this week, including: newly reissued free-funk-soul-filth from Annette Peacock; breakout-in-the-temple vibes from Part Wild Horse’s Mane On Both Sides; and featured albums of uber-skronk madness from The Thing and a brace of guitarists. Hep hep! | |
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| 12-aug-11 the mystery lesson
Heaviness abounding on the Mystery Lesson this week, including: cosmic Chicago shizzle from Rob Mazurek’s Starlicker; New York skronkage from Shurdut/Cummins; newly reissued fusion filth from Stanton Davis; and a featured album of depth and profundity from the Harrison Bankhead Sextet. Get involved. | |
| | 29-jul-11 the mystery lesson
Rolling hot and heavy on The Mystery Lesson this week, featuring: deep Chicago modal business from Nicole Mitchell; a full-fat blow-out from Evan Parker and konstruKt; and a Finno-Swedish featured album of old-fashioned free-jazz from Delirium. Get in there! | |
| | 15-jul-11 the mystery lesson
It’s all about the girth, not the length on The Mystery Lesson this week, featuring: Turko-cosmic out-jazz from KonstruKt with Marshall Allen; an old-fashioned blast from Sunny Murray’s European trio; and a newly reissued piece of genius circa 1967 from the late Bill Dixon. I do declare! | |
| | 17-jun-11 the mystery lesson
Nice and nasty on the Mystery Lesson this week, with an especially high jazz content, including a triple blast of New York freedom sounds from William Hooker, Ivo Perelman Quartet and our featured album from a super-heavyweight quartet on the AUM Fidelity label. Shizzle my timbers! | |
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