Browse by Label: CUNEIFORM

Artist:	UNIVERS ZERO
Title:	1313
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 020CD

Last copies of the original mix; this release has been updated by RUNE 1313. "Univers Zero was formed in 1974 by percussionist Daniel Denis and guitarist Roger Trigaux, the 2 initial composers of the group. Their first 2 releases (1313 from 1977 and Heresie from 1979) were unqualified critical and popular successes, and the band frequently toured throughout Europe. During this time, the group joined the 'Rock In Opposition' (RIO) movement, a cooperative organization working with a select group of Europe's finest new-music bands (Henry Cow, Art Zoyd, Etron Fou, etc.). Univers Zero's distinctive sound is a combination of their unique instrumentation (piano and keyboards, cello, clarinets and sax, bass and drums) blended with dark gothic imagery, electronics and intensely strong, classically influenced compositions". "UZ are part of a tradition that includes Bartok's string quartets, Barre Phillips' solo bass work and Glenn Branca's gtr-heroics -- music that's so overwhelmingly crafted that you can almost forget it's actually as warm as blood and twice as tasty." --B. Coley.

Artist:	PINHAS, RICHARD
Title:	Chronolyse
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 030CD

2007 repress of the 2nd Pinhas solo album, originally released in France in 1978. Performed by: Didier Batard (bass) François Auger (drums, percussion), Richard Pinhas (guitar, synthesizer, mellotron). "Composer, guitarist & electronics innovator Richard Pinhas is recognized as one of France's major experimental musicians & is a pivotal figure in the development of electronic rock. This was his 2nd solo and is absolutely one of his very finest works: half live Moog electronics that make fantastic use of stereo imaging and mix aggression with the repetitiveness of Phillip Glass or Terry Riley, & half with Heldon in a 30' King Crimson-ish stormy drone-epic of mellotrons, electronics, guitar, bass, & drums."

Artist:	MILLER, PHIL
Title:	Digging In
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 034CD

2008 repress. "Guitarist Phil Miller started his career as a member of Delivery. After Delivery's demise, he ended up with Robert Wyatt who had just left Soft Machine in Matching Mole. Matching Mole ended prematurely due to Robert's paralyzing accident, and Phil found himself playing with some other ex-Delivery people for a band that eventually metamorphosed into Hatfield and the North. After two critically acclaimed and large selling albums with Hatfield, Phil continued on after their break up with 3 of the 4 members in National Health. When National Health came to an end, Phil began assembling his own band, In Cahoots in the early 1980s. Since that time, Phil has released 9 albums under his or In Cahoot's name. Guitarist and composer Phil Miller was a founding member of Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield and the North and National Health, and has been in the public eye for over 35 years! Originally released in 1991, this was Phil's third solo album and features musicians who have played with Gong, Mike Oldfield, John Surman and many, many others. For fans of: Hatfield and the North, National Health, Picchio dal Pozzo, Soft Machine, Frank Zappa."

Artist:	HELDON
Title:	Allez Teia
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 037CD

Heldon were one of the quintessential European progressive groups of the 70s. Led by Richard Pinhas (and assorted backing guests), they released 7 albums from 1974 to 1979, all reissued in the early 90s by Cuneiform (inferior French editions can be found on Spalax). Pinhas went on to record a series of solo albums under his own name, also to be found on Cuneiform. Allez Teia was the second Heldon album from 1975 -- it features Pinhas's trademark instrumental sound: waves of distorted post-Frippian guitars, ARP synthesizer, VCS3, tapes and mellotron into monstrous swelling of Spinrad/Dick-influenced SF mania. Searing instrumental space music, bridging electronics and psychedelic guitar excess in unique and legendary fashion.

Artist:	DOCTOR NERVE
Title:	Armed Observation/Out To Bomb Fresh Kings
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 038CD

Repressed. "These are the first two albums (1984, '87), complete on one CD, that cemented Nerve's reputation as one of New York City's most fast 'n' furious bands. The first album is somewhat more in the vein of the early 80's punk/jazz scene (Massacre, Material) than later work, and with embryonic versions of the lineup, but it still smokes. Produced by Fred Frith, Armed Observation was their second, and the definitive Nerve sound is beginning to be cemented into place. Includes some of the very earliest recordings of trumpet star Dave Douglas. Hot NYC downtown fusion."

Artist:	HELDON
Title:	Interface
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 043CD

"This is a reissue of the sixth album by this quintessential progressive French electronic rock band. Originally released on Cobra in 1977, this features the classic Heldon line-up of Richard Pinhas-guitar and electronics, Patric Gauthier-Moog synthesizer and electronics and François Auger-drums and electronics. This was one of Heldon's heaviest albums, featuring their most intense and relentless electronic fusillades. This includes two bonus live tracks and is a great place to start your Heldon collection."

Artist:	PINHAS, RICHARD
Title:	Iceland
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 044CD

2007 repress of this 1979 album. "Richard Pinhas has been at the forefront of new rock music in France since the early 1970s, when he founded the band Heldon. Heldon was one of the first bands to meld rock music and electronics, releasing a number of 'classic' albums during the 1970s. He has long been recognized as a pivotal figure in the development of electronic rock music. His stature in France is roughly analogous to that of Tangerine Dream in Germany: the father figure of an entire musical movement. Iceland was Richard's third solo album and the first one to be released after the demise of Heldon."

Artist:	MUJICIAN
Title:	Poem About The Hero
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 062CD

2007 repress of the 2nd Mujician album, originally released 1994. Featuring Keith Tippett (Steinway grand piano, wood blocks, plastic pan pipes, pebble and maraca), Paul Rogers (five-string double bass), Tony Levin (drums and percussion) and Paul Dunmall (soprano and tenor saxophones). "The second album from Mujician was recorded live ... In the interim, free jazz has developed a tradition and language which Poem About The Hero unashamedly refers to. It may not be that radical anymore, but Tippett's ensemble can still surprise you with the ease with which it can slip in and out of different formal confines -- from the rich and balladic, through the microtonal and muscular. " --The Wire

Artist:	BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC
Title:	Dancing On A'A
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 069CD

"Back in print after being unavailable for the last three years. Birdsongs Of The Mesozoics' innovative instrumental music, fusing rock, classical, minimalism, punk, and free-form sound, has earned the band wide recognition and audience appeal. Two keyboardists (one on grand piano and one on synthesizer), guitar, saxophone and electronic/computer percussion produce sound 'as meditative as it is physical, as rooted in classical structure and jazz improvisation as it is in rock 'n' roll.'"

Artist:	BJORKENHEIM/KRAKATAU, RAOUL
Title:	Ritual
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 086CD

Repressed. "Reissue of the Finnish LP-only first release by this great rock/avant/fusion guitarist & his band (includes two bonus tracks). The record features a unique blend of heavy guitar work combined with dual, wailing, Coleman & Ayler-influenced saxes & a rhythm section of bass/electric bass and two drummers. The music is quite original, but has certain musical ties to the harmolodic school, ala the Decoding Society. ECM have released their 3rd (Volition) and 4th (Matinale) releases."

Artist:	SOFT MACHINE
Title:	Spaced
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 090CD

Fantastic archival release of this legendary avant-rock group, showing them at their most experimental, tranced-state ever, an organically looped masterpiece of sound construction which will be of interest far beyond the prog section. "Previously unreleased studio recordings recorded in early/mid 1969 by the 'classic' Soft Machine trio line-up of Hugh Hopper (bass), Mike Ratledge (electric piano/organ) and Robert Wyatt (drums). Shortly after recording Volume Two (rightly considered a landmark of British progressive rock), Soft Machine agreed to collaborate with Peter Dockley on Spaced, a multimedia show at the Roundhouse. It was an experimental 'happening' in all its creative splendor, with ballet dancers and ex-army gymnasts choreographed to perform on a geodesic structure made of construction scaffolding. The dancers wore rubber costumes with octopus suckers up and down their legs. After it's week-long performance, Spaced slipped into obscurity. The tapes Soft Machine created for the event were forgotten for over two decades. They feature Soft Machine at their most radical, using sound-manipulated techniques associated with experimental music genres like 'musique concrete'. While they would never again use the studio in such a heavily manipulated fashion, the work influenced later Soft Machine works. It can also be seen as an early blue-print for later radical experimenters like Faust. Hugh Hopper: "They wanted a backing tape of suitably deranged and doomy sounds, so we recorded chunks of music as a trio...My brother came up at the weekend to add some sax blasts here and there, and we then spent a week or more playing around with tape loops and ancient mechanical aids to produce the finished tape. Now of course with a computer you could do the whole thing in an afternoon, but in those analog days it was strictly scissors and tape."

Artist:	VOLAPÜK
Title:	Slang!
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 094CD

"Volapük is a trio from southern France with unique instrumentation -- drums, bass clarinet, and cello -- and active, Rock In Opposition (R.I.O.) style compositions. Band members Guigou Chenevier (drums), Michel Mandel (bass clarinet), and Guillaume Saurel (cello) deftly cast their instruments into expanded roles, creating unusual tonal colors for rock music. Slang! builds upon the style established with Volapük's premier release and adds to it with the additional experience the band has gained."

Artist:	DJAM KARET
Title:	The Devouring
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 099CD

Established in the fall of 1984, Djam Karet are one of the better known American prog outfits. "The Devouring is Djam Karet's first recording released outside of their own HC Productions label. It is a summation of over a decade's worth of work, incorporating elements of from all their previous releases. It is most notable for incorporating heavy rock pieces together with ambient and electronic textures. While stylistic comparisons to bands such as Porcupine Tree and 'classic era' Genesis and Pink Floyd are possible, Djam Karet have developed a sound completely their own."

Artist:	SOFT MACHINE
Title:	Virtually
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 100CD

"One of the most critically acclaimed and far-reaching avant rock bands ever was Soft Machine, named after a novel by William Burroughs. The band was formed in Canterbury, Kent, England in 1966 & had many personnel permutations over it's decade-long career, but the lineup featured on this release [Elton Dean/Mike Ratledge/Hugh Hopper/Robert Wyatt] is considered by most to be the 'classic' version. This previously unreleased, excellent quality live concert was recorded by German radio during the lineup's final European tour." Wyatt (drums, vocals), Dean (alto sax, saxello, electric piano), Ratledge, (electric piano, organ), Hopper (bass). Recorded 3/23/71. "The early seventies (around Third) was for me the most exciting of the band's many transitional periods: a time when they began to move away from the song format (without abandoning an obvious melodic approach), and to incorporate extended modal, free improvisation and segued sets just like the most advanced jazz groups. Unlike jazz groups, they had at their disposal an awareness of identity of sound (who else played the Lowery organ apart from Ratledge, or the saxello other than Dean, or used spaced out bass features like Hopper, or processed voices like Robert Wyatt?). This concert took place a year and a half after jazz player Elton Dean joined Soft Machine and a few months before Robert Wyatt left the band because its music had become too jazz oriented for him. And it was this tension between rock and jazz elements that made up the group's dynamic in that particular period." --Peter Schulze/Radio Bremen.

Artist:	RATTLEMOUTH
Title:	Fist Full Of Iffy
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 101CD

Second CD by this Richmond, VA group, no longer featuring Rebbie Sharp. "Rattlemouth's unusual usage of sax, bass, drums and vocals produce a sound that is anything but stereotypical rock. Their tunes are instantly recognizable: unusual scales and modes in melodies that are usually handled by sax. The rhythm section keeps all of this activity firmly grounded, with quick-witted bass work and a drummer who can find the groove no matter what else is going on musically."

Artist:	DEAN, ELTON
Title:	Just Us
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 103CD

"A reissue of Dean's first solo album, originally released in 1971 and out of print for 25 years. The album's name comes from that of the side-band -- Just Us -- that Elton led during his tenure with Soft Machine and for the year following his departure. The band featured some of the best known names of 'Brit-jazz' of the early 70's (Moholo, Ratledge, Evans, etc.). In addition to the original album, this reissue adds 25 minutes of previously unreleased material. The music is a cross between the free sound Dean would later focus on and the more composed music typical of his work with Soft Machine. The bonus tracks were recorded during Just Us' final year, and show the direction the band took after Dean left Soft Machine."

Artist:	HOPPER, HUGH
Title:	1984
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 104CD

New CD issue of this classic album, with bonus track and improved sound (previously issued by Mantra). "Upon it's original release, 1984, with it's unusual combination of lengthy abstract sound-journeys and short, weirdly devolved James Brown-inspired pieces, gained much critical acclaim. 1984 was an extremely unusual release for 1973 and an extremely unusual project for CBS Records, who first released it. Like the groundbreaking novel after which it was named, Hopper's record was truly ahead of its time when it was created. It remains timeless today. 25 years after it was created -- years which saw the rise of industrial music and electronica, the seeds of which can be found in Hopper's release -- the originality and distinctiveness of Hopper's 1984 remains untouched."

Artist:	MOTHER MALLARD'S PORTABLE MASTERPIECE CO.
Title:	1970-73
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 109CD

"The first album and previously unreleased recordings from the world's first all-synthesizer ensemble. They were also one of the very first [possibly the first] performing synthesizer ensembles, working closely with Robert Moog, whose first factory was nearby. This material pre-dates or is contemporary with the first work of Kraftwerk & Tangerine Dream. A uniquely American slant on synthesizer music by a band whose pioneering contributions to the genre had been forgotten until now." Some excellent driftage found here, fans of the likes of Reich, Riley, Schulze, etc. should take note.

Artist:	DUNMALL OCTET, PAUL
Title:	Bebop Starburst
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 112CD

"Saxophonist Dunmall of Mujician appears here fronting his Octet, a mixture of well known & up-and-coming players, including Keith Tippett (piano), Simon Pickard (tenor sax), Annie Whitehead & Chris Bridges (trombone), Gethin Liddington (trumpet), Paul Rogers (bass) & Tony Levin (drums). But the group is not just 'Mujician + four more', as Paul is firmly in control here, mixing his compositions with the more free-oriented blowing of the ensemble. Sympathetically produced by Evan Parker, Bebop Starburst is an important addition to Paul's growing body of works, and to the genre known affectionately as 'Britjazz'."

Artist:	THINKING PLAGUE
Title:	In Extremis
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 113CD

"A Colorado-based ensemble that explores the frontiers where rock, folk, jazz and modern symphonic music meet. Through these explorations, the band has created what Journal Wired called 'a genre of music unto itself, eclectically derivative in a bold way and spectacularly innovative in the old- fashioned sense of genuine originality.' Tuneful, well composed & strongly structured, this is very much in the vanguard of the RIO art-rock song style, along with peers such as U Totem, the 5uu's & the Art Bears."

Artist:	DELIVERY
Title:	Fools Meeting
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 115CD

"This reissues a very rare 1970 album, out of print for at least 25 years, which was the first professional band by musicians who would later fame in a number of other bands: Steve Miller (Caravan), Phil Miller (Matching Mole, Hatfield & The North, National Health), Roy Babbington (Soft Machine), Pip Pyle (Gong, Hatfield, National Health), Carol Grimes + Lol Coxhill. Contains the original album, a non-lp single, a great alternate take & a couple of live tracks, all sounding unbelievably better than the rather poor sounding original LP on the wall of your favorite collector shop with a $250 price tag. Also includes a full history of the band, written by author Mike King & rare photos from Steve Miller's personal archives. An usual & appealing blend of blues-rock, psychedelia, & early Canterbury-style progressive."

Artist:	FRITH/HENRY KAISER, FRED
Title:	Friends & Enemies
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 117/8CD

"The complete recordings (1979-1999) by these two extremely well known & respected guitarists, who, separately & together, have both pushed the boundaries of what can be done in music and with their instruments for many decades now. This includes all the music from their vinyl-only albums With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies, an unreleased live album, and 30 minutes of material recorded expressly for this set in January, 1999! Friends & Enemies is an essential document for those interested in the work of either Frith or Kaiser, two highly respected and stylistically distinct contemporary guitarists renown for pushing the boundaries of their chosen instrument."

Artist:	DJAM KARET
Title:	Live At Orion
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 119CD

"In September, 1998, Djam Karet were invited to play their 1st ever East Coast shows, during a two night stand at Baltimore's Orion Sound Studios. The shows were recorded, & this excellent sounding release is the result. The vital playing of Djam Karet's instrumental dual guitar, bass and drums instrumental attack is perfectly captured here, & the performances are really exemplary, capturing a band at their absolute peak! Released on the band's 15th anniversary, this is an excellent summation of their work, & a perfect introduction to the band."

Artist:	UNIVERS ZERO
Title:	The Hard Quest
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 120CD

"Univers Zero's distinctive sound is a combination of their unique instrumentation (piano and keyboards, violin, clarinet and bass clarinet, bassoon, oboe, bass and drums). blended with gothic imagery, and an intensely strong, classically influenced writing style. In the hands of some of the best musicians in Europe, these factors lead to a group on the cutting edge of creating a new, vital and different approach to rock music. This is the band's first release in 13 years (!) and even before its release is already gathering acclaim such as, 'The fall of Rome? The parting of the Red Sea? What else can compare with the monumental occurrence of a new slab of Univers Zero....the world's finest musical ensemble.' -- Exposé 18."

Artist:	VON ZAMLA
Title:	1983
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 121CD

"Von Zamla were founded in 1981 by Grammy Award-winning keyboardist/composer Lars Hollmer and guitarist Eino Haapala, both former members of Sweden's Samlas Mammas Manna, one of the original five founding bands of the 'Rock In Opposition' [R.I.O.] movement, and one of the most popular bands in Sweden during the 1970s. Von Zamla released two albums in their lifetime; Zamlaranama (1981) and No Make Up (1983), neither of which was released outside of Sweden. The band disbanded after a final tour in 1985. These previously unavailable, professionally recorded live tapes are from the band's European tour in Spring, 1983. In addition to the two co-leaders, the band features the work of Univers Zero member Michel Berckmans on oboe and bassoon, a second keyboardist, bass and drums. This album is the first time that any Samla/Zamla related works have been released in the USA."

Artist:	THE HOSEMOBILE
Title:	What Can & Can't Go On
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 122CD

"The second album for The Hosemobile, a band from rural Cookeville, TN., stuck right in the middle of the bible-belt with a sound all their own, as they mix late 1990's influences of postrock bands such as Don Caballero, Shellac and Slint with the progressive/experimental edge of Mahavishnu Orchestra, This Heat and others. The end result is a fusion of fiery aggression with complex structures and intense layering of musical ideas performed on dual guitars [one of whom doubles on Fender Rhodes piano], bass and drums, with one track featuring voice as well."

Artist:	FROHMADER/RICHARD PINHAS, PETER
Title:	Fossil Culture
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 123CD

"Two giants of electronic rock music join forces on this compelling collaboration! Based in Munich Germany, Peter Frohmader has been an important fixture on the European electronic music/avant garde scene since the mid 1980's. He has released over 20 CDs & LPs. Parisian Richard Pinhas is best known as the leader of Heldon. Between 1974-1978, Heldon released 7 highly praised and sought-after albums that fused electronics and rock music. Besides the Heldon works, Pinhas has recorded about a dozen additional solo works. Richard Pinhas has long been recognized as a pivotal figure in the development of electronic rock."

Artist:	BLAST
Title:	A Sophisticated Face
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 125CD

"Blast is a Dutch band notable for compositionally complex music and brutally powerful performances. Since forming in 1989, the band has worked to develop a sound both dense and kaleidoscopic. A Sophisticated Face, the band's fourth release, is an exciting stylistic departure; normally working as a quartet, for this release the band are essentially a miniature orchestra consisting of guitar, trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano, alto and baritone saxes, alto clarinet, violin, cello, cymbalom [an Eastern European hammered dulcimer], bass and percussion. The music reflects that as well, as the sound is geared more towards modern 20th century classical composition than what is normally thought of as 'rock' music."

Artist:	CARTWRIGHT, GEORGE
Title:	The Memphis Years
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 127CD

"The Memphis Years is the second solo release by composer/saxophonist/improvisor George Cartwright. Besides his solo CDs, Cartwright has released numerous recordings as leader and main composer of Curlew, and has appeared on many other releases with various players. The Memphis Years pays tribute to Cartwright's five year involvement in Memphis' well known music scene, and features some of that city's best musicians. Here Cartwright returns to the collaboration he first employed on A Beautiful Western Saddle by Curlew with noted lyricist Paul Haines ("Tropic Appetites", "Escalator Over The Hill") and vocalist Amy Denio. Davey Williams, a Curlew member and reknowned guitarist and improvisor, also appears. The result is a blending of strictly composed songs sung by Denio with composed and semi-improvisational jazz-oriented instrumentals. In The Memphis Years, Cartwright fuses these seemingly disparate styles into an eloquently coherent musical experience."

Artist:	DJAM KARET
Title:	Burning The Hard City
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 128CD

"Established in the fall of 1984, Djam Karet grew out of the ashes of several Los Angeles based bands. The name, Djam Karet (jam care-ray), came from an Indonesian word (popularized in an Harlan Ellison story) meaning 'elastic time' or 'the hour that stretches' -- a term ideally suited to the band's expansive songs. Pleased with their successful collaboration with Cuneiform, which began in 1997, Djam Karet decided have Cuneiform license and reissue their out of print back catalog, starting with these two 1991 releases. Burning The Hard City is certainly the heaviest, most rock album that the band ever made. Keyboard wrote, 'Guitars crunch, slash, crash and bang through a bundle of hard driving prog rock cookers. Think 1983 and King Crimson...'."

Artist:	DJAM KARET
Title:	Suspension & Displacement
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 129CD

"Suspension & Displacement stands alone in the band's oeuvre as their most atmospheric and also their most studio-oriented release. The record grew organically out of the band's improvisations and experiments with tapes, textures and electronics. In a recent article, Expose said that 'To this very day, Suspension remains the definitive album in the realm of ambient electronica with its novel guitar looping, eerie effects processing, and sampling'."

Artist:	SOFT MACHINE
Title:	Noisette
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 130CD

"One of the most critically acclaimed and far reaching avant rock bands ever was the British group Soft Machine, named after a novel by William Burroughs. The band was formed in Canterbury, Kent, England in 1966. Noisette was recorded January 4th, 1970, by the short-lived quintet formation of the group: Elton Dean & Lyn Dobson (reeds), Hugh Hopper (bass), Mike Ratledge (keyboard)s & Robert Wyatt (drums & vocals). Noisette showcases a band in transition from their earlier psychedelic/progressive rock period towards the jazz/rock sound that would make them famous with the release of their Third and Fourth albums in 1970 and 1971. It features the quintet performing versions of material from Soft Machine's first two albums as well as previously unreleased material. As such, it is a vital and necessary release for all fans of this legendary English ensemble."

Artist:	UNIVERS ZERO
Title:	Univers Zero
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 1313CD

"Over 30 years ago, after 3 years of work and rehearsals, a group of seven unknown Belgian musicians gathered in a small basement studio to record their first album, which they released themselves in a tiny edition of 500 copies. The album was untitled, but the catalog number was '1313,' which the album later became known by. The power and originality of their creation turned heads and all these years later, this album is rightly considered the beginning of the 'chamber-rock' movement as well as a classic of the genre. With the release of their first album, Univers Zero went on to co-found the hugely influential "Rock in Opposition" movement with four similarly-minded bands. Active until 1987 and then reactivated in the late 1990s, Univers Zero are considered to be one of the greatest avant-garde rock bands of all time. Working in a world-class studio, the album has been re-mixed from the original multi-track tapes and remastered. It has never sounded better. The front is restored to be a facsimile of the original issue, and included is a 16-page booklet with many never-before seen photos, as well as a very complete history of the band up to the recording of this, their first album. A 28-minute, never-released, live bonus track is included."

Artist:	PINHAS/MAURICE DANTEC (SCHIZOTROPE), RICHARD
Title:	The Life and Death of Marie Zorn -- North American Tour 1999
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 131CD

"Richard Pinhas is recognized as one of France's major experimental musicians. A pivotal figure in the development of electronic rock, Pinhas' stature in France is analogous to Tangerine Dream's in Germany: father figure of an entire musical movement. Pinhas first came to public attention as leader of Heldon, whose violent fusion of electronics and guitar is acknowledged to be a precursor of today's industrial music. In 1998, he teamed up with noted French 'cyber-punk' author Maurice Dantec to make a musical and spoken word tribute to his mentor, the noted philosopher Gilles Deleuze. This duo became 'Schizotrope' who came to North America, in March 1999 for a series of shows. The Life And Death of Marie Zorn was compiled from tapes of those live shows, which were Pinhas' first-ever performances in North America."

Artist:	WOODSON'S ELLIPSIS, RICH
Title:	Control And Resistance
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 132CD

"Woodson is a self-taught composer and guitarist who grew up on hard rock and heavy metal in Nashville,TN and San Antonio and Austin, TX. His major musical influences are jazzman Tim Berne, Frank Zappa, Watchtower (an 1980's Austin metal band, who invented the 'technical metal' subgenre) and academic composer Charles Wuorinen. This debut CD is a bold and brilliant synthesis of RIO progressive rock, modern jazz and contemporary composition. Densely textured, angular compositions, filled with complexity, intensity and spontaneity, the music is as personal and individualistic as a fingerprint."

Artist:	MILESI, PIERO
Title:	Within Himself
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 133CD

"Milesi is one of a number of composers in Italy who, although relatively unknown here, are quietly changing the way we think about music and its usage via their work with installations. He has scored numerous film, video, and television soundtracks, and has composed music for several ballets and live performance events This is melodic new-music compositions with an underlying electronic/minimalist base. For fans of Klaus Schulze, Steve Reich, John Adams, Philip Glass, Vangelis, etc."

Artist:	U TOTEM
Title:	U Totem
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 024CD

Artist:	KOMBINAT M
Title:	Hybrid Beat
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 048CD

Artist:	HAPPY FAMILY
Title:	Happy Family
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 073CD

Artist:	MIRIODOR
Title:	Jongleries Elastiques
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 078CD

Artist:	PHILHORMONIE
Title:	Rage
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 084CD

Artist:	5UU'S
Title:	Point Of Views
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 085CD

Artist:	DEAN/DUNMALL/LEVIN/ROGERS/RUDD/TIPPETT
Title:	Bladik
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 092CD

Artist:	CURLEW
Title:	Fabulous Drop
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 105CD

Artist:	PRESENT
Title:	Certitudes
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 107CD

Artist:	PHILHARMONIE
Title:	The Last Word
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 124CD

Artist:	KERMAN/5UU'S, DAVE
Title:	Regarding Purgatories
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 135CD