Browse by Label: EMANEM (UK)

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	Face To Face
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4003CD

A minimal version of the SME here, just John Stevens (percussion, cornet, voice) and Trevor Watts (ss). A reissue of Emanem LP 303, with 3 previously unreleased tracks (recorded in 1973). "The two had become extremely close musically, and the music had become very austere -- stripped down to the bare essentials. The end result was at times akin to one person playing two instruments, unlike so many duos which sound like two people playing solo simultaneously."

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	Summer 1967
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4005CD

Repressed. All previously unissued recordings, mainly made up of the duo of John Stevens (percussion) and Evan Parker (ss, ts), with Peter Kowald (b) on about a third of it. This marks the earliest to date recordings of Parker and is a tremendous snapshot of some ancient history. "Parker and Stevens seemed to break through to a deeper level of hearing, where a sound was not set against other sounds but rather against the silence around it, so that one gained heightened awareness of its growth and decay, its special colour, and of the vibrant stillness in which it took place." --Victor Schonfield/Downbeat/1968.

Artist:	PARKER/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN
Title:	Two Octobers
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4009CD

Live duo improv recordings between Parker (ss, ts, voice, voice tube) & Lytton (percussion, live electronics) recorded at various European concerts 1972-75 (all previously unissued). "It was constantly on the edge of something -- Lytton's attempts to manipulate more things than any human can, Parker's faster-than-the-mind articulation. His circular breathing, which often flummoxes the most resourceful partners, brought out some of Lytton's more original playing." --Steve Beresford.

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	Quintessence 1
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4015CD

"The whole of the sensational 85 minute concert featuring the quintet of John Stevens, Derek Bailey, Kent Carter, Evan Parker & Trevor Watts (split over volumes 1 & 2) -- a classic of free improvisation (recorded 1974 -- the only recordings every made by this quintet). Plus previously unissued and unexpected improvisations by the trio of Stevens, Carter & Watts (from '73, on 4015) and the duo of Stevens & Watts (also from '73, on 4016)." Limited stock, deleted item.

Artist:	RUTHERFORD & ISKRA 1912, PAUL
Title:	Sequences 72 & 73
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4018CD

Previously unissued recordings from 1972-74. "Two of the finest extended compositions for improvisers -- the only published examples of Rutherford's work in that idiom -- featuring Maggie Nicols & Norma Winstone (vocals), Kenny Wheeler (tp), Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman & Geoff Perkins (trombones), Dick Hart (tuba), Dave White (clarinets & saxophones), Evan Parker (saxophones), Howard Riley (p), Barry Guy (bs), plus in 1972 Trevor Watts (saxophones), and in 1973 Derek Bailey (guitar) & Tony Oxley (electronics) -- all conducted by the composer."

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA
Title:	For You To Share
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4023CD

Reissue of a pretty major improvisational drone work, with an additional unreleased track (both recorded in 1970). A unique piece in the SME discography which will appeal to those interested in spacious minimalist drones, etc. "Concert and studio recordings of peace music organized by John Stevens for himself and Trevor Watts with numerous workshop musicians and audience people on saxophones, percussion and voices mostly contributing a flexible drone. Only Stevens could have organized music as outrageous as -- must be heard to be believed."

Artist:	MINTON, PHIL
Title:	A Doughnut In Both Hands (Solo Singing 1975-1982)
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4025CD

"Solo singing. The variety of sounds that this man can make with his voice and mouth is totally unbelievable. Reissue of Rift 3 with extra material from the same and slightly later sessions." "In the late 1960s and early 1970s, several musicians radically extended their ranges, to make sounds not envisaged by the designers of their instruments. This was usually achieved by finding new techniques or by adding amplification or by devising new instruments. Perhaps the most remarkable of these extensions was that of Phil Minton. In most other cases, one could work out how he managed to extend his voice in so many directions, merely left the investigator with a sore throat. The first 15 tracks on this CD comprised his first solo album, which came out on Fred Frith's Rift label in the USA. Most are free improvisations exploring one or more aspects of his remarkable chops. In order to expand the collection to CD length, some additional tracks were added.

Artist:	BAILEY, DEREK
Title:	Fairly Early Derek Bailey With Postscripts
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4027CD

"Solo electric guitar improvisations from 1971 (unedited) & 1973-4 concert excerpts with Kent Carter & John Stevens; 1974 rehearsal extracts with Anthony Braxton; a 1979 cassette letter (edited less); previously unissued 1980 acoustic guitar improvisations; postscripts from 1987 & 1998. This disc comprises various items, mainly from Emanem LPs, that have not made it to CD yet. It is not meant to be a comprehensive portrait -- more a sort of scrapbook showing some of the different instrumental approaches that Derek Bailey has used over the years. In his early free work, Bailey used a six-string guitar with pedal-controlled amplification. This allowed him, among other things, to instantly control the volume of each note sounded, and also to vary the volume during the course of a sound. Using this technique meant that notes could fade in and/or end abruptly, in direct opposition to what happens naturally. Around 1972, Bailey added another loudspeaker and another volume pedal to his guitar, enabling him to throw sounds around stereophonically in addition to what he was already doing...As an alternative to his stereo set up, Bailey also used a 19-string (approx) guitar -- perhaps the only modified instrument he has used."

Artist:	WESTON/JOHN EDWARDS/MARK SANDERS, VERYAN
Title:	Mercury Concert
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4028CD

"The whole of a recent concert (6/24/98) -- proof that there is still plenty of life and freshness to be found in the all acoustic piano/double bass/percussion format." "Veryan Weston's playing comes from both within and without the jazz tradition. It has the power and drive that is the hallmark of the jazz musician, but it is laced with the cerebral ethos of the European avant-garde -- as manifested in the piano music of Boulez and Stockhausen. Employing fierce glissandi and mighty block-chords, Weston never shirks danger. His improvisations leave the listener almost toppling off the edge of the seat." -- Steve Ford.

Artist:	PARKER, EVAN
Title:	Waterloo 1985
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4030CD

"An hour long improvisation by Evan Parker (saxophones), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Hans Schneider (double bass) & Paul Lytton (percussion & live electronics). Previously unissued." Recorded live 8/17/85 in Brussels. "So here you have the columns of air of Evan Parker and Paul Rutherford 13 years ago, with the 'old kit' of Paul Lytton (Chinese drums, Dexion rack, old telephonist's mike, etc...somewhat simplified if you compare the mad set-up of the 70s) and the quiet Hans Schneider replacing Barry Guy (who was unavailable) on a dry acoustic bass." -- Jean-Michel Van Schouwberg.

Artist:	SMITH, ROGER
Title:	Extended Plays
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4032CD

"Mostly extended solo acoustic guitar improvisations (recorded digitally), to complement the mainly short items on his previously acclaimed CD (Emanem 4014). Also a duet with flautist Neil Metcalfe." Recordings from 1993-7, previously unissued. "When reviewing the previous CD, some commentators suggested that Smith's playing shows the influence of Derek Bailey and Hans Reichel. Smith did study with Bailey in the early 70s, but he soon became one of the improvising guitarists to sound the least like the older musician. On the other hand, Smith has heard virtually none of Reichel's playing. They both arrived on the scene in the early 1970s with their respective styles fairly well formed. If their playing does have something in common, it is probably due to their being influenced by much blues-based material. There are, however, major differences. For instance, Smith plays an unaltered Spanish guitar and does not use any Cagean preparations. He also rarely uses amplification. Smith is perhaps best known for the nearly twenty years he spent as a member of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble."

Artist:	CARTER/ALBRECHT MAURER, KENT
Title:	The Juilaguet Collection
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4033CD

"Carter (double bass) and Albrecht Maurer (violin) fit incredibly well together, even though they were born twenty years apart on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Two pieces are based on compositions by Mauer, and one on a composition by Carter. All the rest are free improvisations, but the musicians' rapport and sensibilities are so strong that it sounds as though these performances were fully prepared in advance. This collection is a very fine example of string music." -- Martin Davidson.

Artist:	BERESFORD/COOMBES/SMITH/DAY
Title:	Three & Four Pullovers
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4038CD

"A trio concert by Steve Beresford (toys & electronics), Nigel Coombes (violin & electronics) & Roger Smith (guitar) described by Beresford as 'a cross between an SME tiny-elements-interlocking-thing and an AMM landscape.' Plus excerpts from a quartet concert 3 years later with Berersford also playing piano & euphonium, Coombes just on violin, Smith continuing on guitar and Terry Day on percussion, alto saxophone, cello and mandolin. Reissue of Quartz-Mirliton Cassette 12 with extra material from a later concert. 76 minutes." Recorded 1975-78.

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA
Title:	Mouthpiece
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4039CD

"Outrageous sounds produced by a workshop orchestra directed by John Stevens -- an SME-type improvisation; instrumental & vocal drones; a mechanically rhythmic yet unpredictable piece; and an all-out improvisation featuring non-vocal mouth sounds, vocal sounds & instruments. The exact personnels of this ensemble music are not known (apart from the leader on cornet), so they are not given. 70 minutes -- previously unissued." A series of various recordings made in London during 1973.

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	Challenge
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4053CD

"The long overdue reissue -- the first since 1966 -- of the first SME LP reveals their free jazz roots with only hints of what was to come. Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Trevor Watts (alto sax), Bruce Cale (double bass) and John Stevens (drums) improvise on pieces by Rutherford, Stevens & Watts. (Jeff Clyne replaces Cale on a couple of tracks.) In addition there is a previously unissued performance from 1967 by Trevor Watts (piccolo & alto sax), Evan Parker (soprano sax), Chris Cambridge (double bass) and John Stevens (drums). Reissue of Eyemark EMPL 1002 with extra material."

Artist:	BURN ENSEMBLE, CHRIS
Title:	The Place 1991
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4056CD

"A concert performance by the eight-piece group, with Jim Denley (flutes), John Butcher (saxophones), Phil Durrant (violin), Stevie Wishart (violin & hurdy-gurdy), Marcio Mattos (cello), John Russell (guitar), Matt Hutchinson (synthesizer) and Chris Burn (piano & percussion). They interpret three scores by Burn, and one each by Butcher and Keith Rowe, as well as performing a free improvisation. Evan Parker is an added guest on one of the Burn pieces."

Artist:	SMITH, IAN
Title:	Daybreak
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4059CD

"For his second CD as leader, Ian Smith has put together a group with a most unusual instrumentation. There is the brass trio of himself on fl�gelhorn and trumpet, Gail Brand on trombone, and Oren Marshall on tuba -- three younger improvisers who have already made quite an impression on the scene. Also present are Derek Bailey on amplified guitar, and Veryan Weston exclusively on chamber organ. Some of the14 improvisations are by the quintet, however most feature sub-groupings. A different take on the London improvising scene."

Artist:	MILO FINE FREE JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Title:	Koi/Klops
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4060CD

"Since the 1970s, this band (which, in spite of its name, is a free improvisation group) has proved that there's more to Minneapolis than the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices! Multi-instrument Milo Fine (who plays percussion, clarinets and piano among other things) is joined throughout the CD by long-term musical partner Steve Gnitka (who plays amplified guitar). Excerpts from three recent concerts are heard -- one featuring the duo,one a quartet with the addition of Jason Shapiro (piano & synthesizer) and Nathan Smith (double bass, guitar & bass clarinets), and one a trio with Scott Newell (tenor saxophone & voice) added."

Artist:	CARTER, KENT
Title:	Beauvais Cathedral
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4061CD

"The long-awaited reissue of Kent Carter's highly-acclaimed first solo album. As well as some solo cello and double bass improvisations, there are some collages in which he plays nearly all the parts himself courtesy of over-dubbing techniques. Carter had previously been heard with the groups of Paul Bley and Steve Lacy (among others), but such work did not prepare one for the unique music heard in this collection. Three previously unissued items (including a one-man string quartet) have been added to this CD."

Artist:	BURN/JOHN BUTCHER/RHODRI DAVIES/JOHN EDWARDS, CHRIS
Title:	The First Two Gigs
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4063CD

"An improvising quartet featuring four of the finest and most innovative musicians, who have extended the ranges of their respective instruments -- piano, saxophones, harp and double bass -- into new uncharted territories. As well as having exceptional techniques, they are all virtuoso listeners, so that these first two performances as a quartet sound as if they have being working together for years. 68 minutes, previously unissued."

Artist:	GJERSTAD/JOHN STEVENS/DEREK BAILEY, FRODE
Title:	Hello Goodbye
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4065CD

"A trio that just performed three gigs on three consecutive days -- the music on this CD coming from the third one. Stevens (percussion &mini-trumpet) had often worked with the other two in duos and larger groups,but this tour was the only time that guitarist Bailey and saxophonist Gjerstad worked together, and work together they do -- very well in fact. All the pieces are trio improvisations, but the three duos do appear from time to time. Stevens played a (borrowed) standard drum kit, but played it with all the sensibility of his small SME one. 73 minutes, previously unissued."

Artist:	RUTHERFORD, PAUL
Title:	Chicago 2002
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4082CD

"Rutherford's appearance at the Empty Bottle Festival was his first visit to America apart from two previous tours in orchestras. His 31 minute trombone solo shows him still to be at the top of his game. The following day he was asked to organise a septet with Jeb Bishop (trombone), Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone), Mats Gustafsson (tenor saxophone), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello & electronics), Kent Kessler (double bass) and Kjell Nordeson (percussion). They performed a concerto featuring Coxhill and a free improvisation. 77 minutes -- previously unissued."

Artist:	EICHENBERGER, MARKUS
Title:	Domino Concept For Orchestra
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4084CD

"Eichenberger directs the musicians to change what they are doing, but not what to. The result is an hour-long performance with many changes, and surprises. Marianne Schuppe & Dorothea Sch�rch (voices), Carlos Baumann (trumpet), Paul Hubweber (trombone), Carl Ludwig H�bsch (tuba), Markus Eichenberger (clarinets), Dirk Marwedel (extended saxophones), Helmut Bieler-Wendt (violin), Charlotte Hug (viola), Peter K Frey & Daniel Studer (double basses), Frank R�hl (electric guitar) & Ivano Torre (percussion)."

Artist:	LONDON IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA
Title:	Freedom Of The City 2002
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4090CD

"35 musicians in concert at the festival performing: A tribute to John Stevens by Simon H Fell for orchestra & pre-recorded sounds. A poem & conduction by Terry Day for voice & orchestra. A concerto conduction by Steve Beresford for Paul Rutherford & orchestra. A percussion trio improvisation by Tony Marsh, Louis Moholo & Mark Sanders. A conduction by Paul Rutherford for orchestra & mobile phones. A conduction by Dave Tucker for orchestra. A conduction by Philipp Wachsmann for orchestra & audience." 77 minutes -- previously unissued.

Artist:	GATHERING, THE
Title:	For John Stevens
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4091CD

"The Gathering is an informal improvising session that has met in London once a week since 1991. For the 2002 freedom of the city festival, Maggie Nicols assembled some of the past and present participants. This studio recording from two months later features a similar group of 25 musicians performing two extended improvisations that are typical of the weekly sessions, with their distinctive mixture of voices and instruments. Also included is a three-part tribute to John Stevens featuring interpretations of his pieces, with poetry superimposed. 78 minutes -- previously unissued."

Artist:	WESTON, VERYAN
Title:	Tessellations for Luth�al Piano
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4095CD

"A concert performance using a very rare Luth�al piano. The composer/improviser writes: 'Visual interlocking symmetries and geometric shapes are transferred to the audible world of rhythm and counterpoint, with the spirit and energy of jazz, improvisation and folk music always at the heart of the performance. The piece contains a sequence of 52 closely linked pentatonic scales. Each scale has two pre-established areas in which ideas for improvisations can be explored and developed, and because the piece is continuous, the player and listeners take part in a journey that lasts about one hour'."

Artist:	PEOPLE BAND
Title:	People Band
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4102CD

"An expanded reissue of the only published recording by one of the pioneering free improvisation groups. The People Band took a much more 'anything goes' approach than their contemporaries, so they covered a lot of ground from chamber-esque music and free jazz to free improvisation and conductions. Featuring Mel Davis, Terry Day, Lyn Dobson, Eddie Edem, Tony Edwards, Mike Figgis, Frank Flowers, Russell Hardy, Terry Holman & George Khan. Reissue of Transatlantic TRA 214 with extra material. 54 minutes."

Artist:	CARTER STRING TRIO, KENT
Title:	The Willisau Suites
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4105CD

"Kent Carter's String Trio, with Carlos Zingaro on violin, Fran�ois Dreno on viola and the leader on double bass, somehow managed to sound like a classical chamber trio, a jazz group, and a European folk band simultaneously. Their unique niche features magnificent improvisations framed by Carter's strong compositions. There are also two short duo improvisations, and two short pieces by a later trio with Albrecht Maurer on violin and Emmanuelle Roch on viola."

Artist:	RUTHERFORD TRIO, PAUL
Title:	Gheim - Live at Bracknell 1983
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4107CD

"A short-lived improvising trio featuring the trombonist with Paul Rogers (double bass) and Nigel Morris (drums), that the leader put together to explore more free jazz-like areas than usual. Rutherford and Rogers play to their expected very high standards (even though it was one of the bassist's earliest recordings), while Morris shows why he is missed so much since he quit this music. The whole of their Bracknell Jazz Festival set is included along with some previously unissued studio recordings. Reissue of Ogun cassette OGC531 with extra material."

Artist:	HARADA CONDANCTION ENSEMBLE, MASASHI
Title:	Enterprising Mass of Cilia
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4108CD

"Following the critical success of Enter the Continent (EMANEM 4041), Harada dance-conducts a somewhat larger group of (mainly) Boston-based musicians: Greg Kelley (trumpet), Bhob Rainey (soprano saxophone), Aleta Cole (violin), Frederic Viger (viola), Glynis Lomon (cello), Vic Rawlings (cello & electronics), Mike Bullock (double bass), Jonathan Vincent (accordion), James Coleman (theremin) & Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion)."

Artist:	LONDON IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA
Title:	Responses, Reproduction & Reality
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4110CD

"From two freedom of the city festivals, with around 30 musicians performing: conceptions by Simon H Fell, Caroline Kraabel (featuring guest Jaap Blonk), David Leahy, and Philipp Wachsmann; conductions by Pat Thomas (featuring John Butcher, Lol Coxhill, Harrison Smith, Ian Smith, Alan Tomlinson and others) and Dave Tucker (featuring Steve Beresford, Adam Bohman, Tom Chant, B J Cole, Roland Ramanan, Orphy Robinson, Paul Rutherford, Alan Tomlinson, Veryan Weston and others)."

Artist:	BELL & SYLVIA HALLETT, CLIVE
Title:	The Geographers
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4112CD

"Following their 2004 Freedom Of The City festival performance (heard on Emanem 4215), Clive Bell and Sylvia Hallett went into the studio to record some more improvisations. Bell used Cretan pipes, harmonica, khene, pi saw, shakuhaci, stereo goathorns and a whirling bat drum, while Hallett used anklung, bicycle wheel, electronics, mbira, sarangi, saw, viola, violin and voice. Between them they created a very exotic sound world." Studio recordings from 7/17/04.

Artist:	SMITH & LOUIS MOHOLO-MOHOLO, ROGER
Title:	The Butterly and the Bee
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4114CD

"Following the success of their very first performance together at the 2004 Freedom of the City festival (heard on Emanem4215), Roger Smith and Louis Moholo-Moholo went into the studio to record some more. Their second meeting went so well that they recorded enough duo improvisations for a complete CD. The resulting music is heard complete, with Smith on Spanish guitar and Moholo on augmented drum set." Studio recordings from 8/22/04.

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	A New Distance
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4115CD

"Two of the last performances by the SME which then comprised John Stevens (percussion & pocket trumpet), Roger Smith (guitar) and John Butcher (soprano & tenor saxophones). A new direction for the music that was sadly terminated later that year (1994) by Stevens' untimely death. Added to this reissue are two short pieces from the previous year, when Neil Metcalfe (flute) was also in the group, and some perceptive comments by Stevens. Reissue of Acta CD 8 with extra material."

Artist:	STEVENS QUARTET, JOHN
Title:	New Cool
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4117CD

...with Gary Crosby, Ed Jones & Byron Wallen. "As well as his pioneering work with the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, John Stevens continued to explore the jazz idiom. This group with three fine young musicians active on the London jazz scene, was one of his best as well as being one of his last. Byron Wallen (trumpet & flugelhorn), Ed Jones (soprano & tenor saxophones), Gary Crosby (double bass) & John Stevens (drum set) find fresh things to say in the areas associated with Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane. This CD comprises the whole of their Crawley Jazz Festival performance. Reissue of The Jazz Label TJL 006 with extra material."

Artist:	RUTHERFORD, PAUL
Title:	Neuph
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4118CD

.. Compositions for Euphonium and Trombone, recorded 1978-80. "To make his third solo album, Rutherford went into a studio with both trombone and euphonium and used over-dubbing techniques to create unique pieces involving up to four brass instruments. The only completely solo performance features the euphonium. A couple of short tracks feature the trombone played back at double speed -- one of them accompanied by a howling dog (the only other performer involved). This CD also includes two superb solo trombone improvisations recorded in Italian concerts a couple of years later. Reissue of SFA LP 092 with extra material."

Artist:	RUPP/TONY BUCK/JOE WILLIAMSON, OLAF
Title:	Weird Weapons
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4119CD

Three musicians, from three different continents and three different backgrounds, happened to be living in Berlin a few years ago, and managed to make superb music together. Two extended dense improvisations by Rupp (guitar), Williamson (double bass) and Buck (percussion) without any amplification or electronics. "I think the three of us in the trio try to achieve a kind of stillness through density and a certain degree of activity. Like the many complex colours and shadings in a pointillist painting that combine to form an impressionistic image, our playing is often very active and busy, while, in totality, creating a slowly shifting, almost three dimensional texture or soundscape." -- Tony Buck.

Artist:	COLLECTIF INAUDIBLE
Title:	Cardo
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4122CD

An overview of the Brussels improvising scene featuring members of Collectif Inaudible. Twelve duo, trio and quartet improvisations by: Roald Baudoux (electroacoustics), Jos� Bedeur (cello), Jean Demey (bass clarinet & double bass), Jean-Jacques Duerinckx (baritone & sopranino saxophones), L�on Laffut (piano), Nicole Legros (voice), Jan Huib Nas (acoustic guitars & banjo), Mara Pigeon (voice), Pat Risk� (percussion), Fabrizio Rota (synthesizer), Adelheid Sieuw (flutes), Guy Strale (piano, clarinet, percussion, etc) and Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voice) -- plus guests Jim Denley (flutes) and Nicolas Rombouts (double bass).

Artist:	DAY, TERRY
Title:	Interruptions
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4125CD

"Terry Day was a founding member of the People Band and its precursors in the 1960s. He subsequently worked with several leading improvisers such as Maarten Altena, Derek Bailey, Fred van Hove, Maggie Nicols, John Russell and John Stevens. He was a member of numerous groups including the Four Pullovers, Alterations, the Promenaders, Company, Kahondo Style and the Loverly Band. His activities have been curtailed since the late 1980s due to ill health. Before that he was a compelling force on a wide variety of instruments, as can be heard on this collection recorded from 1978 to 1981. This CD contains 29 solo improvisations and multi-tracks performed by Terry Day on piano, keyboards, alto & soprano saxophones, bamboo pipes, drums, percussion, cello, mandolin, home made instruments, balloons, toys (blowers, whackers & pluckers), African thumb piano, voice, Chinese flutes, plastic trumpet, and a Michel Waisvisz crackle box. (There are also cameo appearances by Peter Cusack and Davey Payne on three punk rock songs.)"

Artist:	BRAND/TIM PERKIS/GINO ROBAIR/JOHN SHIURBA/MATTHEW SPERRY, GAIL
Title:	Supermodel Supermodel
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4126CD

Gail Brand (trombone), Tim Perkis (laptop), Gino Robair (percussion, etc), John Shiurba (electric guitar) Matthew Sperry (double bass, etc). Thirteen pieces recorded during three visits that Gail Brand made to the San Francisco area. Duo, trio, quartet and quintet free improvisations. As Gino Robair says: "The music on this CD is an excellent example of what I like most about free improvisation: that musicians can meet for the first time and, without much more than a simple introduction, make exciting and unusual music."

Artist:	BOLLETER, ROSS
Title:	Secret Sandhills and Satellites
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4128CD

"Pieces for ruined pianos and pianos on the edge of ruin. For several years now, Ross Bolleter has been scouring around Western Australia and beyond looking for ruined pianos. He has found the right music for each instrument, and performed and recorded it. This collection contains some recent choice items recorded around Perth and Alice Springs. The main work, inspired by an Aborigine painting, is the 28-minute 'Secret Sandhills,' a generally slow-moving work spliced together from performances on six ruins. There are also 10 shorter and generally faster 'Satellites,' some of which were performed on two ruined pianos simultaneously. Fresh new sounds from decaying old instruments."

Artist:	CARTER STRING TRIO, KENT
Title:	Intersections
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4130CD

Digital concert recordings from 2004-5. "Kent Carter's current String Trio, with Albrecht Maurer on violin, Katrin Mickiewicz on viola and the leader on double bass, somehow manages to sound like a classical chamber trio, a jazz group, a European folk band, and a free improvising group simultaneously, whilst sounding totally natural and unlaboured. Their unique niche features magnificent improvisations framed by strong compositions contributed by all three musicians, plus some collective creations. A worthy follow up to The Willisau Suites (Emanem 4105) from 1984."

Artist:	RUDD, ROSWELL
Title:	Blown Bone
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4131CD

"Previously only available on a very rare 1979 Japanese LP, these two jazz sessions feature Rudd as a fine composer/arranger and organiser of unlikely-looking line-ups, as well as an exceptional trombonist. The CD opens with Rudd, Enrico Rava (trumpet), Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Wilbur Little (bass) and Paul Motian (drums) all showing themselves to be in good form. Then Sheila Jordan (voice) joins them for some timely environmental protest. The other session (from the previous day) has Kenny Davern (clarinet), Tyrone Washington (tenor sax) and Patti Bown (electric piano) added to Rudd, Lacy, Little and Motian to perform Rudd's 'Blown Bone Suite.' This includes an urban blues featuring bluesman Louisiana Red, and a Latin number on which Washington and Davern excel. There's also a short previously unissued interlude from 1967 featuring saxophonist Robin Kenyatta with Rudd on piano. Reissue of Philips RJ-7490 with extra material."

Artist:	FINE & VIV CORRINGHAM, MILO
Title:	Senilita
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4132CD

"Vocalist Viv Corringham recently moved from London to Minnesota and contacted Milo Fine. This CD contains most of their first public gig together. The first third features just the two of them, whilst the remainder has two of Fine's fine regular collaborators -- electric guitarist Charles Gillett and drummer Davu Seru -- added for some quartet improvising. Fine plays clarinets and marimba with electronics and a little bit of voice. An inspired new slant for all concerned."

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	Frameworks (1968-73)
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4134CD

"Three different groups in performances utilizing frameworks devised by John Stevens sending the music into unexpected areas. From mid-1968 there is the unusual line-up of John Stevens (percussion), Norma Winstone (voice), Kenny Wheeler (fluegelhorn), Paul Rutherford (trombone) and Trevor Watts (bass clarinet) in a wide-ranging half-hour sequence. Another half-hour sequence features the superb 1971 quartet of Stevens (percussion & voice), Julie Tippett (voice & guitar), Watts (soprano sax) and Ron Herman (double bass) reintroducing some emotional elements of free jazz into the group improvising. Finally, there is a short performance of the hyper-minimalist piece 'Flower' by the 1973 duo of Stevens and Watts. 71:49 minutes -- all previously unissued."

Artist:	BOHMAN/ROGER SMITH, ADAM
Title:	Reality Fandango
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4135CD

"At the end of 2004, Adam Bohman went to Roger Smith's home, and the duo recorded two extended improvisations included in their entirety. Bohman returned a year and a half later, resulting in four short duos to fill out the CD. Smith played Spanish guitar, and Bohman a table top covered with objects including a prepared violin. Apart from a very short section of electric guitar, no electronics or amplification were used, so that both musicians could hear themselves and each other (unlike their intervening Southend concert). The music sounds like no other (although there are certain similarities to the Three Pullovers from 30 years earlier)." 75:26 minutes.

Artist:	COXHILL, LOL
Title:	More Together Than Alone
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4136CD

"Soprano saxophonist Lol Coxhill always sounds good regardless of what area he is playing in and who he is playing with. This present collection just features his free improvising, but with a variety of partners. The late Hugh Davies was a master instrument inventor. Guitarist John Russell is one of the major stalwarts of the London improvising scene (like Coxhill). Henry Lowther has been a much sought-after jazz trumpeter since the 1960s, but has always kept a toe in free waters. Pat Thomas is a remarkable pianist as well as being a dab hand at getting the most out of electronics as can be heard here. There is also a substantial solo performance from one of the pioneers of unaccompanied saxophone improvisation -- someone who remains one of the best practitioners of the art."

Artist:	DAY, TERRY
Title:	2006 Duos
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4137CD

"These five duos mark Terry Day's return to small group improvising after an over-long absence caused by ill health. He is mainly playing his homemade bamboo pipes, but also uses his voice (reciting two poems and otherwise) as well as an echo toy and a cold water bottle. His partners are Charlotte Hug (viola & voice), Rhodri Davies (harp), Phil Minton (voice), Hannah Marshall (cello) and John Russell (guitar). The duo with Hug comes from the 2006 Freedom Of The City festival."

Artist:	RUSSELL, JOHN
Title:	Analekta
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4138CD

"Three duos and a Quaqua. Russell's monthly Mopomoso concerts usually end with him playing a duo -- this CD contains three examples. The guitarist's first duo with tenor saxophonist Garry Todd was in 1975 and appeared on a long deleted Incus LP -- this is a reunion 30 years later. An ongoing duo has been that of Russell and jazz trumpeter Henry Lowther -- not as unlikely as it may seem. Chefa Alonso, who plays soprano saxophone and percussion, is a new encounter for the guitarist. Also included is the nine-piece Quaqua that Russell organized for the 2006 Freedom Of The City festival with Nicole Legros & Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voices), Stefan Keune (alto saxophone), Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Ashley Wales (piano), Ivor Kallin (double bass), Javier Carmona (percussion), and Steve Beresford (electronics)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City 2006
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4139CD

"Three groups from the 2006 festival. The opening trio comprises two musicians from Spain and one from New Zealand who have been based in London for a few years -- Chefa Alonso (soprano saxophone), David Leahy (double bass), and Javier Carmona (percussion). The following quartet came from Brussels just for the festival -- Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voice), Adelheid Sieuw (flutes, voice), Jan Huib Nas (guitar), and Guy Strale (clarinet, piano, percussion). The final quartet on this CD comprises four veteran London-based improvisers who have been part of the London scene for decades -- Garry Todd (tenor saxophone), Nigel Coombes (violin), Nick Stephens (double bass), and Tony Marsh (percussion). There may not be any 'household names' on this CD, but all the musicians surely deserve to be much better known."

Artist:	MINTON QUARTET, PHIL
Title:	Slur
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4140CD

"Phil Minton (voice), John Butcher (soprano & tenor saxophones), Veryan Weston (piano), and Roger Turner (percussion). As well as putting this quartet together in the mid-1990s, Phil Minton has been working with the other three musicians in duos. The quartet initially performed utilizing texts from James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, as can be heard on their previous CD, Mouthfull of Ecstasy (on Victo). Back again a decade later, they are now improvising without using any known words."

Artist:	RUTHERFORD, PAUL
Title:	Solo In Berlin 1975
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4144CD

"Recorded a year after his acclaimed masterpiece, The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie, these three festival sets are at least as good. They find Rutherford at his most original and inventive, making wild music by enhancing his trombone with his voice, with mutes and other objects, as well as using his awesome speed and stunning range. No one else has made the trombone sound like this, before or since. 75 minutes. (5 minutes originally on an FMP sampler -- the rest is previously unissued)."

Artist:	GROSSE ABFAHRT
Title:	Everything That Disappears
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4146CD

"Tom Djll (trumpet, pocket cornet & preparations), Matt Ingalls (Bb clarinet, bass clarinet), Fr�d�ric Blondy (piano), John Shiurba (electric guitar), George Cremaschi (double bass & electronics), L� Quan Ninh (surrounded bass drum), John Bischoff (electronics), Tim Perkis (electronics), Gino Robair (energized surfaces & voltage made audible). Tom Djll put this electro-acoustic improvising nonet together when Fr�d�ric Blondy and L� Quan Ninh were visiting the San Francisco area, resulting in some extended performances that are more about the group than the individuals."

Artist:	CAETITU
Title:	Caetitu
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4149CD

"Yedo Gibson (tenor saxophone & Eb clarinet), Veryan Weston (piano), Marcio Mattos (double bass & electronics), Martin Blume (percussion). This quartet, named after a Brazilian animal, contains two musicians who grew up in Brazil over 30 years apart, and one each from Britain and Germany. However, improvised music is an international language in which they are all fluent. The three seasoned improvisers are joined by a newcomer who does not sound at all like a novice. Their improvisations range from white heat to calm reflection." 52 minutes.

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE & ORCHESTRA
Title:	Trio & Triangle
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4150CD

"John Stevens (percussion, cornet, voice), Nigel Coombes (violin), Roger Smith (guitar). The 1981 London concert features two of John Stevens' didactic pieces performed by nine or ten musicians, plus a trio improvisation. Another (previously unissued) trio set can also be heard -- the excitement of the music overcomes the imperfections of the recording on this half hour from 1978. Reissue of SFA LP 092 with extra trio material." 77 minutes.

Artist:	LONDON IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA
Title:	Proceedings
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4201CD

"A very varied collection of compositions, conductions and improvisations featuring around thirty of the finest musicians on the London scene: Steve Beresford, John Bisset, Ansuman Biswas, Adam Bohman, Gail Brand, Chris Burn, John Butcher, Tom Chant, Nigel Coombes, Lol Coxhill, Rhodri Davies, Matt Davis, Terry Day, John Edwards, Simon H Fell, Caroline Kraabel, Kaffe Matthews, Mee, Neil Metcalfe, Steve Noble, Adrian Northover, Evan Parker, Roland Ramanan, Mark Sanders, Harrison Smith, Ian Smith, Alan Tomlinson, Joe Townsend, Dave Tucker, Nikos Veliotis, Philipp Wachsmann, Alex Ward. 131 minutes -- previously unissued." Recorded 1999.

Artist:	LONDON IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA
Title:	The Hearing Continues
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4203CD

"More varied compositions, conductions and improvisations featuring over thirty of the finest musicians on the London scene (plus some visitors): Knut Aufermann, Harry Beckett, Steve Beresford, John Bisset, Adam Bohman, John Butcher, Tom Chant, Nigel Coombes, Rhodri Davies, Terry Day, John Edwards, Simon Fell, Jacques Foschia, Charlotte Hug, Robert Jarvis, Hans Koch, Caroline Kraabel, David Leahy, Tony Marsh, Marcio Mattos, Neil Metcalfe, Louis Moholo, Steve Noble, Adrian Northover, Evan Parker, John Rangecroft, Mark Sanders, Harrison Smith, Ian Smith, Pat Thomas, Garry Todd, Alan Tomlinson, Dave Tucker, Philipp Wachsmann, Alex Ward, Mark Wastell, Veryan Weston + Orphy Robinson. 147 minutes -- previously unissued."

Artist:	COXHILL, LOL
Title:	Spectral Soprano
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4204CD

"This retrospective double CD gives examples of Coxhill's early to recent work involving elements of improvisation including R & B, formally structured jazz, electronics, spontaneous music, an open rendition of an old play, and the odd bit of singing. An enormous variety of music ranging from straight-ahead jazz, to a concerto performance with the London Improvisers Orchestra, to an underwater slide saxophone solo recorded using a microphone in a condom. 135 minutes -- mostly previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom Of The City Festival 2001 - Small Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4205CD

"Highlights of the groups presented by Emanem: Steve Beresford (electronics), John Butcher (saxes), Lol Coxhill (sax), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Phil Minton (voice), John Russell (guitar), Roger Turner (percussion), Maggie Nicols (voice), Caroline Kraabel (sax), Charlotte Hug (viola), Ian Smith (trumpet), Gail Brand (trombon), Oren Marshall (tuba), Pat Thomas (piano), Veryan Weston (piano), John Edwards (bass) Mark Sanders (percussion), Tony Wren (bass), Mark Wastell (cello), Phil Durrant (violin). 150 minutes, previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom Of The City Festival 2001 - Large Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4206CD

"Two of the larger groups appearing at the festival: London Improvisers Orchestra (39 musicians improvising and being directed by Knut Aufermann, Steve Beresford (featuring Sylvia Hallett), Terry Day, Simon H Fell, Caroline Kraabel, Dave Tucker & Philipp Wachsmann), Strings with (& without) Evan Parker (Two improvisations by 12 musicians playing strings or electronics -- one with sax added). 152 minutes, previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The All Angels Concerts
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4209CD

"Highlights of the concert series curated by Rhodri Davies & Mark Wastell. Solos by Fabienne Aud�oud (voice), Aleks Kolkowski (Stroh violin), Eddie Pr�vost (percussion), John Russell (guitar), Alan Tomlinson (trombone), Simon Vincent (electronics), and Veryan Weston (church organ). Duos by Steve Beresford (electronics) & Roger Turner (percussion); John Butcher (saxophones) & Matt Hutchinson (electronics); and Oren Marshall (tuba) & Mark Sanders (percussion).157 minutes - previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom Of The City Festival 2002-Small Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4210CD

"Some of the groups and soloists presented by Emanem: Chris Burn trumpet & Matt Hutchinson (synthesizers & electronics); Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone) / Paul Rutherford (trombone) / Ian Smith (trumpet); Sylvia Hallett (bicycle wheel, violin, saw, sarangi, voice, digital delays); Evan Parker (soprano & tenor saxophones); John Russell (guitar); Roger Smith (guitar); Trevor Watts (soprano & alto saxophones); Veryan Weston (piano). 149 minutes -- previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City Festival 2003 - Small Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4212CD

Highlights of the groups presented by Emanem: Gail Brand (trombone) / Phil Durrant (electronics) / Mark Sanders (percussion) / Pat Thomas (electronics) - (Lunge); John Butcher (saxes) / John Edwards (double bass); Viv Corringham (voice) /Angharad Davies (violin); Rhodri Davies (harp) / Mark Wastell (cello) / Simon Fell (double bass) - (IST); Milo Fine (percussion) / Hugh Davies (electronics) / Paul Shearsmith (trumpet) / Tony Wren (double bass); Stefan Keune (sax) / John Russell (guitar); Alan Tomlinson (trombone) / Steve Beresford (electronics) / Roger Turner (percussion); Alan Wilkinson (saxes) / Marcio Mattos (double bass) / Steve Noble (percussion) - (Free Base). 156 minutes - not available on other CDs."

Artist:	FINE, MILO
Title:	Ikebana (London Encounters 2003)
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4213CD

"Highlights from improvisation sessions featuring multi-instrumentalist Fine (clarinets/drums/piano) during his extended visit to London. CD-A contains an octet with Angharad Davies & Philipp Wachsmann (violins), Simon H Fell, Marcio Mattos & Tony Wren (basses), Matt Hutchinson (synthesizer) & Marj McDaid (voice); duos with Alex Ward (clarinet); and a trio with Paul Shearsmith (trumpet) & Gail Brand (trombone). CD-B contains the final concert of the visit with Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Charlotte Hug (viola), Marcio Mattos (cello), Tony Wren (bass) & Hugh Davies (invented instruments)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City 2004
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4215CD

Various ensemble recordings, from May, 2004. Some of the groups and soloists presented by Emanem: Clive Bell (sipsi, shakuhachi, pi saw flute, mini-khene, Cretan pipes) & Sylvia Hallett (viola, bicycle wheel, saw, jews harp, breath, digital delays); Gail Brand (trombone) & Morgan Guberman (voice); Chris Burn (piano), John Butcher (soprano & tenor saxophones), Clare Cooper (guzheng), Jim Denley (flutes & alto saxophone), Will Guthrie (amplified percussion) & Matt Hutchinson (synthesizers); John Russell (guitar), Stefan Keune (sopranino saxophone), Phil Minton (voice), Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Georg Wolf (double bass); Paul Rutherford (trombone); Roger Smith (guitar) & Louis Moholo-Moholo (percussion).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City Festival 2005
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4216CD

"Most of the performances from the one-day event: Steve Beresford piano, Joe Williamson double bass, Roger Turner percussion; Lol Coxhill soprano saxophone, Neil Metcalfe flute; Sylvia Hallett violin, voice, Caroline Kraabel alto saxophone, voice, Veryan Weston piano, voice; Paul Rutherford trombone, John Edwards double bass, Mark Sanders percussion; Philipp Wachsmann violin & electronics, Kjell Bjorgeengen video; Alan Wilkinson alto & baritone saxophones, voice, Phil Durrant laptop, Mark Sanders percussion; London Improvisers Orchestra. 158 minutes."

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	Quintessence
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4217CD

"Whole of the sensational 85 minute concert featuring the quintet of John Stevens (percussion & cornet), Derek Bailey (guitars), Kent Carter (cello & double bass), Evan Parker (soprano sax) and Trevor Watts (soprano sax) -- a classic of free improvisation, about which the following has been written: 'This 1974 concert is one of the best examples of the SME on record.'; 'I think that this 1974 performance is just about the finest single performance of free-improvised music that I know of. For me there is more music and improvisation here per second than just about any other recording that I've ever heard.'; 'A masterpiece of collective improvisation -- belongs in every music collection.'; 'One of the most beautiful improv sets I've heard.' Also included are some slightly earlier improvisations by the trio of Stevens, Carter & Watts and the duo of Stevens & Watts. Reissue of Emanem CDs 4015 & 4016 -- the quintet concert was originally issued on Emanem LPs 3401 & 3402." 135 minutes.

Artist:	SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Title:	Bare Essentials 1972-3
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4218CD

"John Stevens (percussion & cornet) and Trevor Watts (soprano sax). Duo recordings selected from the Trevor Watts cassette archive that have cleaned up very nicely. The music is very conversational, and ranges from free jazz ferocity to quiet stillness. Until this release, there were no published SME recordings from between mid-1971 and late 1973, and none of Stevens playing cornet before late 1973 -- so a considerable gap has been breeched by some vital playing, mostly at London's Little Theatre Club. 150 minutes. (All previously unissued)."

Artist:	LONDON & GLASGOW IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRAS
Title:	Separately & Together (2007)
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4219CD

"The whole of a 2007 Freedom Of The City festival concert, which was the first meeting of these two orchestras. The 27-strong LIO started the proceedings with conductions by Philipp Wachsmann, Ashley Wales, Alison Blunt and Terry Day interspersed with free improvisations. The 17-strong GIO then performed pieces devised by George Burt and Emma Roach and a free improvisation. Finally, the two orchestras combined to be conducted by David Leahy, Una MacGlone & Raymond MacDonald, and Dave Tucker. 126 minutes."

Artist:	ISKRA 1903
Title:	Chapter Two: 1981-3
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$35.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4303CD

"Paul Rutherford (trombone, euphonium & electronics), Philipp Wachsmann (violin & electronics), Barry Guy (double bass & electronics) -- the first time some early recordings of this trio have been issued. The bulk of the music in this set comes from a late 1983 tour of England -- 4 concerts in 6 days -- during which this trio used more electronics than before or since. The music in each concert moved in a different direction, so it all had to be included. There are also two slightly earlier performances, one of which has saxophonist Evan Parker added to make the group Iskra 1904 for about 16 minutes. 223 minutes -- all previously unissued."

Artist:	WESTON, VERYAN
Title:	Allusions
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5001CD

"Most of a solo piano concert performed in Bordeaux. The free improvising basically follows on from his 1993 recording Playing Alone (Acta 9). It is mostly a leap forward from the earlier album, but there are also some fond looks backwards as when fragments of tunes from the jazz age creep in. One can hear the influence of the two major pianists of the 1960s -- both the spaciousness of Paul Bley and the density of Cecil Taylor -- and also that of composers, most notably B�la Bart�k and, above all, Conlon Nancarrow, who used piano rolls to create music not playable by mere mortals. Out of all these influences, Weston has long found his own voice in a style that is administered strictly through the keyboard and pedals. His improvising ranges from somewhat isolated pecks at the keyboard to involved passages that sound impossible for one pianist to play. There are times when his left and right hands sound like fairly unrelated entities, as if there was a duet going on. Since Weston first appeared on record (with Lol Coxhill) over thirty years ago, he has continued to get better and better, making him one of the major musicians in the world of free improvisation. Over twenty years ago, the notes on his first solo record stated that: Veryan Weston is a pianist whose reputation has yet to match his talent. That is still true, even though both his reputation and talent have grown considerably. 79 minutes." 3-panel digipack with liner notes by Martin Davidson.

Artist:	LEE, OKKYUNG/PETER EVANS/STEVE BERESFORD
Title:	Check For Monsters
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5002CD

"Cellist Lee organized this trio with Evans on trumpets and Beresford on piano for a mini-tour. This CD contains music from two of their four concerts -- in New York City and Philadelphia. Although they had not played together before as a trio, they manage to sound like a long-standing improvising group, with much togetherness and listening to each other -- finding numerous ways to complement each other. The music is often very dense or fast, but they do frequently come back down to earth. Anyone who either likes or dislikes any of the participants is bound to enjoy this music which showcases both the individuals and the group. 58 minutes." 3-panel digipack with sleevenotes by Okkyung Lee.

Artist:	FINE, MILO
Title:	Ananke
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5003CD

"Never mind the piano, the pianist is Fine! Milo Fine describes the particular piano as 'more remains than intact', yet he still manages to get the right music out of 'that wonderful beast'. The earlier date is unaccompanied piano improvised mainly at the keyboard. On the other longer concert, recorded towards the likely demise of the 'beast', Fine spends most of his time working on the innards resulting in a very wide range of sound. He also uses some electronics, and is joined by alto saxophonist Jaron Childs and percussionist Davu Saru in a trio set that ranges from the minimal to full-on blowing. This should appeal to those who love pianos both in and out of tune. 79 minutes." 3-panel digipack.

Artist:	AGNEL, SOPHIE
Title:	Capsizing Moments
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5004CD

"A veritable tour de force of 'inside' prepared piano playing -- preppiano extensif. The whole of a solo set performed at Les Instants Chavir�s near Paris. Sophie Agnel's preparations, neither static nor fixed, evolve during the course of her playing as she adds, moves or removes an object, or replaces one artefact with another. These preparations include disposable water cups, nylon fishing-line, bouncing balls, aluminum ashtrays, aluminum foil, industrial nylon, inner-tube rubber and polished rock all of which result in a remarkable sound world far removed from that usually associated with the piano. This is her second solo CD -- the first (on Vand'Oeuvre) was made in 2000, and since then she has appeared in several duos and trios with a variety of musicians. 51 minutes."

Artist:	ARC
Title:	The Pursuit Of Happiness
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5005CD

Sylvia Hallett (violin & electronics, voice), Danny Kingshill (cello, voice) and Gus Garside (double bass & electronics). "First formed in 1988, arc have developed, through improvisation, a collective language that draws on the European textures of the violin family (with a little bit of voice added). This is their first album to use live electronics, at times effectively increasing the group to a quintet. They previously released two albums of acoustic improvisations in 1992/3 on Uneasy Listening and Slam. 52 minutes."

Artist:	STELLARI STRING QUARTET
Title:	Gocce Stellari
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5006CD

Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Charlotte Hug (viola), Marcio Mattos (cello), John Edwards (double bass). "If there were stars in the world of free improvisation, then the members of this quartet would surely be among them -- four very distinctive and fluent musicians, who also have the talent to work together to produce a fifth distinctive and fluent entity, namely an improvising string quartet. The whole of their performance at the 2007 Uncool Festival in Switzerland is included, as well as some studio recordings made near London the previous year. These unamplified performances prove that here is still plenty of life in the violin family. 69 minutes."

Artist:	GROSSE ABFAHRT
Title:	Vanity
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5007CD

"Tom Djll (trumpet, preparations & electronics), Matt Ingalls (clarinet, bass clarinet), Matthieu Werchowski (viola, violin), Theresa Wong (cello), David Chiesa (double bass), John Shiurba (electric guitar), Gtim Perkis (electronics), Gino Robair (energised surfaces & voltage made audible). Tom Djll put this electro-acoustic improvising octet together when Matthieu Werchowski and David Chiesa were visiting the San Francisco area, resulting in some performances that are more about the group than the individuals. A duet by the two visitors is also included. 60 minutes."

Artist:	PEOPLE BAND
Title:	69/70
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5201CD

"Following on from their only prior published recording (1968 reissued on Emanem 4102), here are over two hours of previously unissued recordings from 1969 and 1970, featuring: Mel Davis, Terry Day, Lynn Dobson, Eddie Edem, Tony Edwards, Mike Figgis, Russell Hardy, Adam Hart, Charlie Hart, Terry Holman, Iain Jacobs, Paul Jolly, George Khan, Albert Kovitz, Michael O'Dwyer (Spoon), Davey Payne, Butch Potter, Geoffrey Prowse & Rose Widdison. Very different musics recorded in four very different locations: (1) a studio session in a central London studio; (2) an indoor jam at Mel Davies' house in north London; (3) a quintet club gig at the Paradiso in Amsterdam; & (4) two outdoor jams in Trent Park woods near London. This was around the time the People Band was ejected from the Anarchists Annual Ball for being too musically anarchic. 128 minutes -- previously unissued."

Artist:	RUTHERFORD, PAUL
Title:	Tetralogy
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 5202CD

"A 2-CD set containing four very different settings all featuring Paul Rutherford (trombone & euphonium): two festival solos -- one with electronics from 1981, and the other without from 1978; a 1981 festival brass quartet with George Lewis (trombone), Martin Mayes (French horn) & Melvyn Poore (tuba); and a 1982 studio trio with Paul Rogers (double bass) & Nigel Morris (drum set). The electronically enhanced solo and the brass quartet are unlike anything else in Rutherford's discography. All previously unissued. 141 minutes."

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Artist:	LACY, STEVE
Title:	Weal & Woe
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4004CD

Artist:	BRAXTON/DEREK BAILEY, ANTHONY
Title:	First Duo Concert
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4006CD

Artist:	RUTHERFORD/PAUL ROGERS, PAUL
Title:	Rogues
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4007CD

Artist:	RUSSELL/ROGER TURNER, JOHN
Title:	Birthdays
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4010CD

Artist:	CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD, JOHN
Title:	Tandem 1
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4011CD

Artist:	COOMBES/STEVE BERESFORD, NIGEL
Title:	Two To Tangle
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4017CD

Artist:	COXHILL/VERYAN WESTON, LOL
Title:	Boundless
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4021CD

Artist:	PARKER/BARRY GUY/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN
Title:	At The Vortex
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4022CD

Artist:	ROTTOR
Title:	The First Full Turn
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4026CD

Artist:	BUTCHER/PHIL DURRANT/JOHN RUSSELL, JOHN
Title:	The Scenic Route
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4029CD

Artist:	RUSSELL/MAARTEN ALTENA/TERRY DAY, JOHN
Title:	The Fairly Young Bean (1981)
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4036CD

Artist:	BERGER & EDWARD BLACKWELL, KARL
Title:	Just Play
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4037CD

Artist:	BIANCO/PAUL DUNMALL/SIMON PICARD, TONY
Title:	Utoma Trio
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4040CD

Artist:	LOWE/EUGENE CHADBOURNE, FRANK
Title:	Don't Punk Out
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4043CD

Artist:	RILEY TRIO, HOWARD
Title:	Synopsis
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4044CD

Artist:	BUTCHER, JOHN
Title:	Fixations (14)
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4045CD

Artist:	THOMAS, PAT
Title:	Nur
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4046CD

Artist:	THE KRYONICS
Title:
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4047CD

Artist:	WESTON & CAROLINE KRAABEL, VERYAN
Title:	Five Shadows
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4048CD

Artist:	BUTCHER WITH DEREK BAILEY & RHODRI DAVIES, JOHN
Title:	Vortices & Angels
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4049CD

Artist:	QUATUOR ACCORDE
Title:	Angel Gate
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4050CD

Artist:	HOWARD RILEY TRIO
Title:	Overground
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4054CD

Artist:	HALLETT, SYLVIA
Title:	White Fog
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4057CD

Artist:	RUSSELL & ROGER TURNER, JOHN
Title:	The Second Sky
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4058CD

Artist:	BERESFORD/PAT THOMAS/VERYAN WESTON, STEVE
Title:	3 Pianos
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4064CD

Artist:	WREN/LARRY STABBINS/HOWARD RILEY/MARK SANDERS, TONY
Title:	Four In The Afternoon
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4067CD

Artist:	NICOLS/CAROLINE KRAABEL/CHARLOTTE HUG, MAGGIE
Title:	Transitions
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4068CD

Artist:	WATTS & VERYAN WESTON, TREVOR
Title:	6 Dialogues
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4069CD

Artist:	GUY/HOWARD RILEY/PHILIPP WACHSMANN, BARRY
Title:	Improvisations Are Forever Now
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4070CD

Artist:	COXHILL & VERYAN WESTON, LOL
Title:	Worms Organising Archdukes
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4074CD