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EMANEM 5007CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 5006CD
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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."
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EMANEM 5201CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 5005CD
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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."
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EMANEM 5001CD
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"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 Béla Bartók 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.
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EMANEM 5003CD
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"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.
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EMANEM 4150CD
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"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.
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EMANEM 4149CD
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"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.
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EMANEM 4219CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 4218CD
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"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)."
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EMANEM 4146CD
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"Tom Djll (trumpet, pocket cornet & preparations), Matt Ingalls (Bb clarinet, bass clarinet), Frédèric Blondy (piano), John Shiurba (electric guitar), George Cremaschi (double bass & electronics), Lê 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 Frédèric Blondy and Lê Quan Ninh were visiting the San Francisco area, resulting in some extended performances that are more about the group than the individuals."
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EMANEM 4147CD
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"Alex Ward (clarinet), Alexander Hawkins (piano), Dominic Lash (double bass), Paul May (percussion). An improvising quartet comprising four excellent young improvising musicians based in London and Oxford, none of whom have ever been to the outer London suburb of Barkingside. Two complete performances from concerts at Cambridge University and the 2007 Freedom Of The City festival in London."
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EMANEM 4144CD
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"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)."
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EMANEM 4145CD
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"The meeting of two of the finest finger-picking guitarists around. Pascal Marzan has come from Paris to London several times and recorded duets with Roger Smith, resulting in great music that ranges from the hyper-frantic to the laid-back pastoral. This CD should help give both guitarists the reputations they deserve."
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EMANEM 4141CD
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"Veryan Weston (piano), Hannah Marshall (cello) & Satoko Fukuda (violin). A leading member of the London improvising scene teams up with two very talented newer members, both of whom come from 'classical' backgrounds. The result is improvised chamber music of the highest order, with no sign of any uncertainty." Recorded March 13th, 2007.
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EMANEM 4143CD
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"Two musicians from very different backgrounds finding common ground. The first half consists of studio duets on guitar and viola recorded in New York City without any electronics, but they are not what one would expect from these two instruments. The second half is very different -- recorded in concert in Geneva with a liberal amount of electronics." Studio tracks recorded in NYC in 2004; live tracks recorded in Geneve, 2005.
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EMANEM 4138CD
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"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)."
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EMANEM 4139CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 4140CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 4136CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 4137CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 4135CD
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"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.
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EMANEM 4133CD
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"A sequence of 13 improvised duets featuring Sharp on soprano sax, dobro, electric fretless guitar, 8-string guitarbass and computer, and Friedl playing inside piano and prepared piano. The results are more instrumental, less electronic than on their previous duo album -- Anostalgia on Grob." Recorded in March, 2001.
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EMANEM 4132CD
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"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."
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EMANEM 4130CD
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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."
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