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P7 003EP
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"After a short hiatus for tennis and philosophy, Black Monk is back with two painstakingly crafted beats. With both feet planted firmly in hip-hop, Monk uses his advanced knowledge of chords and harmony to offset his club banging rhythms. The result is an amazing blend of meticulous engineering and song crafting. Intricate enough to warrant countless headphone listens, but always with that 'punch to the gut' bass that explodes out of club speakers." Limited to a small pressing of 300 copies.
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PBS 007CD
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"For his sixth recording as a leader, drummer/composer Harris Eisenstadt takes on two different-but-related tasks; re-imagining the classic Wayne Shorter recording The All Seeing Eye and interpreting two new Eisenstadt chamber octets. Eschewing saxophones, trombone and piano -- Eisenstadt mixes a balance of wood (clarinet and bass clarinet) and metal (vibraphone) to re-cast The All Seeing Eye and Eisenstadt's octets as both forward-looking modern composition/improvisation and roots music."
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PBS 006EP
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2006 release. "As a partial departure from his previous work, Take goes more towards an ethereal feel with this release. Having a number of releases under his belt already, he is really taking a stand with 'Forward Motion...' and delving into new frontier. The tracks are wide open and delicately infused with gorgeous soundscapes and beats that hit. Comparable to Jan Jelinek, Daedalus, and Four Tet."
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PBS 008LP
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30-year anniversary reissue of this LAFMS cassette artifact, in a deluxe gatefold double LP presentation. "When one goes digging into the caverns of free jazz, underground, DIY, improvised or noise music, the Los Angeles Free Music Society is a group that you'll find crawling alongside the greatest artists in its under appreciated history... and future! ACNoDE ONE was created by two of the LAFMS's key members: Dr. Id and Ju Suk Reet Meate of Smegma fame. Recorded in 1977 as a hand-made cassette, side A was Dr. Id and friends and side B was all Ju Suk. With influences ranging from Beefheart, Nervous Norvus, and Ron Geesin through the whole ESP catalog, this is one of the defining examples of the LAFMS sound. They travel with ease from Zappaesque freak outs, teeth rattling tape loop drones; psychedelic kiddy record cut ups, to a beautiful bowed bass solo in the vein of Scott la Faro or Henry Grimes. It marks an important turning point in Smegma's development. As Ju Suk points out, 'It was a time of great transition. With only one Smegma "gig" in two years, our music was going inward. The reel to reel tape decks at the time lent themselves to wild misuse... they were very exciting times experimentally.'"
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PBS 818CD
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Third album from this long-running CA-based group, including Ace Farren Ford (Ace & Duce, The Child Molesters, L.A.F.M.S.), and Richard Snyder (Capt. Beefheart circa the Doc At the Radar Station tour and Ice Cream For Crow album). "The Mystery Band was started as a conspiracy between Ace Farren Ford, Richard Snyder, Gary Riley & Pierre Dupuy in 1987. Originally a quintet including Maurice Jones (who left in 1996 for an illustrious solo career) the group debuted at the legendary and now defunct Palomino club in North Hollywood in March of 1988."
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