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"Ricardo was born in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. His career began with the group Momento as a singer, composer and guitarist. He then worked during many years as a musical director for the biggest Brazilian TV channel. The political turmoils which occurred at that time in his country lead him to live in France from 1970 as a student and political exile. He formed a duet with Teca and was introduced to the French audience thanks to the famous French singer Claude Nougaro. They recorded many successful albums. Having been amnestied in the beginning of the eighties, he has been spending time between France and Brazil among tours in other regions of the world."
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SPA 14613
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"Siegfried Kessler played with numerous artists and namely Yochk'o Seffer. Considered as one of the most brilliant pianists of his time, he recorded several albums. Man & Animals is one of his earliest and freshest recordings."
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SPA 14611
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"After years of chaotic catalogue policy, legendary and nutty French producer Moshé Naïm turned to Spalax music to have his amazing 'Emen' catalogue reissued. This CD includes the former LP Adama and about half of another LP known as Ima. It is the first part of a whole work entitled 'Neffesh Music'. Both LPs date back to 1976. All tracks have been carefully remastered and the CD includes an 8 pages booklet. Yochk'o (sometimes spelled Yoschko) Seffer is a saxophonist and clarinettist of Hungarian origin. He became well-known at the beginning of his career as a member of Magma and Zao."
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"This CD features great rare live recordings at the Avalon Ballroom (San Francisco), at La Maison (Houston) in 1966 and some tracks from the 1976 concert at the 'Sleeping Lay Café' in Fairfax. Contains comprehensive liner notes and exclusive rare photos." Also features 3 solo Roky tracks, live at the Sleeping Lady Cafe, 1976. A mish-mash of stuff, rather unattractively packaged, in that legendary Spalax half-hearted fashion. Does feature real ghetto graph on the front cover (underneath the word "Debacle" no less), a theoretical first for the Elevators discography.
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SPA 14574
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"Kängürü released 2 LP's at the end of the seventies. This album is the first CD reissue of Kängüru, and shows their strong fusion jazz influences. Contains a some really interesting instrumental, funky rock tracks." Originally issued by Marfion in 1981.
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SPA 14572
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"After having been involved in many Krautrock bands, Peter Frohmader started publishing his own soloworks under the name of Nekropolis. A multi instrumentalist as well as a painter and designer, Peter Frohmader is without any doubt one of the most innovative artists to have emerged on the Munich scene. One of his best works, Le Culte Des Goules is a strange mixing of classical music, rock, and electronic. Dark and powerful." Recorded in 1981 and originally issued on the Nekropolis label. Frohmader is credited on: synthesizers, rhythm composer, fretless bass, 8-string bass, 12-string guitar, percussion, choirs, electronics, sounds.
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"Nekropolis 2 is another well known piece of Peter Frohmader. It features a super innovative use of basses. It is in the vein of the best Magma works and can also remind of the early King Crimson and Amon Düül." Originally issued in 1982 on the Hasch label.
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SPA 14892
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SPA 14903
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This French group started out under the spelling of Maajun and their debut album from 1971 is supposed to be a bit of a classic in a mixture of early underground styles. It's not on CD however. They changed the spelling of the name and a released a couple of albums for Saravah in '73/'74 and then this last album in 1977 (on Gratte Ciel). There's a post-Zappa influence involved and they supposedly "melded Arab, Free, and folk influences, doling out derision through satirical lyrics and music which parodied popular tunes."
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SPA 14277
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Repressed. Reissue of the 2nd Limbus album (their even more obscure debut from 1969, under the name Limbus 3, has been bootlegged on CD by Germanofon & is legitimately available on LP via the Batschong label), which was originally issued by OHR in 1970. A fantastic dose of early 70s German freeform weirdness and an essential reissue for the tuned-out community. "Formed in 1968, Limbus were a most unusual band who grew a unique music out of jazz, folk and avant-garde roots. As the more varied instrumental quartet Limbus 4, with swirling organ, studio effects and a most bizarre use of kazoos, Mandalas has perplexed and confused many. Limbus 4 were certainly one of a kind. We uncover: Odysseus Artnern, Bernd Henninger, Matthias Knieper & Gerd Kraus (piano, bass, cello, viola, violin, flutes, percussion, tablas)."
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SPA 14521
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"This is the 3rd album from the 'Mother Queen' Gilli Smith, recording under the name Mother Gong, in reference to her awe-inspiring and pivotal position in Gong. Originally issued in 1991, this album shows Gilli's great musical talent and flair, which was perhaps not so blindingly present on Gong releases."
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SPA 14971
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Third solo album by Moullet, who led Catherine Ribeiro's backup group in the 70s. Recorded in 1996 at Moullet's famous Alpes Studio in Paris, largely featuring his invented instrument "Percuphone No. 5" , which is a manual electromechanic instrument dedicated to the principal of polyphonic improvisation, allowing him to trigger up to 48 samples simultaneously. The resultant music however is more aligned to the peripheries of progressive/new age than experimental sound sculpture, and only of secondary interest.
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SPA 14846
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Live at the Wembly Arena, London 1973, with the core line up of Calvert, Brock, Lemmy, Mik, etc. Sound quality is in the "dissonant archive" style and the packaging "L'asshole generique".
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SPA 14992
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"Amerindian artist Bernard Xolotl is an international painter and musician. In the late 60s he left France for Germany and Switzerland. He was then working with Terry Riley, Tony Conrad, La Monte Young...in Switzerland were Timothy Leary...Manuel Gottsching (Ash Ra Temple), Lutz Ulbrich (Agitation Free)...it was an incredible moment, when all this dream team was about to lead the incredible Cosmic Jokers project...Bernard Xolotl left Europe some months later for San Francisco, performing and recording his music in his incredible home studio. From his label Syntasy he released many tapes from his recordings and artwork. 20 years later he reappears for some days on our European continent...his music is wonderful and it is now rereleased on Spalax." Recorded using various keyboards and guitar, synthesizers, Roland and Korg vocoders, Tibetan percussion, etc., Xolotl has produced masterful cosmic space music. Perhaps not as deep as Klaus Schulz's greatest works, but in a similar vein. More obscure than you would expect.
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SPA 14280
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6th album from 1986. No comment possible.
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SPA 14966
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Reissue of an obscure LP by an early quintet version of this group, recorded live in Belgium, 8/11/79: Jac Berrocal (tp, voice, trombone), Jean-Francois Pauvros (guitar), Patrick Prado (sax, harmonium, voice), Michel Potage (voice, guitar, plastic saxophone), Jean-Pierre Arnoux (drums). Outstanding free-rock cacophony, much more wasted than their later efforts (the Hat Hut box or Insomnie), and a thrill to hear.
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SPA 14927
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1969 bluesy hard rock guitar trio, originally issued on BYG (one of the few "rock" albums in the original Actuel series). Rather bland.
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"The disturbed Daevid Allen in a strong electronic trip. Surprising from the Gong's master, but definitely furious. To associate with the New York Allen's period with Bill Laswell and Material. Wild, surprising and great." Also very "new wave" but why would they want to mention that?
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