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2015 was crazy really. An example of everything coming together for one team whilst others just didn't fulfill their potential. I fear that won't happen again for a long time. Yes, local support is a significant element for many clubs especially in lower leagues, but also for teams in the Premiership although most of the larger clubs aren't so local focussed now. It's very important to fans too and can really bring a town, smaller city or area of a larger city together. I lived in Arsenal country in their last successful period in the 90s and the celebrations were mad. I started going to Reading as a 12 yo but moved away ten years later and now follow from afar.

I struggle to understand leagues without promotion and relegation, takes away so much jeopardy. And I say that as a supporter of Reading FC relegated to League One this season. How come Leicester City if you don't mind me asking?

Just prompted me to put my copy on and remind myself, thanks

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Milford Graves - Children of the Forest [Black Editions Archive]

Hmm, and that looks very interesting...😃

Just got off the fence, thanks for the push

Yes. Only seven tracks across the whole box previously released. I don't know but suspect a lot of it must be from Skidmore's own archive. Sound quality in first four discs very good except one track which is a bit bootleggy.

I'm four discs into the box and it's well programmed. Only one dud track so far. The Morning Rise album is excellent, a good discovery

Just read your Insta post, congratulations Clifford. I used to follow Shipp's releases closely but gave up due to the sheer number so this feels like a good opportunity to reacquaint. I should purchasing from Rogue Art will be my best bet in the UK.

Morning Rise - Fortune [EGO Records, Germany 1977] bought after listening to the recent Skidmore boxset

Hadn't heard about this,I shall definitely be checking it out. The London scene is very interesting

Vocalists? Who mentioned vocalists of either gender? I didn't I just provided some facts - of 315 releases, 5 featured females as the lead artist, the focus of the boxset., 2 others had a male/female partnership as the focus of the compilation. The rest were male. I didn't make any statement as to sexism or not from those facts. Others can do that. I thought the figures might be useful as I'm not sure they've figured in the discussion, certainly not recently.

I deleted my post, but obviously not quickly enough., not because I don't stand my plea for a consideration but because I decided I really don't want to get into "The Mosaic Wars". No record label really means that much to me, I'm afraid. Edit to add: out of 315 releases listed on Mosaic's site (excluding singles), by my quick count 7 feature exclusively female lead artists, two of which are female/male collaborations

One person's shit stirring is another's giving an opinion or offering rebuttal. Personally I've not really read the OP's posts (certainly before their stated "departure") as being deliberately provocative but no more than offering a contrary opinion to the majority expressed one. Yes, the use of some terms read like getting a defence in first before the onslaught that they predicted would follow (and for the most part actually did). I do agree that having said they were leaving the thread it doesn't do their case any good coming back but as pointed out already that is their prerogative. If that diminishes their integrity in your, and other's eyes, then so be it, they'll have to live with it. And herein lies your problem - it's a forum rule that political discussions are not allowed. Quite how anyone's expected to analyse the politics of anything without that being political is a circle I don't see being squared so your wish, with which I have no issue, can't be fulfilled in this space.

A quick question, is the soundtrack available as a standalone recording? Answer to my own question,appears to have been a bootleg release a couple of years ago

Don't bother 😄 Onto this now

Yep, same response from me. Dull and sounded very contrived. Her previous album 'Vulture Prince' I found quite captivating in stark contrast. I find myself increasingly not enjoying Iyer's releases. It all started with the sextet on ECM which everyone else loved. Previously I'd been very taken by most all of his releases and saw a barnstorming trio gig at the Vortex about the time of 'Break Stuff', an album I really rated One bright spot was the recent TUM collaboration with Wadada Leo Smith

Great, thanks for this. I have heard the 'Nirvana Symphony'

42 years old! I remember buying it when it was released. He never bettered it as far as I'm concerned

There are album covers featuring Herbert Joos graphic design. I think his work wasn't restricted to them

Difficult to say as this set didn't have the booklet. My very sketchy understanding is that Yonin No Kai were an ensemble aiming to re-present, and possibly reinvigorate, traditional Japanese music,they formed in the 50s. Shakuhachi, koto, sangen and jushichigen are featured instruments, sometimes with chamber orchestra added playing pieces by a variety of composers and some traditional pieces. I don't know if the composers were contemporary in the 70s when the box was released or were earlier. I need to do that research still. I've often flirted with Japanese music, primarily through shakuhachi playing (sadly not by me I hasten to add) and love the sound so dived in when Clifford suggested this set. Clifford may well know more and will hopefully be able to correct any misunderstandings I'm listening under.

Yeah, and they apologised for late despatch due to a public holiday. first four sides gone down very well on first listen.

Reissue now in stock at Honest Jons for anyone interested

Yonin No Kai - Developments Of Traditional Music [Toshiba Records, Japan 1971] LP.1 with thanks to @clifford_thornton