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Looks good. No mention that King played in the great Buffalo Collision band of Berne's. Hope they get to record or visit UK, or both

I spoke to him briefly after an Oto gig and he was charming, almost self-deprecating in his description of the sets he'd just played I've been enjoying this album a lot recently.the combination really clicks for me. Probably the first time I've knowingly listened to a "stoner rock band" as the label describes them

Yes, it was a ridiculous extravagance. I saw a slightly more affordable copy on Discogs recently that didn't have the wooden box. I wish it'd been available when I was looking. Still, bought now and enjoying it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXzTEeormA4

Thanks, two of my favourites. I'll take ECM pressing quality over ESP pressing bubbles any day

LP 3. This set really is a treasure trove that I'm enjoying the discovery of at a leisurely pace - an LP a month

Out of interest Clifford, which ones? I might save your post for those days when Bley's earlier discography feels like a maze

to full effect!

Well I'd have to considerably improve my German first to fully appreciate it

Looking at how many Vandermark albums are available on Spotify UK, just 13 of 50+ titles on Discogs, I suspect he's already done so, apart from with labels he's unable to influence. There's nothing from any label's he's been involved insetting up. If there's a musician who's walked the talk over the last 20 years, it's Vandermark. Just thought the "fuck him" was a bit harsh. Now I promise not to digress again I really should listen to this release you're all raving about

I'd've thought that Vandermark's been ahead of that curve for some time now. Just look at his live schedule. He was also quick to embrace Bandcamp and set up a collective label/distribution/online shop with McPhee, Brotzmann et al. All of which doesn't mean he can't be negative about Spotify's business model if he wishes - he's not the only one anyway, we digress. Apologies, back to boxsets

Prince of darkness?

I'll listen to anything that has Sommer involved. This is duet with pipe organ. Great sounds.

Yeah, agree on the "woven". If you can see them live, do so. It's even better than on disc! Enjoy your promo of Awase, lucky you to have it early. Jealousy doesn't become me but sometimes...

It's decades since ECM has been anything like a Jazz label so I'm not sure defining any idiom by the output of that or any other label gets us anywhere

Always pleased to hear a new album from Mary Halvorson. https://maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/code-girl The three available sample tracks certainly work for me, including the vocals. Another development from one of the most creative musicians about at the moment, as far as I'm concerned

You can always rely Mr.LondonJazzCollector to put in the research. Entertaining blog all round for some time now if a little "specialist" at times

Yeah, I can get that. In fact I think it was as much about the polished, slick sound as the musical style when i said idiosyncratic upthread. Although they are both part of the package, honed over hours of live playing in Bartsch's club space. The earlier albums on his own label are even more polished and diamond hard sounding The live album on ECM has a more organic, less studio polished sound if you ever felt so inclined but it's still clockwork precise

It's such an idiosyncratic sound/style that I think many, many listeners will react similarly. Definitely an acquired taste It's also got next to nothing to do with Jazz and whilst repetition is important I hear less direct influence from the Minimalists, as suggested above, but more from Techno and other dance musics - see the work of Moritz von Oswald, Alva Noto et al. Live, it's hypnotic (or probably repetitively boring, depending on the listener!) and impressive that it's all done without samples/tapes etc

Cheapest on UK Amazon is currently £16.50. That's tantamount to giving it away...well not quite but you get my drift. Still haven't weakened

Great band and great live experience

Stop it with these positive first impressions, I can feel my will weakening...

I'd buy that. I only have 'Otis Blue' (probably like thousands of others) and could probably go and buy any other of his individual albums but 'Sittin'...' is such a musical peak (irrespective of genre) to my ears I'm intrigued by what else was happening in his musical world at that point. Yes,I may be suckered by the label promotion but sometimes I can live with that

and the Higgins and Lloyd duo album on ECM, 'Which Way is East' is the sound of that friendship. A distillation of their work together on some of Lloyd's other ECM releases too

it's not the strongest track in his oeuvre or on this album