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two of this week's arrivals followed by

reminds me to dig it out for a listen, thanks. Still hunting the elusive 'Songs, dances and prayers'

Glad to hear that. I have it. Haven't played it yet. Moved it to the top of the pile. I couldn't agree more with Stefan's comments. A truly wonderful album that impacts head and heart. Best of the year for me so far

Not presuming to read David's mind but I shared his thought and was thinking of these two boxes http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mysteries-Impulse-1975-76-Keith-Jarrett/dp/B000003N8H http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/keithjarrett/releases/detail?id=9472 both of which I sold on and therefore wonder why I'm attracted by the new one.......ho hum

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two; Mississippi Moonchile a truly spellbinding listen

Nice line up as long as Escreet leaves his fusion hat at home - which with that line up I suspect he had to Escreet was very good live and nothing that even sniffed of fusion that's good to hear. I really rated his 'Consequences' but "The age we live in' left me completely cold and I've avoided him since. Sorey I rate big time (although I tend to agree with CraigP about 'Oblique 1') especially since seeing him live with Lehman. I envy you your opportunity to witness his new quartet and thanks for the review.

purchased thanks to a mention in another thread.

Nice line up as long as Escreet leaves his fusion hat at home - which with that line up I suspect he had to

Williams and Zimpel together on Jackson. Intriguing

I've often wondered about that one. How does it stack up against other Bluietts? Fine but not earth-shattering. I agree. It's more of a Melis and Moye show, than a Bluiett date. A bit eccentric at times, but interesting enough not to add to the for sale pile. Thanks guys. the copy I'd been looking at has been sold anyway. No major loss by the sounds of it

Discogs/Ebay/CDandLP and some shops for second hand vinyl Cds - At gigs from artists; Squidco (love 'em) but less so since postage hike (not their fault); direct from labels in UK/Europe, less so from US (postage again); Amazon/Ebay tends to be last resort or laziness Only ever paid for two downloads and I don't discount that as an option in the future, space saving primarily but also cost saving

I've often wondered about that one. How does it stack up against other Bluietts?

I blinked and I missed it again! Emanem site states it's not available until "about October 9", see post above. Other retailers are unlikely to stock it before the source! Patience may well reward...it's worth the wait

from Emanem site "psi 06.05 EVAN PARKER "The Topography of the Lungs" (1970) Available again about October 9"

I enjoyed Nova Express from the same group, have wishlisted this one but i'm not too enthused about pulling the trigger for whatever reason. I did pull the trigger on Dreamachines and very good it is too. It's knottier than Nova Express but still has its melodic moments. A fine band

??? indeed....this could be very very interesting

to my ears a stylistic precursor to the Matana Roberts above

Chapter Two is a beautiful piece of work indeed.

That's weird - I could have sworn that when I went to that page on Babel's Bandcamp site earlier this week the only option was download. Same for me earlier this week - only dl of DL This is doing it for me. Just arrived so not given it many spins but initial impressions are it continues the impressive story telling of Chapter One. I do hope that Constellation are able to stick by this project for the long haul

That's the only album I have of her, played it a lot in those days - like her playing and voice. Unfortunately haven't heard about her since, not a lot anyway. A couple of quick & dirty photographs of the vinyl album: back side (click through to photobucket to enlarge & read the liner notes): Thanks for posting this

any thoughts on "Circle of time"? it's been sitting in a shopping basket for a while and I've not yet pulled the trigger

and to stay so positive at the mercy of the British rail system for all these years..... The comment I liked in the film and I really can't remember who said it was "I don't like the idea of someone owning a song...". As someone who knows so little about Folk music this comment seemed to get to the essence

Thoroughly enjoyed this programme about someone I knew absolutely nothing. A nice insight into the keeping alive of the tradition (is that 'conservative? ) and at the same time adding to it with original contributions. Another sale of Penguin Eggs imminent.