John B

Don't bother with all of the links. It's really not worth your time. I really enjoy 2 X 3 = 5. I don't have much Parker in my collection. Off the top of my head Monoceros and The Snake Decides (both excellent solo discs) and Dark Rags, with Keith Rowe are all I own. I'm looking forward to exploring more of his work. I still need to get some Derek Bailey. I still have never heard anything by him, as far as I know.

Please, if you want to call each other names, do it as private messages. Let's not clog up this thread with insults. Now, back to discussing good music. I got copies of Evan Parker / Anthony Braxton's Duo (London) 1993 and Evan Parker's Alder Brook yesterday. I haven't had time to listen to either yet, but will do so after giving Ubu's blindfold test disc a nother listen or two, prior to posting my thoughts on them.

I have really enjoyed these: The Nels Cline Singers - Instrumentals Nels Cline - The Inkling Alex Cline - Sparks Fly Upwards Alex Cline Ensemble - The Constant Flame I'm looking forward to hearing Mark Dresser's Aquifer and the Music of Eric Von Essen discs. Cryptogramophone is now available for download from emusic, too.

emusic just added this album: which I just bought a copy of. It is really, really good. Very highly recommended for fans of African music or just anyone with an open ear. "KONONO N°1 was founded over 25 years ago by Mingiedi, a virtuoso of the likembé (a traditional instrument sometimes called "sanza" or "thumb piano", consisting of metal rods attached to a resonator). The band's line-up includes three electric likembés (bass, medium and treble), equipped with hand-made microphones built from magnets salvaged from old car parts, and plugged into amplifiers. There's also a rhythm section which uses traditional as well as makeshift percussion (pans, pots and car parts), three singers, three dancers and a sound system featuring these famous megaphones." The label website is here and has sound clips.

actually, I'm not even so concerned about the specific tunes. If someone could just tell me the date and location of each disc (mine came numbered 1 - 11, no other markings) I would appreciate it.

Chris is a smart guy, but that's a dumb thread. I agree. That article was just looking to start a fight.

have any of you DiAnno era fans seen this yet: Early Days is mostly live material from the first three albums. I'm looking forward to checking it out once netflix adds it. "Scream for me Long Beach, SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH!!!"

I saw them live a few times back in the Somewhere in Time / Seventh Son days. I also saw Bruce live on his first solo tour at a tiny hole in the wall club in Providence, RI. My favorite albums are Live After Death, Somewhere in Time and Powerslave

Any opinions...? get it. It is a great album.

I don't know either. I only use the program for burning onto cdr. It should be fairly easy to figure out, given the prevalence of ipods these days.

same thing. I linked to the guy who wrote the program, you linked to a mirror site.

This program has worked flawlessly for me: http://mikewren.com/flac/ It was recommended on etree and is very easy to download and use.

much appreciated!

Does anyone here have the discographical info for the Forensic Tree available? No one on my vine grabbed it before the site came down. Any help is much appreciated.

I own one disc on Meniscus: The Sealed Knot (Burkhard Beins, Rhodri Davies, Mark Wastell) SURFACE/PLANE . It is solidly ok. Not essential, but not bad. Knowing your tastes I probably would not recommend it to you. I might for Д.Д, but still not sure about that.

Ok, so there are some mislabelled used copies available from Amazon sellers. My point was there is currently no way to purchase this disc on cd in a manner that would benefit EMI or Art Blakey's estate in any way. Other than a few people selling off their used copies this cd is not available for sale now. By"safe" I mean I don't see any problem with Chaney posting that link. I'm not commenting on the actions of the person who posted the tracks on their website. I assume that is someone other than Chaney.

I'm fairly certain you are safe here. This album exists on cd, but has been oop for a long, long time.

is anyone here familiar with the band Fugazi? Apparently this lineup: Related Silence (Caspar Brötzmann/Mats Gustafsson/Johan Berthling/Tim Barnes/Ikue Mori/Guy Picciotto) played together at the Perspectives festival this past October. I'm having difficulty imaginging Guy fitting in well with this group's improvisation, but, as the show was recorded and broadcast on the radio and is currently "making the rounds," I would love to hear how this turned out. If anyone sees a copy of this floating around could you let me know?

for some reason releases on Label Bleu have been very difficult to track down over here of late. One of these days I'll pick up a copy of the second disc.

I highly recommend this disc on Label Bleu. Very, very good.

I highly recommend this disc, which I just heard for the first time yesterday: Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson - Vibrations (Steeplechase) This is not the Sun Ra you might know from albums such as Atlantis or the ESP discs. Very lyrical, very supportive of Dickerson. You can tell that Ra and Dickerson were really listening to each other and neither is trying to dominate the album. Very, very nice tunes.

I own Nishoma, so I am a little disappointed with myself for not guessing that disc. I did pick out the dancer, which is pretty cool. I can't believe I didn't guess Monk and Booker. I will also be buying a copy of that CUT disc, as well as the Monk. The Sun Ra track shocked me. I've got an unopened copy of that disc on vinyl. I never expected to hear anything like that track, which is my own failing. If there is one thing you can expect from Sun Ra it is the unexpected. I'm really looking forward to the answers on disc #2!

any recommendations for those who have never explored the label? limited to what is currently available through ErstDist, say?

officialy, yes. You are in for a real treat as you start exploring Ayler. When you are ready to move on past the box I would highly recommend grabbing Spiritual Unity and Spirits Rejoice next. If you do a quick search there have been lots of great recommendations posted fairly recently.