So... I've got great pleasure to present a new double-CD set with previously unreleased music of the might ASSOCIATION P.C. - a project I've been coordinating.
Association P.C. is one of the greatest and most innovative jazz-rock band's in 70s Europe. The band was led by Pierre Courbois, Dutch drummer, freejazz aficionado who was already involved in many projects, some of which were released by the legendary New York label ESP Disk. Courbois was joined by Siggi Busch, bassist proficient in both classic and electric bass, guitarist Toto Blanke, a future star of European jazz-rock, and Jasper van’t Hof, electric piano and synthesizer wizard (later replaced by Joachim Kuhn). All of them launched successful careers as solo artists or session musicians. For me their whole discography is a bomb, especially "Earwax", "Sun Rotation" and live "Erna Morena".
The "In a Life Machine. Live 1972" is a NDR live session played with some Gerd Dudek on saxophones and two guest conga-players (same tour as "Erna Morena", but much longer and with different vibe). In comparison to other NDR material, like Soft Machine from 1973, this one got a full concert aura, rather than live-at-studio. It's nearly 2 hours and the material is just powerful and gnarly. Electric, experimental, sometimes very free, sometimes more groovy.
As for now, album is available only on CD (LP will come later in 2024). It's fully licensed and comes with proper liner notes (I've taken care of this stuff). It's already available on Dusty Grooves or you can buy it directly from label (https://kultowenagrania.pl/product-category/label/chickadisc/), but you'll probably need to use your browser's option for translating it to English.