Apocalypse Across the Sky was recorded in the village of Jajouka in the Rif Mountains of Morocco, the home of the Master Musicians.Music linernotes album music
Apocalypse Across the Sky was produced by Bill Laswell and released in 1992 on the Axiom label.Music linernotes album music
Alvin Lucier's I Am Sitting in a Room was composed in 1969 — a pure conceptual landmarkMusic linernotes album music
A Mutual Dissolution of Structures was released on Important Records, a label known for supporting experimental and avant-garde musical collaborations.Music linernotes album music
A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden was composed in 1977 by Toru Takemitsu.Music linernotes album music
Zoor was released on Mute Records, a label known for its roster of electronic and avant-garde artists, providing a platform for Galás' uncompromising artistic vision.Music linernotes album music
Williams performed it with a symphony orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City.Music linernotes album music
The title track was dedicated to Nick Drake, who died 18 months after the album's release.Music linernotes album music
The title is a play on Latin grammar — 'ah um' evokes the first-person declension, suggesting 'Mingus, himself' or 'the essence of Mingus.'Music linernotes album music
The title derives from a 13th-century Provençal word meaning 'to cry out,' reflecting the album's exploration of medieval vocal traditions and Galás' intense, operatic delivery.Music linernotes album music
The Real Book is a famous compilation of jazz lead sheets created in the mid-1970s by students at Berklee College of Music, originally an illegal publication.Music linernotes album music
The quartet's Forest Flower, recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival in September 1966, became one of the most successful jazz recordings of the era.Music linernotes album music
The quartet featured Charles Lloyd on tenor saxophone and flute, Keith Jarrett on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums.Music linernotes album music
The personnel includes Steve Swallow on bass guitar, Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, Mulgrew Miller on piano, and Jack DeJohnette on drums.Music linernotes album music
The musicians come from five different ethnic groups from the Kasai region: the Songye, Lulua, Tetela, Luba, and Luntu.Music linernotes album music
The Indestructible Beat of Soweto was released on April 16, 1985, on the Earthworks label.Music linernotes album music
The full title is In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic.Music linernotes album music
The Flowering was recorded in concert at Aulaen Hall in Oslo, Norway on October 29, 1966.Music linernotes album music
The ensemble includes electric guitars, electric likembes (thumb pianos), balafons, xylophones, slit drums, and multiple vocalists and dancers.Music linernotes album music
The collective includes members from the bands Masanka Sankayi and Basokin, as well as Luscombe Madimba, Tandjolo, and Dibua Dietu.Music linernotes album music
The Charles Lloyd Quartet was one of the few acoustic jazz acts booked into Bill Graham's FillmoreMusic linernotes album music
The album was released on Prestige Records, with Bob Weinstock as producer.Music linernotes album music
The album was released in 1971 on Atlantic Records, several years after it was recorded.Music linernotes album music
The album was released in 1963, during Lateef's prolific period on Prestige and its subsidiary labels.Music linernotes album music
The album was recorded on May 5, 1959, at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, often called 'The Church' for its exceptional acoustics.Music linernotes album music
The album was recorded on June 6, 1968, at the John Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, New York, with one track recorded January 29, 1968.Music linernotes album music
The album was recorded in Copenhagen on January 14, 1963, by Danish Radio.Music linernotes album music
The album draws on the tradition of medieval Provençal troubadour poetry, with Galás interpreting texts that explore themes of desire, suffering, and spiritual yearning through her distinctive vocal approach.Music linernotes album music
Table covers include John Renbourn and Paul Simon on the Simon & Garfunkel album Sounds of Silence.Music linernotes album music
Solid Air was recorded in November and December 1972 at Island Studios and Sound Techniques in London.Music linernotes album music
Real Book was recorded at Grog Kill Studio in upstate New York in December 1993Music linernotes album music
Real Book is an album by jazz bassist Steve Swallow, released in 1994 on XtraWATT/ECM.Music linernotes album music
Morlix is acclaimed for producing albums by Lucinda Williams, Blaze Foley, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Mary Gauthier, and Slaid Cleaves.Music linernotes album music
Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite is a series of 12 jazz pieces, one for each astrological sign.Music linernotes album music
Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite — jazz and classical colliding in the 1940sMusic linernotes album music
Mary Lou Williams first recorded the Zodiac Suite as a trio for Asch Records, which later became Folkways.Music linernotes album music
Martyn used an Echoplex tape delay effect prominently, especially on 'I'd Rather Be the Devil.'Music linernotes album music
Lateef was a virtuoso on tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, and various Middle Eastern and Asian reed instruments including the argol and shanai.Music linernotes album music
Konono No. 1 is built around the likembe, a traditional thumb piano (also called.Music linernotes album music
Konono No. 1 electrified their traditional instruments to be heard over Kinshasa's urban noise.Music linernotes album music
Keith Jarrett, who would later become one of the most celebrated jazz pianists in history, was the pianist in Charles Lloyd's quartet during the mid-1960s.Music linernotes album music
Kasai Allstars are the third release in Crammed Discs' Congotronics series, documenting experimental Congolese musicMusic linernotes album music
Kasai Allstars are a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Music linernotes album music
Jarboe was a member of Swans, the influential New York band led by Michael Gira, where she contributed vocals, keyboards, and songwriting from the mid-1980s through the band's initial dissolution.Music linernotes album music
Gurf Morlix wrote, performed all instruments, produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered the album himself.Music linernotes album music
Gurf Morlix is an Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,Music linernotes album music
Gurf Morlix has released more than eight albums since 2020, including A Taste of Ashes and BristleconeMusic linernotes album music
Galás uses her multi-octave vocal range to deliver performances that blend operatic technique with raw emotional intensity, drawing on her classical training and deep engagement with Greek musical traditions.Music linernotes album music
Flute Folk Songs is by Yusef Lateef, the American jazz multi-instrumentalist known for blending Eastern instruments with jazz.Music linernotes album music
Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner handled the orchestral arrangements, originally credited to Dolphy alone.Music linernotes album music
Drpantheon was released on Deadline Music, a label that supported Jarboe's continued exploration of heavy and experimental music during her post-Swans solo career.Music linernotes album music
Drpantheon blends alternative metal with experimental and industrial elements, showcasing Jarboe's ability to move fluidly between heavy, aggressive textures and more introspective, atmospheric passages.Music linernotes album music
Columbia Records released it, with Teo Macero serving as producer — the same producer who would later oversee Miles Davis's Bitches Brew.Music linernotes album music
Coltrane's working quartet was augmented to a total of 21 musicians for the sessionsMusic linernotes album music
Bert Jansch's debut album was recorded for about £100 and sold to Transatlantic RecordsMusic linernotes album music
Bert Jansch recorded 'Anji' on a reel-to-reel in Bill Leader's Camden kitchen for his 1965 debutMusic linernotes album music
Bassist Danny Thompson contributed to the album, along with members of Fairport Convention.Music linernotes album music
Ayler was living and performing in Copenhagen and Scandinavia during 1962-64, before his return to New York.Music linernotes album music
Alice Coltrane's A Monastic Trio was her debut as a leader on Impulse! RecordsMusic linernotes album music
Africa/Brass was recorded on May 23 and June 7, 1961, at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.Music linernotes album music
A Taste of Ashes was released in April 2025 on Morlix's own Rootball label.Music linernotes album music
'Ohnedaruth' was recorded on January 29, 1968, with Ben Riley on drums instead of Rashied Ali.Music linernotes album music
'Jelly Roll' was named after Jelly Roll Morton, while 'Open Letter to Duke' paid tribute to Duke Ellington, reflecting Mingus's deep reverence for jazz history.Music linernotes album music
'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat,' an elegy for saxophonist Lester Young, became one of Mingus's most widely covered pieces, later adapted with lyrics by Joni Mitchell.Music linernotes album music
Three of the album's eleven songs were written by Sam Cooke, who had been killed several months before the recording sessions.Music linernotes album music
The Waites Ensemble's Decca Recordings 1974–1976 compile the label's classical catalog from a fertile periodMusic linernotes album music
The title was inspired by the 1970s afro-rock band Demon Fuzz and Akita's use of a fuzz box as a pulse generator.Music linernotes album music
The Shutout is by Alvin Lucier, the American experimental composer known for exploring the nature of sound and acoustic phenomena.Music linernotes album music
The mid-1970s was a transitional period for Decca Records, as the label was adapting to changing musical trends while maintaining its legacy in classical and popular music.Music linernotes album music
The holographic silver artwork is a homage to the 1970s Prospective 21e Siècle imprint of Philips Records, particularly albums by Ivo Malec, and resembles the op-art work of Bridget Riley.Music linernotes album music
The entire album consists of live improvisations performed acoustically in the cisternMusic linernotes album music
The cistern has a natural reverb time of approximately 45 seconds, which became an essential part of the recording's sound.Music linernotes album music
The album was released in 2010, during a highly prolific period in Merzbow's discography.Music linernotes album music
The album was recorded in 1963, during a period when Sam Cooke was at the peak of his live performing career and regularly headlined major venues across the United States.Music linernotes album music
The album was recorded at Harrah's Club in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, a legendary nightclub venue on the California-Nevada border that hosted top-tier entertainment acts throughout the 1960s.Music linernotes album music
The album was produced by Stax president Jim Stewart and guitarist Steve Cropper.Music linernotes album music
The album is rooted in soul and R&B, capturing Cooke's electrifying stage presence and his ability to blend gospel-influenced vocals with pop accessibility in a live setting.Music linernotes album music
The album features Pauline Oliveros on accordion, Stuart Dempster on trombone and didjeridu, and Panaiotis on vocals, along with conch shells and other acoustic instruments.Music linernotes album music
The album channels the spiritual intensity of John Coltrane's late work through the lens of contemporary London jazz.Music linernotes album music
The 1996 CD release combines the original Noisextra tracks with Metallic Tripsy, presenting both works on a single disc.Music linernotes album music
Pulse Demon: 8 tracks spanning 73 minutes, with a 24-minute noise epic at its centerMusic linernotes album music
Pulse Demon was produced by Masami Akita (Merzbow) and mastered by Bill Yurkiewicz and David Shirk at SAE Mastering in Phoenix, Arizona in January 1996.Music linernotes album music
Pitchfork gave the Pulse Demon 2003 reissue an 8.7/10, calling it an 'incomparable classic.'Music linernotes album music
Pauline Oliveros was a pioneering American composer and accordionist who helped shape the landscape of experimental electronic music and developed the Deep Listening practice.Music linernotes album music