http://www.jptscareband.com

Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Rock Psychedelic , Progressive Rock

Sortie : 1974-1976

By Andy Perseponko from http://www.jptscareband.com



These recordings from the Kansas City threesome, JPT Scare Band, from 1973-75, have been

bootlegged for eons at pricey sums. Finally, Monster Records delivers the prime cut of

psychedelic hard rock to you, the people, and hopefully the band members will finally get to

see some cash flow out of their work.

If the band had a signed record contract back in the early ’70s, there is no doubt they

would be up there with Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and Black Sabbath for guitar overload

damage. Unfortunately, these recordings never really made it out of the inner circles of hard

psych heads. Of course, Sleeping Sickness isn’t a copy of those bands or their styles, but the

main focus here is very long (often 10 minute plus) jams that concentrate on the guitar playing

of Terry Swope.

Swope takes a riff and destroys it over and over, until you aren’t sure what came before the

moment you are in. A perfect example of this is the Hendrix-y opener and title song, "Sleeping

Sickness." After a funky opening, a tight riff starts to dominate the song. After the verse-chorus

part, Swope takes flight with about 10 minutes of pure guitar damage. Solos twine in and out of

each other, with excellent use of feedback and fuzz pedals, while drummer Jeff Littrell and

bassist Paul Grigsby seem almost telepathic and tapped into wherever Swope is taking his

guitar.

Perhaps what makes Sleeping Sickness stand out more than anything is that it doesn’t sound

dated at all. I am sure there were bands all over America at that time, gathering in basements

and playing for hours and hours under a variety of conditions. The JPT Scare Band recorded

most of this stuff in the basement of their party house in Kansas City. While it does date from

the mid-’70s, Sleeping Sickness definitely has a "’60s" feel about it, in terms of the freedom of

the players and how well they play together, as opposed to the bass and drums sitting back

while the guitar player gets all the glory. Of course, the guitar is the star of this show, but it

wouldn’t be anywhere near as entertaining if the other musicians didn’t keep their collective

feet on the ground, at least a little bit.

While the sonic fidelity on this isn’t exactly up to Pink Floyd standards, that isn’t what you are

getting this for anyway. This is a classic snapshot into the basement of a true American Rock

Band doing what they do best. It is easy to imagine all their friends freaking freely to their

brand of tripped-out, space-vibe rock. Interesting liner and production notes round out this

great package (lots of photos, lyrics, etc.) and proves that, in the mid-’70s, not all of American

rock was asleep or staring at its navel.

Tracklist :

01 - Sleeping Sickness

02 - Acid Acetate Excursion

03 - Slow Sick Shuffle

04 - King Rat

http://www.myspace.com/rodtaylormusic

Origine du Groupe : Jamaica

Style : Reggae

Sortie : 1999

By Oufar-Khân from http://oufarkhan.blogspot.com



Massive roots from Rod Taylor, the culturally oriented youthman who dropped the heaviest of heavy numbers In The Right Way and King David, Solomon, Moses aka Ethiopian Kings for Bertram Brown in
the late 70s, but came a bit late in the roots era to ascend to the stardom he deserved. Taylor would adapt nicely to the coming dancehall style, showcased well here on a few tracks, and though
this set features the singer working with a bevy of producers, including Ossie Hibbert, Prince Far I, Mikey Dread and N!gger Kojak, his deep, rootsy vocals lend a cohesiveness to the compilation
that keeps it flowing nicely from start to finish!

Enjoy it!

Tracklist :

1  Ethiopian Kings

2  In The Right Way

3  Don't Give It up

4  Run Run

5  No One Can Tell I About Jah

6  His Imperial Majesty

7  Behold Him

8  Nuh Chuck It

9  Every Little Thing

10 Be Sensible

11 Look Before Your Leep

12 Independant Bam

13 Night In September

14 Bad Man Comes And Goes





Total Time : 00:49:17





Mixing Engineer : Scientist & King Tubby & Prince Jammy

Vocals : Rod Taylor

Backing Band : The Soul Syndicate & The Revolutionaries & The Roots Radics

Studios : Channel One (Kingston, JA) & King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

http://www.hauschka-net.de

http://www.myspace.com/hauschka

Origine du Groupe : Germany

Style : Electroacoustic , Instrumental

Sortie : 2011

Pour http://www.rockittothemoon.com



Volker Bertelmann devait trouver son nom trop difficile à retenir, du coup il a choisi le pseudo Hauschka. Pas con. En 2007 je tombe un peu par hasard sur Room to expand et je suis sous le charme
de ce compositeur made in Dusseldorf qui torture son piano.



En 2011, Volker s’entoure (de deux Calexico et un Mum) et sort son album le plus abouti. Et par là je veux dire que c’est mon avis que j’exprime. Car c’est de l’un des albums de l’année dont on
parle là. Si le piano est toujours au centre des débats, c’est une multitude de trouvailles mélodiques géniales qui garnit ce Salon des amateurs.



Sur un disque moins expérimental, et presque dansant, Hauschka évite la répétition que sa formule pouvait laisser présager... le piano a ses limites.

Tracklist :

01. Radar

02. Two AM

03. Girls

04. Ping

05. Cube

06. Subconcious

07. No Sleep

08. Tanzbein

09. Taxitaxi

10. Sunrise

http://www.ambient-domain.com

http://www.myspace.com/vargoworld

Origine du Groupe : Germany

Style : Electro Lounge , Downtempo

Sortie : 2010

From http://www.oneworldmusic.com.au



More than three intensive years of labouring are over. The work is done - Precious, Vargo's new album, is finished.



The duo from Hamburg, Germany, consisting of producer and multi-instrumentalist Ansgar Üffink and the versatile, beguiling singer Stephanie Hundertmark, was the first German band to be featured
in the internationally celebrated CD series ‘Café del Mar’, and subsequently established itself as a permanent resident there. By now, Vargo tracks appear on far more than 150 compilations, which
together have sold more than two million copies. Their debut album "Beauty" has become an international classic and managed to sell more than 50,000 copies all over the world without backing by a
major label, building a worldwide fan-base and making Vargo one of the most successful bands of its genre.



However, all of these figures, events and success stories appear less significant, once you immerse yourself deeper in Vargo’s world. It turns out to be about much more than album sales or
contributions to compilations, about more than intelligent, multifaceted music that is produced with a passion for detail and that fluctuates between Ambient, Trip Hop, Electronica and pop
grooves. Ansgar and Stephanie have an objective, a strong wish, their aim is to communicate, to inspire and to stimulate.



'Precious has built on Vargo's work on 'Beauty', and eclipsed it' - The Scene

Tracklist :

01. Dear Friends - Prelude

02. Your Love

03. Slowdive

04. So Sensual

05. You're Not Alone

06. Warriors (feat Dan Millman)

07. Celebrate Goodbye

08. The Meaning of Life

09. Precious Part One

10. One Language

11. Precious Part Two

12. Dear Friends - Reprise (feat Duncan Wong)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mops

Origine du Groupe : Japan

Style : Alternative Rock , Psychedelic

Sortie : 1971

By christopher ballard from http://thenomadicsubject.blogspot.com



The released their third album in the year that was Japan's triumphant time to shine, 1971 (according to Julian Cope's Japrocksampler.com . This is a solid journey through Heavy Psych, Garage,
Folk and Blues.



Often overlooked, The Mops were a band that obviously emulated the U.S. hippie scene (Jefferson Airplane) as well as the UK heavy rock scene (Black Sabbath) but did it with their own charismatic
personality. At times acidic, epic and gritty; and at other times over the top with its campy heartwarming tenderness, Iijanaika runs the gamut of historically strange Japanese musical
affinities.



And dig that crazy cover art, man.

The Mops:

Mikiharu Suzuki (drums)

Taro Miyuki (guitar)

Masaru Hoshi (lead guitar)

Kaoru Murakami (bass)

Hiromitsu Suzuki (vocal)



Tracklist :

01.Goiken Muyo (Ilja Naika)

02.Down Where I Was Born

03.Good Morning Good Afternoon Good Night

04.Nobody Cares

05.Gekko Kamen

06.Tracees Of Love

07.To My Sons

08.No One Knows What They Were

09. Alone

http://www.euforquestra.com

http://www.myspace.com/theeuforquestra

Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Alternative Fusion , Afrobeat , Funk , Reggae

Sortie : 2009

From Official Myspace :



Originally from Iowa City, IA, Eufórquestra (pronounced: yoo • FOHR • keh • struh, think Euphoria+Orchestra) relocated to Fort Collins, CO in August 2008 and has made a splash on the Colorado
music scene with a relentless tour schedule and a live show that leaves feet tired and hearts and minds happy. The band is known for their diverse sound and eclectic repertoire, covering a number
of traditional and progressive sounds ranging from (but not limited to) reggae, dub, afrobeat and samba to ska, highlife, funk and jazz.



In October 2009 the band released Soup, a collection of 11 tracks that captures the band at new heights in terms of songwriting, energy and production. In an effort to spread the album far and
wide as an independent artist, the band has decided to give the album away for free online at www.euforquestra.com. With over 2,000 downloads in its first month the word is spreading!

Tracklist :

01. Cause A Reaction (4:55)

02. Melody Truck (5:46)

03. Soup (6:20)

04. The Events Of December 11 (5:59)

05. Called You (4:44)

06. Ochosi (7:14)

07. Backbone (5:00)

08. Change Me (5:39)

09. Dr. Standby (6:28)

10. Feel Together (5:26)

11. Cause A Dub (5:20)

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http://www.milesdavis.com

http://silent-watcher.net/billlaswell

http://www.myspace.com/billlaswell

Origine du Groupe : North America

Style : Ambient , Jazz , Electro-Jazz , Remix

Sortie : 1998

Par Ayler  pour http://american-music.forum-actif.eu



« Le magnétophone ne s'arrête pas pendant les séances, il ne s'arrête jamais, sauf pour la réaudition. [...] Tout ce qui est fait dans le studio est enregistré, ainsi nous avons une fantastique
collection de tout le travail du studio. Il ne manque rien. [...] J'extrais de que je veux et je le copie, puis l'original part aux archives, intouché. Ainsi, quiconque n'aime pas ce que j'ai
fait il y a vingt ans peut s'y rendre et le refaire. »

— Teo Macero, in Miles Davis de Ian Carr (1984)



Ce sont les techniques d'enregistrement de Miles de l'époque qui rendent ce projet possible, et il faut le dire, assez passionnant. Après quelques écoutes, je trouve en effet le projet de Bill
Laswell assez abouti.



La plupart des extraits sont connus (même si certains passages étaient/sont entièrement inédits). Mais le mixage est parfois très différent, ce qui donne à la musique d'autres couleurs.



Globalement, Bill Laswell a suivi deux tendances :

- Présenter un mixage donnant à la musique une certaine modernité (sans la dénaturer) ;

- Rendre la musique plus accessible, moins extrème : "Rated X" est ainsi mixé de façon nettement moins radicale que sur "Get Up With It".



La première plage est une compilation de l'album "In A Silent Way" (lui même totalement remonté) qui fonctionne assez bien. On peut critiquer l'aspect (un peu) New Age du mixage, mais je trouve
le premier solo de Miles remarquablement mis en valeur.



Le reste de l'album est centré sur les sessions postérieures à 1972.

"Get Up With It" est bien représenté : les plages 3 et 4 lui sont entièrement consacrées. Le montage de "He Loved Him Madly" est plus accessible que celui de l'album original, moins malsain, et
plus centré sur les parties les moins abstraites. La longueur de la version de départ (créée à partir de différentes prises) est telle qu'on a pas le sentiment d'écouter une prise lourdement
éditée.

Même s'il est plus présentable, "Ratex X" reste un morceau de fou furieux fascinant.



Le second morceau est très intéressant. Outre un mixage plus worl music de "Black Satin", il nous permet d'entendre "What If", un inédit de Miles où la guitare de John McLaughlin est tout à fait
identifiable. L'ambiance est très proche de "On The Corner".

Le "Agharta Prelude Dub" a depuis perdu de sa nouveauté : on retrouve depuis ce titre sur le coffret "On The Corner" sous le nom de "Turnaround/U-Turnaround".

Tracklist :

1. In A Silent Way / Shhh/Peaceful / It's About That Time (15:20)

2. Black Satin / What If / Agharta Prelude Dub (16:06)

3. Rated X / Billy Preston (14:34)

4. He Loved Him Madly (13:38)

http://www.lastfm.fr

Origine du Groupe : Japan

Style : Alternative Rock , Psychedelic

Sortie : 1979

By kidinquisitive from http://waxidermy.com



If I had to distill the essence of this album down to one word, I would go with Maelstrom. If I've got two words to work with then it's Shit Storm. Howard Nishioka, who plays electric and
acoustic guitar and bass guitar (and vocals on a couple songs), sounds like a man tearing holes in the atmosphere to get at those bright stars shimmering above his secluded Hawaiian compound deep
in the woods.

In truth, I don't know if he really recorded this out in the trees but that's how I imagine it. On the other hand, he called the record "Street Sounds" and the colors bordering the rather
incongruous street scene could cause one to mistake this for a reggae record, instead of the uncompromising fried improvised pyschedelic folk masterpiece that it is. Maybe the disconnect between
the cover and the music are what kept most psych afficianados off the scent for nearly 30 years (the album was released privately by Nishioka in relatively small numbers in 1979).



As ferocious and chaotic as this record gets at points, there's also an underlying calmness and gentleness and some mellower tracks that balance things out nicely. Howard is joined on two long
songs by drummer Byron Kitkowsky  (who compliments Howard's shambolic style expertly),  and recording engineer Richard Kon contributes washboard and shouts. On the back cover, one
finds a concise summation of Nishioka's approach to sound (and life?): "Screw Limitations!!!"



Tracklist :

1. Incresha 3:45

2. Ladies of the Seventh House 6:27

3. No Money, No Honey 4:05

4. Carnivourous Dogaramus 4:18

5. Fool's Paradise 5:09

6. Maria 8:21

7. Island Carol 6:27

8. Odyseas Over Seas 3:51

9. I'm a Pilgrim 3:33

http://www.myspace.com/viladypassion

Origine du Groupe : Virgin Islands

Style : Reggae , Dancehall , R&B

Sortie : 2009

From http://www.reggae-vibes.com



Virgin Islands roots singer Lady Passion, a powerful songstress from St. Croix, first came to our attention when we were listening to the 2002 released Bambu Station compilation set "Talking
Roots II" that featured her hit song "Never Change My Mind", which is also included on this "Rain On Me" set. Later on we heard her on Project Groundation's mixtapes and on the one riddim cd's
"Show Love", "Rastar", "Face" and "Specialist". In 2007 appeared a 9-track Lady Passion EP with tunes like the aforementioned "Never Change My Mind", "Sunshine Through Rain" -- also included on
this album -- and the excellent combination tune with Ras Attitude entitled "Royal To Me".



Produced by DJ Child of Project Groundation Massive, Lustre Kings Productions, I Grade, Zion High Productions, Bambu Station, Sound V.I. and Itation Records, Lady Passion's full length debut
album is a very satisfying collection of tunes. The album kicks off with "Passions Intro", an intro we remember from previous releases, and then the listener is treated to the marvelous "Accra,
Ghana". It doesn't happen that often, but the sheer beauty of this amazing, mystical tune made that we gave it several spins before we skipped to the next track. "No Place Like Home",
thematically similar to "Accra, Ghana", is a wicked modern roots tune underpinned by a truly great "live" played riddim. Next comes the even stronger "Teach The Children", an extraordinary song
with wonderful vibes and an awesome bassline. All in all a great way to start an album!!



But it surely doesn't end here as there are more beautifully written songs over appealing strong riddims throughout the remaining part of the cd. "Remember The Times" is such a tune, and the same
goes for "This Is The Way" on the "Rastar" riddim, the awesome "Never Change My Mind", the outstanding "I Am Blessed" over the "Show Love" riddim, Close My Eyes", and the wonderful acoustic title
track "Rain On Me".



Lady Passion's "Rain On Me" is a well varied album made with style and passion. Overall a very enjoyable collection that deserves to be heard by reggae fans and music lovers alike.

Tracklist :

01. Passions Intro

02. Accra

03. No Place Like Home

04. Teach the Children

05. Remember the Times

06. This is the Way

07. U.S.V.I.

08. Never Change My Mind

09. I Am Blessed

10. Close My Eyes

11. Chasing You

12. Sunshine Through the Rain

13. Rain On Me feat. Foreigna

http://www.almaafrobeat.com

http://www.myspace.com/almaafrobeatensemble

Origine du Groupe : Spain

Style : Afrobeat

Sortie : 2010

Pour http://alternativesound.musicblog.fr



Encore du gratuit aujourd'hui avec les "stolen sessions" du collectif Alma Afrobeat Ensemble. Comme beaucoup de formations d'afro beat, ils ont commencé sous le forme d'un tribute band au Black
President, Fela Kuti. Puis petit à petit ils ont composé leurs propres morceaux et introduit de nouveaux éléments dans leur afro beat. Ainsi on peut retrouver de fines touches de hip hop ("live
on yeye", "nu school" ), de la musique malienne ("mali"), des petits solos de guitare bluesy ("taskmaster"), ou encore des accentuations jazzy ("own world").



Au final, rien de bouleversant, mais un très bon disque d'afro beat ensoleillé et réjouissant au rapport qualité/prix imbattable.

Tracklist :

1. Live Na Yeye

2. Taskmaster

3. Mali

4. Nu School

5. Own World

6. South Africa

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