CDs + Vinyl:
Joey Anderson – Invisible Switch CD/LP (Dekmantel)
“Anderson comes from the same corner of the house and techno universe that has given us artists like Levon Vincent, Anthony Parasole, and DJ Qu, a fellow dancer. Like them, he favors analog drum machines, hardware synthesizers, and what sounds, above all, like a lot of playing of keys and twisting of knobs in real time. Much contemporary electronic music is composed visually, assembled brick by brick on a computer screen, but Anderson’s snake-in-the-grass meanderings suggest live takes stacked one on top of another, thanks to the magic of multi-tracking.” – Pitchfork
Albert Ayler – Bells / Prophecy: Expanded Edition 2xCD (ESP-Disk Ltd.)
Albert Ayler’s trio with Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray is best known for the July 10, 1964, recording of Spiritual Unity, the album that made both Ayler and ESP-Disk’ famous when it was released in 1965. A decade after that, in 1975, ESP-Disk’ also released, as Prophecy, the first documentation of the group, recorded a month before Spiritual Unity by Canadian poet Paul Haines at a concert at a 91st Street club. These Cellar Café recordings are augmented here beyond the five cuts from the original Prophecy release by another six tracks from the same gig. 1965 yielded Ayler treasures as his style shifted. The transitional Bells was just under 20 minutes, originally released in 1965 as one side of a clear vinyl LP, with the other side empty of music. It was recorded at a May 1, 1965, Town Hall concert of ESP artists, displaying Ayler’s new group.
Blistered – The Poison Of Self Refinement CD/LP (6131)
“Hailing from Tampa and schooled in the storied tradition of FLHC, Blistered formed around 2012, and made themselves known abroad last spring following the release of their sophomore EP, Soul Erosion. Citing both Culture and Morning Again, as well as their northern contemporaries in Arma Angelus, Buried Alive, and All Out War as major influences, Blistered channels the grit and aggression of ‘90s metalcore to punishing effect, which they deftly demonstrated on Soul Erosion. Following a year’s worth of tour experience, Blistered have returned with their debut full-length, The Poison Of Self-Confinement. The album feels like a worthy successor to the era of metallic hardcore that influenced them in both tone and spirit, bringing a modern reinterpretation to the chugging mosh-riffs of yesteryear, and switching the past’s derisive message with accessible, personal lyrics while retaining the former’s sense of disillusionment and outrage.” – The Rainbow Hub
David Bowie – ☆ (Blackstar) CD/LP (Columbia)
Blackstar is David Bowie’s 28th studio album, and is released on his 69th birthday. It is his first since 2013’s The Next Day. “The arty, unsettling Blackstar is Bowie’s best anti-pop masterpiece since the Seventies. Produced with longtime collaborator Tony Visconti and cut with a small combo of New York-based jazz musicians whose sound is wreathed in arctic electronics, Blackstar is a ricochet of textural eccentricity and pictorial-shrapnel writing.” – Rolling Stone
Brutus – Murwgebeukt CD (Willowtip)
Second album from the Dutch death metal band.
