Daevid Allen - Australia Aquaria/She

Seeing as we are knee-deep in Gong, I might as well bring out some Allen.

"Widely (and deservedly) regarded as the album that confirmed Daevid Allen's return to action at the end of his somewhat disheveled 1980s, Australia Aquaria is also the record that reaffirmed his own faith in the sounds and textures that made his earliest Gong work so fabulous. Rich in melody and sentiment (the gentle "She" is all but a universal love song) and drenched in moods that swing from ethereal to majestic, the album does not put one foot wrong -- a claim that Allen supporters had not truly been able to make since midway through the Planet Gong trilogy. Song lengths are especially impressive, generally ranging between seven and 14 minutes (the epic title track), but never outstaying their welcome. In fact, the only disappointment is that the album slipped past so unnoticed when it was first released."[AMG]

WE NEED TEN THOUSAND MORE DIGIRIDOO'S!!!

Material - Memory Serves

"One of the most high-profile projects of the endlessly prolific bassist and producer Bill Laswell, Material pioneered a groundbreaking fusion of jazz, funk, and punk that also incorporated elements of hip-hop and world music well before either's entrance into the mass cultural consciousness."

More Material material to come. heh.

what a great cover

Guapo - Black Oni (2004)

"Guapo's music explores the outer-most regions of psychedelic composition. Flickers of Popol Vuh, This Heat, Magma, Third Ear Band, King Crimson and early 70’s Miles Davis are present as over-arching themes are morphed and mined through polyrhythmic asymmetrical structures. Dense orchestration and mercurial compositions have led them to associations with zeuhl."

bendy legs

Movietone - The Blossom Filled Streets

Part of that exhilarating 90's Bristol scene that included FSA, Crescent, Third Eye Foundation, Amp and others, Movietone specializes in delicate, instrospective melancholia, supremely crafted and sonically challenging.

"They use strings and prepared piano like art rock auteurs, cruise sonic landscapes like Bluetile Lounge or Galaxie 500, and the ends of their songs often tumble into extended improvisations that rival free jazz. " - Stacia Proefrock

1930's beach house