Specific highlights:
Delphic Vapours - Get Off Their Knees. Enjoying this a huge amount. Intriguing mix of atmosphere, twang and kosmische vibes. Entirely improvised on two guitars although the overall soundscape doesn't sound particularly guitar generated. Bargain of the year at a £5! Looks like some other interesting stuff is also on the Critical Heights label which is a new one on me and will investigate further!.
Roscoe Mitchell - Far Side. Pretty superb, newish ECM release from Art Ensemble legend recorded live with great bunch of young players.
Lester Bowie - The Great Pretender. Mitchell's album made me want to dig this out again. Another great AEC offshoot recording (Also on ECM).
The Fall - The Marshall Suite. Welcome 3CD reissue.
Stefano Pilia - Action Silence Prayers. Was recommended this. Pilia is an Italian guitarist who operates somewhere in the realm of ambient Eno meets the Durutti Column.
These also got an airing:
Adrian Utley and Drew Mullholland - Warminster
Kevin Drumm - Imperial Horizon
Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Carla Bozulich/Evangelista - Prince of Truth
Harold Budd & Cocteaus - The Moon and the Melodies
Tony Scott - Music for Zen Meditation
Alvin Lucier - Navigations for Strings/Small Waves
Gloria Coates - 1, 5&6
Jim O'Rourke - Eureka
Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light
Lambchop - Is a Woman
The Police - Ghost in the Machine
Andy Summers - The Golden Wire.
Have a great week all.
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