Author: Michael Eisenberg

Although this record came out 17 years ago, it was completely new to me.  I used to follow the cadence of new releases on ReR much closer so this one slipped by me, although I definitely would have snagged it if I knew about it back then. Well, lucky for me…a friend who I haven’t…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. PFM – “Per Un Amico” (1972)  It’s very possible that I’m one of the few not familiar with this album.  I enjoyed them at NEARfest but that was the extent of my…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Atlas – “Blå Vardag” (1979) I felt like ye olde school prog and, when it comes to ye olde school prog, the Swedes did it swimmingly! Atlas was a 5 piece with…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Art Zoyd – “Le mariage du ciel et de l’enfer” (1985) This was AZ’s 6th album, but my first. “Berlin” was already released and after I heard this one, I acquired “Berlin”…how…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Feilu Gasull and Joan Albert Amargos – “Feilu i Joan Albert” (1977) This album really deserves more recognition, not only from the prog borough but from music lovers in general. Why? Well,…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. The Chicago Underground Trio – “Slon” (2004) Rob Mazurek (cornet, computers), Noel Kupersmith (acoustic bass, computers), Chad Taylor (drums). This group, both in their duo setting and, on this one, their trio…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. 5uu’s – “Point of Views” (1996)    As usual, with all these recent postings of mine, it’s been way too long that I’ve heard this. It’s a compilation of their two first…

Natasha Barrett has recently started a Bandcamp page and, so far has released three works that have not had an album release.  All three are in binaural sound and all come highly recommended. Her latest is an installation piece called Subliminal Throwback.  The site-specific piece was composed for a small outdoor amphitheater in Oslo which…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Wittwulf Y Malik/Ge-Suk Yeo – “White Room” (2005)    This is a live (and somewhat improvised) encounter between Malik (cello, electronics) and Yeo (voice). They credit their performance space (Galerie des Künstlerhauses…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Michael Gibbs – “Michael Gibbs” (1970) This is Michael Gibbs (self-titled album), I believe this was originally released in 1970 but there have been some re-releases. It’s also his first album under his…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Hughscore – “Delta Flora” (1997) This one has been on my radar for about a month now. Two basses (Hugh Hopper handling the fuzz and Fred Chalenor both RIP!), Elaine di Falco…

Jeck is an electronic artist who mainly uses turntables to create infinite loops of sound which he then organizes into digestible events within a given piece.  Sand can be a daunting listen, imposing demands on the listener. Simply having it on as background or hearing it while preoccupied with other thoughts is not recommended. To…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Power Tools – “Strange Meeting” (1987)  So I hear that bass player Melvin Gibbs is in a new band called Body Meπa. It’s two guitarists, bass and drums. The samples reminded me…

What a great surprise this one was! Like many of these capsule comments I’ve been doing, I bought it years ago, listened to it once, and since forgot about it. On this one specifically, I remember it not really connecting with me, but the reason escaped me. After hearing it again, I think I know…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Anthony Davis – “Hemispheres” (1983)  Thanks to an ancient Wayside catalog for turning me onto this gem! “Hemispheres” (1983) by Anthony Davis. I popped it on recently and thoroughly dug it! It…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. José Luis Fernandez Ledesma Q, Margarita Botello – “Sol Central” (2000)   Here is a real nice piece of avant prog from 2000.  I probably only heard this once back then since I…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Debile Menthol – “Emile A La Campagne” (1994)  I spun the Swiss band Debile Menthol twofer “Emile A La Campagne” recently. This includes their two studio albums (from 1981 and 1984) and…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. Sonny Sharrock – “Ask the Ages” (1991) Gave this one a nice LOUD listen (and really, it’s the only way to “hear” this album). Recorded in 1991, produced by Bill Laswell, (so…

From time to time, AMN writer Mike Eisenberg revisits older albums that he has not listened to in a while and provides comments. The Art Ensemble of Chicago – “Urban Bushmen” (1982) This is the album that started my long journey with the AEC probably back in the mid to late 80’s. From there I…

This is a 3cd set of music by Henri Pousseur with an accompanying 60-page booklet of texts by Michel Butor. The CDs are packed away so this write-up is just on the digital files of the music. Pousseur was a member of the Darmstadt School in the 1950s where he was connected with luminaries such…

Le contrat is billed as a Gilles Gobeil / René Lussier record and was released in 2003.  The sheer density of musical content on this record is insane.  Both musicians are on top of their game and, while they both have lots of room to flaunt their talents while the other sits out (Lussier has…

On Trilogie d’ondes, Gobeil collaborates with Ondes Martenot virtuoso Suzanne Binet-Audet.  Like an earlier empreintes DIGITALes release that marries the classical guitar with various Aousmatic composers (see my write-up here), Trilogie d’ondes achieves the same great synergies between Gobeil’s tape generated maneuvers and the most disparate instrument you can think of, the Ondes Martenot.  As…

I recently revisited the six albums I have from Gilles Gobeil and for the life of me, couldn’t decide which one to single out for a write-up.  I consider all of them excellent with a few of them reaching the “beyond excellence” level for me.  So instead of agonizing about it, I decided to spout…

I’m glad to have the opportunity to hear this before it drops on 6/18/2021 because, in short, it’s really good and I feel it should be on more people’s radars so they can enjoy the entire album once it releases. Per his PR kit, Matthias seems to be no stranger to computer-generated music, being a…