Style: Poly-Free Improvisation, Modern Classical, Avant-Garde Big Band
Vibe: Complex, Hypnotic, Intense, Suspenseful, Cerebral
Musical Attributes: Polyrhythmic, Polyphonic, Odd Time Signatures, Acoustic, Poly-Free Improvisation, Repetitive
Instrumentation: Orchestral, Mallet Percussion (Marimba, Vibraphone, etc) Violin, Cello, Piano, Trombone, Drums, Flute, Bass Clarinet
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Released in 1984 on Rift Records Format: LP
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Style: Psych Rock
Vibe: Chaotic, Energetic, Psychedelic, Stoned, Retro
Musical Qualities: Fuzzy, Riffs, Loose, Dense
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Released in 2005 on ATO Records Format: LPx2, CD
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LPx2, The Leaf Label, 2018 Includes vinyl-exclusive track on side D
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Released in 2014 on Constellation Records Format: LP
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Released in 1978 on ECM Records Recorded August, 1977 Format: LP
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Originally released in 1972 on Brain Records 2007 Lilith Reissue Format: LP, CD
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Released in 1969 on Enterprise Records Format: LP
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Released in 2019 on Western Vinyl Format: LP
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Originally Released in 1972 2017 Mr. Bongo Reissue
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LP, R&S Records, 2016 Recorded 2007-2015
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Released in 1975 on Virgin Records UK Pressing Format: LP
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Released in 1983 on Columbia Records Format: LP
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Released in 1968 on Takoma Records Format: LP
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Released in 1987 on Virgin Records Format: LP
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Originally released in 1996 on Thrill Jockey Records 2017 Reissue on clear vinyl Format:: LP
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Released in 2017 on Atlantic Records Format: LPx2
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Released in 1975 on Columbia Records Format: LP
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Originally released in 1958 on World Pacific Records 1963 Pressing Format: LP
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Released in 2019 on Jealous Butcher Records Format: LP
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Originally released in 1966 on Columbia Records 1998 Simply Vinyl pressing Format: LPx2
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Style: Organic Beat Music, Psychedelic Funk-Jazz, Instrumental Hip-Hop
Vibe: Groovy, Stoned, Retro, Eclectic, Raw, Psychedelic
Musical Attributes: Sampling, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Beats, Rhythmic
Released in 2017 on Constellation Records Format: LPx2, etching on side D
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Released in 1973 on Harvest Records
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Innovative guitarist and producer Dave Harrington (Darkside) uses his latest record to explore the outer reaches of improvisation and compositional post-production. Pure Imagination, No Country is jazz-rock fusion stripped of its retro connotations—fusing hard grooves, free flights of collective improvisation, and futuristic ambience to create something that is at turns atmospheric and in your face.
Recommended for fans of Bill Frisell, Terje Rypdal, or Jaga Jazzist
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There is a certain beauty just to being alive, and Ought make it their mission to find it through raw rock n’ roll that veers seamlessly between upbeat post-punk, meditative feedback drones, dramatic ballads, and cathartic guitar freak outs.
Recommended for fans of post-punk that blends the moodiness of Joy Division, Iceage, and Television with the experimentation and noisiness of This Heat and No Wave.
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