Sonic World Wonders Part 2

Formed in 1972 in Birmingham, England, UK by brothers Kevin Godfrey (aka Epic Soundtracks) and Adrian Godfrey (aka Nikki Sudden). The lineup was completed with Richard Earl (aka Biggles Books), David Barrington (aka Phones B. Sportsman), John Cockrill (aka Golden Cockrill) and Stephen Bird (aka Jowe Head). After releasing two albums and four singles they disbanded in 1980. Stuff of legends.....

Great album from the mysterious anonymous singer/songwriter maybe called Robyn Nice whose music largely resides in the loner-folk and sound art idioms, none of the releases attributed to him as Robyn Nice. But this is the earliest known identity under which he was creatively active and has consequently become a de facto way to refer to the individual behind the body of work given that every recording he has issued is credited to a unique artist or ensemble. All his work is available for free on Bandcamp (http://therobynnicearchive.bandcamp.com/music) for more info go here: http://rojvi.blogspot.com/

An alternative listing for the Smegma – The Pigface Tape 1974. "In Pasadena, California on November 23, 1973, the musical group called Smegma humbly came into being. Despite having no formal art or music training, several friends decided to experiment with playing “real” music. We tried a ” band without musicians” concept, by allowing musicians only for special parts as needed. The only other rule was, “NO HIPPY MUSIC” or any other contemporary sounds. We developed our own “primitive suburban folk” approach and traditions. At first, we felt completely isolated. We were aware of the LA freak scene (Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Wild Man Ficher), but it was only a distant influence. John Cage, Harry Partch, Eric Dolphy, Sun Ra, Buckminster Fuller and many other great minds of previous generations were more influential than our peers.. (http://smegmamusic.com/site). The band is still active and you can hear the complete Pigface 1974 tape here: http://youtu.be/_7CEW8kgdnc

Yes, I know they are best known for the 2 amazing revolutionary album they released in 1968 & 1969. But this 5th album is also fantastic. It was billed as, 'A Voyage of pure exploration beyond the broad established horizons of electronic music. It is an adventure into perceptions of an unparallel universe all it's own'. A one track album of 42 minutes

One of the greatest voices of the world, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). Nusrat's family has an unbroken tradition of performing Qawwali for approximately 600 years.

Born October 13, 1948, Lyallpur, Punjab, Pakistan; died August 16, 1997, Cromwell Hospital, London, England.

"NU NOG EVEN NIET is a special crossover project. CHANTAL ACDA (Isbells, Sleepingdog and True Bypass) played on a poetry night. Where she saw LOTTE DODION perform with her poetry. Chantal was very touched by her work, went home and impulsively wrote four pieces of music on four different poems. Surprised by the result and the effect of singing in dutch, Lotte and Chantal invited INGE BOS to make drawings."

"art that was made in another time for this time. a view in the rearviewmirror about the loss we are all experiencing now." (written by me during Covid in 2021)

The album I wanted to list is this 18 track cd: https://www.discogs.com/release/4263819-Miriam-Makeba-The-Skylarks-The-Best-Of-Miriam-Makeba-The-Skylarks But all those tracks (+24 more) are also on the listed album

Twelve 5-second songs. It's over before you can say What The FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF*ck is this SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHit!!! (if you say it slow)

An alternative listing for the limited digital Bandcamp release "December Afternoon" (sorry I didn't plan this but I made this list awhile ago when everything was still available. Let me know if you really wanna hear the limited releases because I have it on cdr). Recorded on an afternoon in December 2018 by Matthew J. Rolin on Percussion, Dulcimer, 12-String Acoustic Guitar and Sound Effects.

This is an alternative listing for the limited digital Bandcamp release Matana Roberts - For Standing Rock​.​.​. Unfortunaly not available anymore. But instead you can download the listed live recording for free while it lasts or listen to her amazing Coin Coin Chapter albums on the Constellation label. Here you find the complete Coin Coin Chapter series: http://matana-roberts.bandcamp.com/album/coin-coin-5-album-bundle

"TJ and I recorded these songs in her backyard studio in February of 2018. We’ve been friends and occasional collaborators for years, crossing paths and sharing stages and the timing was right to capture a certain moment. I was on my way back from Mexico, not quite ready to return to the grey skies of the Pacific Northwest, and to me these songs capture a bit of lazy California winter, crossing paths with a trusted friend, playing guitars and singing old songs. – Marisa Anderson

Cole Porter and Gene Clark are among my favorite songsmiths and rendering their music during that warm midwinter of wildfires and aftermaths was perfect. Marisa and i have had an adventurous collaborative friendship, playing sonics and playing standards. The songs on this 7 inch are a cool continuation of our shared journey. – Tara Jane O'Neil"

This is an alternative listing for the Maja Ratkje – Voice album on the Rune Grammofon label from 2002. Here you can hear some tracks of the album: http://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvZ1TIaALU http://youtu.be/8XB8fB3QAQs http://youtu.be/F4Ao8z0yN8A

Another beauty form the Robyn Nice Archive

Feeding Tube Records released this one on vinyl in 2020

Like so many of his albums this was self-released by Joseph

Amazing artist from Crawford, Tennessee USA. He released so many great albums. I have picked 4 for this list......all 4 fantastic

"The soundtrack to Right On!, the documentary from 1971 that followed a day in the life of The Last Poets. As can be expected, you get some interesting and thought-provoking performance poetry alongside the sparse beats of the conga drum. Apparently, a lot of the poetry performed for the camera was lost because of faulty sound equipment."

"Kluster was a short-lived project of three musicians/artists/performers: Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Konrad Schnitzler. They recorded two albums in 1970, unprecedented in their experimental radicalism. Chaotic, apocalyptic (noise) improvisations, a sound later termed industrial music. Kluster disbanded as Moebius and Roedelius found the financial risk of bringing out a third album too daunting. Schnitzler decided to go ahead on his own, releasing the material they had recorded together, without any information or credits on the pure black LP sleeve. Moebius and Roedelius continued as a duo under the name of Cluster." (https://shop.tapeterecords.com/kluster-schwarz-eruption-2381)

It was that Lee Hazlewood Cowboy in Sweden record.

It was learning that the Atlantic Ocean spreads by about an inch each year, pushing apart Europe and America.

It was that Iceland sits on top of that bubbling ridge and gains strange new land by its spreading.

It was the desire to drink in that otherworldly landscape and experience its effect in the music, the way different alcohols have different intoxicating effects on a body.

It was those cheap flights advertised.

It was that you had to leave home to see it for what it is, to frame it neatly: to miss a thing was to know its shape.

"‘The True Light’, takes its name from the Gospel of John, a haunting lament for solo-harp guitar.

The five songs found on ‘The True Light’ bleed like a river, flowing from one to the next in waves of immense beauty, melancholia and yearning, reflecting on spirituality and belonging in its many forms. Strong Basho vibes on this one, yet, as always, Joseph expands and transcends on the ghosts of primitive-past, forging their own path."

The original cd version released by Mego in 2001 is only the first 3 tracks from the listed BC reissue here........I still have to hear the other 3 bonus tracks but the first original 3 are pitch perfect in my universe

"Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was a pioneering electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal, northern Mississippi country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage. She was born near Como and Senatobia, Mississippi, in northern Mississippi just east of the Mississippi Delta."

"Born to a Baptist preacher's family, he began singing in church, performing in gospel groups and making tables on an assembly line in Memphis, Tennessee, when he began recording in the mid-'60s for Goldwax Records, a small Memphis based label. First made the R&B charts in 1966 with "You've Got My Mind Messed Up", followed by his most famous song "The Dark End of the Street", written by Dan Penn and Chips Moman. Carr suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life which affected his career."

This is an alternative listing for the James Blackshaw + Lubomyr Melnyk – The Watchers LP on Important Records from 2013. The album listed here is a solo masterpiece from Lubomyr Melnyk originally released in 1979 but rereleased in 2007 by the wonderful Unseen Worlds label. This album is also one of the Sonic Wonders of the World. But you can check the 4 tracks from the The Watchers LP here:

http://youtu.be/gYn7WpgLg48 http://youtu.be/187sIDwJbEE http://youtu.be/C5KTcSaMNio http://youtu.be/vIMR6PMsxWE