From local Art/Post-Punk Bonnie Doon with their new record 'Dooner Nooner' on Record Centre Records, thru heavy kraut/post-rock, prog and jazz we finish with improv piano/drums duo Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart, recorded live at the National Gallery, also on on Record Centre Records! Nightwatch Classic...
| Bonnie Doon, a great local Art/Post-Punk quartet, have a new release on local label Record Centre Records, and a record release party happening at Babylon, May 20th. Doors at 8pm, $10-$12/pwyc w/ Mannequin Pussy (From Philedelphia) and Creepwave! If you like early noise and punk like the Slits and Flipper, this is right up there! |
| Haunted Life Bonnie Doon - Dooner Nooner - Record Centre Records 
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| Sandy's Song Bonnie Doon - Dooner Nooner - Record Centre Records
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| Now or Neverish Bonnie Doon - Dooner Nooner - Record Centre Records
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| Panty Twister Bonnie Doon - Dooner Nooner - Record Centre Records
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| Ghost Story Bonnie Doon - Dooner Nooner - Record Centre Records
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| Messy Clean Bonnie Doon - Dooner Nooner - Record Centre Records
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| Now a quick 'miscellaneous set', starting with a track that's been stuck in my head for the past week from an LP I picked up when it came out in 1987 - the Swans' Children of God! |
| Our Love Lies Swans - Children Of God |
| Bowed Gong Mushroom - Psychedelic Soul on Wax |
| Ohnworld Space Debris - Behind the Gate |
| Now into this week's edition of the Merrie Mack (Mary Mackinnon RIP). A writeup about the first CD says: "Sibelius Academy Emeritus Professor Heikki Laitinen and accordionist wonder Kimmo Pohjonen join forces to play music about taking another person’s life. They recorded this wide array of Finnish murder ballads in February 2012 at Musiikkitalo. The album is not only about the history of the genre as it also includes a ballad improvised live". Markku Lahtelan Sirkus present some great Finnish Experimental Rock/Free Improvisation. After that... no one can fault one for loving the noise/stoner/drone touchstone, can one? |
| Katrina Heikki Laitinen & Kimmo Phjonen - Murder Ballads |
| Huuto varhaisilta päiviltä Markku Lahtelan Sirkus - Vol 1 |
| lb Bardo Pond - Dilate |
| Rust LP4 (Linus Pauling Quartet) - Bag of Hammers |
| Far be it for me to play something from a 'classic artist'... but Hendrix has always commanded my respect, and I finally got the Electric Ladyland LP back after selling many, many years ago. An awesome 2xLP, from the psychedelic long jams, to the harder-rocking Material. |
| House Burning Down Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland |
| The Cleaner Orgone - Califever |
| Who No Know Go Know Fela Kuti - Mr. Follow Follow |
| Since we're into horn-driven and funky areas now, might as well hit a track from unsung-but-excellent band 'IF' - if you like jazz-rock (emphasis on the rock), their first 4 LPs are excellent! After that, we touch on a bit of prog-classic, from Q-Prog's Et Cetera, thru King Crimson Ex-patriots Ian McDonald and Michael Giles to a classic from our favourite pothead pixies. |
| Fibonacci's Number If - 3 |
| Eclaircie Et Cetera - S/T
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| Tomorrow's People - The Children of Today McDonald & Giles - S/T |
| And You Tried So Hard Gong - Camembert Electrique |
| After the proggy bits, it's time to work our way into jazz territory to make way for the final feature. |
| Cometa Rossa Area - Are(a)zione |
| African River at Dawn Lloyd Hanson - The Great Debate
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| Compared to What Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement |
| Lullaby Codona - 3 |
| Iconic Canadian artist, filmmaker, and musician--Michael Snow--will join forces with Ottawa percussionist Jesse Stewart for a FREE concert of improvised music at the National Gallery of Canada auditorium back in 2016, finally seeing release on Ottawa's own Record Centre Records! |
| Abstraction Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart - Live at the National Gallery - Record Centre Records
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| Contraposto Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart - Live at the National Gallery - Record Centre Records
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| Assemblage Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart - Live at the National Gallery - Record Centre Records
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| Scumbling Michael Snow and Jesse Stewart - Live at the National Gallery - Record Centre Records
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