A few cool features tonight - a brand-spankin'-new LP from locals Heavy Medicine band, picked up the Wooden Shjips 2011 release 'West', and finishing up with a great release from a few years ago by Blivet, John Madof (Rashanim, Zion80)'s 'groove and improv band.
Start off with a set from the debut full-length LP from local 4-piece the Heavy Medicine band (on Record Centre Records!)!! |
Asteroids (Goliath) Heavy Medicine Band - Ersatz Era ![]() ![]() |
Teeth Heavy Medicine Band - Ersatz Era ![]() ![]() |
Breath Heavy Medicine Band - Ersatz Era ![]() ![]() |
River Heavy Medicine Band - Ersatz Era ![]() ![]() |
House Down by the Lake Heavy Medicine Band - Ersatz Era ![]() ![]() |
In the Ditch Heavy Medicine Band - Ersatz Era ![]() ![]() |
Following this feature up with another - the Wooden Shjips' 3rd (2011) LP, on Thrill Jockey. |
Lazy Bones Wooden Shjips - West |
Home Wooden Shjips - West |
Flight Wooden Shjips - West |
Looking Out Wooden Shjips - West |
Time for a lengthy jam, a collaboration with Damo Suzuki and, for his 'sound-carriers' on this excursion, Spanish stoner/psych band Cuzo. Expect to hear more from Cuzo on future Nightwatches - Just found out about them at Birdman Sound, and intend to fill what is now a glaring hole in my collection! :) |
Pt 1 Damo Suzuki & Cuzo - Puedo Ver Tu Mente |
Time to present this Nightwatchs' Merrie Mack (RIP Mary MacKinnon), this time, a handful from the 'A' section! |
Decadence Kevin Ayers - Bananamour |
Prinssi Halonen Avarus - Attilaisrotta |
Accordion & Drums Aki Peltonen - Radio Banana |
La Novia Speed Guru (excerpt) Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paradiso UFO - The Day Before the Sky Fell In |
Time to blast out of the features section and into some miscellaneous cuts, rolling from Space-rock to prog, hitting the fusion touchstone, then some Afrobeat, and some mellower guitar-instrumental dealios!! A long and varied set!! |
Smokin' to the Big 'M' Hansen - Now Hear This |
Ad Hoc Sloche - Stadacone ![]() |
Vuelta Abajo Lifetime - In Retrospect |
Esketa Dance Mulatu Astatke/The Heliocentrics - Inspiration Information |
Dovid Melech Zion80 - s/t |
Terumah Rashanim - Masada Rock |
We finish with a feature on an album from a band called 'Blivet' (definition: An impossible trident, also known as an impossible fork, a blivet, poiuyt, devil's tuning fork, etc., is a drawing of an impossible object, a kind of an optical illusion.), which is a project from Jon Madof (Rashanim, Zion80, see previous set - note: Zion80 has a fundraiser for their latest release going on at www.pledgemusic.comprojectszion80) - some great, great guitar-jam instrumentals, released a year or so ago... |
Dime a Dozen Blivet - S/T |
Pre Roll Blivet - S/T |
Thar and Back Blivet - S/T |
Apparently Blivet - S/T |
Bad Paper Blivet - S/T |
The Next Eddie Blivet - S/T |
Here Comes Blivet Blivet - S/T |
Nuggets Blivet - S/T |
Friction Blivet - S/T |