Starting out with a feature on the Grails' 2011 release, and finishing with the long-awaited feature on 2 new Chant Records releases, Bret Higgins’ Atlas Revolt and Midwood!
| Starting with a look at the Grails' 2011 release 'Deep Politics' - they have yet to release an LP that fails to please on all counts!. |
| Future Primitive Grails - Deep Politics |
| All The Colours of the Dark Grails - Deep Politics |
| Deep Politics Grails - Deep Politics |
| Almost Grew My Hair Grails - Deep Politics |
| I Led Three Lives Grails - Deep Politics |
| Now onto a set, starting with a bit of Canadiana the 2014 Release from Local instrumental monsters, Monobow! |
| These Mountains Don't Want Us Here Monobrow - Big Sky*Black Horse 
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| Metronome Nomeansno - Sex Mad
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| Grand Unifying Theory II Kim Salmon & The Surrealists - Grand Unifying Theory |
| Finishing with The Surrealists' triumphant return LP from '09, it heralds a turn into the psychedelic for this edition of the Nightwatch... |
| You Shouldn't Do That Nik Turner - Space Ritual (1995) |
| Clearly Invisible Simply Saucer - Saucerland (live 1978, Carleton Place Arena)
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| Continuing on with a track from a live LP released in '04 - Mick Farren (Deviants, solo records, RIP 2013) being backed up by Japanese psych stalwarts the Marble sheep! |
| I'm Coming Home Mick Farren & The Marble Sheep - To the Masterlock |
| Rabid Dog Heavy Medicine Band - Ersatz Era
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| Untitled III Guapo - Obscure Knowledge |
| Abidan Electric Masada - At The Mountains of Madness |
| Out of the jazz and into the dub, with Traditional English folksong-leanings! |
| They came With a Swagger Jah Wobble's The Invaders Of The Heart - English Roots Music |
| Press Ganged Jah Wobble's The Invaders Of The Heart - English Roots Music |
| Bret Higgins’ Atlas Revolt is the brainchild of the Toronto bassist and created as a vehicle for his original instrumental compositions. Formed in 2013, the group explores genre-defying music that draws inspiration largely from film scores, jazz, rock, surf, and elements of Eastern European, African and South American music. Notably gaining the attention of New York saxophonist-composer John Zorn, their first CD was released on his Tzadik Records in 2015. On their sophomore recording Illusion Machine, the usual line-up adds sixth man of the year, virtuoso Columbian percussionist Juan Carlos Medrano to the fold, elevating the overall sound into a darker and more orchestral space. |
| Shadowboxing Bret Higgins’ Atlas Revolt - Illusion Machine - Chant Records 
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| Hunter Bret Higgins’ Atlas Revolt - Illusion Machine - Chant Records
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| Sun Gazers Bret Higgins’ Atlas Revolt - Illusion Machine - Chant Records
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| Moon Catchers Bret Higgins’ Atlas Revolt - Illusion Machine - Chant Records
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| This is the debut LP from Midwood, led by violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, Midwood is an experimental klezmer/rock/avant garde celebration of freedom and the Jewish tradition of wandering and migration. This new group, also featuring Yoshie Fruchter (guitar), Richie Barshay (drums, percussion), and Eléonore Weill (vocals), seamlessly traverses borders through original compositions, expansive improvisations on traditional melodies, and heart-wrenching re-imaginings of Yiddish folk songs. |
| Isaac Midwood - Out of the Narrows - Chant Records
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| Ansky Midwood - Out of the Narrows - Chant Records
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| Ahava Raba Midwood - Out of the Narrows - Chant Records
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| Waltz Midwood - Out of the Narrows - Chant Records
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