#lp covers
Puzzle by The Mandrake Memorial 1969
A classic but too little known psychedelic LP with a stunning M.C. Escher cover.
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Motions and Emotions by Oscar Peterson 1969
Oscar with strings arranged by Claus Ogerman on the Magic Purple Sunshine label
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Culcha Vulcha by Snarky Puppy 2016
Another band I must catch live when they visit Manchester.
Guardian review:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/05/snarky-puppy-culcha-vulcha-review
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The Heliocentrics
From the Deep
Paul Simpson at Allmusic writes:
On their 2016 release From the Deep, eclectic British rare groove enthusiasts the Heliocentrics take a dip through their archives, unearthing a multitude of tracks cut at their former recording home base, Quatermass Studios. As with most of their recordings, however, these outer-dimensional transmissions could have been beamed from seemingly any time in the past, present, or future. The band’s heavy, spacy grooves resist easy categorization, laying down heavy, fluid drum patterns and filling them with cosmic synth squiggles, dubby echo, and the occasional squawking horns.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-the-deep-mw0002913753
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TSCHAK! by Gnoomes
Great psyche from Rossiya recorded with no mind-altering substances. Must catch them live when they play in this area
JR Moores review on The Quietus
http://thequietus.com/articles/21958-gnoomes-tschak-russian-psych-album-review
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Kenny Graham’s Afro-Cubists – Mango Walk (Kenny Graham’s Afro-Cubists Volume One)
Afro Cubanism in early 50s Britain!
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Brigitte Fontaine est… folle ! 1968
“Within an album or two, Fontaine would be deep in avant-garde jazz and nascent world music hybrids, so in hindsight Est…Folle sounds the most traditional, even though it’s nothing of the sort—in fact, the title translates to “Brigitte Fontaine is crazy” and its cover features Fontaine’s striking dark eyes emanating from a big white question mark. Recorded in the studio with composer/arranger Jean-Claude Vannier—who would soon add orchestral heft to France’s greatest rock export, Serge Gainsbourg’s Histoire de Melody Nelson—Est…Folle is playful and charming, even if it offers few hints at the curveballs ahead.“ Pitchfork
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19022-brigitte-fontaine-estfolle-comme-a-la-radio/
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Afro-Harping by Dorothy Ashby 1968
A reviewer of Dusty Groove mentioned “One of the grooviest records ever – a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations, and Dorothy Ashby’s amazing electric harp! By the time of this landmark album, Dorothy had been knocking around the jazz world for a number of years, but it wasn’t until she hooked up with Richard Evans at Cadet Records that her sound really began to cook – breaking down genres and expectations in the trademark style of the best late 60s sides from the Chicago underground. The record’s got a bit of funk, a bit of jazz, and a heck of a lot of soul – and the setting works perfectly for Dorothy’s harp, giving it a lot more room to work around than some of her smaller jazz combo albums”
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