The Ambient Stuff:

Earth - Hibernaculum
Brokeback - Field Recordings from the Cook County Water Table
Gustavo Santaolalla - Ronroco
Boxhead Ensemble - Nocturnes
Supersilent - 9
Radio Massacre International - Time & Motion
David Sylvian and Holger Czukay - Flux + Mutability
Cluster - Curiosum
Roedelius - Jardin au Fou
Roedelius - Durch die Wuste
Brian Eno - Ambient 1 Music for Airports
Laraaji - Ambient 3 Day of Radience
The Necks - Sex
The Necks - Silverwater
Loscil - Submers
Alexander Turnquist - As The Twilight Crane Dreams In Color
Steve Roach - Destination Beyond

The Jazz Stuff:

Jacob Young - Sideways
Krakatau - Matinale
Bennie Maupin - The Jewel in the Lotus
Enrico Rava - The Plot
John Abercrombie - Timeless
The Nels Cline Singers - Draw Breath
Rabih Abou-Khalil - The Sultan's Picnic
Joe Henderson - In 'n' Out
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Kenny Drew - Undercurrent
Larry Young - Into Somethin'
Jackie McLean - Hipnosis
Hank Mobley - Third Season
Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures
Mal Waldron - Up Popped the Devil
Henry Threadgill - Makin' a Move
James Carney Group - Ways & Means
Mitch Marcus Quintet - Countdown 2 Meltdown
The Schlippenbach Quartet - Chasing the Snake
Atomic - Retrograde
Joe Morris - Today on Earth
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society - Infernal Machines
John Zorn - Alhambra Love Songs

The Weird Rock Stuff:

Univers Zero - Clivages
Machine & the Synergetic Nuts - Leap Second Neutral
Ergo - Multitude, Solitude
Korekyojin - Korekyojin
Autumn Project - La Luna de Negra
Red  Sparowes - Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun Mercury Program - Chez Viking
Slow Six - Tomorrow Becomes You
Daycast - Finding Our Way Home
Bakerton Group - The Bakerton Group
Signal Hill - More After We're Gone
Earthless - Sonic Prayer
Makajodama - Makajodama
Cuzo - Amor Y Muerte En La Tercera Fase
Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
Surface of Eceyon - Dragyyn
Richard Wright - Wet Dream
Syd Barrett - Barrett
Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds
Soft Machine - Live at the Henie Onstad Art Center 1971
Andy Summers and Robert Fripp - I Advance Masked
Evpatoria Report - Golevka + EP
Jakob - Subsets of Sets
Maxwell's Demon - Diablo
Humcrush - Rest at World's End
Scale the Summit - Carving Desert Canyons
Cancer Conspiracy - Omega

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Richard Wright: The Quiet Soul of Pink Floyd 

The news that Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright died of cancer September 15 caught fans and music scribes alike off guard. It provides a further illustration of the privacy so cherished by Pink Floyd throughout their history, that no announcement had been made to the press of his illness. As a  longtime afficionado of the group, I was affected on a level as when Lennon was shot in 1980.          
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Sundance Bookstore's Top 13 Selling Music Titles, followed by Noteworthy Mentionables
1. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street Deluxe Edition
2. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mojo
3. James Taylor and Carole King - Live at the Troubadour CD/DVD
4. The Black Keys - Brothers
5. Jackson Browne and David Lindley - Love Is Strange
6. Cowboy Junkies - Renmin Park
7. Jackie Greene - Till the Light Comes
8. Shel Silverstein and Various Artists - Twistable Turnable Man
9. Bettye LaVette - Interpretations: the British Rock Songbook
10. John Prine - In Person and on Stage
11. Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden - Jasmine
12. Widespread Panic - Dirty Side Down
13. Sarah McLachlan - Laws of Illusion


Serpent Throne - The Battle of Old Crow
(Season of Mist)
The 1970's were a ripe time for guitar masters, and some bands of the era even had 2 or more proficient players in their ranks. This gave rise to the concept of dual and even triple harmony lead guitar lines. The technique was used extensively by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Wishbone Ash, and even the Eagles, but most of the bands that featured these blazing lines were of heavy metal persuasion: Black Sabbath, the Scorpions, Iron Maiden, and many others. Philadelphia's Serpent Throne takes this maxim to heart, and furthers the concept by eliminating vocals altogether, placing the focus squarely on the blazing guitars and the supple rhythm section. The song titles and album artwork (featuring Stonehenge-like stone monoliths) lead the listener to assume they are in for some long winded epics, but in fact run succinctly at 3 1/2 to 6 minutes per song. The tunes are tightly arranged powerhouses, packing maximum riffage into album highlights such as Red Moon Harvest, Snakecharmer, and the monumental Mellotron enhanced album closer, Thirteen Mountains. For the listener that craves that 70's style blustery rock, but could do without ponderous lyrics and vocalists that make a banshee cry, this is the one.

Jon Hassell - Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street
(ECM Records)
For his first album since 2005's Maarifa Street, Jon Hassell continues to mine his idiosyncratic synthesis of jazz, ethnic musics and cutting edge technology. It also reunites him with Germany's ECM imprint since 1986's Power Spot. Last Night...is a high water mark for Hassell, whose breathy, highly vocalized trumpet musings found here are among the best in his discography. The album combines live and studio work, but the recordings a blended together into a seamless whole. Slow, muted rhythms provide a gentle backdrop for Hassell and his band, incorporating violin, bass, electric guitar, percussion, and real time sampling. Highlights include the lengthy Abu Gil (referencing Miles Davis collaborator Gil Evans), the title track, and Northline, but the album is best appreciated as a whole.
Jazz purists may be disappointed by the lack of rhythmic heat, but that is not Hassell's particular ambition. His sophisticated improvisations reflect his long time fascination with eroticism, and Last Night... effortlessly achieves the goal of fusing intellectual pursuits with oozing sensuality.

Led Bib - Sensible Shoes (Cuneiform)
London based quintet Led Bib make a big noise. The band specialize in an aggressive brand of post jazz usually associated with drummer Mark Holub's hometown of New York City. Relocating to the U.K, and playing with some of the local scene's hot players, Holub formed Led Bib in 2003. Sensible Shoes is the group's 4th album, and it displays their penchant for taking melody, and subverting it to raucous and energy filled deconstructions. Two members (Chris Williams and Pete Grogan) are featured on saxophones, and they can by turns play in close harmony, or two complimentary lines that form a complete melody, or locking horns in complete freewheeling dissonance. They are ably supported by Holub's smashing drumming, Liran Donin on electric and upright bass, and Toby McLaren on piano and Fender Rhodes. The opening cut, Yes, Again, ably defines their purpose: state a theme, sometimes softly, establishing a clear melody before all hell breaks loose. The usage of rock and funk rhythms have the effect of smoothing over some of the harder edged improvisations. Mostly written by Holub, there are two numbers composed by Williams, (including one of the album's high points) the long closing track, Zone 4.

Balmorhea - All Is Wild, All Is Silent (Western Vinyl)
All Is Wild, All Is Silent, the 3rd album by Austin-based Balmorhea, is a rarity. The group employs acoustic instrumentation that one normally associates with folk, bluegrass, and country musics, but are utilized in a way that evokes film soundtracks to westerns that have yet to be made. The original duo of Rob Lowe and Michael Muller has been augmented, making the group a six piece ensemble. This gives the band a broader sonic palette to work from, with acoustic guitars, banjo, piano, upright bass, cello, and violin all prominent in their aural picturescapes. In addition to these, there are wordless vocals, which are used judiciously and effectively. There is a distinct lack of overt virtuosity for its own sake; this is not David Grisman-styled Dawg music, or any other bluegrass speed-pickers delight. Every note is used in service of the melody, which is plentiful. Often, they are striking, beautiful, contemplative and gorgeous. So why is the album a rarity? It just may be the only record this year that may appeal to both listeners of alt.country/Americana, and those that prefer  instrumental  post-rock stylings.

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