Primitive Knot

Brazilian technical metal monsters Sepultura grew slowly from a devotion to the legends of their genre, eventually becoming the most successful metal band in Brazil's history as well as a worldwide influence. Founding member Max Cavalera sang and played guitar in the band until a deeply personal dispute over management led him to unceremoniously leave the band in 1996. While the other members carried on with a replacement vocalist, subsequent Sepultura albums never had quite the flair or force of those groundbreaking earlier works. The Complete Max Cavalera Collection 1987-1996 gathers together all 56 tracks from the first five albums, including the incredibly influential mid-'90s releases Arise and Roots.

Not RIO in the classical meaning of the word, but certainly non-mainstream, experimental, and Avant-garde in sound and approach, this Israeli group (created in 2002 and accompanied by guest musicians) is delivering a mélange of kleyzmer, jazz and hardcore with multiple rhythm changes and breaks and restless cheerful intensity. The term klezmercore has been used to describe their music. Essentially they are a trio of clarinet, bass and drums with occasional vocals/ramblings. Mike Patton and John Zorn are two names that pop into mind while listening to their music. Some other bands mentioned as being similar in spirit are Primus, The Melvins, Ne Zhdali…

Sun Ra - Space Probe (1974) {Saturn-Art Yard ‎CD011 rel 2011}
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© 1974, 2011 Saturn / Art Yard ‎| ART YARD CD 011
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Space-Age / Jazz Funk / Progressive Jazz

The rare Space Probe sent out to the cosmos by Sun Ra in the mid 70s – with material recorded from the early 60s onward – the heart of it being Sun Ra's first ever recordings on a moog synthesizer in 1969, and it's one heck of a trip! This excellent edition on Art Yard includes the material from the original Saturn release – the epic, nearly 18 minute interstellar trip that is the title track – with Sun Ra crafting hallucinatory moog magic throughout it. He shifts gears on "Earth Primitive Earth" (the complete version), an earlier recording, as much influenced by ancient sounds as futuristic ones, with hand drums for the beat and bass clarinet by John Gilmore. The closing "Conversion Of JP" is the other holdover from the earlier Space Probe LP and it's another gem steeped in primitivism, believed to feature Marshall Allen on flute (sure sounds like him to us).

Various Artists - The Half Ain't Never Been Told, Vol.1: Early American Rural Religious Music
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 246 MB | Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Yazoo # 2049 | Country/Year: US 1999
Genre: Folk, Sacred | Style: Folk, Gospel, Rural Music

…As is always the case with compilations of such early and rare recordings, the sound quality varies widely, with a hiss ranging from barely noticeable to hissing at the same volume as any of the instruments. Nonetheless, this compilation makes an important addition to the library of roots music fans who can overlook sound quality inconveniences for the recordings' historical importance.