Inspired by the life and music of Sun Ra during a 2 year-long archival project that found Todd Carter sifting through the Sun Ra / el Saturn archives, including rehearsals and answering machine tapes, each member of TV Pow composed a piece for the ensemble of Chicago-based musicians, plucked from Chicago's infamous "incestuous" jazz-improv-rock music scene....who are we kidding, they're our friends.
I'd picked up Good Days from the Chicago Underground (recommended album!), but it has been awhile since I checked out Astral Spirits... their recent catalog is incredible!
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Heck ya, fans here. There are
Heck YES, fans here. There are some great live tapes of Natural Information Society out there.
Would love to hear more from them with legends like Hamid Drake, any studio sessions recommended ??
Ari Brown, Josh Abrams & Hamid Drake - encore @ Tel Aviv Jazz Festival 2016
https://youtu.be/dxqXUQAggeI
https://naturalinformationsociety.com/NEWS
Great stuff.
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Natural Information Society
Natural Information Society adjacent:
Galactic Unity Ensemble, We Have Always Been Here (JMY, 2017)
https://jmymusic.bandcamp.com/album/we-have-always-been-here
Feat. Jamie Branch!
Joshua Abrams on bass...
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A couple guys over at
A couple guys over at Vivaphook turned me on to some new tunes during the pandemic.
Ordered a couple albums. Also subscribed to Astral Spirits. Good stuff.
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I'd picked up Good Days from the Chicago Underground (recommended album!), but it has been awhile since I checked out Astral Spirits... their recent catalog is incredible!
RIP Monofonus Press, long live Astral Spirits.
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Caught a few sets here last
Watched a few good sets here.
https://www.constellation-chicago.com/calendar
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I did get Good Days. Been
I did get Good Days. Been listening to Luke Stewart as well.
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https://eremiterecords
https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/magnetoception
Added this to my digital library. Also pre-ordered Ryley Walker with Kikagaku Moyo and Chris Forsyth Rare Dreams.
I've been treating myself to all these artists you've been recommending. Also ordered some Tashi Dorji and 75 Dollar Bill albums.
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^^^ listening to a track now.
>>>...Ryley Walker with Kikagaku Moyo
listening to a track now.
that's some good shit, pal