AS THE BLACK SNAKE CHANGES HIS SKIN

Dj Qbico + new label

2010-06-10T02:28:00.000-07:00

Mr. Qbico said:

+ under the "dj qbico" page, i'll add photos of my record collection...

- this is my NEW label:

ABOUT THIS BLOG

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This blog is a modest tribute to Qbico Records.
I am a fan, i am a Qbico-maniac.

Sorry for my photos, i have a cheap camera,
and i am not a good photographer.
(Click on the photos to see big sizes)

Visit the official web to see more details
and listen samples.

Now Qbico Records is finalized.
Qbico 101 is the last.

QBICO 101

2010-04-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

HARTMUT GEERKEN/MICHAEL RANTA- The Heliopolar egg, 1976 (QBICO 101) 5 + one-sided LP box (b&w) with 3 inserts (photos, rec. details, instruments played), black vinyls

Hartmut Geerken
piano, prepared piano, piano strings, tibetan tingshak, water tingshak, waldteufel, mokkatam pot rattles, bells, water bells, sleigh bells, gongs, water gongs, tibetan boo-chals, water boo-chals,
musical clock, tibetan horn, singing tube, maracas, wood block, temple blocks, peking opera gongs, castagnets, lead camel bell, short-wave receiver, swarmandal, whistles,
argool, monkey drum, toy xylophone, lion bell, gopichand, egyptian cymbals & sagat, waterphone, voice, toy glockenspiele, thumb piano

Michael Ranta
mallet instruments (xylophone, marimba, metallophone, vibraphone), tabla, flexatone, castagnets, japanese oboe, argool, gongs, tamtams,
short-wave receiver, chinese violin (er-hu, jung-hu), wood block, echo machine, cup bells, indian israj, vco, vcf, vocals

LP 1 (one-sided) rec. November 25; Baghe Ferdows-Zafaranieh
in co-op with NIRT, Teheran, Iran

LP 2 rec. December 3/4; Max Mueller Bhavan, Calcutta, India

LP 3 rec. December 8; German Cultural Institute
in co-op with the Academy of the Arts, Dacca, Bangladesh

LP 4 rec. December 13; Abelardo Inner Green (open air)
in co-op with U.P. College of Music, Manila, Philippines
special guest: Josè "Pepito" Bosch- congas

LP 5 rec. December 15; Korea Drama Center, Seoul, Korea

LP 6 rec. December 18; Goethe-Institute, Osaka, Japan

a1 excerpt from Toshi Ichiyanagi "arrangements"
a2 Shoko Shida "lonely mountain"
b1 "same trains"
b2 "coda" special guest: Toshi Ichiyanagi- synthesizer

QBICO 100

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THE ORKUSTRA/ARTHUR DOYLE TRIO (QBICO 100)
200gr. split picture disk, exclusive artworks by Bobby BeauSoleil
(three versions: gold, grey and green border)

Arthur Doyle Trio- Nature boy

Arthur Doyle- tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute
Charles Stephens- trombone
Rashied Sinan- drums

rec. live @ Studio RivBea, NYC, August 26, 1972

The Orkustra

Bobby BeauSoleil- electric guitar
David LaFlamme- electrified violin
Jaime Leopold- electrified bass
Henry Rasof- electrified oboe
Terry Wilson- drums, percussion

rec. October 27, 1966, San Francisco

"Bobby sent me 10 Orkustra CDs to choose the right music for the qbico #100 and i finally choose a single track, the most heart breaking for me... Arthur's totally poignant version of Nature Boy cover a period which had not been documented before, where he was at the apex of his wildness... exclusive artworks by Bobby BeauSoleil... the top of the pyramid is reached... "

QBICO 99

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QBICO U-NITE VI & VII, Detroit & Buffalo, USA (QBICO 99)
3LP, black vinyls, insert, artworks by Muruga, mastering Maurizio Abate

u-nite VI
Bohemian National Ballroom, Detroit
Nov. 16, 2006

side A

Faruq Z. Bey w/Northwoods Improvisers

Faruq Z. Bey- tenor, alto sax
Mike Carey- bass clarinet, tenor sax
Skeeter C.R. Shelton- soprano, alto, tenor sax, flute
Mike Gilmore- vibes
Mike Johnston- bass
Nick Ashton- drums, percussion

Emerging field
Half life w/special guest Perry Robinson- clarinet

side B

Muruga and the Global Village Ceremonial Band

Drums & Percussion: Muruga Booker
Vocals: Belita Woods, Treylewd, Louie "Babblin" Kabbabie
Percussion: Aaron Vittala Bookvich
Shakers: Richie "Shakin" Nagan
Clarinet: Perry Robinson
Saxophone: Mark Hershberger
Saxophone & Percussion: Ralph Koziarski
Zen Drum & Keyboards: Ken Kozora
Bass: Richard Smith
Guitar: George Kerby

Self A Dilic Funk

side C

Odu Afrobeat Orchestra:

Adeboye Adegbenro- vocals, tenor and alto saxophones
Chris Facini- guitar
Chad Gilchrist- guitar
Joel Peterson- bass
Kevin Callaway- drums
Akunda Brian Hollis- conga
Faruq Z. Bey- alto sax
Michael Carey- tenor saxophone
Marko Novachcoff- baritone sax
William Townley- trombone

Machine Gun
Kakati Yaga

u-nite VII
Soundlab, Buffalo (presented by Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center)
Nov. 18, 2006

side D

Steve Baczkowski/Ravi Padmanabha

Steve Baczkowski- baritone sax, tenor sax, pungi
Ravi Padmanabha- drums, percussion, pungi

malleus
incus
stapes

side E

Andrew Barker/Daniel Carter

Andrew Barker- drums, percussion
Daniel Carter- flute, clarinet, alto sax

improvisation

side F

Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble

Arthur Doyle- voice, alto sax
Nuuj- electronics
Dave Cross- turntables
Tim Poland- clavinova
Vin Paternostro- Korg EA-1
Ed Wilcox- percussion, drums

cave dross
crass dove

"Memorable and probably unrepeatable two qbico u-nites rec. in Detroit & Buffalo in 2006. worths mentioning: Perry Robinson jamming with Faruq Z. Bey and Northwoods Improvisors, Muruga Free Funk Band in full glory with the lovely Belita Woods and members of P-Funk, like Louie "Babblin" Kabbabie from Lebanon or Treylewd, Perry too (audience got carried away and i saw people dancing on top of other people shoulders ?!) ! Odu Afrobeat Orchestra led by Fela's alumni Adeboye Adegbenro (sax/vocals/real deal) in which also Faruq played that night, Steve Baczkowski/Ravi Padmanabha with an hypnotic pungi duo, a long and fascinating improvisation by Andrew Barker/Daniel Carter (qbico 02) and finally what'd be one of the very last rec. of the Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble with nearly all his original members. from afro-jazz, funk and afro-beat to free jazz/free music and outer space... more then two hours of great lake music !"

QBICO NU

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DIRECT CURRENT featuring ATIBA N. KWABENA
and DAVE NUSS
(QBICO NU) black vinyl, cover Aki Goto/Sound @ One;
99 copies ONLY (+26 with hand-made covers)

Atiba
flutes, percussion, voice, effects

Dave Nuss
percussion

rec. live @ the Qbico U-nite XIII, realized @ RAW Studios, August 2009; NYC

side A
from one dream to....
rainforest rag (for Scott Joplin)
if i smile

side B
Olatunji's Kirk works
the word

"the original music was rec. @ the qbico u-nite XIII which took place @ Issue Project Room in NYC back in Feb. 2009. for sure the opening set by Atiba & Dave Nuss was one of the most original live set i had the pleasure to... see i remember talking with Dave, trying to set up this gig... he came out with this duo, saying that Atiba is the best well kept secret in the NYC... he spotted him playing in Harlem Clubs... nobody knows him, Andrew Barker or Steve... nobody ?! time to hear his message, jah hh music music steps music steps right on in right ooon ! afrodelic voodoo hip jazz for the next generationS..."

"it's a kind of psychedelic african record filled with beautiful layers of traditional rhythms and has a sort of hypno trance vibe, with Atiba's odd loop pedals and voice/flute jazziness/poetry. atiba is really the MASTER of the african percussion and i learned so much working with him in the studio. i think it's a one-of-a-kind record for sure !"
dave nuss

QBICO XI

2010-04-16T16:38:00.000-07:00

JAMES GURLEY/ MURUGA- It's big huge (QBICO XI)
paste-on covers, black vinyl; 99 copies ONLY
(+26 with hand-made covers)

rec. Nov. 2009

side A
Big Bang super string blues
Cosmic triune

side B
Esonic rapture
Takeing the time to tell you

"One night i got a very excited mail from Muruga, saying his old pal James Gurley (Janis Joplin, Big Brother & The Holding Co) was visiting... he asked me if i'd have been interested in doing an album + hand-paint some cover right on the spot... without hesitation i/we followed the flow, so i said YES ! Muruga told me that it'd have been a RARE chance to catch James in the NOW (most of the tracks on the qbico xi were rec. on Nov. 25, 2009) ! few days, after i received the audio master and the hand-made covers (some of the most colorful and psychedelic i ever got !), Muruga brought me the sad news that James passed away after an heart attack ?! sad and unexpected news... SO glad that he's part of the qbico family ! rest in p big bro, it's huge !"

QBICO 98

2010-04-16T16:33:00.000-07:00

NEOKARMA JOOKLO TRIO- Memories from the age of the Dragon
(QBICO 98) red vinyl, troglosound art,
3 different inner sleeves (gold/red/green), heavy textured cover

david vanzan
percussion, voice, bow harp, bass, anologue electronics

virginia genta
soprano sax, ocarina, flutes, marimba box, bells

maurizio abate
kalimba, zither, hurdy gurdy, tape delay

rec. during the age of the dragon

a1 journey towards the creation
b1 evocation of the winds

b2 the ancient mystery

QBICO 97

2010-04-16T16:27:00.000-07:00

NEOKARMA JOOKLO EXPERIENCE- Peaceful messages (QBICO 97)
folder cover, black vinyl/black inner sleeve, troglosound art

david vanzan
virginia genta
maurzio abate
luca massolin
paolo pascolo
ali de zan

rec. June 6th, 2009

a1 cosmic balance
a2 turkish train
b holy freedom

"welcome to the temple, where you'd see the sun and the moon... experience the eternal balance between day and night, good and evil."

QBICO MU

2010-04-16T16:23:00.000-07:00

JOOKLO DUO- Roots (QBICO MU) one-sided LP, black vinyl,
silk-screened cover & stamp on label by Troglosound,
99 copies ONLY (+26 for the ltd ed)

david vanzan- drums
virginia genta- tenor, soprano sax

rec. October 2009

"one breathless long track, where you'd hear a mesmerizing Virginia's solo in a Rolando Kirk style, playing soprano and tenor in unison. back to the roots..."

QBICO KAPPA

2010-04-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

JOOKLO DUO- Live in Itri (QBICO KAPPA)
10" brown vinyl with yellow/white effects and silk-screened clear inserts by Troglosound,, 99 copies ONLY (+26 for the ltd ed)

david vanzan- drums
virginia genta- tenor, baritone sax

rec. live @ Una sporca Estate Festival, August 27th, 2006

a tenor song
b baritone song

"wanna A free jazz rocket ! wanna a tenor song and a baritone song ?! from a young troglo couple ON FIRE ?! you got it baby ! to be played at the lowest volume possible ! earliest rec. available from Jooklo Duo, rec. live @ a Dirty Summer Festival on August 2006. the 1st thing they sent me... i easily recognized their power... 1st AND only 10" release on qbico"

QBICO 96

2010-04-16T16:13:00.000-07:00

MAKOTO KAWABATA- Under your moonshine (QBICO 96)
black vinyl, artwork by Troglosound

Makoto Kawabata- electric guitar (with no overdubbing)
rec. around 2003/4

"the last Makoto Kawabata release for qbico ! and strange enough Makoto told me that this was his last solo guitar rec. with no overdubs. he gave to me this special solo a while ago, maybe 2003/4... i waited for the right moment to release it, just before the closure of qbico, it all started with him..."

QBICO 95

2010-04-16T16:07:00.000-07:00

SABU TOYOZUMI/ MOTOTERU TAKAGI- If Ocean is broken (QBICO 95)
2LP, black vinyls, cover by qbico

Sabu Toyozumi- drums, percussion
Mototeru Takagi- soprano, tenor sax, bass clarinet

rec. live April 1971 @ Yasuda Seimei Hall, Tokyo

side A
Song for Yoo-Ki Lee

side B
If Ocean is broken

side C
The Alilan pass

side D
Nostalgia for Che-ju Island

"unreleased free jazz from Japan in it's prime, rec. live in Tokyo in 1971. Mototeru Takagi already released two beautiful duo LP back then with master Japanese drummers like Masahiko Togashi (Isolation) and Toshi Tsuchitori (Origination), so this last DLP complete in a sense the set of duo rec. with the best, 1st generation, free music drummers from Japan. On the other side it complete also the duo rec. by Sabu with the greatest reeds player from Japan (still of the 1st generation); being, his various duos with legendary Kaoru Abe, already documented on qbico (Senzei) and elsewhere. About the music: raw and passionate = primitive beauty; both musicians are in top form and surely in their most creative period. Mr. Takagi plays tenor, soprano sax and bass clarinet, while Sabu is on drums and percussion. original rec. were very well preserved (fortunatly) and the pressing came out wonderful ! cover by qbico which Sabu san really dig saying that En no Gyoja is deeply respected by him, he opened the way..."

QBICO LAMDBA

2010-04-16T16:01:00.000-07:00

MATS GUSTAFSSON- Mats G plays Albert A (QBICO LAMDBA)
125 copies ONLY, one-sided LP black vinyl, with insert

26 copies, paste-on white covers,
with stamped and signed photo by Mats,
numbered from A to Z
99 copies, paste-on white covers

Mats Gustafsson- baritone sax, music box

rec, mixed and mastered June 16, 2009 by Ola Glans, Svinaberga, Sweden

side A
Our prayer
Angels/Spirits

""After his redention of Duke Ellington pieces, the series continue with Mats unique versions/visions of classic Ayler's tunes like Our prayer and Angels/Spirits. here he plays music box and baritone sax; the sound is full and warm. rec. in June 2009. ltd ed. of 99 copies only + 26 n° with signed and stamped postcard."

QBICO 94

2010-04-16T08:27:00.000-07:00

KLUSTER AND FRIENDS- 1969-1972 (QBICO 94) 6LP
(black vinyls/black labels/black inner sleeves) box,
spray painted (stencils by
Troglosound) in gold or silver
and with clear plastic insert (rare photos)

Conrad Schnitzler, Klaus Freudigmann, Wolfgang Seidel and friends
rec. in Berlin, 1969/1972

QBICO 93

2010-04-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB- Psychic smog 1-7 (QBICO 93) red & pink vinyl

Neil Campbell, Mel Delaney

rec. West Yorkshire, Winter 2008/09

side A
Psychic smog 1-6

side B
Psychich smog 7

QBICO 92

2010-04-16T08:19:00.000-07:00

CHURINGA CANARIES (QBICO 92) black vinyl

Phil Legard, Alexander Neilson, Tirath Singh Nirmala, Phil Todd

rec. in Leeds, December 2005

originally released as a CD-R, 100 copies only

side A
Under heavy rent

side B
A sovtek swirl

QBICO 91

2010-04-16T08:11:00.000-07:00

MIKE COOPER- Live at the Hint House (QBICO 91)

black vinyl, cover design/collage by Mike Cooper

rec. in NYC, 2000

"Live at the Hint House might be considered a field rec. in as much as it is a recording of an ambience or soundscape. Made on my first ever trip to mainland America to play music this is the 2nd set of that evening, the 1st set had been an acoustic one of songs and slide guitar. At the start of the 2nd set i quickly realised that my guitar was not working and rather than stop and attempt to find out what was wrong i decided to just continue and improvise with what was at hand on the table in front of me. A Casio SK1 sampler keyboard, a Yamhaha SU10 sampling unit with some pre-recorded samples loaded, a mini disc with some tropical ambience rec. from Malaysia and a pitch shifter delay pedal. I was not very happy with what happened that night and when Matt Zwed gave me two CD-Rs the next day i don't remember giving much attention to the 2nd set. Five years on, coincidently to the day as i write this, i realized he had captured more than me trying to get through the piece. It was me, the people in the room, the dog that ran around barking, the traffic sounds coming through the door that was open right behind me and a whole host of magically transported tropical birds and insects that suddenly found themselves reciting whatever it was in the loft space on the edge of Harlem, competing or colluding with all of the above to produce a piece of urban exotica." Mike Cooper

QBICO 90

2010-04-16T08:08:00.000-07:00

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS- Running on autokinetic (QBICO 90) green vinyl

rec. in Leeds, June 2007

originally released as a CD-R, 100 copies only

side A
St.Rooster's lament
Feedback is

side B
Hiss lizard revisited

QBICO IOTA

2010-04-16T08:02:00.000-07:00

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS- Monocycle American (QBICO IOTA)
one-sided, red vinyl with white shizo effects, paste on cover, 99 copies ONLY
(+26 for the ltd ed)

originally released as a CD-R, 50 copies only

QBICO 89

2010-04-16T07:58:00.000-07:00

CONRAD SCHNITZLER- Silver (QBICO 89)
180gr. crystal or blue vinyl, cover by qbico

rec. 1974/75

QBICO 88

2010-04-16T07:52:00.000-07:00

PETER KOWALD- Bass solo (QBICO 88)
black vinyl, photo by Don Barber, cover by qbico

rec. live @ Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant; May 17, 2000

rec. by Mike Johnston

"Finally ! maybe few of you already know that the qbico #02'd have been a solo of Peter Kowald over animal sounds... he had already prepared a tape to which improvise over, i had already booked a studio, but unfortunatly Peter started to feel sick... Kiki Smith agreed also on using one of her artwork for the cover... anyway, this is the right recording that i had been waiting for so long and it planes to me thanks to my dear friend Mike Johnston of the Northwoods Improvisers, who rec. this incredible solo by Peter back in 2000. simply the best bass solo i ever heard ! a definitve statement from one of the greatest musicians and xhol that i had the honour to met."

QBICO 87

2010-04-16T07:47:00.000-07:00

HARTMUT GEERKEN/ JOHN TCHICAI- The Kabul and Teheran tapes (QBICO 87) 2LP, black vinyls, cover by qbico

Hartmut Geerken-
piano, piano strings, prepared piano, percussion, sun harp (bandura), tibetan tchinkas, short wave receiver, thumb piano, peking opera gongs

John Tchicai-
soprano and alto sax, flute, darabukka, voice, bells, egyptian bendire

Ustad Mohammed Aref
tabla (on A and C2)

rec. May 5, 1977 in Teheran, Iran*
rec. May 22, 1977 in Kabul, Afghanistan**

side A
Wazir akbar khan mena**

side B
Gaziantep**

side C
Yazilikaia*
Afghanistan perdu**

side D
Perdidoboogie**
Blues for underdogs*

master by Maurizio Abate

"Unreleased music, available here for the 1st time, of this mythical journey to the East. Two side-long spontaneous compositions on side A/B, some far out and alien sounds on side C, two perdidoboogie for the underdogs on side D."

QBICO 86

2010-04-16T07:41:00.000-07:00

THOMAS BORGMANN/ WILBER MORRIS/ REGGIE NICHOLSON- Live at Tunnel (QBICO 86) black vinyl, cover by Joseph Beuys

Thomas Borgmann- tenor and soprano sax, ocarina
Wilber Morris- bass
Reggie Nicholson- dr

rec. on March 22, 2000 @ the Fringes Festival

side A
Same time, different place

side B
Wilber's mood
We went that away

"Only available rec. of a kind of historic Festival that EP and La Moja organized in Milan in 2000. other sets were Sunny Murray/Arthur Doyle, Mego night with Rehberg & Bauer, Peter Kowald/Daunik Lazro, Frank Perry solo, the music of Conrad Schnitzler, Han Bennink solo, John Butcher/Phil Durrant. It's a live set full of passion and warm, in total contrast with the cold cover. This trio evolve from the original one of Borgmann/Morris/Dennis Charles (which i had the pleasure to see and invite in 1998)... Reggie Nicholson took Jazz's chair after his premature passing. Dedicated to you, Wilber."

QBICO THETA

2010-04-16T07:36:00.000-07:00

MAURIZIO ABATE- Armonicum (QBICO theta)
black vinyl, black inner sleeve, cover by Troglosound

99 copies only
+ 26 copies with hand-made covers by Maurizio
(eclipses made with: spray paint, salt, sand, stones and film),
numbered from A to Z

rec. 2008; solo, instruments played:
guitar, steel guitar, tanpura, harmonica, kalimba

side A
Ego Trip
Gutt feelings

side B
The carpet

QBICO 85

2010-04-16T07:32:00.000-07:00

ACID BIRDS (QBICO 85) 180gr. yellow vinyl with black, cover by qbico

rec. by Jeremy Wilms and Torbitt Schwartz at I.T.S. studio, Brooklyn;
November 14, 2007

Andrew Barker- drums, percussion, jaw-harp
Jaime Fennelly- electronics, harmonium
Charles Waters- alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet

side A
Acid Birds

side B
Larvae
If I die, my cat will eat my face

QBICO 84

2010-04-16T06:01:00.000-07:00

ARTHUR DOYLE/ WILBER MORRIS/ RASHID BAKR- Live at the Alterknit
(QBICO 84) one-sided LP, white vinyl, two cut corners

rec. August 9, 1997 in NYC

Arthur Doyle- tenor sax, recorder
Wilber Morris- bass
Rashied Bakr- drums

QBICO 83

2010-04-16T05:54:00.000-07:00

MURUGA/ PERRY ROBINSON dyad- Bubble waves
(QBICO 83) aquamarine vinyl, artworks by Muruga

rec. in 2007 at Sage CT. Studio, Michigan

Muruga- drums, bells, shaker, Nada drum, conga, jimbay, synth
Perry Robinson- clarinet, wood whistles

side A
Bubble wave

side B
Bubble beat

QBICO 82

2010-04-16T05:46:00.000-07:00

FARUQ Z. BEY & DENNIS GONZALEZ
with NORTHWOODS IMPROVISERS- Hymn for Tomasz Stanko
(QBICO 82) 180gr. orange vinyl with gold, cover by Mike Rudolph

rec. 11/04/04 and 3/13/05 by Mike Johnston & Dennis Gonzales

Dennis Gonzalez- trumpet, percussion
Faruq Z. Bey- tenor, alto sax, gong
Mike Carey- tenor sax, bass clarinet
Skeeter C.R. Shelton- tenor, soprano sax
Mike Gilmore- vibes, marimba, saz, tamboura
Mike Johnston- bass, percussion
Nick Ashton- drums, percussion

side A
Hymn for Tomasz Stanko
Hu-Hu

side B
Kuntu

Ilam

QBICO ETA

2010-04-16T05:41:00.000-07:00

NORTHWOODS IMPROVISERS- Constellations (QBICO ETA)

one-sided LP, ltd ed 125 copies only

26 hand-made covers for the velvet box
99 covers with two stickers (front & back)
+ sticker on label (design by Mike Johnston)
+ insert on parchment paper

rec. live to tape by Mike Johnston in 2007/08

Mike Gilmore- guitar, saz, kalimba, shakers
Mike Johnston- bass, inanga, bone guitar
Kirk Lucas- guitar, tamboura, tambourine
Mike Last- tabla, kosika
Mike Khoury- violin
Don Barber- bells, frame drum

side A
Malik
Indian folk song
Tenere'
African Bells
Trampled rose

QBICO 81

2010-04-16T05:37:00.000-07:00

LOOSERS- Natives are restless (QBICO 81)
2LP, black vinyls, photos by Tiago, cover by qbico

side A
Glyph

side B
The Orthodox tongue
Hipsters

side C
At prison gates only the keys sing

side D
An appointment with jackals and vultures

rec. 2005/06 in Portugal and Europe

QBICO 80

2010-04-16T05:32:00.000-07:00

TROPA MACACA- Fiteiras suadas (QBICO 80)
180gr. clear azul vinyl, artwork by Joana Da Conceicao

"For sure one of the wierdest and most unique record on qbico, thanks to this young couple from Porto; hard to explain, no easy listening... but once you get attuned, it grows on you... deeply. some vague similarities with the Astral Social Club LP (qbico 59)"

QBICO ZETA

2010-04-16T05:27:00.000-07:00

GOLDEN JOOKLO AGE- Tropical trip (QBICO ZETA)
180gr. green or blue vinyl with pink & yellow skizo effects,
silk-screened cover by Troglosound (black or light brown covers),
125 copies ONLY (of which 26 for the ltd ed)

Virginia Genta- tenor sax, flute, voice, zorna
David Vanzan- drums
Luca Massolin- mandolin, keyboard
Tiago Miranda- congas, synth, perc
Rui Damaso- bass
Rui Damaso (Frango)- voice, fx

rec. by Pedro Alsada @ ZDB, Lisboa, Feb. 17, 2008

QBICO 79

2010-04-16T05:23:00.000-07:00

ODD CLOUDS (QBICO 79) pic disk,
artworks by Chris Pottinger & Jamie Easter

rec. betw 2004-2007 in Detroit,
Ferndale and Hamtramck; Michigan

performers:
Chris Pottinger
Jamie Easter
Heath Moerland
Glen Morren
Chris Sprague
Matt Smith
Noah Eikhoff
Free Wade

QBICO 78

2010-04-16T05:20:00.000-07:00

COTTON MUSEUM- No face in the bog (QBICO 78)
cow's milk vinyl, artworks and music by Chris Pottinger, with insert

side A originally released as a ltd ed CD-R art set in 100 copies on Tasty Soil, Creature
B1 track is unreleased, rec. in 2007
B2 originally released in 2006 on Fag Tapes as a side of a tour cassette with Sick Llama
B3 was played as a loop for 8 months straight on a pirate radio station that broacasted out of the Cloud House on 107.9 fm

QBICO 77

2010-04-16T05:16:00.000-07:00

SLITHER- Invertebrate (QBICO 77) one-sided black vinyl

Heath Moerland & Chris Pottinger: horns & electronics

side A
Venom injection
Invertebrate

QBICO EPSILON

2010-04-16T05:12:00.000-07:00

MATS GUSTAFSSON- Mats G plays Duke E (QBICO EPSILON)
125 copies ONLY, one-sided LP black vinyl

26 copies with paste-on grey covers with stamped
and signed photo by Mats, numbered from A to Z
99 copies with paste-on white covers

Mats Gustafsson- tenor sax and live electronics

rec. April 8, 2008 by Olof Madsen at Blue Tower Studios

side A
In a sentimental mood
I never felt this way before
Come Sunday
Blue goose
Sophisticated Lady

QBICO 76

2010-04-16T05:01:00.000-07:00

ERUPTION- Live action 1972, Wuppertal (QBICO 76)

2LP (music on three sides) with folder cover in heavy outer plastic sleeve,
black vinyl & orange vinyl (180gr), cover by qbico

music by:
Conrad Schnitzler
Klaus Freudigmann
Wolfgang Seidel
and friends

3 side long tracks, the complete concert

QBICO 75

2010-04-16T04:54:00.000-07:00

HARTMUT GEERKEN- Amanita (QBICO 75)
2LP with folder cover in heavy outer plastic sleeve,
black vinyl & gold vinyl (180gr), cover by qbico

rec. May 11, 1995

instruments played:
Sun Ra's Sun harp
Swarmandal
voice

side A
amanita spissa

side B
amanita ovoidea

side C
amanita strobiliformis
amanita vaginata
amanita phalloides
amanita rubescens

side D
amanita mappa
amanita pantherina
amanita vema

"Pratically impossible to make it brief here, HGeerken: author, composer, musician, film-maker, performer, actor, mycologist, archivist, stager of exhibitions, publisher of numerous authors from the circle of literary expressionism and dada, lumberjack, bumble-bee-keeper. during his six-year stay in Egypt in the 60's he is co-founder (together with Salah Ragab and Edu Vizvari) of the Cairo Jazz Band as well as founder and head of the Cairo Free Jazz Ensemble. played in various music groups: Embryo, trio with John Tchicai and Don Moye (extensive tour of Africa) and also with the Art Ensemble of Chicago. he worked with Sunny Murray, Don Cherry, Okay Termiz, Peter Kowald, Takehisa Kosugi, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Michael Ranta, ect... today Geerken possesses one of the most comprehensive Sun Ra archives (waitawhile sun ra archives). his book omniverse sun ra (1994) ,which contains a first all-embracing discography of the musician, has meanwhile grown to be a priceless cult book. together with James Wolf from the library of congress in Washington DC , he's editor of the recently published collected poems and philosophical works of Sun Ra (the immeasurable equation 2005). better to read his bio to know more.

This is Geerken 1st ever solo release (a major event indeed !) and it was recorded under the influence of magic mushrooms (dried amanita muscaria). one of the instruments played here is Sun Ra's Sun harp (a Bulgarian bandura), which Sun Ra gave him in 1971 in Egypt, were Hartmut invited the Arkestra to play... they got no money to fly back to the States, so Hartmut kindly borrow them some bread for the trip back... in exchange Sun Ra gave him his Sun harp (which you'd hear on several Saturn LP and which was one of the few instruments that Sun Ra played besides keyboards) saying i'll buy it back from you one day... which evidently never happened. the other string instrument played here is a Swarmandal, which was given to him in 1976 in New Delhi by the renowed Dhrupad singers: the Dagar brothers. probably the wildest qbico ever, alien sounds !"

QBICO 74

2010-04-16T04:50:00.000-07:00

DATASHOCK (QBICO 74) 180gr. clear olive vinyl,
photo by Marion Meilgen

rec. August 2007, mastered by Pete Swanson,
two side long tracks

Ruth-Maria Adam
Pascal Hector
Ronnie Oliveras
Martina Ripplinger
Ulf Schutte
Marcel Turkowsky
Jan Werner

QBICO 73

2010-04-16T04:47:00.000-07:00

GRAVEYARDS (QBICO 73) black vinyl,
cover by John Olson

rec. 2007, two side long tracks

bunny- cello
mike khoury- violin
zach wallace- bass
nate wooley- trumpet
hell- percussion, tapes
coccyx- saxophone, electronics
johnny coorz- flute, electronics

QBICO 72

2010-04-16T04:41:00.000-07:00

BOBBY BEAUSOLEIL- Mantra (QBICO 72) pic disk, artworks by Bobby Beausoleil

rec. in Oregon State Penitentiary at the end of the 80's

side A
Mantra part I

side B
Mantra part II

"A prison is a noisy place. The clanging of bells announcing the prison routine, the whir and ratcheting, banging and slamming of electric gates and mechanical metal doors, the ebb and flow of human vocalizations as hundreds of people caged against their will respond to their conditions in myriad ways - to express their loneliness, or disconttent, or rage, or insanity, or merely to cheer or boo a play in a football game on television - punctuated by the shouts of guards who must enforce their authority to maintain what passes for order in such places . . . all of this and more is amplified within the confines of reverberant concrete walls, conspiring to make it difficult to find, much less preserve, one's peace of mind.

I composed Mantra: soundscapes for meditation in response to several requests from some of my fellow prisoners. I was asked to create some gentle music that they could listen to on their personal cassette players as an aid in practicing meditation and relaxation techniques widely accepted as valuable tools in the process of healing mind, body and spirit. The challenge was to produce a musical composition that would help to mask the noise of the environment without being intrusive or demanding too much of the listeners attention, while incorporating combinations of tones and textures that may aid an individual in achieving a relaxed, meditative state of consciousness. By all reports, including my own experience, Mantra succeeds in its intended mission. As environmental music, it also seems to work well as a focusing agent when doing some types of creative work, or when reading, and to enhance the restfulness of sleep when set to play continuously through the night at low volume. You may find other uses for it as well. For all I know, it may help plants to grow more healthy, or soothe a teething baby. We are all doing time in one way or another, and the stresses of day to day life make it imperative that we find ways to generate harmony within ourselves from time to time. I hope that Mantra will serve you in this regard as well as it has served some of my friends in prison. Peace"
Bobby BeauSoleil.

QBICO 71

2010-04-16T04:33:00.000-07:00

RAHDUNES (QBICO 71) pic disk, cover by qbico

rec. 2007, two tracks on side A and one on side B

QBICO 70

2010-04-16T04:28:00.000-07:00

PSYCHATRONE RHONEDAKK- Early free-form waveforms
(QBICO 70) deep blue sea 180gr. vinyl, cover by qbico

side A
Harmonic resurgence
Spacemen 2 or 3

Psychatrone- synth
Brian Turner- guitar
rec. June 28, 1995

side B
Underwater sea chantys

Psychatrone- synth
rec. 1996 live to tape

QBICO DELTA

2010-04-16T04:20:00.000-07:00

THE RODNEY FOREST (QBICO DELTA)
125 copies ONLY, black vinyl with black labels and black inner sleeve

26 hand-made covers by Ju Suk & Tom Recchion (for the ltd ed)
+ 99 sprayed covers by qbico with stencils artworks by Troglosound (front & back)
six versions:
orange covers with gold or silver or black letters
silver covers with gold or silver or fuchsia letters

rec. 2007, two tracks each side

Ju Suk Reet Meate, Oblivia and Tom Recchion

QBICO 69

2010-04-15T15:20:00.000-07:00

BORIS MORGANA- Liquid child
(QBICO 69) maroon with green vinyl, cover by Juho Hotanen

rec. early 2006 in Pakkala, Finland

Robin Ellis, Juho Hotanen, Juuso Paaso, Taneli Tuominen, Jukka Vallisto and Hermanni Yli-Tepsa

side A
Thirst of Organus
Sex games of the forbidden forest
Souls take pleasure in becoming moist

side B
Infinite Winter games

QBICO 68

2010-04-15T15:15:00.000-07:00

BLACK MOTOR (QBICO 68) black vinyl,
cover by Tiitus Petajaniemi & Simo Laihonen

rec. April 2006 in Tampere, Finland

Sami Sippola- alto and tenor sax
Villa Rauhala- bass
Simo Laihonen- drums

side A
Love life
Postmodern affair

side B
Mr. Cherry
Muurame
Dancin' on your grave

QBICO 67

2010-04-15T15:08:00.000-07:00

QBICO U-NITE- V, Turku, Finland
(QBICO 67) 200gr. clear blue vinyl (few clear aqua vinyl for the ltd ed),
cover by qbico

rec. live @ Dynamo Klubi on March 11, 2006 by Mikko Lagernohm

side A
Rakhim with Hans-Joachim Irmler

side B
Lauhkeat Lampaat with Lau Nau & Kuupuu- Joka nurkka haisse

"Two unique sides: on side A you'd hear a rare meeting among Rakhim (Circle's more dark side project) and Hans-Joachim Irmler from legendary Faust ! while on side B, a two male/two female playful affair (qbico's idea) among brothers Tolvi (Rahun Orkesteri) and Antti Tolvi's wife Lau Nau with Kuupuu. true unite spirit and perfect balance betw both sides with opposite moods..."

QBICO gamma

2010-04-15T15:02:00.000-07:00

NEOKARMA JOOKLO TRIO- Solar vision
(QBICO gamma) 200gr. clear orange vinyl,
ltd. 125 copies only (of which 26 for the ltd ed ice q-be),
with color insert

rec. by Maurizio Abate

Virginia Genta- tenor sax, bombarda, wood flute, voice, little percussions
Maurizio Abate- tanpura, harmonica, acoustic guitar, kalimba
David Vanzan- percussions, gongs, africanisms

side A
Arabian Sun
The 3rd eye blues
Vision of light

side B
Solar Exodus part I
Solar Exodus part II

QBICO 66

2010-04-15T14:55:00.000-07:00

NEOKARMA JOOKLO OCTET feauturing MAKOTO KAWABATA- Infinity
(QBICO 66) 2LP, 180gr. clear vinyl with white & light blue atmosphere,
artwork by Troglosound

rec. Feb. 12, 2007 by Maurizio Abate

Virginia Genta- baritone sax & voice
Paolo Pascolo- flute
Andrea Gulli- tape & laptop
Giorgio Pacorig- fender rhodes
Makoto Kawabata- electric guitar
Christian Zandonella- electric guitar
Maurizio Abate- tanpura & steel guitar
David Vanzan- percussions

4 tracks with no titles

QBICO 65

2010-04-15T14:51:00.000-07:00

JOOKLO DUO- Free serpents (QBICO 65) 180gr. clear vinyl with black effects,
artwork by Troglosound, with color insert

rec. Dec. 2, 2006 by Maurizio Abate

Virginia Genta- tenor and baritone sax
David Vanzan- drums

10 tracks with no titles

QBICO BETA

2010-04-15T14:46:00.000-07:00

NEOKARMA JOOKLO TRIO- Meditative (QBICO beta)
180gr. clear vinyl with pink and red clouds
(+26 with clear vinyl, 2nd issue),
one-sided, ltd. 125 copies only
(of which 26 for the ltd ed Troglo box),
artwork by Troglosound

rec. Nov. 30, 2006 by Maurizio Abate

Virginia Genta- tenor sax
Maurizio Abate- tanpura & harmonica
David Vanzan- percussions

QBICO 63/64

2010-04-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

QBICO U-NITE- IV, Aarhus, Denmark (QBICO 63/64)
2LP,
black vinyl, cover by qbico

rec. Feb. 1 (at Jon/Marc's flat) and 2 (live at Musikcafeen, Aarhus, Denmark), 2006 by Marc Gade

side A
Global Experience Orchestra- Flow with time

Daniel Carter- tp, as, cl
Vin Paternostro- ss
Marc Gade- tuba
Pernaus Salon- recorder, ss, clay flute
Qbico- balalaika, vc, perc, vl
Ed Wilcox- dr, harmonica

side B
Family Underground- 2/2/06

side C
Daniel Carter/Vin Paternostro/Ed Wilcox- Light in extension

side D
Daniel Carter/Vin Paternostro/Ed Wilcox- Walking flame

Daniel Carter- tp, as, fl ,cl
Vin Paternostro- ss
Ed Wilcox- dr

QBICO 62

2010-04-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

TRULOFA (QBICO 62) black vinyl,
cover by Jon, with insert

side A
Adamant
Marc Gade- electronics

Samsera (live in Poland)
Kristoffer- cembalo
Jon- fiddle, perc, recorder
Nikolai- recorder
Ditte- vc

side B
The traveller
Marc Gade- 12 string gt
Slam- Spanish gt, balalaika, melodica
Jorgen Larsen- Western gt

Elektro
Jon- fiddle
Marc Gade- vc, radio, tin foil
Slam- drones, synthesis

QBICO 61

2010-04-15T13:16:00.000-07:00

MICHAEL FLOWER- Returning to knowing nothing
(QBICO 61) black wax, artwork by Robert Thomas

rec. from 2003 to 2005

side A
Octave #1
The window is a river
If your light goes out....

side B
FFR #1 (for BS)
Antlers and whiskers
3pm 28_08_05

QBICO 60

2010-04-15T13:12:00.000-07:00

VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA- The sun balance/The open knot
(QBICO 60) kiwi vinyl, artwork by Adam Davenport/Mick Flower

rec. 2006

side A
The sun balance

side B
The open knot

QBICO 59

2010-04-15T13:09:00.000-07:00

ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB- Star guzzlers
(QBICO 59) shrimp vinyl, artwork by Neil Campbell

rec. January 2007

side A
Star guzzlers, part I

side B
Star guzzlers, part II

QBICO 58

2010-04-15T13:05:00.000-07:00

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS- Throw up in the sky/With fine clinking magnets
(QBICO 58)
sky vinyl (few on white), artwork by Phil Todd

rec. 2006

side A
Throw up in the sky

side B
With fine clinking magnets

QBICO 57

2010-04-15T13:01:00.000-07:00

SMEGMA with PERRY ROBINSON- Live @ No Fun Fest
(QBICO 57)
red vinyl, artwork by Ju Suk Reet Meate; with postcard as insert,
photos by Michael Muniak

Smegma:
Dr. Id, Ju Suk Reet Meate, Oblivia, Conroy, Burned Mind, Perry Robinson

rec. March 17, 2006 live @ No Fun Fest

side A
After midnight
Electric toy flute

side B
Dunes
Hot rod dreaming

QBICO 56

2010-04-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

ALAN SONDHEIM- 56
(QBICO 56)
red vinyl with white, photos by Alan Sondheim,
cover by qbico

rec. 2005/06 in NY and LA

side A
Chitara3
Dervishi
Longninetheta
Vlfy
Plantplant
Birdcalls
Pieds8

side B
Fieldphone
F
Ion2
Dervish3
Deathl
Chitara6

QBICO 55

2010-04-15T12:53:00.000-07:00

PENGO- Toads tools amongst the tombstones
(QBICO 55) green vinyl with red, cover by Pengo

pengo is:
John Schoen, Jason Finkbeiner, R. Nuuja

rec. in 2003

side A
After the impossible happened
Doboce (albino possum)
Voices inside the circle

side B
The day it came crawling
One eye looks north
Let's levitate the outhouse

QBICO 54

2010-04-15T12:44:00.000-07:00

THE SB- Who will feed them. (QBICO 54) black vinyl, with insert;
cover artwork by Adam & The SB

performed by:
Mark Bajuk, Adam Burr, Tony Fasce, Silvia Feriozzi, Eric Mauer, Brent Peich, Russ Waterhouse

rec. by Eric on June 10th, 2006 in Yonkers, NY

side A
sb.433.a

side B
sb.433.b

QBICO 53

2010-04-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

FARUQ Z. BEY with NORTHWOODS IMPROVISERS-
Infa'a (QBICO 53) yellow vinyl w/violet, cover by Mark Rudolph

Faruq Z. Bey- tenor & alto sax
Mike Carey- tenor, alto sax, flute, kalimba
Skeeter Shelton- tenor, soprano sax
Mike Gilmore- vibes
Mike Johnston- bass
Nick Ashton- drums

live studio rec. from August 2006

side A
Oncala
Ethiopia

side B
After death
Ode to E. R.

QBICO 52

2010-04-15T12:35:00.000-07:00

SABIR MATEEN/DANIEL CARTER/ANDREW BARKER-
Not on Earth.... in your soul !
(QBICO 52) "smoke" vinyl (clear w/black), photo by Thomas Tulis

Sabir Mateen- clarinets, sax, voice
Daniel Carter- flute, trumpet, sax, voice
Andrew Barker- drums, jawharp

rec. May 3, 2002 live @ EyeDrum , Atlanta, GA

side A
Not on Earth...

side B
in your soul !

QBICO 51

2010-04-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

STEVE BACZKOWSKI/RAVI PADMANABHA- Aqua machine (QBICO 51) clear brown vinyl w/black & violet, photo by Padmanabha

SB- baritone & tenor sax, slide bass clarinet, bells, conch shell, voicemaster, noseflute, home-made 8 hole clarinet
RP- drums, percussions, gopichand, tabla

live improvisations rec. in Buffalo, Rochester & Syracuse on April 8/9/10, 2005

side A
A1
A2

side B
B1
B2
B3

QBICO 50

2010-04-15T12:27:00.000-07:00

ARTHUR DOYLE ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE- Patriotic act
(QBICO 50) one-sided "brick red" vinyl, three cut corners,
artwork by Keith Haring

Arthur Doyle-kinetic sax, village voice
Vinnie Paternostro- roland 505
Dave Cross- turntables
Nuuj- electronics
Leslie Q- guitar
Ed Wilcox- drums

rec. March 19, 2004 live @ the No Fun Fest, NY

side A
Homo
When the shit goes down
Milk brain
Butt call

QBICO 49

2010-04-15T12:23:00.000-07:00

STEVE MACKAY AND THE RADON ENSEMBLE- Tunnel diner (QBICO 49) yellow & orange vinyl, "David Stone Martin" cover by Ed Wilcox

rec. in four different sessions:

*Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU on Brian Turner Show l.l0.04 w/Ed Wilcox, Vincent Paternostro, Kamilsky, Jason LaFarge
**Hickory, NC @ Undeground 2.4.06 w/ Sam Lohman, Noah Mickens, Scott Nydegger, Giovanni Donadini, John Sharp, Ed Cooper
***Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU on Acapulco Rodriguez show 6.4.06 w/Sam Lohman, Noah Mickens, Scott Nydegger, Giovanni Donadini, John Sharp, Ed Wilcox
****Marseille, France @ L'Embobineuse l5.4.06 w/Kamilsky, Nyko Esterle, Yann Geoffriaud, Scott Nydegger, John Sharp, Nico "Saxidriver"

side A
Brooklyn, North Carolina **
Bohunk Lane ****
Sans frontiers *
Patrick's brain aneurysm ***
Mixed martial language **

side B
Canal Street ***
200,000 sax players in Nashville **
Tunnel diner ***
Tu croire c'est gratuit ??? *
Voyage to Arcturus ****

QBICO 48

2010-04-15T12:19:00.000-07:00

MURUGA & THE GLOBAL VILLAGE CEREMONIAL BAND (QBICO 48) pink & black vinyl, cover by Muruga

Muruga Booker- drums, percussion
Ken Kozara- synth, trumpet, zen drum, flute
Ralph Koziarski- flute, percussion, punji
Aaron Vittala Bookvich- percussion
Peter Madcat Ruth- harmonica
Richard Smith- bass
Rob Koritz- drums
Shakti- vocals

special guests:

Sikiru Adepoju- talking drum, djembe
Prem Das- water drum
Belita Woods- vocals
Badal Roy- tabla

side A
Out of nothing
Ascension
Nelson Ledges

side B
Shaman drum, Nada drum
Starwood spirit drum
May the funk be with you

QBICO 47

2010-04-15T12:14:00.000-07:00

AMANCIO D'SILVA- Konkan dance (QBICO 47) bordeaux vinyl,
cover by qbico

Amancio- acoustic & electric guitar, voice
Don Rendell- sax, flute
Alan Branscombe- vibes
Stan Tracey- piano
Clem Alford- sitar
Mick Ripshar- tabla
Tony Campo- bass
Dick Wright- drums

rec. 1972 @ Lansdowne Studios, London

side A
A street in Bombay
What Maria sees

side B
Song for Francesca
Konkan dance

QBICO 46

2010-04-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

RAKHIM (QBICO 46) one-sided marbled white vinyl,
cover by Tom Backström

Jussi Lehtisalo- vocals
Janne Tuomi- percussions

rec. somewhere, sometimes in Finland

side A
untitled

"dark side project by members of the Circle band: tribal/primitive percussions, archaic and mysterious voices/vibrations..."

QBICO 45

2010-04-15T12:05:00.000-07:00

LAUHKEAT LAMPAAT- The most pollo (QBICO 45) black vinyl,
cover by Jaakko Tolvi

Antti & Jaakko Tolvi with special guest Lau Nau on side A

rec. March 2006 in Kiila, Finland

side A
untitled #1
untitled #2
untitled #3
untitled #4
untitled #5

side B
untitled #6

QBICO 44

2010-04-11T12:31:00.001-07:00

CLUSTER DUO- Dances (QBICO 44) 24-carat gold vinyl, cover by shlkr

Walter Swanljung- keyboards
Ville Sahlakari- drums

rec. Winter 2004/2005 in Helsinki, Finland

side A
Ensimainen rundi
Selvin pain

side B
Ei hoppua
Yksinainen mies

QBICO 43

2010-04-11T12:26:00.000-07:00

QBICO U-NITE III, BRUXELLES (QBICO 43) rotten green vinyl,
cover by qbico

rec. April 19, 2005 @ Cinema Nova

side A
Family Underground

side B
Family Underground and Rauhan Orkesteri

QBICO 42

2010-04-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

BOBBY BEAUSOLEIL- Lucifer Rising sessions (QBICO 42) picture disk, design by qbico

side A
w/The Magick Powerhouse of Oz

side B
w/The Freedom Orchestra

QBICO 41

2010-04-11T12:21:00.000-07:00

CONRAD SCHNITZLER- Zug (QBICO 41) picture disk, design by qbico

rec. 1973

side A
Spur

side B
Rhythmus

QBICO 40

2010-04-11T12:17:00.000-07:00

MATT VALENTINE/ERIKA ELDER/ALEX NEILSON/MOSES JIGGS
(QBICO 40) picture disk, artworks by mv, design by qbico

rec. 2005

side A

Pulsations
Poor old interstellar
Raga turasatana

side B

Goose grease rag

Crystal blues

QBICO 39

2010-04-11T12:12:00.000-07:00

MIKE COOPER- Tu fuego (QBICO 39) dark blue vinyl (few light blue), cover design by Mike Cooper

Jeff Henderson- alto sax
Mike Cooper- lap steel, electronics
Tom Callwood- bass
Anthony Donaldson- drums

rec. February 2005 live @ Happy, Wellington, New Zealand

side A
Tu fuego part I

side B
Tu fuego part II

QBICO 38

2010-04-11T12:06:00.000-07:00

LOOSERS- Bully bones of Belgie (QBICO 38) dark green vinyl, cover artworks by Tiago, design by Qbico

side A
Sufi loop
Bone loop
Untitled loop
Bully loop

side B
Live loop
Golden teeth loop
Walk thru the path loop
Belgie loop

QBICO 37

2010-04-03T21:01:00.000-07:00

FARUQ Z. BEY with NORTHWOODS IMPROVISERS- Rwanda (QBICO 37) clear red vinyl (few with black), cover by Mark Rudolph

Faruq Z. Bey- tenor & alto sax, flute, zola phone
Mike Carey- flute, bass clarinet
Skeeter Shelton- tenor sax
Mike Gilmore- vibes, marimba, bone guitar
Mike Johnston- bass, shenhai, percussion
Nick Ashton- drums

live studio rec. from June 2005

side A
Rwanda

side B
Mamaka II
Himalayan foothpath

QBICO 36

2010-04-03T20:58:00.000-07:00

Z-FUNK (QBICO 36) red vinyl with clear blue effects, labels & model photo by qbico

Flaviooo- alto & tenor sax, flute
Basetta- guitar
Tony- keyboard
Steve- bass
Marsel- drums

rec. live and totally improvised (no second takes !) @ Mu Rec. Studio, Milan 2005

side A
Purple Gang
Monkey

side B
Get in
Put your lips

QBICO 35

2010-04-03T20:51:00.000-07:00

FREE FUNK (QBICO 35) yellow vinyl with pink effects, artwork by Muruga

Perry Robinson- clarinet
Muruga- drums, percussions
Belita Woods- vocals
Ken Kozara- synth
Richard Smith- bass
Owen B- electric violin
George Kerby- guitar
Ralph Koziarski- sax
Peter Madcat Ruth- harmonica
Louie Kababbi- rap
Trey Lewd- guitar
Aaron Vittala Bookvich- samples
Shakti- vocals

mix mastered by Bob Dennis who used to work for Motown

rec. 2003/05

side A
Jah freed the funk
Free Funk
A tonal romance

side B
Sunshine of your love
Bread & Butter
Light
Rock the planet

"Muruga put together this Free Funk Band mixing legendary jazz clarinetist Perry Robinson (played on Henry Grimes ESP LP/rec. his own 4et debut LP on Savoy back in 1962, not to mention that he's a 6-time Down Beat Jazz Poll Winner on his instrument) with members of George Clinton P-Funk mob: Belita Woods, Loui Kababbi and Trey Lewd-Clinton (Muruga played on all the latest P-Funk releases as well). The freedom of jazz, the rhythm of funk. Steven Booker jammed with Jimmy Hendrix & Richie Havens @ The Scene Club in NYC back in the days... played Woodstock with Tim Hardin... Swami Satchidananda changed his name to Muruga... rec. with Weather Report on Sweet Nighter... played with Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders on Blues from the Rain Forest... recently released Circle of Drums with Baba Olatunji and Sikiru. Free yr funk and yr soul'll follow."

QBICO 34

2010-04-03T20:44:00.000-07:00

BAROQUE BORDELLO- Abnormal songs (QBICO 34) light blue clear vinyl with yellow effects, artworks by Jose Carrillo Morales

Kawabata Makoto : Guitar. Bass. Synth. Percussion Keyboard. Voice.
Kawagishi Tetsushi : Guitar. Bass. Keyboard. Percussion.
Iwaki Yasuo : Percussion. Keyboard. Synth. Guitar. Bass. Organ. Trumpet
(Guest) Hirashima : Guitar. Bass
.
recorded at R.E.P. studio, Horyuji sound house 1980

side A
Alice in naked land
Darkness and thousand twinkle

side B
Brilliant encounter
Vuluvulu
Maltepa
Plunderer
We are the angel

originally issued on cassette on the R.E.P. label in the 80's in very limited quantities,
then re-issued on a 10 CD-R box set entitled "Makoto Kawabata early works 1978-1981" (ltd. ed. 100 copies only)

"This is a music that i originally composed for a play called Alice in Nakedland. The play was some erotic expressionist nonsense, sort of like Alice in Wonderland and Dr. Caligari's Crime added together then divided by two. My script was used, but my music was rejected by the other staff members" M. Kawabata

QBICO 33

2010-04-03T20:38:00.000-07:00

ARTHUR DOYLE- No more crazy women (QBICO 33) one sided yellow vinyl, four cut corners: octagonal cover with silver or yellow or black borders, artwork by Cindy Sherman, cover by qbico

trio: Arthur Doyle- tenor sax, flute/Wilber Morris- bass/Rashid Sinan- drums (unissued pieces rec. in 1989)*
solos remixed by Dave Cross- samples & Tim Poland- sonic reducer (rec. in 2004)

side A
Red bird
Funk breaks*
Jackie millionairie
The boost*
DMA

dedicated to the late Wilber Morris

QBICO 32

2010-04-03T20:35:00.000-07:00

ERUPTION (QBICO 32) clear red vinyl with pink effect

music by:

Conrad Schnitzler
Wolfgang Seidel
Klaus Freudigmann

rec. 1970, Studio Freudigmann, Berlin

side A
Eruption part I

side B
Eruption part II

unrelease rec. available here for the 1st time after 35 years !!!

QBICO 31

2010-04-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

RHODRI DAVIES/INGAR ZACH- Ieirll (QBICO 31) purple vinyl

Rhodri Davies- harp
Ingar Zach- percussion

rec. november 2002 in London

side A
Llaer
Still point
And light flashes from the moment

side B
Moon in norveg
Wound response
Jarlens vugge
More salt then water

QBICO 30

2010-04-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

GUSH- Electric eels (QBICO 30) clear vinyl with white effects

Mats Gustafsson- fluteophone, flute, sopranino, soprano, tenor and baritone sax
Sten Sandell- elektroniks, piano, harmonium and voice
Raymond Strid- guitar, percussion, amplified and processed instruments and objects

recorded Nov. 6th, 1996 at Fylkingen, Stockholm

side A
El

side B
Al part I & II

QBICO 29

2010-04-03T20:23:00.000-07:00

FAMILY UNDERGROUND- Ancient shadows (QBICO 29) picture disk, artworks by Sara Czerny and Emmy Nielsen

rec. 2004 in Denmark

side A
Ancient shadows part I

side B
Ancient shadows part II

QBICO 28

2010-04-03T20:18:00.000-07:00

RAUHAN ORKESTERI/LAUHKEAT LAMPAAT- Sylissain oot (QBICO 28) pink vinyl, cover by Antti (from a pillow)

Antti Tolvi- reeds, percussion, objects
Ville Jolanki- reeds
Tero Kemppainen- bass
Jaakko Tolvi- drums, percussion, objects

rec. 2004 in Finland

side A
Kevyt liikenne
Bile-Kalkkuna
Aurincotanssi
Kapykauppa
Mylviva ullakko
Paaskyjen valinta

side B
Juhlapitko
Villa rusetilla
Pierulogia ov180
Teppii

QBICO 26/27

2010-04-03T20:12:00.000-07:00

QBICO U-NITE II, BRUXELLES (QBICO 26/27) DLP folder "primate" cover with wierd monkeys, 26: black vinyl with violet effects; 27: clear green vinyl with yellow effects. cover by Qbico with the original poster of the "Free jazz Great Black Music" Festival

side A:
Alan Silva (solo)
Lauhkeat Lampaat

side B & C:
Vibracathedral Orchestra
(Michael Flower/Bridget Hayden/Adam Davenport/Julian Bradley)

side D
final jam with Vibracathedral Orchestra, Lauhkeat Lampaat and Chris Corsano/Paul Flaherty

rec. live @ Cinema Nova on April 8, 2004

QBICO 24/25

2010-04-03T20:03:00.000-07:00

QBICO U-NITE I, NEW YORK CITY (QBICO 24/25) DLP folder "acquarium" cover with abyss fishes, 24: black vinyl with blue/red/white effect; 25: clear blue vinyl with yellow effects. photos by Peter Gannushkin, poem by Steve Dalachinsky, cover by Qbico

side A:
Steve Dalachinsky- Phenomena of interference (excerpt)
Andrew Barker/Charles Waters duo & trio with Daniel Carter

side B:
Andrew Barker/Charles Waters/Daniel Carter/Shanir-Ezra Blumenkranz/Perry Robinson 5et

side C
Arthur Doyle/Nuuj duo
Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble with special guests Daniel Carter and Perry Robinson

side D
Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble with special guest Daniel Carter
Arthur Doyle solo

rec. live @ Tonic on March 18, 2004

QBICO 22/23

2010-04-01T12:52:00.000-07:00

KAORU ABE/SABU TOYOZUMI-
Overhang Party / Senzei (QBICO 22/23) DLP heavy folder cover,
22: white vinyl with orange "effects", 23: dark blue vinyl with white "effects"/blue (few)/light blue (few)/light blue with red "effects"/light blue with white "effects"; cover design by Sabu (front) & Qbico (inside)

Kaoru Abe- alto sax
Sabu Toyozumi- drums, percussion

rec. February 25 and April 15 & 30, 1978 live at Gaya, Tokyo, Japan.

side A
February 25, 1978 (3rd set)

side B
April 15, 1978 (1st set)

side C
April 15, 1978 (2nd set)

side D
April 30, 1978 (1st set)

unreleased recording, available here for the first time after more than 25 years !!!

QBICO 21

2010-04-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

MATT VALENTINE- Creek to creation (QBICO 21) clear "algae" vinyl with white and blue "effects" (most) or clear "algae" vinyl (very few)

Matt Valetine- 12 string guitar, yayli tambur, prophet 600, voice
Erika Elder- sruti box, tambura, electric jug, percussion, spoons, voice
Nemo- moog & vox repeat, percussion
Chris Corsano- drums, percussion
Dredd Foole- voice

rec. in MV Spectrasound, Winter 2004 at Maximum Arousal Farm, Guilford, VT

side A
Lunette
Meditations on out of nowhere

side B
Lunette #2
Ring of Yod
Moon Lotus

QBICO 20

2010-04-01T12:29:00.000-07:00

CONRAD SCHNITZLER- Con '72 part II (QBICO 20) black & white cover, black vinyl

Conrad Schnitzler- Synthie A

rec. live at the German Institute, London, Spring 1972.

side A
Con '72 part II a

side B
Con '72 part II b

QBICO 19

2010-04-01T12:26:00.000-07:00

VITAMIN B12- Other Worlds (QBICO 19) clear vinyl with violet & yellow effects, cover design by Alasdair Willis

side A
Hammond pickle

side B
Euphonious murmu blend

QBICO 18

2010-04-01T12:14:00.000-07:00

STEVE BERESFORD duos with JOHN BUTCHER
and RICHARD SANDERSON-
I shall become a bat (QBICO 18)
black vinyl with red effects, cover artwork by Marcel Duchamp

Side A: Beresford- electronics & objects/
Butcher- tenor and soprano saxophone (rec. April, 2003)

Side B: Beresford- electronics & objects/
Sanderson- electronics & objects (rec. August, 2000)

side A
Egyptian fruit
Tent-making
Noctule
Mexican fruit

side B
I shall become a bat

QBICO 17

2010-04-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

COFFEE- Pissing contest (QBICO 17) piss or piss with blood veins vinyl, cover by Coffee

side A: "Pissing contest" rec. in Dec. 1996 by Tim Poland, Joe Sorriero and Dave Cross. R.Nuuja- audio restoration, arrangement, Dec. 2003
side B: "Space 1988" rec. Aug. 1988 by Tim Poland and Dave Cross (members of the A. Doyle Ensemble). R.Nuuja- audio restoration, Dec. 2003

side A
Pissing contest

side B
Space 1988

QBICO 16

2010-04-01T12:06:00.000-07:00

DOUBLE LEOPARDS- Urban Concussion (QBICO 16) picture disk, artwork by Graham Lambkin

side A
Urban concussion part I

side B
Urban concussion part II

QBICO 15

2010-04-01T12:02:00.000-07:00

ARTHUR DOYLE/HAMID DRAKE- Your spirit is calling (QBICO 15) seven different vinyl colors: clear orange and clear orange with green motifs (most), clear yellow, clear green, clear green with green motifs, clear yellow with green motifs, maroon (very few); cover by Qbico

Arthur Doyle- tenor sax, flute, recorder, piano, voice
Hamid Drake- drums, percussion

recorded June 7th, 2003 at MU REC Studios

side A
Your spirit is calling
Noah Black Ark
Flute and drums
Swing low

side B
Ballad of Jericho
November 8th or 9th
Flute and conga

QBICO 14

2010-04-01T11:58:00.000-07:00

ANDREW BARKER/CHARLES WATERS- Dialogues in Now ! (QBICO 14) white vinyl and gold label, artwork Fritz Welch, poem by Steve Dalachinsky

Andrew Barker- drums, percussion, indian folk fiddle, wood flute
Charles Waters- alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion

recorded April 24th, 2000

side A
Fire in the Optic Theatre (for John Zorn)
Light tipped (for Ken Vandermark)
Dialogues in Now ! (for Daniel Carter)

side B
Blast past (for Roger Ruzow)
Sixth Street Sunrise (for William Parker)

QBICO 13

2010-04-01T11:53:00.000-07:00

BAROQUE BORDELLO- Ultra Trip Cat (QBICO 13) black/yellow vinyl, cat's drawings by Louis Wain, cover by Qbico

Makoto Kawabata- gt, b, synth, , kb, perc, vo
Tetsushi Kawagishi- gt, synth, , kb, perc, vo
Yasuo Iwaki- perc, kg, synth

recorded at R.E.P. Studio, 1980

side A
Udu - Ja - Lau
Madness and Baptisma
Cardinal and Nun

side B
Where is heroine ?
Mao Train
Gewalt

originally issued on cassette on the R.E.P. label in the 80's in very limited quantities,
then re-issued on a 10 CD-R box set entitled "Makoto Kawabata early works 1978-1981" (ltd. ed. 100 copies only)

"Our first release with a normal instrumental line-up (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, ect...). However, since we still had no way of knowings musical theory or how to play our instruments in a normal way, we played in a style completly of our own. We played our 1st live gig around this time. We plugged straight into the amps that had been provided and proceeded to improvise at maximum volume for just under an hour. Finally the amps caught fire and the other bands were unable to play; needless to say that our reception from the audience and promoter was not the most favorable !" M. Kawabata