Disquiet is a genuinely absorbing series of luxuriously paced improvisations from the Necks, who have been doing this kind of thing for decades.
Peter Dennett from Art Yard records, a label hugely specialising on Sun Ra reissues from original tapes, joined us back in July 2019 on the Cashmere Radio Airwaves sharing his spiritual vibrations with tasteful mashups featuring Sun Ra interviews and freaky sounds with a certain ratio of dub, jazz, cinematic and ambient moods.
Also featured Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society / Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy / Wayne Shorter / Melvyn Price and more…
AKA.. Art Yard On The Wire… remembering his radio shows on NTS, London, back in 2012… Continuation of strangeness as he calls it…
https://cashmereradio.com/episode/cashmere-guest-mixes-art-yard-records-special/
INSPIRATION
MATMOS: Metallic Life Review
A “life review” is a phrase used to describe the psychological phenomena reported by people who have survived near death experiences: the sense captured in the phrase “my life flashed before my eyes.”
Fred Frith’s Improvised Structures
English guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser, one of the most long-lived and vital characters in a field of action that ranges from pure improvisation to rock, from composition to daring New York and Japanese creative forms.
Erdfisch = Soil Fish
On their self-titled epic, the duo, whose name neologizes the German words for “soil” and “fish”, gifts us with avant and convincingly blended 9 tracks that promise to attract music fans from Post-Kraut and Contemporary Jazz to Experimental Electronic and Sound Art alike.
Ches Smith’s Clone Row
Clone Row is the long-form improvising ensemble led by drummer and composer Ches Smith, featuring Mary Halvorson and an exceptional quartet of New York-based improvisers.
Scientists of Groove, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin
The series „Scientists of Groove“ offers a transformative cinematic experience, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the spellbinding world of one of contemporary music’s most visionary talents, Nik Bärtsch.
Makaya McCraven in Athens | Scenius Series 22/11/2025
Makaya McCraven with his band in sensational first concert in Athens.
Scenius Series are grateful!
Makaya McCraven’s four-EP project review by Quietus
The drummer-producer’s four-EP project blends live performance and post-production tricknology into a new kind of superstrong musical compound
Tortoise on the changing face of Chicago, Steve Albini and their new-gen fans
Informed by everything from jungle to Krautrock and musique concrète, Tortoise broke new ground 30 years ago. Returning after nine years away, ‘it’s a different world’, they say.
