BYARD LANCASTER - Us LP + 7" RSD

BYARD LANCASTER - Us LP + 7" RSDAt the beginning of the 1960s, at the Berklee College of Music, Byard Lancaster met some feisty friends: Sonny Sharrock, Dave Burrell and Ted Daniel. It is easy to see why he rapidly became involved in free jazz. Once he was settled in New York, he appeared on Sunny Murray Quintet, recorded under the leadership of the drum crazy colleague of Albert Ayler. In 1968, the saxophonist and flutist recorded his first album under his own name: Its Not Up To

which has a succession of undulating peace drones on guitar with an almost organ-like feel in places

“Shovels isn’t the greatest name for a band

both released in the same year in may and june at Dirmaphon studios

Al- bum opener ‘Invisible Water’ is a contemplative start as frontman Peng Liu’s yearning vocals reach out across synthesisers reminiscent of sonar and the hypnotic lapping of water on an un- known shore

This is an essential part of any record collection

Sounds a bit like the european indie scene did in the nineties

Comprised of members of Clockcleaner

Sondern das Fragen stellt

“This is basically representative of our first 18 months”

Open Source Art Festival (PL)

and Math The Band

About pedal steel player Bill McCullough