BAOL ~ Best of the Year 2014

Steve KIW - Balearic Assassins of Love

KIW Top singles (7s and 12s) 2014 The top 40

1. Abel Lima E Les Sofas – Corre riba corre baxo (Sofrito 7”)
2. Wildest Dreams – Last ride (Smalltown Supersound 7”)
3. Universal Cave – Around the bend (Universal cave 7”)
4. Matt Berry – Music for insomniacs pt IV / Lost contact (Acid Jazz 7”)
5. Tracey Thorn – Molly Drake songs (Buzzin Fly 7”)
6. Los Porcos – Jesus luvs u baby –(Uber 12”)
7. Ben Watt – Golden ratio EP (Buzzin Fly 2 x 12)
8. Skylevel 06 (skylevel 12”)
9. Jose Padilla – Solito (International Feel 12”)
10. Psychemagik – Triumph of the Gods (Phonica EP ‘ten years of Phonica’)
11. Africane 808 – Lagos, New York / Zombie jamboree (Golf Channel 12”)
12. The The vs DJ Food – Giant (Sony 12”)
13. Jose Manuel – Ajna (Kinfolk 12”)
14. Steel An’ Skin – Afro punk reggae dub (Honest Jon’s 12”)
15. Templehof – Piano piano (Aficionado 12”)
16. Joe’s Bakery Band – Blue Tuesday (Macadam Mambo 12”)
17. Talamanca System – Balanzat (International Feel 12”)
18. Onyricon – Sweet dream (Aficionado 12”)
19. Prins Emanuel & Golden Ivy – Hideen love (Oye 12”)
20. Sven Weisemann – Falling leaves (Fauxpas 12”)
21. Elaborate Hoax – Happy valley (Tsbua 12”)
22. Nautic – Freedom of the floor (Test Pressing 12”)
23. Simple Symmetry – Apes in the orange groove (Maison de disques 12”)
24. Begin - Bassballs (Begin 12”)
25. Magicke – No smoking on the moon (DB 12”)
26. Zisou – Admiral Byrd (Island of the gods 12”)
27. Coyote – Sin distracciones/Felix Dickinson & Jaime Read – Restless people (Is It Balearic/Futureboogie 12”)
28. Paqua – The visitor (Ray Mang dub) (Claremont 56 10”)
29. Mop Mop – Kamakuamba (Music for Dreams EP ‘Sunset sessions 2’)
30. A Vision of Panorama – Southern breeze (Aficionado 12”) 31. Gregory Porter – Musical genocide (St Germain version) (Blue Note 7”)
32. Khruangbin – The infamous bill EP (NightTimeStories 10”)
33. Beatconductor – Message of love/boogie love (Kat 10”)
34. Jaakko Eino Kalevi – BIS015 EP (Beats in Space 12”)
35. Budgie – Budgie EP (Wildheart 12”)
36. Hot Sporran – This devil can dance (Kinfolk 10”)
37. Apiento & Co – ESP/The light machine (Golf Channel 12”)
38. Closed Paradise – On the nature of things EP (Tools and Tables 12”)
39. The Gino Fountaine – Konkondo (Revno 12”) 40. LHAS – If it takes all night (Push II Shove 12”)

Albums

1. Matt Berry - Music for insomniacs – Acid Jazz
2. Mindfair – Mindfair – Golf Channel
3. Vangelis Katsoulis – The Sleeping Beauties – Into the Light
4. Mark Barrott – Sketches from an island – International Feel
5. Bison – Bison – Claremont 56
6. A.R.T. Wilson – Overworld – Growing Bin
7. Gil Scott-Heron – Nothing new – XL Recordings
8. Pink Floyd – The endless river - Parlophone
9. Seahawks – Paradise freaks – Ocean Moon
10. GOAT – Commune - Rocket
11. Wildest Dreams – Wildest dreams – Smalltown Supersound
12. Paqua – Paqua – Claremont 56
13. Javier Bergia – Eclipse – Emotional Rescue
14. Bar – Welcome to BAR - Italic
15. Gulp – Season sun – Sonic Cathedral
16. FKA Twigs – LP1 – Young Turks
17. Ibibio Sound Machine – Ibibio Sound Machine - Soundway
18. Tuneyards – Nikki nack – 4AD
19. Damon Albarn – Everyday robots - Parlophone
20. Orlando Julius and the Heliocentrics – Jaiyede afro - Strut
21. Jean Biblioni – El sur – Music from Memory
22. Young Marco – Biology – ESP Institute
23. Horsebeach – Horsebeach – Alone Together
24. Gigi Masin – Talk to the sea – Music from Memory
25. Woo – When the past arrives – Drag City
26. J*Walk – Off beat – Wonderful Sound
27. The Aphex Twin – Syro - Warp
28. The Time And Space Machine – The way out sound from in – Ample Play
29. Witch – Kuomboka – Invisible City
30. The magic sound of Daniel Grau – Sonar Kolletiv
And one more… Cantoma – Out of town – Claremont 56

Plus 10 re-issues that every record owner needs…

41. Peter Zummo – Song IV (Foom EP ‘Lateral pass’)
42. Gloria Ann Taylor and Walter Whisenhunt’s Orchestra – Love is a hurting thing (Music Gallery 12”)
43. Inner Life – Ain’t no mountain high enough (M&M acapella dub mix w/Patrick Adams reprise) (BBE 12”)
44. Panache – Sweet jazz music (Enterprise 12”)
45. Jimmy Chambers – You can’t fight it (Fly by Night 10”)
46. Tony Esporito – Je-na pagaia (Archeo 12”)
47. Cosmic Hoffman – Space disco (Emotional Rescue 10”)
48. Parada 88 – You’re gonna miss me (International Feel 12”)
49. Heaven n Hell Orchestra – Heartbeat (BrookSide 12”)
50. Joanne Wilson – I got to have you (Cultures of Soul 12”)

top five gigs of the year...

Kate Bush @ Hammersmith Odeon

The Cure @ Royal Albert Hall
Connan Mockasin @ Haunt, Brighton
GOAT @ Concorde, Brighton
Penquin Cafe @ St Georges Church, Brighton

David Pickering - Balearic Assassins of Love

Singles
 

 

Chou Chou San - Max Essa

Begin - Bassballs

Falling Leaves - Sven Weisemann

I've been around - Dos Palos

Round the bend - Universal Cave

Sweet Dream (On Air Mix) - Onyricon

Feel the Wheel - Barnaby Bruce

Look At The Sun (Georges Vert New Horizons Remix)

ESP - Apiento and Co

Piano,Piano - Tempelhof

Late train (Idjut Boys Late Brain Version) - Paqua

Jesus Loves you Baby - Los Porcos

You've Got Style - Werner Williams

Jungle Goddess - Closed Paradise

Complicated Lover - Max Essa

Sin Distracciones - Coyote

Sun Stepper - Psychemagik

magma - Farbror Resande Mac

I'm Aquarius - Metronomy

Busy Earnin - Jungle

Look at the Sun is by The Seahawks

 

Albums

 

Morning Phase - Beck

Akaliko - Paqua

Sketches From an island - Mark Barrott

Separate Oceans - Ned Doheny

Paradise Freaks - Seahawks

Talk to the Sea - Gigi Masin

Eclipse - Javier Bergia

The Magic Sound Of Daniel Grau - Daniel Grau

El Sur - Joan Bibiloni

Yttre Rymden - Farbror Resande Mac

Have fun with God - Bill Callahan

Introduction to Lisboa - Sad City

South Wind , Clear Sky - Mark Fry

Overworld - A.r.t Wilson

Into Forever - Eat Lights Become Lights

Horsebeach - Horsebeach

Down to the Sea and Back Vol 2 - Various

Is It Balearic? Recordings The First 5 Years - Various

The Sleeping Beauties - Vangelis Katsoulis

The Rules of the Game - George Theodorakis

Off Beat - J-Walk

Auto Music - Brian Reitzell

Out of Town - Cantoma

The Endless River - Pink Floyd

Everyday Robots - Damon Albarn

Nothing new - Gil Scott heron

Love Letters - Metronomy

 

KSAP - Balearic Assassins of Love

 

Albums

 

1. Half Man Half Biscuit - Urge For Offal

2. Horsebeach - Horsebeach

3. War on Drugs - Lost In The Dream

4. Beck - Morning Phase

5. Admiral Sir Cloudsely Shovell - Check 'em Before You Wreck 'em 

6. Sleaford Mods - Divide and Exit

7. Teleman - Breakfast

8. Goat - Commune

9. Mark Barrott - Sketches From An Island

10. Mogwai - Rave Tapes

11. Cantoma - Out of Town

12. Archie Bronson Outfit - Wild Crush

13. The Advisory Circle - From Out Here

14. Jimi Goodwin - Odludek

15. Tempelhof + Gigi Masin - Hosin

16. Wild Billy Childish & CTMF - Acorn Man

17. Steve Cobby - Saudade

18. Natural Pure Mouse - Sink Cleaning Racket

19. Hookworms - The Hum

20. Land Observations - Grand Tour

 

 

 

 

 

Andy Pye  -  Balearic Social

1. Pepe California – Born Sleepy
2. Leila Abdul Rauf & Tor Lundvall – Quiet Seaside
3. Dune – Dune
4. Greg Paulus & John Camp – Remo
5. Vidal Benjamin Présente -Disco Sympathie
6. Joe’s Bakery presents Diavol Edits - Una Splendida Giornata (Nassau Balearic Edit)
7. Clandestino – Beyond the sun
8. Max Essa – Chou Chou San
9. Jose Padilla – Solito (Wulf Muller mix)
10. Sacha Mambo/Keeto – Les Disques Superfriends

Olly Hanson  - Balearic Assassins of Love

Despite a third year leading the life of a reclusive hermit in a claustrophobic corner of the South Downs, and a tenth year increasingly institutionalised and marginalised at a faceless corporate behemoth (during a period of escalating political drama across the Hebrides, down the Urals and over the Pyrenees), 2014 at times offered incontrovertible proof that even this weary misanthrope can still rise to the occasion. Amidst the discord and turmoil, some people just cracked on and let the wine flow and ashtrays fill. The sense of enduring personal underachievement which characterised 1975-2013 finally gave way to an unlikely sense of quiet satisfaction. The prolonged catatonic state I had found myself in following my traumatic departure from East London in 2012 gradually gave way to a realisation that there were opportunities to exploit and fortunes to make. My first novel was published in June to imaginary acclaim and on current sales projections, should break even by 2027. I started courting again too. Not one of my usual mismatched romantic farces either, but with someone in it for the long haul. The earth moved and the landscape changed – and perhaps as a reflection so did my attitudes and broader tastes.

I started to get out more and embrace the wider cultural landscape, even if that meant a 900 mile round trip to Scotland for a night out, where I was fortunate to attend the Glasgow Film Festival screening of Under the Skin, a bizarre if enthralling depiction of Scarlett the alien seducing and cannibalising half of Govan’s council estates. I charted my own unlikely voyages too, firstly across the Aegean to my best friend’s wedding on Samos and Ikaria, the historical setting for the world’s most famous birdman and then on to Carcassonne to see the world’s famous lone swordsman. The Andrew Weatherall Festival was indeed very special. The acid-soaked ferocity of Smokebelch, ricocheting around the ancient medieval walls to an ecstatic Anglo-French crowd was a sight to behold. It was perhaps the year I rediscovered the joy of the live performance – visuals were king, whether lasers in underground Haggerston former local authority basements or free cod-flamenco on Barcelona street stages paid for by the erstwhile skint local Ayuntamiento.

Which I suppose all brings me on to my musical highlights of the year, starting with my Tune of the Year. There were a number of strong contenders such as Mark E’s E-Versions inspired de & re - construction of Madonna’s Vogue under the name ‘Magazine’; St Germain’s stylish remix of Gregory Porter’s ‘Musical Genocide’ or Roisin Murphy’s uber-balearic ‘Ancora’; but my nomination is for Rozi Plain ‘Jogalong’. Slightly kooky, insanely melodic and almost certainly produced by some asymmetrically coiffured musical genius in a studio by a fjord somewhere in Clapton, it instantly stood out from the herd. Album of the Year? I barely bothered but a handful enticed me to the stores. The warm techno of Korrupt Data jostled for car play alongside the electronic neo-grunge of St Vincent, who was a firm contender for gig highlight of the year. Up until 72 hours before the event, I had never heard of St Vincent but my new objet d’amour convinced me to drive to the mysterious Winter Gardens in Eastbourne, which - in my head – was still synonymous with under-attended Liberal Democrat conferences. I was therefore sceptical and naturally I was wrong. The concert was sensational. St Vincent combined the visual erotic dramatics of Debbie Harry with ferocious guitars and pulsating synths, the frenetic freak-out climax lending more than a nod to the raucous excitement of Byrne-esque post-punk.

Goblin played the South Coast too – an ever-mutating 35+ year line up of enthusiastic Italian soundtrack experimentalists with influences as broad as Metal and Moroder, both of which made their sonic mark on the shellshocked Concorde 2. The sight of Claudio Simonetti furiously engaging his vocoder whilst the Dawn of the Dead zombies hacked their way across the background screen will never leave me. And then of course there was Goldfrapp at the Royal Albert Hall. Backed by an extraordinary orchestra, a choir, a John Grant double cameo and a strong support from Mara Carlyle, the band had grown men weeping at the sheer beauty of the strings.

The final death knell of the music messageboards I once prowled with such commitment was sounded in 2014. The musical debates and locking of antlers all shifted elsewhere but the passion is still there albeit less frequent and less antagonistic than in their heyday. I’d like to pay tribute to the producers, performers and DJs alike who still inspire me today. Alongside the usual suspects, I embraced new nights with gusto particularly Kinfolk and Enjoy The Sunset (special shout to Barcelona’s Glove Party, held in an ancient Catalan brothel by the docks). Mad love also to all those who stand firm and continue to resist the arctic winds of commercialism, the encroaching urban menace of NIMBYs and the dido-fication of popular music. Finally, big love to KSAP for inviting me on his blog and a hearty xmas to all his readers. You can read more of my ramblings @mrhanson_esq


 

The Owl & Pussycat Lounge

Sasha and John Digweed Live At Renaissance By The Sea - Hastings Pier

John Peel 10

Bongozilica

 

A woman resplendent in a beautiful red feather headdress with diamante jewels twinkling in the light sashays and grooves to thunderous bongo accompaniment. Whistles shriek, drums clatter and the percussive wall of sound rises to a fabulous crescendo. Muso Bango, Yeah Yeah Party Party Freedom Drummers, Sambalanco and  Dende Drummers, all cheer and whoop each other’s performances in mutual respect and admiration. Each collective dressed in their own ‘colours’ adding another dimension to the already radiant event. Poi dancers sway to Samba whilst swinging lit weights through a variety of rhythmical and colourful geometric patterns. There are gorgeous, Lucy FX bodyart paintings vying for attention on dancer’s bodies and Christmas lights sparkle around gyrating limbs. The vivid rich vibrant colours against the austere club brickwork give the place an otherworldly feel. Everywhere you look the visuals and projections are spellbinding enriching the celebratory Brazilian Carnival feel of the evening. But this is not Brazil. This is Hastings.

The brainchild of the ever effervescent Remi Vibesman, Bongozillica landed in West Exit Nightclub last Friday, and things will never be the same again. Following on from Africazillica held at the Roomz back in May, Bongozilica was bigger, better and quite possibly the most joyous uplifting experience I’ve experienced in quite a while. Promoting live music alongside circus performers, samba dancers, and DJs in the wrong hands can be a recipe for disaster but Remi’s enthusiasm and passion for his events are a force to be reckoned with. This was no quick assemblage of random acts to make a quick buck. The whole event had been lovingly programmed over months and all proceeds were being donated to St Michael’s Hospice. Nothing better than dancing to amazing music knowing it’s all for a good cause. Allan ‘Funki’ Francis had the crowd rocking earlier and now DJ Bad Muthafunker took to the decks and the attention seamlessly moved from under the brick arches to the main dancefloor. Both drummers and punters dancing to her brilliant tribal carnival set. As she spins her tunes a striking dancer takes to the small stage and under the flashing lights - creating spiral zebra stripes over her - with silk and fans she mesmerises the crowd. I walk past huge mounds of tropical fruit and venture into the second room where Loic Kinstre and Mark Ramsden have been rocking the party with their uplifting tunes all night. Such an uplifting joyful and life affirming night.

There’s talk of another Bongozilica in December and I can’t think of a better way to drive those winter blues away. Don’t sleep!

Sherman's 25 BAOL Memories

Was made up when original founding BAOL member Sherman sent me his top 25 BAOL tunes the other day. Everyone a Balearic beauty. He's been sorely missed, still doesn't like capitals and will hopefully return to the fold one of these days.

Top 25 (20 baol memories, 5 new ones for next time):

 

lexx - symptom of the sea

 

woolfy vs projections - the return of starlight

 

badly drawn boy - promises (reverso 68)

elkin & nelson - jibaro

guy cuevas - ebony games (lexx ivory players re-cut)

quintus project - night flight (psychemagick remix)

begin - velocity

alan parsons project - eye in the sky

nikki nicole - i believe

double fantasy - heartbreaker

st tropez - belle de jour

marianne faithfull - the hawk (el gavilan)

paco de lucia - entre dos aguas

one dove - white love (guitar paradise mix)

banderas  - this is your life (less stress mix)

pat metheny  - chris

sebastian tellier - la ritournelle

astrud gilberto  - black magic

earons - land of hunger

womack & womack - life is just a ballgame (ballroom remix)



eylin de winter - love or hurt

joe dassin - l'ete indien

coyote - san raphael

mark barrott - deep water

johannes schmoelling - matjora is still alive

Riddles

Balearic Assassins of Love 10th Anniversary T Shirts and Setlists

BAOL Limited T Shirts to celebrate 10th Birthday   

 

ALL T SHIRTS NOW SOLD OUT!

 

 

Steve KIW -

 

BAOL TOP 25s TIME... a chance to reflect on what has gone on these past 10 years.... here's mine (not all the obvious ones but great baol moments)

 

 

Steve’s BAOL Top 25

 

1. Sam Sallon – You may not mean to hurt me (Leo Zero mix)
2. Findlay Browne – Losing the will to survive (BTWS remix)
3. Midlake – Roscoe (BTWS animation)
4. Sergio Mendes – Righteous life
5. Soft Rocks/Neville Brothers – Brothers and sisters (on the slide)
6. Chris Rea – Josephine
7. Prince – When doves cry
8. Kate Bush – Watching you without me
9. Tulio de Piscopo – Stop bajon Primavera
10. Ian Hunter – Bastard
11. Doobie Brothers – I cheat the hangman
12. Barabbas – Woman
13. Templehof – Piano piano
14. Eden – Free
15. DJ Kaos – Kosmicher ruckenswind
16. Wildest Dreams – Last ride
17. Haircut 100 – Evil smokestacking baby
18. Pyschemagik – triumph of the gods
19. It’s Immaterial – Driving awayfrom home
20. Double – Captain of her heart
21. Everything but the girl – Each and every one
22. IFeel003/Popul Vuh – Morgengrauss
23. Stratus – Fireflies
24. Presence feat Shara Nelson – Sense of danger
25. Tina Turner – We don’t need another hero (instrumental)

Balearic Assassins of Love 10th Birthday Party

The Frat Cave

Ceyote

Outlaws Yacht Club Leeds

William Blanchard At The Dragon Bar

The Body Circus Presents 'Afrikazilika', 'United Colours of Rhythm' and 'Hip Billy Boogie in the Park'

Balearic Assassins Of Love - Jack In The Green All-May-dayer

The Hastings Independent Interview

 

 

 

 

Bush Tickets on Re-sale!!

Bush tickets on re-sale £1.50 after garden gig got rained off. My good friend Toni Bush is reselling her garden party Bush tickets after the original show got rained off. Toni, whose beautiful 35 year old gardens in Herstmonceux include formal Elizabethan Cloud Burst Gardens, Rose Gardens and Withering Heights Gardens which include plants, trees and the unveiling of one new bush and also features Sheep dream works which are a sight to behold. As well as her gardens with Aboriginal sculptures she also has 600 acres of woodland to explore at your leisure. Refreshments, in the shape of a hamper to include a bottle of mild, swan pate, pork pie, bag of Monster Munch, tin of sild and sprig of broccoli and sticky notes. We would invite anyone who has no understanding of Toni's work to attend. We have no problem that you will probably stand in front of the unveiling of the bush and chatter incessantly whilst organising your self-obsessed selfish 'selfies'. We understand that you need to bleat on about your own shallow existence in front of the bush even though you are unsure about what the bush really means. We are happy that you have to dignify your own existence in the shadow of the bush because clearly you 'have arrived'. Please feel free to talk during 'the boring bits' and organise a collective picture in front of the comical man who only cares for the shrubbery. Finally if anyone 'tuts' at your antics, remember you have as much right to be there as anyone else, so 'tut' even louder, turn your back on them, and the bush and huddle together in a self-satisfied, collective hug whilst staying entirely still, for you have really arrived.

Oscar Pitstone - Almost Dead Romanticism

 

Over the years I've owned three copies of this album.  Each time around I've bounced between over-the-top enthusiasm for its weirdness, to thinking it's just plain weird and promptly putting it up for sale (it always sells).  So here's round four...

 

Blinking Charlie Flip-flop! As mentioned, virtually every aspect of this LP is bizarre ...  First off you're left to wonder if this is a band named Almost Dead Romanticism, with an album about a tramp, Oscar Pitstone, or it's an LP by Oscar Pitstone that happens to be entitled 'Almost Dead Romanticism'.  Beats me and I've seen it listed both ways in different references... 

 

So what can I tell you about this 1968 oddity?   "Almost Dead Romanticism" ‘seems’ to have been the brainchild of singer/guitarist Pitstone.  In addition to writing all of the material, he was credited as producer, provided lead guitar, and handled the majority of vocals on the second side of the LP.  In addition to Pitstone the line-up included two other vocalists in Mungo Mungo and Philomena Nylon (be warned, at least to my ears, both were better singers than Pitstone).  Musically the set was exceptionally bizarre. 

 

Starting out with 'Man, I Woke Up With An Ovary' and 'Scruffy Bastard' you were left with the opening impression this was going to be a set of mildly pleasant folk-rock bolstered by horns, woodwinds and coconut shells.  Luckily, tracks such as 'It’s A Pipebomb Daddio' and the hazy 'Suburgatory Ferret ' sported some interesting psych touches and human howling.  Elsewhere things turned quite odd with the 8 minute long 'Almost Dead Romanticism: The Tramp’s Orange Rope' and the 10 minute 'It’s Not You, It’s the Voices In My Head'.   Recall The Beatles' '# 9' and you'll be in the right aural realm.  

 

- 'Man, I Woke Up With An Ovary' starts the album off with a pretty slice of baroque-influenced folk-rock ...  Yeah, the lyrics were a bit on the fey side, ‘There’s a Fopp in a shoppe, playing pop on a mop’ (you can just picture English majors scribbling them into notebooks for future reference), but the melody was quite attractive and there's something unique about the way horns were recorded on these mid-1960s albums. This is also the first known recording of a ruler twank.

 

- Philomena Nylon handled lead vocals on the jazz-tinged 'Suburgatory Ferret '.  Even though the flute arrangement drove me to distraction (the extended trumpet solo played in a sink was even worse), Nylon had one of those little squeaky mouse type voices and managed to salvage the first half of the track.  Unfortunately the flute and horns went discordant throughout the middle section of the song. It subsequently turned out that one of the musicians was having a stroke.

 

- If you want to be positive and generous, you'd consider ‘Almost Dead Romanticism: The Tramp’s Orange Rope’ to be ground breaking experimentation that was way ahead of its time.  I'm generally negative and selfish, so I'll tell you this eight plus minute sound collage was very experimental and very ground breaking and basically unlistenable. Nonsensical vocal segments surrounded by an irritating array of sound bites and studio effects didn't make for a pleasant listening experience.  Anyone who managed to sit through this one was liable to agree with the lyric "Mr Fezzypeg, I’m so sloshed on meths I could hang from that orange rope sir"   On the other hand, who needs water-boarding when you could have used this track as a far more effective interrogation technique.   I can only guess that abundant quantities of mind altering substances may have made it slightly more enjoyable or voluntary euthanasia.

 

- With some chunky electric guitar and all-over-the place drumming from Furious Colin, the antsy 'Comically Torn Umbrella' sounded like a modern rock band trying to sound retro-modern in a modern-retro way...  that probably made very little sense, but this one just didn't have the feel of a mid-1960s release.    Mungo Mungo again handling lead vocals, 'Codpiece and Chips' was the collection's most folky track .  Pretty with some very nice acoustic guitar work at the end, but ultimately not very memorable.  A bit like walking into a room and forgetting why you’re there or being verbally abused by Cameo in a quarry. 

 

- Clocking in at ten minutes, 'Fingerless Gloves: Aggressive Vagrant ' brought everything into the mix - baroque folk-rock, jazz, and experimental sound collages.  The introductory and closing sections were quite tuneful and enjoyable, but that left the nine minutes of experimentation in the middle.  

 

One of the rarer releases on Supraphon (other than in the discography section, Pitstone wasn't even mentioned in Rabindrath Reaper’s book on Supraphon.). I don't think this one's ever seen a reissue on CD and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a reissue.