For many people who grew up in the 90s and 2000s, the Tibetan Freedom Concerts were a moment when the whole world seemed to know something terrible was happening, as information of how Tibetan people were being oppressed by China became known.
The first Tibetan Freedom Concert was held in 1996, and Tibet and their spiritual leader the Dali Lama become topics widely known thanks to greater media coverage.
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Born 1990 in Gdańsk, Poland, pianist Hania Rani now divides her time between Warsaw and Berlin. Since the release of her debut solo album Esja on Gondwana Records in 2019, she has been touring the world and will be in Australia April-May 2023, before returning to Europe…
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The Summersault music festival has remained a highlight in the memories of all who were there (and some who weren’t). It featured Beck, Beastie Boys, Bikini Kill, DJ Shadow, Foo Fighters, and more.
An art exhibition accompanied the tour, and so did several musicians from English trip hop label Mo’ Wax, with their DJs performing side shows alongside the main festival events.
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Toshio Nakanishi, later known as Tycoon Tosh, or just Toshi, was a prolific Japanese musician who played in New Wave bands, helped bring hip hop to Japan, and spent time England working with Mo’ Wax and Pussy Foot Records in groups such as UNKLE and Skylab. When Toshi died in 2016 he left behind a large catalogue of music recorded across several continents.
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Continuing our interest in Transition Records, with a feature on founder Tom Wilson and a complete Transition Discography. Today we’ve published a look at the life of Samuel Gary, a folk singer who recorded one solo album as well as others with his friend and collaborator Josh White.
Following our third issue, released in July and available to read or purchase now, we have published some new articles online.
Five of their best: Freddy Logan
A follow up to our feature article on Dutch/English jazz bassist Freddy Logan, we rounded up some of the music he recorded during his long career. Starting in the 1950s in the Netherlands, before he moved to Australia to form two of the best Australian jazz groups of the time, and finally his later years in 60s England. Read the full article here.
A newly restored live album presents Brother Jack McDuff at his best
Live At Parnell’s, originally recorded in June 1982 was released by Soul Bank Music on September 2 this year. Across two CDs, or three LPs, McDuff and his band play for two hours without intermission. Read our article here.
Five recent releases
Rounding up a series of recent releases by artists and labels we’ve featured in our zine. Mostly electronic, with 80s synth compilations, vinyl sampling novelties, and ambience mixed in with a mix tape of lofi rock, punk, electronica, and a piano ballad. There’s a bit of everything in these five releases. Read the full article here.
The Three Out were a short-lived Australian jazz trio who formed in 1960, released two albums, toured Europe, and then went their separate ways. The trio’s pianist Mike Nock made a name for himself in North America, while drummer Chris Karan toured the world in The Dudley Moore Trio, but although bass player Freddy Logan appeared on recordings with Pia Beck and Tubby Hayes, to name only two, less is known about him overall.
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Following our article on Tom Wilson and his jazz label Transition Records, we’ve compiled the complete discography of Transition, including release dates and recording dates where available. We’ve also highlighted the many unreleased records which Transition announced in its short life.
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We wrote about Tony Lawrence and his Harlem Cultural Festival in our second issue. Now here’s an article looking at five of his songs which you can listen to now on YouTube.
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