OAR004 : Bob Seytor / Bob Seytor

Cover art by Stephan Barbery

OAR004 : Bob Seytor / Bob Seytor 

Originally released as a cassette on the Camera Obscura label (K008) in 1983. 

Bob Sector was the original drummer of the first Brussels punk band called 'Chainsaw' in late 1976. He then founded and was the frontman and singer of 'Streets' (both bands released a single on Romantic Records in 1978) and can be heard on the compilation 'Everything is Shit: Punk in Brussels 1977-1979' (Sub Rosa). 

He founded Contingent in the early 80ties which whom he toured a lot (releasing one album at the time) and still do extensively, recording a single in 2014 and an album in 2015. 

The cassette was self recorded, self played and mixed at home and shows the talent of Bob to write immediate, incisive, sometimes political or emotional texts in French. 

There is also a lot of humor in his words. So is his music, like a machine gun guitar and a rhythm box going to full speed to help to deliver his messages! 

Bob Seytor

Remastered by Pierre Vervloesem.

Digital release on the 30th of November 2018.

Track listing:

1: Facettes

2: Vipères

3: Démence

4: L'Homme

5: Ma Ville

6: Lache pas la maille

7: Pas un murmure

8: Laurent Lironic

9: Errance Zombi

10: Coups de fouet

11: Cadence Macabre

12: Ambiance Cataclysme

13: Tout seul ce soir

14: Titans Diurnes

15: Adieu Junkie

16: Le son des Rebelles

Bandcamp only release:

OCD042 : The Wrong Object / Zappa Jawaka

Cover art & pic by Nadia Romdhane

OCD042 : The Wrong Object / Zappa Jawaka

 "Belgian group The Wrong Object are adept at mixing Canterbury styled prog rock with Zappa-esque jazz fusion and Frippertronics to produce a beat that has elements of the past and the future thundering through it. Stories from the Shed cleverly fuses all of these various musical elements together, expertly twisting various world music styles into the mix to produce a varied and unpredictable set of original material."

                                                                                               —Edwin Pouncey,  Jazzwise

Blending the cosmic energies of Nu-jazz with modern rock sensibilities and live electronic devices, the music of the Wrong Object is influenced by a vast array of artists ranging from Canterbury Scene prog rock à la Soft Machine and Gong to Squarepusher, Béla Bartok, Amon Tobin, Aka Moon, Sun Ra, Charlie Mingus and Frank Zappa.

With their aesthetics still rooted in an array of storied inspirational models, Belgian prog jazz heavyweights The Wrong Object (website) ventures further into hybrid musical territories - pushing the boundaries of progressive jazz, rock and contemporary music.

After more than fifteen years of an existence marked by extensive touring, recording and numerous collaborations with international jazz and rock luminaries (Elton Dean, Harry Beckett , Annie Whitehead, Alex Maguire, Robin Verheyen, Ed Mann, …) and a recent collaboration with the Brussels Philharmonic and the Vlaams Radio Koor ( 200 Motels – The Suites), Zappa Jawaka marks the band’s first tribute release to the Grand Zazou, one which contains idiosyncratic, fiery version of such favorites as “I’m the Slime” alongside lesser-known and rarely performed works.

This album is sure to please hardcore FZ geeks as well as the uninitiated with a fresh ear for alternative popular entertainment.

Marti MELIA: tenor sax, clarinet, backing vocals

François LOURTIE: tenor & soprano saxes, vocals

Michel DELVILLE: guitar, Roland GR09, vocals

Antoine GUENET: keyboards, vocals

Pierre MOTTET: bass

Laurent DELCHAMBRE: drums, percussions, objects, samples

All tracks recorded by Maxime Wathieu @ Studio 5, Liège. 
Mixed and mastered by Pierre Vervloesem @ Studio Fiasco.

Physical and digital release on the 23rd of November 2018.

Track listing:

1. Wonderful Wino 4:16

2. Mr Green Genes/King Kong 7:57

3. Big Swifty 4:38

4. This Town is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich/The Sealed Tuna Bolero 5:11

5. Apostrophe/Chunga’s Revenge 6:24

6. Sleep Dirt 4:29

7. Wedding Dress Song/Handsome Cabin Boy 5:49

8. I’m the Slime 4:47

And in Bandcamp:



CD IS SOLD OUT !

ODG099 : Ze Zorgs / ZZCC141118

Cover art by A.L.

ODG099 : Ze Zorgs / ZZCC141118

Recorded live at Café Central - Brussels on the 14 of November 2018, ZZCC141118 shows again the chaotic, nervousness, almost punk and no wave approach of Ze Zorgs (see also ODG044) when playing live! From chaos to almost metronomic krautrock to chaos again... A non stop hurling and speedy distorted guitar leads the dance with a baritone sax adding some musicality and phrasé lines while the drummer goes with typical rhythmic kraut and the bass follows everyone with frenzy! 
14 minutes of Zorgism!

From three players, Ze Zorgs are now a four pieces band:
JJ Zorg Duerinckx: sax baryton
PJ Zorg Vranken: electric guitar
Anatole Zorg Damien: bass
Gaspard Zorg Sickx: drums

Digital Bandcamp only release on the 21st of November 2018.

Track listing:

1: ZZCC141118

In Bandcamp:

OAR003 : Michel D / Psychoative Itch

Cover art by Stephan Barbery from a Michel selfie

OAR003 : Michel D / Psychoative Itch

Michel Duyck (aka Michel D) was a Brussels based guitarist actif in many bands and experimental oufits. 
Started in the 70ties and played among others in X-Pulsion, Digital Dance, Gamial Trio and formed The Joint Between with Gabriel Séverin in the late 90ties which became Babils later. 

Psychoactive Itch was recorded on a 2 tracks tape machine, using at times cigarette paper to obstruct parts of the machine in order to make dubbing possible! Some crazy and lengthy work from a fabulously crazy musician. It shows his non stop creativeness with only a guitar, a rhythm box and a few effects. 

Originally released as a C30 cassette tape number K005 in 1983 on the Stephan Barbery 's label Camera Obscura (see all discography here).

The fabulous Michel D

Remastered for your pleasure by Pierre Vervloesem.

Digital release on the 16th of November 2018.

Track listing:

1: P1
2: P2
3: P3
4: P4
5: P5
6: P6
7: P7
8: P8
9: P9
10: P10
11: P11
12: P12
13: P13
14: P14
15: P15
16: P16
17: P17

Bandcamp only release:

ODG091 : Solomon Kimrey / Things That Grow

Cover art by Solomon Kimrey

ODG091 : Solomon Kimrey / Things That Grow

Solomon Kimrey is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Chicago. 

After playing in bands around the city for a number of years as a bassist, he began to record and self-release various EPs and singles. 

The first of these releases centered on bass focused compositions, found sounds, and synthesis. Each work following brings together these elements and various other structures and approaches. 

The latest and coming entries have been focused on doing so via electronic composition, with the intent of generating personally effective music which encourages listeners to occupy distinct head-spaces, be they more downbeat and atmospheric, or upbeat and present.

German review in Jazz'halo here. 

Solomon, pic by Zachary Lee

Digital release on the 9th of November 2018.

Track listing:

1: Things We Say

2: Diving

3: Trees

4: This, That, and the Other

5: Heavy Thoughts

6: Curiosity

And in Bandcamp:

OJP031/OUC015 : Atsuko Hatano / Endless Birthday - Yellow Boys

Cover art by Atsuko Hatano

OJP031/OUC015 : Atsuko Hatano / Endless Birthday - Yellow Boys

Astuko Hatano (website) is a strings musician, arranger, composer, producer, and improvisational session player based in Tokyo, Japan. She has played the violin for 37 years and is well versed in the viola, cello, keyboards, oscillator, and analog synthesizer.
She also plays in her strings project TRIOLA. Recently, Atsuko plays the five-string viola with electronica in her new solo project.

Atsuko has released three solo albums 'Water for 13', 'Maria' and 'Cells #2'.
She also has released an album as the founding member of TRIOLA, as well as, an animation DVD with artist Nakaban.

The cinematic quality of her sound has lead her to make music for Film and Television.
In 2009, Atsuko founded ORDER MADE MUSIC, a custom made music service.

Atsuko Hatano

This album is made of two long contemporary pieces mixing piano, strings and electronics and shows the talent and creativity of Atsuko as she composes, plays, records and mixes all by herself.

Digital release on the 2nd of November 2018.

Track listing:

1: Endless Birthday

2: Yellow Boys

And on Bandcamp: