curator of the nickelsdorf FEST 2010!

Jan.02, 2010

yours truly have gotten the great GRREAT pleasure of being the artistic curator of the NICKELSDORF KONFRONTATIONEN 2010 —- 15 – 18 TH JULY 2010.

together with the almighty legend Hans Falb the program will be created and refined during this winter

watch out for more news soon and on

http://www.konfrontationen.at/

see ya all in JULY!!!!!


new french interview

Dec.07, 2009

new french interview by Guillaume Belhomme, published at

http://www.lesondugrisli.com/


NEW RELEASE of recycled recycling

Dec.06, 2009

new release on Doubt Music:
Otomo Yoshihide, Mats Gustafsson and Mikito Ozeki – With Records

Mats Gustafsson´s solo LP on Tyfuus “It´s all about” has been sent in 10 copies to Japan and the visual artist Mikiti Ozeki. The vinyl has then been transformed into 10 visual pieces and thereafter been displayed at a gallery in Tokyo and played on 10 seperate turntables as part of the Yoshihide / Ozeki exhibition in sep/ oct 2009.

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Otomo Yoshihide has then recorded the 10 vinyls onto a CD, that now is available from Doubt Music in a limited numbered edition!!!

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http://www.doubtmusic.com/

check Mikito´s GREAT visuals out at his page:

http://www.mikito.jp/


new olof bright releases

Dec.06, 2009

two SENSATIONAL new releases :

Sven-Åke Johansson, Alex von Schlippenbach & Peter Brötzmann!!! –  UP AND DOWN THE LION REVISED.

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and  a new duo of great free improvised sounds and silences:

Lene Grenager & Sofia Jernberg — CROCHET

check them out and buy them at:
http://olofbright.com/nybutik/


the only release ever of this fantastic trio!!! mindblowing


NEW MATS GUSTAFSSON DUO BOX SET

Dec.03, 2009

after many years now… its finally out:
MATS GUSTAFSSON DUO BOX SET

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limited 7 ” box set. 3 EP´s in a special made card board box with inlay.

99 copies only. Numbered with a special numbered sheet, printed by Leif Elggren.

mats gustafsson — reeds and live electronics….duos with Fred Lonberg -Holm, Luca Mai and with Leif Elggren.

The Elggren 7″ is preciously unreleased, the other two were preiously relaesed seperatly on Kning Disk.

released as we speak… go to the following adress to order:
http://www.idealrecordings.com/

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new vinyl trades dec 2009

Dec.03, 2009

new trades available… first to offer good trades gets it!!!!

please email to :

mats@matsgus.com for suggestions and offers or if you need additional info!

almost all the trades from the oct & nov lists are gone ( it´s been a pure pleasure!!!!)

… some are still left ( check below…)

these are the offers for december 2009:

img_2149a rare and sought after Sun Ra 7″ on saturn!!!!

Daddy´s gonna tell you no lies / the Cosmic Rays with the Sun Ra and Arkestra.

sun ra 7″´s are the SHIT!!! they are all worth having… an amazing world of… wonder!

SORRY — TRADED!!!!

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Sunny Murray `s TIME NOW original 7″ on DIW. the Lie!!!!

unreleased with the classic of the CLASSIC free jazz groups: Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Gary Peacock and leader on this originally JIHAD production , Sunny Murray!

music kicks serious fuckin ass!!!! seriously!!!

in mint condition! never played!

STILL AVAILABLE!

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Gilbert Holmströms UTAN MISSTANKAR!

completey mindbending swedish free jazz classic! a monster!!!!

Holmström ( of Mount Everest fame) in his own pre Everest quintet.

On Jan Johansson´s label Megafon.

very rare these days and a MUST HAVE! in very good condition as well!

SORRY — TRADED!!!

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and a very obscure one:

Staffan Harde quartet on SJR records ( musician owned label)

a true favourite of Thurston Moore! one of the most amazing and weird swedish and european records of freer jazz… with a young Bengt Berger on drums! very very very personal and simply fantastic! in perfect condition .

SORRY — TRADED!!!

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and a true masterpiece of improvised solo music by meastro Evan Parker. his omniclassic

Evan Parker -MONOCERUS – INCUS recordings

unbelievable music… this is the rare original 1 st pressing. the cover has bit ring wear but the vinyl plays fantastic!

dna- changing music!!! seriously….

SORRY — TRADED!!!

img_2156SPIDER BURKS Presents Leo´s FIVE! o an obsure  St Loius Label. very rare!

leo at the organ plays instrumental and vocal pieces that swings madly… with a young….

Hamiet Bluiett on the  bari sax!!!! CAN YOU FREAKIN BELIEVE IT???

this copy is not in perfect condition, but really rare and an amazing piece of collectible vinyl for free jazz freaks that needs it all. My own copy is just in slightly better condition…. I have only seen copies  in bad or worse condition.

STILL AVAILABLE!

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Early Yosuke Yamashita bomb!

Yosuke yamashita Trio with brass 12 on Far East ( 2nd pressing)

amazing music and amazing situation with one of the most hard core free jazz ensembles ever ever ever! this 2nd pressing is in mint condition and hard enough to find… ROCKIN!!!!

STILL AVAILABLE!!!

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JAZZ JAMBOREE 1975… with one track by the GREAT and FANTASTIC BERNT ROSENGREN KVARTETT!!!

this quartet was blowing the roofs off in the 70´s in sweden and elsewhere. there is a number of classic Lps ( Notes from the underground… being the most kickin one!) by this combo.

this polish release is one of the rarer sides that exists. only on this beautiful piece of vinyl!

STILL AVAILABLE!

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two flexi picture 7″ ´s (!!!)  by Mats Gustafsson on slide sax accompanied by the great photographer Lars Tunbjörks amazing photos..

Mats Gustafsson — SLIDES utifrån Mats

these two flexi discs were released only in 10 (!!!) copies each in oct 2008 in connection with an art exhibition in Umeå, Sweden. Never before available… I m offering these two EXTREME rarities for the very first time ever for trade!!!

these two copies are both nr 7 out of the edition of 10.

signed and stamped by the artists.

SORRY — TRADED!!!!

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Mats Gustafsson — SLIDES utifrån Lars

These two flexis are the rarest in the Gustafsson production ( with the exception of a Two Slices of Acoustic Car Casette that was relaesed in 3 copies in 1987….)

SORRY — TRADED!!!

AND THE JOE MCPHHE BOMB AT LAST:

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BROTHER TO BROTHER – Yoke Free records 1971, private label. with Joe McPhee on recorders and misc instruments….

MY GOD! this LP is the THING! the grail……Joe McPhee playing recorders and other instrumnets with ao  a shitloads of chickens(!!!) a TOTALLY bizarre and BEAUTIFUL piece of vinyl…

how many of You has ever heard about this LP ?

only serious trade offers, please….;))

SORRY TRADED!!! the bomb is traded….

please email me at mats@matsgus.com for additional info and trade offers. I m sending out an allert via email that the new trade list is out from my personal diskaholik adress list. If You wanna be a part of this list, please drop me a line and I ll put u up on the list and always send out the newsletter to everyone on the list at the same time.

Most of the trade offers comes within 24 hours usually…

all the best, one piece of vinyl per day keeps the doctor away…. /// mats g


the EX with reeds and brass!!!!!

Dec.01, 2009

the EX will make a british tour, jan / feb 2010 with some extra brass and reeds…. ROCKIN!

BRASS UNBOUND!!!!!!!!!

check:

http://www.theex.nl/news.htm#news4

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tourschedule:
http://www.theex.nl/concerts.htm

promo video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BVmqs0MpRM


new dec update of wants and needs

Dec.01, 2009

http://matsgus.com/archives/category/vinyl/wants-and-needs

check it out and HELP a bad diskaholic!!!!

great trades in return, or even solo concerts in return, if that against all odds would be of interest…. ( yes, I m sick… I need help!!!)


in good company…

Nov.23, 2009

In Belgium , they do have good taste for beer and other things:

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