LISTENING SESSION
No Room For Squares Session 29 – Maria Faust – Machina (Stunt Records 2018)
2024 FIRST LISTENING SESSION!!!! Maria Faust (b. 1979, Kuressaare) is an Estonian saxophone player and composer living in Copenhagen, Denmark. MACHINA, consists of a mix of traditional musical forms paired with improvisation, jazz, and soundscapes. In a musical language of her own invention, she delivers her original compositional ideas, a chamber music universe without drums, …
Astral Traveling 21 x Moe – Tim Hecker – Ravedeath 1972 (2011)
After a short winter break, Astral Traveling is back at @rhinoceros.berlin Monday Jan. 29 to listen to Tim Hecker’s ambient masterpiece Ravedeath, 1972 with @moe.elamin aka Moe. If you’ve been on any serious dance floor in Europe in the last few years, there’s good chances you’ve encountered Moe on one side or the other of …
No Room For Squares Session 30 – Tropicàlia Ou Panis Et Circencis (1968)
This record is one of the few cases where the term “revolutionary” has been used appropriately. Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa experimented with the music and created not only a strong political statement against the military regime in Brazil but also the gate opener for the whole Tropicalismo musical movement. Let’s enjoy this masterpiece together! …
ECM Luminessence – Azimuth (1977)
We are delighted to continue our collaboration with legendary label ECM and offer you an exclusive listening session of the audiophile re-issue of Azimuth! Recorded in 1977 and now reissued in ECM’s audiophile Luminessence vinyl series, the debut album of the Azimuth trio was truly ahead of its time. Formed by adding Canadian- born trumpeter …
No Room For Squares Session 31 – Mariá Portugal – Erosão (2021)
Listening Session & Artist Talk! Join us in this very special session: Mariá will present her wonderful first solo record and answer our questions after listening to it. Enjoy with us Erosão’s profound sound in which tropicalismo, jazz and electronic music blend together! The Germany-based Brazilian drummer, singer, composer and producer Maria Portugal has been …
First Listen Session – Alice Coltrane – Carnegie Hall Concert (1971)
Exclusiv First Listen Session of Alice Coltrane never released before live recording "Carnegie Hall Concert" ! Official street date March 22! Hear it first with us! Thanks @impulserecords , we received some copies of the record and alongside some other fine venues around the world, we will have an exclusive album playback before Album Release. …
Astral Traveling 22 x Sera Kalo – Carmen McRae – The Great American Songbook (1971)
‘’Listening to Carmen McRae interpret songs feels akin to the thrill of a secret whispered in your ear. She has a knack for stripping each song down to its naked heart and presenting it on a silver platter. I admire her refined, yet raw timbre and the honesty she brings to her interpretations.’’ While inviting …
First Listen Session – Pete Jolly – Season (1971)
## BECAUSE POST AND CUSTOMS ARE NOT CORRECTLY WORKING IN GERMANY THE RECORD HASN‘T ARRIVED ON TIME // UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO POSTPONE THIS SESSION AND WE APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE ## Exclusiv Listening Session of this classic and rare record reissue in cooperation with Light In The Attic. Organic, electric, freeform. …
First Listen Session – Shabaka – Perceive its beauty, Acknowledge its Grace (2024)
Exclusiv First Listen Session of the new Shabaka record, his very first full LP! (Official street date April 12) Thanks to @impulserecords , we will have an exclusive album playback before album release. The record will be played from 6:30 PM and a second time at 8:30 PM . Please note that this event is …
No Room For Squares Session 32 – François Tusques – Après La Marée Noire – Vers une Musique Bretonne Nouvelle (1979)
Session 32: François Tusques - Après La Marée Noire - Vers Une Musique Bretonne Nouvelle (LP, Le Chant Du Monde 1979) François Tusques is one of the key figures in European free music: in 1965, he created the first French free-jazz ensemble and then turned during the 70ies to more committed and militant music with …