The Peter Brotzmann Octet
The Peter Brotzmann Octet
Machine Gun
Recorded in 1968 this is one totally brutally bitchin some say seminal record. Originally sold as a cassette (if anyone has an original please don’t tell me), FMP/Free Music Production put out the LP in 1972. Peter Brotzmann, Evan Parker, Willem Breuker, Fred Van Hove, Peter Kowald, Buschi Niebergall, Sven Johansson and Han Bennick. A monster whirlwind angst, anger and ferocious energy gig (I’ve heard it called punk jazz) with some looney melodic snippets (tunes?) thrown in that loses no energy, bite or freshness even at 40+ years of age.
I’ve been waiting/watching for this LP for years and just picked up this mint copy on eBay for $78. Makes the original CD sound like a stuffed starched shirt. fyi – Atavistic Records recently released The Machine Gun Sessions on CD (which isn’t very atavistic at all and strikes me as downright oxymoronish) that includes tracks you can’t get on LP.
on January 26th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
I’m just going to pretend I didn’t even read this.
on January 26th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
… along with Evan Parker’s The Topography of the Lungs; two albums that never fail to frighten and amaze.
on March 19th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Mr. Brotzmann is going to be honored at this year’s vision festival, June 2011 (http://www.visionfestival.org/schedule/visionfestival16). An extra treat is that the next day, Evan Parker will be playing with Matt Shipp. Support live music.
on March 20th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Hey Bill, thanks for the heads up on these concerts. I’d love to get the “Event Pass” but that kind of time is not on my side.
Support live music.