20 maggio 2025

Dagli archivi di Dave Sinclair il figlio Nic identifica e restaura, a più di cinquant'anni di distanza, i nastri dimenticati di alcune session casalinghe registrate alla buona e condotte in via informale da papà - fuoriuscito temporaneamente dai Caravan, poco dopo In the Land of Grey and Pink - assieme a un piccolo nucleo di musicisti, in particolare con il chitarrista e grande amico John Murphy: si ascoltano in Homemade Jams, su Bandcamp.

"I left Caravan for the first time in August 1971, a few months after recording the album In the Land of Grey and Pink. The other musicians in the band by that time had invested in newer more powerful amplification and during a gig I sometimes couldn’t actually hear what I was playing. Added to that, life on the road was becoming less appealing playing almost the same set every night. I decided I drastically needed a complete change and, when I said I was thinking of leaving the band, incredibly, no one including our manager tried to persuade me otherwise. Soon after leaving I met up with John Murphy, a guitarist, singer, and song writer, and from that moment on we became close friends and musician buddies, exploring many songs, rhythms, and melodies together. Later on, with a drummer, and occasionally a bass guitar, we enjoyed a number of jam sessions, most of which we recorded on a small tape recorder using a single microphone. The music was raw, edgy and sometimes didn’t go anywhere, but there were many enlightening moments and very enjoyable times."

https://davesinclair.bandcamp.com/homemade-jams

19 maggio 2025

Dagli archivi di un progetto di metà anni Novanta chiamato Far Cry, comprendente Lisa Smith-Klossner, Hugh Hopper - che all'epoca amava cimentarsi con il Cubase - e Mark Hewins, esce su Bandcamp in forma di album una collezione di dieci brani inediti o noti solo in parte, magari in altre versioni: The Living Room Archive.

https://lisasklossner.bandcamp.com/the-living-room-archive

18 maggio 2025

Quattro momenti dell'incontro di Caroline Kraabel con Teresa Hackel a Londra il mese scorso sono riportati in ordine temporale in Durst Dust, su Bandcamp: Run, Filaments, Succinct e Disappearance.

https://carolinekraabel.bandcamp.com/durst-dust