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The London Experimental Jazz Quartet

Invisible Roots

Roundtable/Votary/Dual Planet

SIR020

LP Black $30
  • First LP reissue of rare 1974 Canadian Free Jazz album
  • Featuring the Avant-Funk classic ‘Destroy The Nihilist Picnic’
  • Includes liner notes and rare photos
  • Tip-on sleeve

Description

Beyond the striking photography of the cover artwork, a cursory glance at this LP may appear misleading. One could be forgiven in thinking that what they had discovered was of a more obvious British provenance, but on closer inspection, the truth is revealed… London in fact refers to London, Canada, an artistic hotbed that famously spawned the highly influential insurgent noise ensemble, ‘The Nihilist Spam Band’. Less celebrated yet equally remarkable was the improvisational powerhouse ‘The London Experimental Jazz Quartet’, a short-lived group led by the forward-thinking saxophonist Eric Stach.

Their debut album, Invisible Roots is an overlooked jewel from the Canadian jazz scene. Inspired by the revolutionary artists from the New York free-jazz movement, (namely Ornette Coleman, Archie Sheep and Cecil Taylor), and fuelled by the exciting possibilities afforded by a completely free approach to music, Invisible Roots is an album of potent spontaneous...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Time Is Of The Essence
  • 2 Edible Wallpaper
  • 3 My Dog's Tail Is Longer Than Yours
  • 4 Destroy The Nihilist Picnic
  • 5 Ron Martin Special With Mustard
  • 6 Eric's Madness
  • 7 Jazz Widow Waltz
  • 8 Spain Is For Old Ladies
  • 9 The Sound Of Next Year's Echo