Category Archives: non-rock

#643

October 1, 2024

Genre gumbo stirs this non-rock show, even as one of the artists (Eddie Hazel) is tagged as Psychedelic Rock on discogs. Funk/Soul, World, Jazz-Funk, and Latin Jazz seem to describe most of the artists, but you will hear Reggae. Boogaloo and African sounds and even some prog touches. It is a nice crop, and all of it feels like it belongs together.

Total Blue

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Artist Song Release Label
Ronnie Lion Peace Chalice Spanish Town Isle Of Jura
Zani Diabate Et Le Super Djata Band Du Mali Mougoutigui Vol. 2 Numero Group
Blue Sharks In A Classical Mood It Became Crystal Edizioni Musicali Redi
Total Blue Chaparral Total Blue Music From Memory
Koolmfl, Sonic Weapon Just The Three Dog Night (2+1) Snaker 012 Snaker
Arthur Verocai Sylvia Arthur Verocai Mr Bongo
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers Medley Superfly/Pusherman/Freddie’s Dead Super Freak Ubiquity
Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa ’70 Open & Close Open & Close Knitting Factory Records

Artist Song Release Label
The Wild Tchoupitoulas Indian Red The Wild Tchoupitoulas Jackpot Records
Ayalew Mesfin Ekul Teramedu (Walk As One) Good Aderegechegn (Blindsided By Love) Now-Again Records
Tru Tones Song Of Love Power Struggle Not Dark Yet
Blood, Sweat And Tears Sometimes In Winter (Live) What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears ? – Original Soundtrack Omnivore Recordings
Lewis Taylor You Got Me Thinking The Damn Rest Be With Records
Bootsy’s Rubber Band Physical Love Stretchin’ Out In Bootsy’s Rubber Band Music On Vinyl
Eddie Hazel I Want You (She’s So Heavy) Game, Dames And Guitar Thangs Real Gone Music
Echoes Of A New Dawn Orchestra Substream Substream Mukatsuku Records
Terrance T Power (Extended Vocal) Power Isle Of Jura

#640

September 10, 2024

A non-rock Gulls Window Circus show that has some electro/beats, some reggae, afrobeat, funk, library music, post-punk and krautrock. The Rootsman track has sure been running through my head all week, as have the Jan Wobble and Earwig tracks. I think the flow from one sound to another goes really well and that you will find much here to love.

Plastic Ivy

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Artist Song Release Label
DJ Raffa and DJ Leandronik Tecnology (Tecno Mix) Milagros Del Ritmo II – Obscure And Rhythmic Tunes from 1988-1993 Harmonie Exotic
King Sporty & Der Mer Fall Out (NAD Discomix) Fall Out Emotional Rescue
Jerry Brown Dreadlock Lady Dreadlock Lady Shella Records
Rootsman Wild Goose Chase (Nick The Record & Dan Tyler Re-Edit Extended & Dubbed) Wild Goose Chase Lovetime Guarantee
Jah Wobble and Julie Campbell Tightrope Redux (Anthology | 1981 – 2015) Cherry Red
Dave Lombardo Warpath Rites Of Percussion Ipecac Recordings
Exo Fender Music In My Mind (Justin Van Der Volgen Edit) Music In My Mind Emotional Rescue
Tower Of Power Get Yo’ Feet Back On The Ground Tower Of Power Music On Vinyl

Artist Song Release Label
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley I Get Myself To Blame (Instrumental Version) Walk For Ground Mukatsuku Records
Fela Ransome-Kuti And The Africa ’70 With Ginger Baker Ye Ye De Smell Live! Knitting Factory Records
Southern Energy Ensemble Energy Southern Energy Strut
Plastic Ivy Ode: In Advance of Loss Spots of Time Kraftjerkz
Gerhard Heinz The Killing Of Maria Gonzales Library Music Private Records
Simple Minds Theme For Great Cities Fantastic Voyage (New Sounds For The European Canon 1977 – 1981) Ace
Earwig Every Day Shines (D Mix) In The Light Of Time (UK Post-Rock & Leftfield Pop 1992-1998) Ace
Cluster Rote Riki Zuckerzeit Bureau B

#639

September 3, 2024

Marina Herlop

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Artist Song Release Label
Tim Koh & Sun An Salt And Sugar Look The Same Salt And Sugar Look The Same Music From Memory
Contours Elevation 2 Elevations Music From Memory
Neumayer Station Bassrutscher Claremont Editions Four Claremont 56
Gaussian Curve Fever Dream Winter Sun Music From Memory
Kaoru Inoue Nagareru Dedicated To The Island -soundwalk & Music For Saunter Magazine Deep Ground Records
Paul Hart Prospect Tomorrow’s Fashions (Library Electronica 1972-1987) Ace
Mudd Late In March In The Garden Of Mindfulness Claremont 56
Debbie Harry Now I Know You Know KooKoo Chrysalis Catalogue
Holger Czukay Ode To Perfume (London Live 2009) Claremont 56 Versions Claremont 56
Nikolaienko Sacrifice II (Curse Of Snakes Valley) Nostalgia Por Mesozoica Muscut

Artist Song Release Label
The Emperor Machine Island Boogie Island Boogie Leng
Marina Herlop Abans Abans Pripyat Pan
Gaz Nevada I.C. Love Affair (Original 12″ Mix) Do You Have The Force? (Jon Savage’s Alternate History Of Electronica 1978-82 Vol 2) Caroline True Records
Stephan Mathieu, David Sylvian Telegraphed Mistakes Wandermüde Grönland Records
Andriy Kostyukov, Timmi Pettels Extra Muros : Czech Republic FLEE
Odopt Antimilitarist Snaker 011 Snaker
Panoram Toluka Lake View Everyone Is A Door Firecracker Recordings
Soul Supreme Summertime On Mars Soul Supreme Soul Supreme Records
Leslie Winer Tree When I Hit You – You’ll Feel It Light In The Attic
Romain Azzaro Vvoid (feat. Myako) La Vita Non E Un Film Rotary Phono Lab

#637

August 20, 2024

Gulls Window Circus returns to un-themed music following last week’s conclusion of the 24-week folk-like/folk-unlike series. Today is a non-rock show. I’ve taken the binary approach or rock/non-rock, so some of the artists here might be more of a grey area, appearing in both depending on the song (I’m thinking of Kalahari Surfers, Ultravox, Bene Gesserit, Fun Boy Three, Moonshake, OMD, and Bryan Ferry). In other areas, Dimitri From Paris brings my first exposure to Jamiroquai in his re-edit, Vibes4YourSoul re-edits Gal Costa, and Carol Douglas gives the first-wave disco treatment to Doors’ Light My Fire.

Bryan Ferry

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Artist Song Release Label
Vibes4YourSoul Aguibá, Aguibá TSTD Edits 16 – Maracatu E.P. How Do You Are?
Kay Zee Le Rêve The Whole Shebang Phantom Island
Lex Athens Super Awake Remixes Leng
Kalahari Surfers Free State Fence Censorship Is Killing Music (Gross National Products, 1981 To 1989) Emotional Rescue
Tone B Nimble Afrodemo NeighbourSoul Edits Vol.4 Neighboursoul Rhythms
Al-Tone My Soul Al-Tone Edits (The Gospel Edition) Vol. 6 Al-Tone Edits
King Sporty & The Extra Funk Factory Fantasy (Jonny Rock Discomix) Fantasy Emotional Rescue
Glen Ricks Keep On Dancing Keep On Dancing Emotional Rescue
Exo Fender Big Mood Big Mood Emotional Rescue
Tracy Kerr If U Want My Lovin’ (Instrumental Dub) Instrumental Dubs #2 Isle Of Jura
Emperor Machine Dévoilez-Vous (Dub) Dévoilez-Vous Leng

Artist Song Release Label
Ultravox White China (Steven Wilson 12″ Re-mix) Lament [Steven Wilson 12″ Re-Mixes] Chrysalis Catalogue
Bene Gesserit Hymne Au Ver Intersection On The Point Of Parallel Vol. II Light Sounds Dark
Jamiroquai Canned Heat (Dimitri From Paris Remix Dubstrumental) Canned Heat Le-Edits Records
Carol Douglas Light My Fire Night Fever Full Circle
Fun Boy Three Featuring Bananarama The Funrama Theme (Extended Version) Extended Chrysalis Catalogue
Moonshake Coming Eva Luna (Deluxe Edition) Beggars Arkive
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark White Trash (Highland Studios Demo) ‘Junk Culture’ Demos And Rarities EMI
Bryan Ferry Wildcat Days Mamouna BMG
Ozric Tentacles The Throbbe Erpland Kscope

#612

February 27, 2024

This week Gulls Window Circus presents a one-off vinyl non-rock show. There are a few 2000+ blasts for you [Yoko Mono, Peace Orchestra, Rick Wade, Titan], a few 2010+ ones [Panoram , Shpongle, Yves Tumor, Japan Blues, Tosca], a mid-80s track [RAH Band], along with some new stuff and welcome reissues by fave current labels. Everything fits together and complements each other.

RAH Band

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Artist Song Release Label
Yoko Mono Higher Than Phunk (Crisp-Click RMX) Higher Than Phunk Force Tracks
Peace Orchestra Shining Peace Orchestra G-Stone Recordings
Rick Wade Can’t You See The Bumbaye EP Funky Chocolate
RAH Band Shadow Of Your Love Producers Choice Atjazz Record Company
Sonia Whittingham Sweet Dub Sweet Sensation Isle Of Jura
Al Kent Dubanova Welcome To The Dub G.A.M.M.
Neumayer Station Crossings Claremont Editions Three Claremont 56
ETNOBOTANIKA Planeta Las Le​ś​ne Duchy Superkasety Records
Panoram Awake Walk Everyone Is A Door Firecracker Recordings
Yves Tumor Seed Serpent Music PAN

Artist Song Release Label
Japan Blues Everything Passes Sells His Record Collection Japan Blues
Philipp Otterbach Solid Maybe The Dahlem Diaries Music From Memory
Shpongle Juggling Molecules Museum Of Consciousness Twisted Records
Titan C’mon Feel The Karaoke C’mon Feel The Noise Emperor Norton
Paternoster Mammoth Opus O (Disco Rigido Remix) Remixes And Versions HHV.DE
Tosca Supersunday Going Going Going !K7 Records
Soul Supreme Rich in Soul Soul Supreme Soul Supreme Records
Steamy Windows & Woolfy One Of Those Nights (L.u.c.a Quirky Version) One Of Those Nights Ambassador’s Reception
Harri Pierson Young Australians DB12 013 Duca Bianco
Pejzaż Wizje List II The Very Polish Cut-Outs

#598

November 21, 2023

A non-rock LP tracks show that starts controversially (is it non-rock?) with a track from Roxy Music’s ‘Siren’, and later in the show has a track from Dave Lombardo (drummer of Slayer – can THAT be non-rock!?) – I say yes, and this show is a great place to sit yourself during a Thanksgiving dinner: a decidedly US-centric event, even as it features artists from all over the world [Romain Azzaro, Nikolaienko, Eva Hurychová & Jan Neckář, Zuchy, Pejzaż, Sylvester Levay] and artists the seem from another world altogether [Yves Tumor].

Yves Tumor

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Artist Song Release Label
Roxy Music Could It Happen To Me? Siren Virgin
Yves Tumor God Is A Circle Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Warp Records
Lewis Taylor Song Lewis Taylor Be With Records
Romain Azzaro Above Space 35 (feat. Jason Bakker) La Vita Non E Un Film Rotary Phono Lab
The Emperor Machine & Bom Carrot 봄캐롯 – 춤춰 Chumchwo 춤춰 Chumchwo – Let’s Dance (Extended Vocal) Let’s Dance Leng
Nikolaienko Misantropicalia Nostalgia Por Mesozoica Muscut
David Byrne Eggs In A Briar Patch The Complete Score From The Broadway Production Of “The Catherine Wheel” Rhino Records
Arnold Dreyblatt And The Orchestra Of Excited Strings Bowing Propellers In Love Superior Viaduct
Eva Hurychová & Jan Neckář To Chce Mít Svůj Systém (Original Version) To Chce Mít Svůj Systém EP LBD Sounds
Axnér Got The Look (Al Kent’s Feel Good Remix) Got The Look Disco Freaks Recordings

Artist Song Release Label
Freddie Cannon Sugar (Part 2) Cosmic Discotheque Vol. 6 (12 Dancefloor Groovy Disco Gems From The ’70s) Naughty Rhythm Records
Mid City Crew Get Right Space Funk 2 (Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84) Soul Jazz Records
King Sporty & The Laptop Computer Age (Universal Cave Discomix) Computer Age Emotional Rescue
Violet Nox Loki Vortex & Voices Somewherecold Records
Crossed Wires A6 Untitled Crossed Wires III Light Sounds Dark
Good Block Sleep Bullet DB12 016 Duca Bianco
Zuchy Na Jednej Fali (Tribute to Brygada Kryzys) The Very Polish Cut-Outs Sampler Vol. 9 The Very Polish Cut-Outs
Pejzaż Sekret Wyspa The Very Polish Cut-Outs
Dave Lombardo Interfearium Rites Of Percussion Ipecac Recordings
The N.M. Band She Wants (More) She Wants Isle Of Jura
Sylvester Levay Sit Three O’Clock High (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Varèse Sarabande
Sylvester Levay The Fight Three O’Clock High (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Varèse Sarabande

#592

October 10, 2023

Non-rock LP tracks that involve some rock-ish electronic stuff [Fever Ray, John Cale, Everything But The Girl, Alan Vega], chilled ambient texture [Ferdi Schuster, Dream Dolphin], Leftfield balearic fusion [Jpye, Régis Tareau, Régis Tareau, YMA], Funk/soul/beat modern interpretation [MoreEats, Orbs of Light, Lewis Taylor, The Soul Searchers], and interesting international [Bokaye’, CW] – I’m describing the sounds, not the artists, and I’m saving an artist description for last: the new CD (yes, they made me break my vinyl-only tradition to play them), the mighty Boston band Violet Nox. All rank ‘Wow!’.

Everything But The Girl

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Artist Song Release Label
Fever Ray Mustn’t Hurry (Aasthma Remix) Plunge Remix Rabid Records
Alan Vega Nothing Left After Dark In The Red Recordings
Everything But The Girl Nothing Left To Lose Fuse Buzzin’ Fly Records
John Cale Night Crawling Mercy Double Six
Modfunk Possibility For Significant Other A Journey Through Sound (Selected Recordings 1999​-​2009) The Very Polish Cut-Outs
The Emperor Machine & Severine Mouletin Your Own Style (Dub Vocal) Your Own Style Leng
LaLuna Come To Me (Ven Aqui) (Vocal Ethno Techno Mix) Milagros Del Ritmo II – Obscure And Rhythmic Tunes from 1988-1993 Harmonie Exotic
Ferdi Schuster A Step Further Playing Life Claremont 56
Dream Dolphin Iruka Tachi To Asonda Kioku / Under Water Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996​-​2003) Music From Memory
Jpye Take Off Bleu Your Mind Claremont 56

Artist Song Release Label
Violet Nox Ascent Vortex & Voices Somewherecold Records
Régis Tareau Music Magic Skyrager – Traces Of Illusion Spacetalk Records
YMA Tempted Skyrager – Traces Of Illusion Spacetalk Records
MoreEats Forever Fun (Kejeblos Remix) Uncommon Species II Phantom Island
Orbs of Light Billion Days (40 Thieves Version) Billion Days Leng
Lewis Taylor Lewis II Lewis II Be With Records
The Soul Searchers Ashley’s Roachclip (Dimitri From Paris Re-Edit) Ashley’s Roachclip (A Dimitri From Paris Special Version) DFP Vaults
Bokaye’ Ethno Groove (Double Beat Explosion Mix) Ethno Groove Emotional Rescue
CW Six Times Seven DB12 015 Duca Bianco
Todd Russell & The Dangerous Coats 1900 Ocean Ave Playa Larga Be With Records

#589

September 19, 2023

Non-rock 12″ singles by some of my favorite labels [Leng, Isles Of Jura, Duca Bianco, Moton Records Inc., Emotional Rescue, Le Heartbeat Records, How Do You Are?] Their recent offerings take flight with love here on Gulls Window Circus.

Emperor Machine

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Artist Song Release Label
Takovoi Perfect Match Perfect Match Leng
40 Thieves, Gary Davis & Cinnamon Jones The Gift (40 Thieves Disco Dub) The Gift Leng
Escape From New York Save Our Love Save Our Love Isle Of Jura
Shiva Never Gonna Give You Up (Instrumental) What Does It Take Isle Of Jura
Dreems Bususua DB12 010 Duca Bianco
Andr​é​s Flipwood Mac Andr​é​s Edits Hot Pot Records
JKriv Repent JKriv Edits Moton Records Inc.
Adu Burkina Faso (Jura Soundsystem Discodub) Burkina Faso (Wagadugu Blues) Emotional Rescue

Artist Song Release Label
Novidade Voaria (Clubhouse Mix) Voaria Isle Of Jura
The Emperor Machine & Severine Mouletin Dance Par Amour (Extended Vocal) Dance Par Amour Leng
Dimitri From Paris Vs. Chatobaron Chez Madame La Baronne (Idjut Boys Fazz Junk Version) Chez Madame La Baronne Le Heartbeat Records
Ten City Be Free (Dimitri From Paris Remix – Extended Version) Be Free (Dimitri From Paris Special Versions) DFP Vaults
Der Sexa Gabi Plane DB12 009 Duca Bianco
Dave Mathmos Late At Night TSTD Edits 15 How Do You Are?
Barry Biggs Illusion Illusion Emotional Rescue
King Sporty & Fashion Funktion Sun Country Sun Country Emotional Rescue

#588

September 12, 2023

Non-rock LP tracks with 11 pairings over the course of the two hour-long halves. The show starts with the 1969 s/t Moondog LP, paired with Madlib from his Medicine Show series, immediately communicating that this show is riding a different track. I love every track here, from the Polish artists [ETNOBOTANIKA and Pejzaż] to the soundtracks [Ennio Morricone, Galt MacDermot, Stelvio Cipriani, Mario Bertolazzi] to Africa [Friimen Muzik Company, The Good Samaritans], Saint Lucia [Boo And The Tru Tones] and other places, times and genres.

David Sylvian, Stehan Mathieu

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Artist Song Release Label
Moondog Mini-Sym #1 – Allegro Moondog Caribou Records
Madlib Minze (Come Closer) Madlib – Low Budget High Fi Music Madlib Invazion
Ennio Morricone L’Avvocato E La Ragazza Senza Sapere Niente Di Lei (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Cam Sugar
ETNOBOTANIKA Świetliki Le​ś​ne Duchy The Very Polish Cut-Outs
Martin Denny Waipio Exotica Jackpot Records
Sylvian, Czukay Plight (The Spiralling Of Winter Ghosts) Plight & Premonition / Flux & Mutability Grönland Records
Galt MacDermot Tango Woman Is Sweeter (Original Soundtrack) Now-Again Records
Androo (Shhhht) Introduction Club Salon Theatre Music From Memory
Stephan Mathieu, David Sylvian Saffron Laudanum Wandermüde Grönland Records
Pejzaż Miejsce Wyspa The Very Polish Cut-Outs

Artist Song Release Label
Jeff Majors Let It Be For Us All (Yoka Boka) Invisible City Editions
Brian Eno Who Are We Forever Voiceless Opal Records
SQÜRL Garden Of Glass Flowers Silver Haze Sacred Bones Records
Del Jones’ Positive Vibes Court Is Closed Court Is Closed Now-Again Records
The NJE With Adrian Sherwood Mystified Afloat In Dub Sartorial Records
Stelvio Cipriani Fifty Women For Blindman Blindman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ABKCO
The Good Samaritans Onughara No Food Without Taste If By Hunger Analog Africa
Wendell Harrison & Phil Ranelin What We Need A Message From The Tribe Now-Again Records
Friimen Muzik Company Funky Workshop Free Man Tidal Waves Music
Mario Bertolazzi Sequence 06 Terza Ipotesi Su Un Caso Di Perfetta Strategia Criminale Not Dark Yet
Boo And The Tru Tones Show The World Show The World Not Dark Yet
Andre & Josi Everybody’s Trying (To Put Me Down) Amandla Tidal Waves Music

#577

June 27, 2023

The 20th and final week in the non-rock 12″ singles played alphabetically series – a continuation of last week’s wrap up, stuff is played randomly. There are a new re-edits in this reggae-heavy show: Ben Jamin edits Carol Williams ‘Just Feel’, a Salsoul track from 1976, Peter Tosh covers Chuck Berry’s 1958 hit ‘Johnny B. Goode’, John Holt covers Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Stoned Out Of My Mind’. The second hour shifts out of the reggae/soul feel and adds some electronic tracks.

Extra Muros: Switzerland

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Artist Song Release Label
Louisa “Markswoman” Mark Baby Simone Breakout Soulgramma
Ben Jamin Moment Is Real TSTD Edits 13 TSTD Edits
Melody Beecher Careless Whisper (Jura Soundsystem Lovers Version) Careless Whisper Isle Of Jura
Full Moon Scientist Lunar Base Dub Jura Soundsystem – Transmission Three Isle Of Jura
The Zenmenn And John Moods Into The Heart Of The Matter Hidden Gem Music From Memory
Korla Pandit Turkish Dance Genie Of The Keys: The Best Of Korla Pandit Craft Recordings
Edwin Starr Running Back And Forth War And Peace Elemental Music
Bobby Womack Featuring Patti LaBelle Surprise Surprise The Poet II ABKCO
Lenny Welch A Hundred Pounds Of Pain Mainstream Disco Funk (The Finest Funky Sound Of Mainstream Records New York 1974-1976) Wewantsounds
Prophecy Whatever’s Your Sign (You Got To Be Mine) (Part 1) Mainstream Disco Funk (The Finest Funky Sound Of Mainstream Records New York 1974-1976) Wewantsounds
Prophecy What Ever’s Your Sign (You Got To Be Mine) (Part II) Mainstream Disco Funk (The Finest Funky Sound Of Mainstream Records New York 1974-1976) Wewantsounds
Peter Tosh Johnny B. Goode Mama Africa Music On Vinyl

Artist Song Release Label
John Holt Stoned Out Of My Mind 1000 Volts Of Holt Trojan Records
Majority Caroline Nowhere Like Here (Love Songs From the Caribbean And Diaspora) Emotional Rescue
Desmond Dekker Shing A Ling This Is Desmond Dekkar Trojan Records
Spivak, Prins Emanuel Kiriaki Extra Muros : Switzerland FLEE
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble Sirocco Here Be Dragons Denovali Records
A Blaze Colour Nowhere Else Against The Dark Trees Beyond OnderStroom Records
Tangerine Dream Nebulous Dawn Zeit Culture Factory
Alex From Utopia Spanish Guitar Tune (Pikes Anthem) DB12 008 Duca Bianco
Black Bones T-2017 DB12 011 Duca Bianco
Talking Drums Monkey King DB12 012 Duca Bianco