Sun Ra - The Saturn Singles Vol.1: 1954-1958
Early Sun Ra performances and productions. Though the genres showcased here are more pop than the world has come to expect from Sun Ra, the vibe and feel is pur..(read more)
Label: Jeanne Dieleman / JD103LP
Artist: Sun Ra
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '50s, Blues, Jazz, USA, Vinyl.
Maurice Lemaître - La Film est Déjà Commencé?
Le film est déjà commencé? (Has the Film Started Yet?) is one of the Lettrist movement’s most important films. It was originally conceived not as a film bu..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / barcode: 3493551101680
Artist: Maurice Lemaître
Medium: DVD+BluRay
Category: Films.
Tags: '50s, 16 mm, Avant-Garde, Cinema, France.
Various Artists - Congo Guitars 1952 & 1957
This is the famous Katanga guitar sound, as recorded by Hugh Tracey, based on the traditional likembe lamellaphone music of the various Luba peoples and their n..(read more)
Label: SWP Records / SWP045
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '50s, African, Guitar, Vinyl.
Marcel Hanoun - Une Simple Histoire
Originally on 16 mm, made in 1958, this film was Hanoun’s first feature film. “Une Simple Histoire” shows Hanoun already considering the issue..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / 1039
Artist: Marcel Hanoun
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: '50s, Cinema, France.
Harry Partch - Plectra And Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music For Dance Theater
“With his own instrumental design, compositions of just intonation with 43 unequal intervals, and his own rhythmic patterns, Harry Partch (1901-1974) was ..(read more)
Label: Jeanne Dieleman / JD116LP
Artist: Harry Partch
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '50s, Instrument Builders, Microtonality, USA, Vinyl.
Stan Brakhage - Anticipation Of The Night
New release on DVD+Bluray of this groundbreaking work from 1958. It’s 40 minutes long, has no sound and was originally on 16 mm. “The great achievement ..(read more)
Label: Re:voir
Artist: Stan Brakhage
Medium: DVD + Bluray
Category: Films.
Tags: '50s, 16 mm, Avant-Garde, Cinema, USA.
Sun Ra - Jazz by Sun Ra
Jazz By Sun Ra was the debut album length recording by Sun Ra (1957). The LP originally appeared on the short-lived and pioneering label Transition Records
Label: Poppy Disc
Artist: Sun Ra
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '50s, Free Jazz, Jazz, USA, Vinyl.
