An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately.
Jonathan Finlayson & Sicilian Defense - Moving Still (Pi Recordings; 2016)
Chöying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts - Chö (Rykodisc; 1997)
Mayhem - De Mysteriis dom Sathanas (Century Black; 1994)
Laraaji - Ambient 3: Day of Radiance (Virgin; 1980)
Van der Graaf Generator – Do Not Disturb (Esoteric Antenna; 2016)
Olivia Block – “Dissolution B” (from Dissolution) (Glistening Examples; due Nov. 11, 2016)
New Music Co-op - Invisible Landscapes (Willow St.; 2016)
> Michael Pisaro - Ascending Series (7) (evaporation); Radu Malfatti - Red River 7
Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra - Time/Life (Impulse!; 2016)
David S. Ware & Matthew Shipp Duo - Live in Sant'Anna Arresi, 2004 (AUM Fidelity; 2016)
Body/Head - No Waves (Matador; due Nov. 11, 2016)
Morgan Evans-Weiler - Endless Overtones in Relational Space (Suppedaneum; 2016)
Inquisition - Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith (Season of Mist; 2016)
Ken Thomson - Restless (UFFDA/Cantaloupe Music; 2016)
> Restless - Ashley Bathgate, Karl Larson; Me Vs. - Karl Larson
King Crimson - On (and Off) the Road 1981-1984 (DGM/Panegyric; 1981-84/2016)
Bent Knee - Live at The Space (self-released; 2016)
Toshiya Tsunoda - Somashikiba (edition.t; 2016)
Wakana Ikeda/Yoko Ikeda/Aya Naito/Masahiko Okura/Taku Sugimoto - Suidobashi Chamber Ensemble (Meenna; 2016)
> Jürg Frey - Exact Dimension without Insistence; Michael Pisaro - Flux [Harmony Series No. 8A]; Pas [Harmony Series No. 8C]; Antoine Beuger - Vegetable Rustling; Michael Pisaro - Festhalten/Loslassen
Grateful Dead - Dave's Picks Vol. 20: CU Events Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 12/9/81 (Grateful Dead/Rhino; 1981/2016)
Happy Place - Northfield (Exit Stencil; 2016)
Mary Halvorson Octet - Away With You (Firehouse 12; 2016)
Musica Elettronica Viva - MEV 40 (1967-2007) (New World; 1967-2007/2008)