This one was tough as I had a bit of trouble defining SUPERGROUP in my head. Whenever SUPERGROUP is mentioned I always think of Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, etc….either that or King Crimson and Pere Ubu (aren’t all incarnations of Crimson/Ubu SUPERGROUPS of a sort?). No straight Jazz here as I’m not sure it applies. Anyway…here goes:
1) Carla Bley/Paul Haines/Michael Manter
Tropic Appetities (Cast) – Indonesian Dock Sucking Supreme, Caucasian Bird Riffles
Escalator Over The Hill (Cast) – Businessman, End of Rawalpind
The Hapless Child (Cast) – The Remembered Visit, The Sinking Spell
Not Jazz, Not Prog, Musical Theatre perhaps? I find these recordings such great fun!
2) Venomous Concept – Infest
Shane Embury (Napalm Death), Danny Herrera (Napalm Death) Buzz Ozborne (Melvins),Kevin Sharp (Brutal Truth, Primate). Guest appearance (front row in baseball hat…Bobby)…I was wise enough to stay the hell away from the pit.
3) Jack Bruce/Bill Lorden/Robin Trower – No Island Lost, Into Money
Power Trio…I admit it…I love me some Robin Trower.
4) Centepede (Cast) – Septober Energy
Keith Tippett’s conglomeration of pretty much the entire Canterbury scene.
5) Slapp Happy/Henry Cow – Riding Tigers
6) League Of Gentlemen – Minor Man, Dislocated
Robert Fripp (Crimson), Barry Andrews (XTC)
7) Cato Salsa Experience/The Thing/Joe Mcphee – Who The Fuck, I Can’t Find My Mind
Nuff Said…
8) The Styrenes – All The Wrong People Are Dying
Gut…Wrenching…
Cleveland amalgamation of Mirrors/Electric Eels/Pagans etc…this track includes Cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm as well.
9) Rova Saxophone Quartet & Nels Cline Singers – Trouble Ticket
Ok…Maybe one Jazz outing here 😉
10) Macha Loved Bedhead – Believe, Only The Bodies Survive
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