Fantastic vinyl reissue of this massively revered side from the inspirational tag-team of saxophonist/clarinettist/pianist Peter Brotzmann and drummer/pianist/bass-clarinettist, viola and banjo player Han Bennink. Originally issued in 1977 on FMP, the record has a classic Brotz title – Half A Dog Can’t Piss – and consist of a bunch of ferociously beautiful live recording from early ’77, with the players moving from roaring post-Fire Music deconstructions to Industrial folk music and the sound of gospelised holy terror that no one else outside of Albert Ayler could ever pull off. Sounds great on 180g vinyl with a limited edition pressing and high quality sleeves. Highly recommended!

Another massively necessary high quality reissue of primo Peter Brotzmann material, this time 1975’s classic Tschus. Here Brotzmann switches between clarinet, alto, tenor and bass sax and vocals while Fred Van Hove is on piano and accordion and Han Bennink uses drums, cymbals, accordion, clarinets, floors, walls, megaphones etc. It’s a ferociously inventive set, a tour-de-force of the boundless possibilities of free improvisation rescued from the hands of musical conservatives, moving from vamping/rasping runs through triumphal brass work through rusty, proto-Industrial free form blow-outs. Simply fantastic, on 180g vinyl in a limited pressing and with gorgeous high-quality sleeves. Highly recommended.  

Beautifully done reissue of this emphatically aggressive free jazz milestone, released by FMP in 1970. Peter Brotzmann on tenor, Fred Van Hove on piano and Han Bennink on drums, gachi, shell and voice tear through American fire music concepts with punk primitive fury, translating and transforming the original gesture into a whole new Wildman vernacular. This reissue is beautifully done, part of an extensive series of vinyl FMP reissues, pressed on 180g vinyl in a limited run and with sleeves that look even better than the originals! Still one of the greatest European free jazz sides. Highly recommended.