MP Flapp
@mpflapp.bsky.social
Sitting on a Far Away Beach with a wind-up gramaphone...
https://soundcloud.com/mpflapp or http://www.mixcloud.com/MPFlapp/
https://soundcloud.com/mpflapp or http://www.mixcloud.com/MPFlapp/
Helsinki (Day Four): A side effect of going to #WeJazz festival is the next day… When U get back home… aside from memories of live music… when U dig into the pile of new/used vinyl & literature (less we forget the beer) acquired in passing via conversation… the trip has a new resonance 😉
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Helsinki (Day Four): A side effect of going to #WeJazz festival is the next day… When U get back home… aside from memories of live music… when U dig into the pile of new/used vinyl & literature (less we forget the beer) acquired in passing via conversation… the trip has a new resonance 😉
Helsinki Day Three (later): Fantastic evening at the #WeJazz festival... Stellar line-up. Two highlights: Keranen, Nilssen-Love, Vandermark Trio & Muriel Grossman Quartet... amongst many... top ;-)
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Helsinki Day Three (later): Fantastic evening at the #WeJazz festival... Stellar line-up. Two highlights: Keranen, Nilssen-Love, Vandermark Trio & Muriel Grossman Quartet... amongst many... top ;-)
Helsinki Day Three (afternoon): Back in the regular spot... Tuletorn (Estonia) tap take over... head brewer is originally from Scotland & on site... top bloke... warming up for tonight’s music via #WeeJazz with a fine Scottish Ale... top ;-)
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Helsinki Day Three (afternoon): Back in the regular spot... Tuletorn (Estonia) tap take over... head brewer is originally from Scotland & on site... top bloke... warming up for tonight’s music via #WeeJazz with a fine Scottish Ale... top ;-)
Helsinki day two: Serious bag of vinyl scores... Top gigs: Vandermark/Nilssen-Love, Kannaste4 & I’ll Considered... Nobility Imperial Stout via Pinta Barrel Brewing to close... ace... plus moody skies ;-)
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Helsinki day two: Serious bag of vinyl scores... Top gigs: Vandermark/Nilssen-Love, Kannaste4 & I’ll Considered... Nobility Imperial Stout via Pinta Barrel Brewing to close... ace... plus moody skies ;-)
K. Kusafuka – Re-Musik, K2 – Demise Symphonika & K. Kusafuka & Techno Menses – Requiem in the Sun (Bitter Lake, US 2025) – Postal drop via #WhiteCentipedeNoise (Germany) – OG tapes on #DDRecords (Japan) appear on vinyl at last. Seriously recommended 😉
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
K. Kusafuka – Re-Musik, K2 – Demise Symphonika & K. Kusafuka & Techno Menses – Requiem in the Sun (Bitter Lake, US 2025) – Postal drop via #WhiteCentipedeNoise (Germany) – OG tapes on #DDRecords (Japan) appear on vinyl at last. Seriously recommended 😉
Various – Aquellos Diciembres Vol. 6 (Sonolux, Columbia 1990) – Last LP of the evening… rug cutter & a half… not fully on-line… as comps go end-to-end monster…
In (small) part via Radio Martiko: radiomartiko45s.bandcamp.com/album/swing-...
In (small) part via Radio Martiko: radiomartiko45s.bandcamp.com/album/swing-...
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Various – Aquellos Diciembres Vol. 6 (Sonolux, Columbia 1990) – Last LP of the evening… rug cutter & a half… not fully on-line… as comps go end-to-end monster…
In (small) part via Radio Martiko: radiomartiko45s.bandcamp.com/album/swing-...
In (small) part via Radio Martiko: radiomartiko45s.bandcamp.com/album/swing-...
Reposted by MP Flapp
Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song (女囚さそり ７０１号怨み節), 1973, directed by Yasuharu Hasebe (長谷部安春).
Scanned by me. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm
Scanned by me. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song (女囚さそり ７０１号怨み節), 1973, directed by Yasuharu Hasebe (長谷部安春).
Scanned by me. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm
Scanned by me. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm
Jean-Claude Vannier – S/T (Finders Keepers, UK 2011) – Easy to forget how good #FindersKeepers were on box front… unbeatable selection of music with artifacts… what a listen…
Some French cuisine B next on agenda whilst mix plays out 😉
The Bonus Mix CD from the box: youtu.be/vQ2UdLxw7bA?...
Some French cuisine B next on agenda whilst mix plays out 😉
The Bonus Mix CD from the box: youtu.be/vQ2UdLxw7bA?...
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jean-Claude Vannier – S/T (Finders Keepers, UK 2011) – Easy to forget how good #FindersKeepers were on box front… unbeatable selection of music with artifacts… what a listen…
Some French cuisine B next on agenda whilst mix plays out 😉
The Bonus Mix CD from the box: youtu.be/vQ2UdLxw7bA?...
Some French cuisine B next on agenda whilst mix plays out 😉
The Bonus Mix CD from the box: youtu.be/vQ2UdLxw7bA?...
Ghédalia Tazartès – Works 1977-79 (VOD, Germany 2011) – Revisited CDs mid-week… box in sequence today… possibly one of #VinylOnDemand best retrospectives… experimental electronica with an looped ethnomusical flair… recommended…
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ghédalia Tazartès – Works 1977-79 (VOD, Germany 2011) – Revisited CDs mid-week… box in sequence today… possibly one of #VinylOnDemand best retrospectives… experimental electronica with an looped ethnomusical flair… recommended…
原 正孝 (Masataka Hara) – はつくにしらすめらみこと： 原正孝の世界 (Vertigo, Japan 1974) – Pleased to be reminded about this LP just now… score to The First Emperor (1973) directed by Masataka Hara & shot on 16mm…
In full: youtu.be/m01wOmDLKNs?...
In full: youtu.be/m01wOmDLKNs?...
November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
原 正孝 (Masataka Hara) – はつくにしらすめらみこと： 原正孝の世界 (Vertigo, Japan 1974) – Pleased to be reminded about this LP just now… score to The First Emperor (1973) directed by Masataka Hara & shot on 16mm…
In full: youtu.be/m01wOmDLKNs?...
In full: youtu.be/m01wOmDLKNs?...
Who Likes OG Eritrean 45s..? I bet quite a few... #EllaRecords not B on the #BlueSky, but if you follow them #YouTube U might find some gems… latest video features #NahomBeyene from #EritreanAnthology…
Blog has the video & details in full: ellarecords.jp/en/blogs/aft...
Blog has the video & details in full: ellarecords.jp/en/blogs/aft...
Nahom from Eritrean Anthology
You are probably one of the few people in the world who specializes in collecting and promoting vintage records from Eritrea in East Africa. Today, I’d like you to tell us more about Eritrean music, w...
ellarecords.jp
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Who Likes OG Eritrean 45s..? I bet quite a few... #EllaRecords not B on the #BlueSky, but if you follow them #YouTube U might find some gems… latest video features #NahomBeyene from #EritreanAnthology…
Blog has the video & details in full: ellarecords.jp/en/blogs/aft...
Blog has the video & details in full: ellarecords.jp/en/blogs/aft...
Various - ○△□オムニバス (Pafe, Japan 1981) – Took a while to find after a mild digression… the Pafe comp with the two other Pale Cocoon tracks… link below… nice insight to other artists…
In full: youtu.be/IkNWzX-DpzI?...
In full: youtu.be/IkNWzX-DpzI?...
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Various - ○△□オムニバス (Pafe, Japan 1981) – Took a while to find after a mild digression… the Pafe comp with the two other Pale Cocoon tracks… link below… nice insight to other artists…
In full: youtu.be/IkNWzX-DpzI?...
In full: youtu.be/IkNWzX-DpzI?...
Bobby Beausoleil – Lucifer Rising Sessions (Qbico, Italy 2005) vs Jimmy Page – Kenneth Anger's Lucifer Rising (Private Press, US 198?) – Odd compare & contrast… one is on-line… the other not… one is signed… other not… Kenneth signature… hard to score…
One goes like this: youtu.be/LCdAoh0eDp8?...
One goes like this: youtu.be/LCdAoh0eDp8?...
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Bobby Beausoleil – Lucifer Rising Sessions (Qbico, Italy 2005) vs Jimmy Page – Kenneth Anger's Lucifer Rising (Private Press, US 198?) – Odd compare & contrast… one is on-line… the other not… one is signed… other not… Kenneth signature… hard to score…
One goes like this: youtu.be/LCdAoh0eDp8?...
One goes like this: youtu.be/LCdAoh0eDp8?...
Denis Smalley – The Pulses of Time (UEA Recordings, UK 1981)- Found whilst looks for Pale Cocoon … three quiet magical electro-acoustic gems… play loud for full effect… special before 3D audio was domestically possible… recommended…
In Full: youtu.be/CgXpT8gpfP4?...
In Full: youtu.be/CgXpT8gpfP4?...
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Denis Smalley – The Pulses of Time (UEA Recordings, UK 1981)- Found whilst looks for Pale Cocoon … three quiet magical electro-acoustic gems… play loud for full effect… special before 3D audio was domestically possible… recommended…
In Full: youtu.be/CgXpT8gpfP4?...
In Full: youtu.be/CgXpT8gpfP4?...
Pale Cocoon - Mayu (Incidental Music, US 2020) – Much after the fact, but recommended… the debut tape issues on vinyl at last… lay down and be counted ;-)
In Full: youtu.be/_O7CYhkXKvI?...
In Full: youtu.be/_O7CYhkXKvI?...
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Pale Cocoon - Mayu (Incidental Music, US 2020) – Much after the fact, but recommended… the debut tape issues on vinyl at last… lay down and be counted ;-)
In Full: youtu.be/_O7CYhkXKvI?...
In Full: youtu.be/_O7CYhkXKvI?...
Pale Cocoon - Toy Box (Pafe Records, Japan 1984) – Their 3rd release… pic on clip is from the comp ○△□オムニバス (Pafe, Japan 1981) on which U can find another two tracks not released elsewhere… the title here suggests the sound 😉
Can recommend the Pafe comp...
In Full: youtu.be/t7BxlCRpfw0?...
Can recommend the Pafe comp...
In Full: youtu.be/t7BxlCRpfw0?...
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Pale Cocoon - Toy Box (Pafe Records, Japan 1984) – Their 3rd release… pic on clip is from the comp ○△□オムニバス (Pafe, Japan 1981) on which U can find another two tracks not released elsewhere… the title here suggests the sound 😉
Can recommend the Pafe comp...
In Full: youtu.be/t7BxlCRpfw0?...
Can recommend the Pafe comp...
In Full: youtu.be/t7BxlCRpfw0?...
Pale Cocoon - 黄金時代 (Pafe Records, Japan 1984) – Their 2nd release… blow out on packaging… pic disk with bits... distinctly more ethereal in nature on this one…
In Full: youtu.be/GlCdthLpSvA?...
In Full: youtu.be/GlCdthLpSvA?...
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Pale Cocoon - 黄金時代 (Pafe Records, Japan 1984) – Their 2nd release… blow out on packaging… pic disk with bits... distinctly more ethereal in nature on this one…
In Full: youtu.be/GlCdthLpSvA?...
In Full: youtu.be/GlCdthLpSvA?...
Pale Cocoon - Secret Sounds (Pafe Records, Japan 1982) – Reminded to pull this out via a post on here earlier... not played this for a while… lush experimental audio of a DIY persuasion at it’s best… environmental ambience...?
In Full: youtu.be/oCcsmcSrYBs?...
In Full: youtu.be/oCcsmcSrYBs?...
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Pale Cocoon - Secret Sounds (Pafe Records, Japan 1982) – Reminded to pull this out via a post on here earlier... not played this for a while… lush experimental audio of a DIY persuasion at it’s best… environmental ambience...?
In Full: youtu.be/oCcsmcSrYBs?...
In Full: youtu.be/oCcsmcSrYBs?...
Reposted by MP Flapp
Wrinkar Experience - I Am A Natural Man [Nigeria / Cameroon , Afro-Rock, Afro Funk Stormer] (1973) Their 3rd and last single. The Trio only existed six months from mid.1972 to early'73 .
https://redd.it/1fnh0ua
https://youtu.be/ZTOh4-UgHPM
https://redd.it/1fnh0ua
https://youtu.be/ZTOh4-UgHPM
Wrinkar Experience - I Am A Natural Man [Nigeria / Cameroon , Afro-Rock, Afro Funk Stormer] (1973) Their 3rd and last single. The Trio only existed six months from mid.1972 to early'73 .
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wrinkar Experience - I Am A Natural Man [Nigeria / Cameroon , Afro-Rock, Afro Funk Stormer] (1973) Their 3rd and last single. The Trio only existed six months from mid.1972 to early'73 .
https://redd.it/1fnh0ua
https://youtu.be/ZTOh4-UgHPM
https://redd.it/1fnh0ua
https://youtu.be/ZTOh4-UgHPM
Reposted by MP Flapp
Pale Cocoon - 自動人形 [Japan - Minimal Synth, Experimental] (1982) Spooky and weird minimalistic piece.
https://redd.it/mefcj7
https://youtu.be/55B3Whi2WB4
https://redd.it/mefcj7
https://youtu.be/55B3Whi2WB4
Pale Cocoon - 自動人形 [Japan - Minimal Synth, Experimental] (1982) Spooky and weird minimalistic piece.
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Pale Cocoon - 自動人形 [Japan - Minimal Synth, Experimental] (1982) Spooky and weird minimalistic piece.
https://redd.it/mefcj7
https://youtu.be/55B3Whi2WB4
https://redd.it/mefcj7
https://youtu.be/55B3Whi2WB4
Byron Morris and Unity – Blow Thru Your Mind (Universal Sound, UK 2021) – #NowPlaying armed with a beer… OG was E.P.I. Records (US, 1974)… reissue way cheaper… I think a #JazzDance #FreeForm night be the order of the day 😉
In Full: youtu.be/VBo2CZcZYb0?...
In Full: youtu.be/VBo2CZcZYb0?...
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Byron Morris and Unity – Blow Thru Your Mind (Universal Sound, UK 2021) – #NowPlaying armed with a beer… OG was E.P.I. Records (US, 1974)… reissue way cheaper… I think a #JazzDance #FreeForm night be the order of the day 😉
In Full: youtu.be/VBo2CZcZYb0?...
In Full: youtu.be/VBo2CZcZYb0?...
The Plastic Cloud – S/T (Lion Productions, US 2005) – Also found this afternoon… another Lion exact repo… top label… making the expensive accessible… possibly one of the best psych LP ever made… socially aware, but armed with a slide projector & liquid lights... devious 😉
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Plastic Cloud – S/T (Lion Productions, US 2005) – Also found this afternoon… another Lion exact repo… top label… making the expensive accessible… possibly one of the best psych LP ever made… socially aware, but armed with a slide projector & liquid lights... devious 😉
Emmanuelle Parrenin – Maison Rose (Lion Productions, US 2008) – Found this afternoon… bought in #OtherMusic (NYC) on release… exact repo… top spiritual folk action... more to this than U think… opened for the Clash (le Zénith, 1981) with Didier Malherbe #CafeOTO 2nite 😉
November 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Emmanuelle Parrenin – Maison Rose (Lion Productions, US 2008) – Found this afternoon… bought in #OtherMusic (NYC) on release… exact repo… top spiritual folk action... more to this than U think… opened for the Clash (le Zénith, 1981) with Didier Malherbe #CafeOTO 2nite 😉
Nurse With Wound – Thunder Perfect Mind (Streamline, US 2001) – Same title as C93 LP… post collaboration dream (if U know myth): no neo-folk on this one… distinctly an audio vision from #StevenStapleton in full effect: straight up intense audio of an electronic/industrial persuasion…
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Nurse With Wound – Thunder Perfect Mind (Streamline, US 2001) – Same title as C93 LP… post collaboration dream (if U know myth): no neo-folk on this one… distinctly an audio vision from #StevenStapleton in full effect: straight up intense audio of an electronic/industrial persuasion…