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Observations of Deviance

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"Observations of Deviance has become a Wire deadline weekend staple." The Wire (UK) David Mittleman DJ @wfmu.bsky.social Vinyl collector Writing @ We Jazz Magazine https://wfmu.org/playlists/OV

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 17h

New episode archived @wfmu.bsky.social

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

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Jeff Conklin @thetrailhead.bsky.social · 6h

8. Harrington | Bellerose | Mohler - Leather (Part 1) - "First Set" Live at eta (Maximum Overdub, 2025)

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Fabio Lugaro @fabiolugaro.com · 12h

10 years ago: Peter Brötzmann/Jason Adasiewicz/John Edwards/Steve Noble @ Cafe Oto, London, 12th October 2015

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Malt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 13h

"What electronics demonstrated to me, was the movement of electronic waves separate from myself. Developing a relationship with those phenomena is a way to transcend yourself."

Takehisa Kosugi
March 24, 1938 - October 12, 2018

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 2d

Just Landed #Vinyl From Sweden

Öppet Tre
by Roland Keijser Kvartett
(Caprice 2025)

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Sweden's late '60s creative explosion saw Roland Keijser's quartet forge unprecedented music, bridging American free jazz, minimal composition, and Swedish folk heritage. These lost Öppet Tre recordings capture a pivotal moment when Swedish musicians created sounds never heard before
Stellar Tip! In Sweden's late '60s creative explosion, when free jazz collided with folk traditions and experimental impulses ran wild, Roland Keijser and his quartet were creating something unprecedented. These lost recordings from Öppet Tre capture a pivotal moment when Swedish musicians were building bridges between American free jazz, minimal composition, and their own folk heritage—creating music that had never been heard before, anywhere. The Roland Keijser Kvartett existed in that magical space where jazz hadn't yet been institutionalized. Roland Keijser on tenor sax and clarinet, Torsten Eckerman splitting time between trumpet and piano, Staffan Sjöholm making his bass sing folk melodies and abstract poetry, Bosse Skoglund behind the kit—this was collective music-making at its most pure and revolutionary.

Under the Öppet series, Caprice Music is excavating these buried treasures with archaeological precision and true believers' passion. Working with Mats Gustafsson and archivist Roger Bergner, they're pulling these 1968-69 Stockholm sessions from Swedish vaults like musical archaeologists discovering lost civilizations. What made Keijser dangerous was his refusal to choose sides. While American free jazz was declaring war on melody and European improvisers got lost in intellectualism, this Swedish visionary wove folk melodies into abstract soundscapes like a musical shaman. You can hear Don Cherry's pocket trumpet bleeding into ancient Nordic scales, Albert Ayler's holy ghost saxophone speaking in tongues while traditional Swedish fiddle tunes dance around the edges.

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 2d

Volume Three of the excellent Öppet series via Caprice Records. Deep archival Free Jazz from Sweden, curated by Mats Gustafsson, highly recommended. #vinyl

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 15h

I'm looking forward to Melvin Gibbs' 2026 book: "How Black Music Took Over the World" @melvingibbs.bsky.social

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One of the world’s greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora made it the world’s most popular form

Why do Bob Marley, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone move us the way they do? What drives the worried notes of the Delta blues? What makes Beyoncé’s triumph Cowboy Carter inescapably great?

As Melvin Gibbs shows in How Black Music Took Over the World, it is the musical inheritance of Africa. Beginning with two rhythmic building blocks he calls the cell and the frame, Gibbs shows how those tools can transport listeners to “a realm where sounds become vehicles for human movement.” Reforged in the African diaspora in the Americas, they are played today on church organs, electric guitars, computers, telephones, or a simple gourd. Kool & the Gang called Black musicians the “scientists of sound”—and Gibbs shows how they discovered the world’s music.

Gibbs’s vantage is unique. A world-class musician fluent in many genres, Gibbs is as comfortable in an old-school Times Square record shop as he is breaking down mathematics and music theory with university professors. Imbued with his own journey and a sharp eye for the sins and triumphs of history, How Black Music Took Over the World is an unforgettable revelation of one of humanity’s greatest achievements.

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 1d

in the words of allen ginsberg*, "thank god, i don't have to worry about it"

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 5d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Dan Pasternack @danpasternack.bsky.social · 1d

October 11, 2025 is a milestone in comedy history. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of the 1st SNL, today is also the final new Dr. Demento show. After 55 years, Barret Hansen is hanging up his top hat. Please go to drdemento.com to hear his all time demented top 40 countdown special.

Dr. Demento

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Vinyl Cover Art 🌈 @coverart.bsky.social · 1d

Moondog

💿 Moondog 2 (1971)
🏷️ Classical / Modern

Artwork:
Ron Coro, Teresa Alfieri (Design)
Beverly Scott (Handwriting)
Columbia Records Photo Studio (Photography)

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Vinyl Cover Art 🌈 @coverart.bsky.social · 18h

Nancy Sinatra

💿 Boots (1966)
🏷️ Rock / Pop / Easy Listening

Artwork:
Ed Thrasher (Photography & Art Direction)

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 17h

Hear @melvingibbs.bsky.social discuss his forthcoming album @hausumountain.bsky.social Sonny Sharrock, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Henry Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Wadada Leo Smith, Pete Cosey and more.

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 17h

New episode archived @wfmu.bsky.social

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 17h

New episode archived @wfmu.bsky.social

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 2d

On the next episode

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social

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Melvin Gibbs. Photo by Christian Stewart

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 23h

Going live in 15 minutes!

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On the next episode

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight!

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On the next episode

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social

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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 1d

Today on WFMU: On Observations of Deviance w/David Mittleman (Give the Drummer Radio stream), Melvin Gibbs, one of the most innovative bassists of his generation, who has collaborated with Ronald Shannon Jackson, Henry Rollins, Arto Lindsay, and Caetano Veloso (7 p.m. ET).

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Hausu Mountain @hausumountain.bsky.social · 1d

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Tonight on @wfmu.bsky.social:

@melvingibbs.bsky.social interviewed by David Mittleman on his weekly program @obsofdeviance.bsky.social

Playing tracks from & discussing 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙖: 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 2 - Melvin's new album out on Tuesday via HausMo

Streaming on the WFMU website
7-10PM Eastern Time

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Melvin Gibbs @melvingibbs.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight!

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Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social

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Tonight!

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Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social

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FreeForm, FreeJazz @freeform.bsky.social · 1d

A peça “Farah ‘Alaiyna”, com seus 18 minutos, já está disponível no Bandcamp:
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/track/farah-...

Farah 'Alaiyna [Joy Upon Us], by أحمد [Ahmed]

from the album سماع [Sama'a] (Audition)

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FreeForm, FreeJazz @freeform.bsky.social · 1d

[Sama'a] (Audition) é o novo registro do fantástico quarteto [Ahmed]!!
Pat Thomas, Antonin Gerbal, Joel Grip e Seymour Wright fizeram este seu 1º registro de estúdio no começo de 2025. O álbum sai em 21 de novembro pelo selo Otoroku, LP duplo, com quatro peças...

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 2d

"Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2" is the next album by @melvingibbs.bsky.social released by @hausumountain.bsky.social on Oct 14. It's excellent and well worth your time.

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On the next episode

Amasia / Anamibia Sessions: Melvin Gibbs Interview

Sat, Oct 11, 7-10pm(ET) @wfmu.bsky.social

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Vinyl Cover Art 🌈 @coverart.bsky.social · 2d

Wolfgang Dauner

💿 Output (1970)
🏷️ Electronic / Jazz / Experimental / Free Jazz

Artwork:
Frieder Grindler, Renate Grindler (Design & Photography)

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Arizona fRight Watch 🎃 @azrww.bsky.social · 1d

Kevin Pyles was arrested on felony charges related to violent threats he made towards a Phoenix synagogue. This briefly hit local news following his arrest but, thanks to court record requests and some digging, we were able to confirm Pyles’ affiliation with the neo-Nazi group Goyim Defense League.

LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH @lcrw.bsky.social · 1d

NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers a Phoenix-area neo-Nazi AI slop-poster obsessed with Goyim Defense League agitprop who's facing charges for threatening a local synagogue.

COURT RECORDS: GOYIM DEFENSE LEAGUE FANBOY ARRESTED FOR THREATS ON SYNAGOGUE | Left Coast Right Watch

A Phoenix area neonazi fan of the Goyim Defense League is set for a hearing next month after being arrested for threatening to target a local synagogue

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Ana @motherslug.bsky.social · 26d

My latest! You've truly never heard Pharoah like this (meaning specifically with a pipe organ).

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