Dedalus hailed from Italy, near Turin (Torino), recording two records for the much-desired Trident label in the early 1970s. Think of Trident as the Italian equivalent of Ohr or Kosmiche Kuriere. After…

Here’s another item I nabbed from the insane Italian progressive rock collection we purchased a few months ago. Originally I had only heard New Trolls’ take on “Night On Bald Mountain,” but…

I don’t think I need to introduce any regular Swan Fungus readers to Aidan Baker. His name has appeared in over a dozen blog posts over the past three years, and his…

Another sweet WFMU Record Fair find. A sealed copy of this improvised live double LP (recorded in 1998 in a forest in Canada) set me back $25. Technically the full title is…

With all this Godspeed You Black Emperor news sweeping the Internet, I am reminded of one of the best shows of theirs I ever witnessed. Myself, Sam, Lindsey and Vince from The…

“For Heldon’s second offering, Richard Pinhas had the benefit of a close partnership shared with guitarist George Grunblatt, who also collaborated on mellotron and some additional synthesizer. Alain Renaud and Alain Bellaiche…

Prog nerd alert! This is some seriously heavy shit; synth heavy and filled with fuzzy guitar leads, I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to share it with you. For all…

Consider this blog post a plea to the former members of Chicago’s greatest hardcore/post-punk/post-rock/jazz band ever, Alex Dunham, Scott Adamson, Craig Ackerman, and Fred Erskine. I have so many questions about this…

Born in Thessaloniki Greece in 1944, Dionysis is a composer, lyricist and singer who is often regarded as one of the most important Grecian musicians of the 20th Century. In 1963 he…

This is one that has been on my radar for a long time, and although it has passed through my hands at work a few times I finally picked up a copy…