Yeah, We Love Him, Mighty Daevid!

Daevid Allen performing "Whisky Oh!" with the Wild Zinnias. St Patrick's Day 2012, The Rails Hotel, Byron Bay, Australia. Film by Slim Pickins.

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The Myth...

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Another RARITY!!! Dark White House - House Version 2009

This is another true rarity from the Joxfield ProjeX vault.
The last track to be recorded during our first recording sessions at Camp Brana in May 2005 was Dark White House. The beats, the guitar riffs and the synth loops was recorded and then all ideas was completely lost, we were exhausted by this our first 24 hours a day of instant composing and the well seemed to have been running out of water. We were ready to get sober and return to civilization.
But, the basic track was so good, it would really have been a pity to leave it there.
Then, from out of nowhere, an idea came up: "Why not make a Gorecki?". The response was: "????". But, the idea was inspired by the beginning of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony, to start with chords with the dark, low, bass tones and then go lighter and lighter, find a crescendo and then turn back. But, in this tune the crescendo was loads of disonant and atonal key chords. The track was finnished and we did really like it, put it as the last track on disc 1 of the Dark White Morning album.

In 2009 Yan picked up the track again and made a house version of it to fill the dance floors with all these two-left-legged persons, just as us.
It could have been released as a 12" single but never was. Recently it was found in the vault and through this posting now saved to the word.
Get up and dance! Challenge yourself! Unleash!!

Dark White House - House Version 2009 by joxfieldprojex

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Holy Shit!!!! A Rarity!! Ola & The Jugglers - The Video!!!!

Holy Shit! Holy Cow!! Holy, Holy Whatever!!!!
Here's the video for the extended, previously unreleased, original "Ola & The Jugglers" track.
All of it. 25 plus minutes. A true rarity - never seen or heard like this before.
It's made by our favourite, psychedelic video-maker AltRev, alias György. It was ordered by me 'n' Yan late summer 2010 to use on a private release-party with TC3 to celebrate some new recordings we've made.
Some of these recordings ended up on "Voxluxrabax", our latest release, so far (but, don't worry, there will be more....). On the album is an edited version of Ola where the first 10 minutes of guitar banging terror is missing.
But, here's all of it! Only for you!!
The video begins with 20 seconds of silence, and then...... oh, Mah God!!!!
If your loudspeakers will shiver and shake, just nail them to the floor.
And dance!!!!!!

ThanX a lot, György!!!!

The album:
http://www.archive.org/details/JoxfieldProjex-VoxluxrabaxtinCanMusicVlr2011

György's Joxfield videos (and some more):
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joxfield&search_type=&aq=f

And György himself:
http://axeofthegod.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/farkas.gy.antal

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171588

We're getting close to three years since our first free download releases, "Bits 'n' Pieces # 1 - 13" and "Picnic", both released by Clinical Archives on 5th of April 2009 with download source from Internet Archive.
Since then our nine albums have been downloaded 171.588 times. Quite a few... The BIG hit is "Shimmering Mah No 1" with more than 35.000 downloads.

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=joxfield%20projex

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Endless Universes of Stars and Mountains

Endless Universes of Stars and Mountains by Pedantic Pedestrian

Pedantic Pedestrian sometimes show up with some great music and when hearing sample sources in this great music coming from us we're flattered. We like when people use our music as a tool to develop music of their own, it's nice and rewarding.

The words of his own:

"This is one of those pieces that was months in the making. You know the sort of thing. You record an idea, then forget about it. Then go back weeks later and see if you still like it. Then subject it to a bit of the old 'digital razorblade' if something seems to drag on too long. Then add another new bit. And so on.

It's also an imaginary soundtrack to something or other. Perhaps you can tell me what.

The voice is Lori "CC" Gomez, reciting a piece by Jack Kerouac (plus there's some of her own stuff buried in the "collage" sections). There are also samples of JOXFIELD PROJEX's "Computer #2" from their "Numbers & Letters" album. I wonder if they'll recognise themselves?"

To answer the question: Yes, the beat-masters do.
Great job, PP, spread the wings, continue to fly!

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Fingerprints of "The Sacred Method" on Recent Music Heroes

http://agier.blogspot.com/2012/03/joxfield-projex-sacred-method.html

Always nice to find some fingerprints of our music here and there.
We're grateful!

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Mwendo Dawa - Live at Montreux - THE VIDS!!!

What a surprise!
One day I write a couple of words on Mwendo Dawa's live album from Montreux 1979, and the other day I find two clips from the same concert.
"Life is funny, life is free, got all them goodies come up to me..." (T Kupferberg)
Enjoy!




And anyone who wants to explore this great band, these great musicians, check the web of Susanna and Ove's own label, lj-records:

http://www.lj-records.se

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Minty's Review on VoxLuxRabax

These are nice words to stumble over:

"Joxfield ProjeX, Sweden's leading purveyors of total-immersion freeform-psychedelic-kraut-space-rock-call-it-what-you-will music are back with another helping of... oh, let's not beat around the bush, it's good old honest-to-goodness NOISE! Which Is A Good Thing. If you've heard any of Oax' and Jan's previous works, you kind of probably know what to expect by now (and, presumably, have already made up your mind whether you like it or not!). Guaranteed to shake the cobwebs out of your belfry or make your coffee morning go with a swing. As they themselves say "This music should be played with full attention at any volume you like..."."

From minty's mews (http://ppmews.blogspot.com/2012/03/joxfield-projex-voxluxrabax.html)

ThanX a lot, Minty

And don't forget where to get the music for the same price as you pay for the air you breathe:

http://www.archive.org/details/JoxfieldProjex-VoxluxrabaxtinCanMusicVlr2011

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Oax Pick - Mwendo Dawa - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

Mwendo Dawa - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (Dragon LP 1980)

For me this was an important band in the latter part of the 70's, they belonged to the ones who opened up my ears for free music expressions. Me and TC3 used to go to the jazz club Nefertiti, drink some beer, listen to whoever was playing. Some of the bands were local bands of local fame and they consisted of marvellous musicians. Some of them made an extensive career, played abroad, and so.
In the beginning Mwendo Dawa was a big band, about 7 or 8 (or more?) members. Three drummers, two basses, Susanna on piano & keyboard and Ove J on tenor sax. For me the long solo's of Ove were the highlight of their gigs, often starting modest, but then turning into fire and free form wailing - and I really loved it. The band was always great, but for me Ove was the master.
From late 70's and on to these days they've recorded a huge amount of albums; Mwendo Dawa, other groups, duos, solos, whatever. Honestly I've only heard most of the MD's albums and not the rest. The albums are great, but never near the furious peeks of the band playing live. It can be my memory failing, but this is how I remember it. Here and there you can hear Ove's sax glow on the records, sometimes getting close to fire, and the band is a great band.
Of those five MD LPs I have in my collection this live album from Montreux is the one coming closest to my memories of them playing live at Nefertiti. It's mainly structured, the loose and free form moments are few. But, I strongly recommend it. It's recorded 1979 and released the year after.
The Band: Susanna Lindeborg (piano & keys), Ove Johansson (sax), Ulf Wakenius (guitar), Anders Jormin (bass) and David Sundby (drums)

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Joxfield ProjeX - Discography Part 1 - Dark White Morning

Joxfield ProjeX - Dark White Morning (2 CDR Tin Can Music 2005)

Having a back history of group names like Don & Mac, The Age, Stefan-Olofs Orkester, Viscously Cartilage, Andersson & Ek and others, Oax and Yan, the two members of our little combo took a short break in 1975.
This break happened to last for 30 years.
After a couple of years talking about "Wonder what it would be like doing some music again" finally in May 2005 we brought our simple equipment to Camp Brana and made some unprepared instant composing recordings for a week.
The result became Dark White Morning, a 2 CDR collection, about 90 minutes of music. It's unpolished and raw, almost no editing or treatments, just us playing live in the cold living room of this badly heated cottage. Very amateurish and innocent, but also a very important first step for Joxfield ProjeX.

At the end of the week it was self-printed in about 20 copies and given away to friends (or enemies some would say when hearing the music). Almost no-one heard it. Daevid Allen received a copy and wrote some nice words about it, especially about Day Clubbing, the wild disco rave tune you'll find below.

Day Clubbing by joxfieldprojex

There is no intension to make a physically re-issue of this album, but the curious ones can drop a line to oax.joxfield@gmail.com and receive a download zip-file of the album. Put 'DWM' as a subject.

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Swedish Azz & Gunnar Lindgren & Gilbert Holmström - Nefertiti 2012-03-02

Mighty Mighty Mighty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Two days ago Oax n Yan, the infamous duo of JoxProX + MCN, the official president of the unofficial JoxProX fan club + Wolf, ehhr, The Wolf, took our long legs in direction to the legendary jazz-blues-freeform-whatever club Nefertiti to watch and listen to Swedish Azz, Mats G's and Per Åke H's band who pays and plays tribute to known and unknown treasures from the Swedish jazz scene of mainly the 50's and 60's and put it into context of today. This night they were guested by Gunnar Lindgren and Gilbert Holmström, two legends!
The concert lasted for maybe 2 hours, probably one of the 10 best concerts we've ever been at (and I'm talking about loads of concerts over the last 40 years).
The track above is the encore.

Below you'll find Gilbert's composition 'Fåglarna' (The Birds), here played for the second time ever (the first time was on Swedish national radio 1966). An abstract, wonderful composition.



The vids shot by some DaniOost (thanX for this cultural deed) who we didn't notice, but from the angle point of view it could have been us, because it seems to be exactly from the position where we sat...


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Monkees & Merzbow

When people ask me what music I like I use to say "Monkees, Merzbow, whatever.."
Davy died today in cardiac arrest, only 66 years old. The Daydream Believer has dreamt his last dream - RIP!

But, Merzbow lives on - HURRAY!!!!


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Beware! Be Aware! - colonel XS's Enters the Room

Beware! Be Aware! Yes, that's right, that's the secret words for tonight.
This gentleman, colonel XS, might be heard in a collaboration with Joxfield ProjeX in a future near you.
We're leaving the glimmering surf pop music and enters the dark side of the sun shouting in choir: What about ME! What about ME!
And no-one understands. That's ok for us.
Be Aware! Watch Out! New music's in the pipe-line.

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Lost Track # 3 - Africa - The John Coltrane Quartet

Who?
The John Coltrane Quartet
Where?
Africa/Brass (Impulse!)
When?
1961
Why?
This is one of few track by Coltrane which he put into an arrangement for a bigger band. It was said that Gil Evans was contacted for doing the arrangements, but it didn't happen, so it went over to Dolphy and Tyner. The track is filled with exraordinary contributions from all the band players. The track is really pointing forward, bringing me to thoughts of Coltrane's "Kulu se Mama" as well to the single note bass of Miles' "Go Ahead, John". Almost any of Coltranes tracks is one of his best. This is as well.
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Oax Pick - Neil Young's "Zuma"

Neil Young - Zuma (Reprise 1975)

This guy has been around in my ears for ages. I do really admire the deep integrity of him, how he's been challenging himself, his record labels as well as his audience. He's always been on the tip of his toes, no matter what he's been doing and still do. Some albums over the years has been disasterous in my ears, but nethertheless I respect it, he's just following his heart and in the end he always land in some good direction.
So, when listening to "Zuma" today I realised I just had to write a few words on him. The album is filled with excellent pop music, some country tunes (I'm definitely not a fan of country music, but these are great), some acoustic moments and - finally - the two tracks 'Danger Bird' and 'Cortez the Killer', two slow, beautiful tunes filled with his barbed wired guitar playing which makes the hair on my arms stand straight - oh, how good it is!!!
There are many reasons to come back to this guy...
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Joxfield ProjeX' "VoxLuxRabax" - For Free!!! - For Everyone!!!

Don't let it slip through your fingers: Joxfield ProjeX' "VoxLauRabax" for free download for everyone in urgent need.
Get it from here:

http://archive.org/details/JoxfieldProjex-VoxluxrabaxtinCanMusicVlr2011

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Joxfield ProjeX as a Starter

Found this one today:
Joxfield ProjeX' track "But Nothing Is Really Useless" (from Bits & Pieces ) opens John Tocher's Sadayatana (066) project "Time Zero"
It's a great 3 hour set of constructive ambience put together in a creative and clever way from tracks, or part of tracks, from various artists (like JoxProX).

"This one fashioned from tracks selected at random 10 minutes before show time. Not random exactly but picked via some secret intelligence built into a program I wrote. My way of collaborating with God so to speak.
I like the way it came out. Hope you do too." J Tocher

More info plus free download here:
http://www.archive.org/details/Sadayatana066

And the original source is here:
http://www.archive.org/details/ca241_jpx

Enjoy creativity in common!

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Träd Gräs & Stenar & Latin Kings - Skeppsholmen 2001

Byt they came back later...

Träd Gräs & Stenar & Latin Kings - Skeppsholmen 2001




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Oax Pick - Träd Gräs & Stenar - Gärdet 12.6.1970

Träd Gräs & Stenar - Gärdet 12.6.1970 (Subliminal Sounds, Ti'llindien CD 1996, Subliminal Sounds 2xLP 2011)


Träd Gräs & Stenar 1970


Träd Gräs & Stenar 1971


Träd Gräs & Stenar 2012

A couple of weeks ago I went to see a gig by the legendary Swedish prog-psych-trance band Träd Gräs & Stenar.
Except some intermissions of various length they have been around since late 60's as Pärson Sound > International Harvester > Harvester > Träd Gräs & Stenar. The members of the groups has been the same more or less. The core for longest time has been Bo Anders Persson (guitar, vox), Thomas Mera Gartz (drums, vox), Jakob Sjöholm (guitar, vox) & Torbjörn Abelli (bass, vox).
A couple of years ago Bo Anders took the decision to quit, partly because of tinnitus, maybe a bit tired of touring and maybe because of reaching a respectfully age. The band decided to go on with Reine Fiske (Dungen, etc) as new force on solo guitar.
In summer 2010 Torbjörn sadly passed away in borelia.
At least I thought I'd seen the band for the last time. Obviously, after some time had slipped, they took another decision, to go on with Sigge Krantz on bass. Sigge might have avoide the spotlight but had been around for years as musician, recording engineer etc, so he was a part of the movement, so to speak.
When watching their concert they also had added Thomas Tidholm (sax, flute, vox) who had been a member of the band before the TG&S incarnation.
My expectation was rather high and I wasn't disappointed. All guys are great musicians, they mix long improvised, psychedelic space-trance-minimalistic powerful tunes with shorter written tunes with vocals. All within the frame of their unique sound. Second set added Thomas T and it all when into sung-based material even though it also went away for longer instrumental parts. As someone said, Thomas is kind of the Tuli Kupferberg of the band. He was so funny and thoughtful, delivering bananas to the audience.
There was no actual merchandise, but I saw that Jakob had a plastic bag with some vinyl albums and as I knew they recently had released the 'Gärdet 12.6.1970' live CD in a vinyl version I asked him if he had a copy of that. This very humble and polite guy had to excuse, he did only have one copy left and he had promised it to a 20-year old girl in the audience. "Of course she shall have it", I said, happy to know that the youngsters are attractive to these phychedelic sounds. Jakob said he thought the vinyl edition might be sold out, but when back home he could check it out by the guy responsible for the release, if there was any left and then send it to me. "Great" I said and we exchenged email addresses. A couple of days ago there was an email in my inbox: "I've found a copy and I've send it to you, you can pay to my account..." and the next day it was in my snail-mail box.
The album? Holy cow, I've heard it on CD, but now, with this expanded 2 x LP version on beautiful splash colour vinyl - what a sound! what a dynamic! what music!!! and also added a sidelong 22 minute track as a bonus. Mighty, mighty, this is good!!!
So, thanX Jakob for being such a nice and generous fellow doing this great gesture.

The festival of Gärdet? It should be at Skeppsholmen in the central of Stockholm as the first alternative, non-commercial, out-door festival in Sweden. The residental companies and offices at this tiny island did protest and the police said No to the event just the day before and some very quick arrangemtns had to be done to move it to the Gärdet field about 5 kilometers from there.

But they came back later... (TBC)

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