Soft Heap – A Veritable Centaur (1995, CD, England)

Michel Edelin Quintet Special Guest John Greaves – Echoes Of Henry Cow (2019, CD, France)

Tracklist:
1 Half The Sky 6:25
2 Living In The Heart Of The Beast 8:01
3 War 4:32
4 After The Flood 2:42
5 Nursery 4:12
6 Ruins 10:11
7 Beautiful As The Moon 8:08
8 The Bath Of Stars 2:33
9 Civilisation 8:27
10 On Suicide 1:34

Musicians:
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Sylvain Kassap
Double Bass – Stéphane Kerecki
Drums – Simon Goubert
Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Arranged By [All Arrangements By] – Michel Edelin
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Sophia Domancich
Voice [Spoken Words] – John Greaves

"This album should in no way be mistaken for a "tribute" to Henry Cow, let alone a faithful recreation, in spirit and/or letter, of their music, rather - and this is how the title chose by Michel Édelin should be understood - its echoes (much transformed during its long journey through time, space, memory and the mysterious twists and turns of the creative process) in his own musical inner world."

Including musicians involved with the Canterbury scene (Sophia Domancich), Magma (Simon Goubert) and Henry Cow's own John Greaves narrating, French flutist Michel Edelin's Quintet takes on the music of Rock in Opposition legendary band Henry Cow, ten inventive "echoes" of their music as it has transformed performers and listeners over time; exceptional.

Fred Frith, John Greaves, Peter Blegvad - Zu Loft (1978, Usa/England)

1978-12-19 - New York, NY - Zu Loft

Setlist:

01 Milk
02 Mostly Twins And Trios
03 For Bearings
04 The Rose Sob
05 Silence
06 Big Guns Theme
07 Alcohol
08 Strayed
09 Actual Frenzy
10 22 Proverbs
11 Riding Tigers
12 A Little Something
13 improv
14 improv
15 improv
16 improv

Musicians:
Fred Frith/ Guitar
John Greaves/ Vocals, Electric Piano, Bass
Peter Blegvad/ Vocals, Guitar
Eugene Chadbourne/ Guitar
Lisa Herman/ Vocals
Bill Laswell/ Bass
Fred Maher/ Drums (on 22 Proverbs and other Greaves songs)
Dr. Dan/ Drums, Vibes (all songs except Frith vibes on Young Ladies)
Michael Beinhorn/ Synth Drone (9)

ZU was a project of UK scenemaker Giorgio Gomelsky, who relocated to New York after helping launch the careers of the Rolling Stones and Yardbirds from his Crawdaddy Club as well as producing early sessions for John McLaughlin, Graham Bond, Alexis Koerner and Soft Machine. He was soon forcing the likes of Magma, Henry Cow and Plastic People Of The Universe on unsuspecting Americans as well as encouraging young Bill Laswell to form a band that became Material after backing Daevid Allen as ZU Band and New York Gong. The present concert took place some two months after Gomelsky's ZU Manifestival - the first progressive rock summit in the United States. Frith played several Manhattan solo shows around this time, including one at Artists Space in Soho where he harmonized with sirens passing in the street below. There was also a misguided booking at the Mudd Club, where devoted fans were refused admittance for showing up in jeans, stocking caps, long hair and pimples. I was once halfway through the door of this chic nitespot behind two downtown celebrity pals when a great arm came down like a railroad crossing gate. Quality control figured there was no way the two sharp suits had come with Travis Bickle. According to the wondrous Blegvad discography that appeared on the defunct idiot dog website, there should be a nine minute reading between Silence and Big Guns Theme, where there is an audible edit. At any rate, it's great to hear the tapers gasping in wonder as they experience their imported heroes in the flesh for the first time.

John Greaves Peter Blegvad - Live Rhone & The Lodge (England)

The live premiere of Kew Rhone, 32 years after John Greaves & Peter Blegvad (ex Henry Cow/ Slapp Happy) recorded this masterpiece!
First with an acoustic band and young French musicians, amongst them the talented Jeanne Added who makes more than compensate the absence of original singer Lisa Herman.
Then about a year later, the duo assembled a full band and called Lisa Herman back to play this epic again, this time very much true to its original form.
And as if it wasn't enough for our delight, the Kew Rhone performance from 2008 was preceeded by The LODGE, another recreation of the short-lived band Greaves, Blegvad and Herman had formed in 1987.

DISC 1
Live at Le Triton, Les Lilas (Paris), 2 Feb. 2007

(first rendition of this 'Kew Rhone' song. The beginning of things to come)

1. seven scenes from the painting

Line Up:

John Greaves: piano, voice
Jeanne Added: voice

Live at Le Triton, Les Lilas (Paris), 9 June 2007
2. swelling valley
3. the trouble with happiness
4. he puts us under (the thunderthief)
5. earthly powers
6. the golden age
7. powers in the air
8. hangmanÕs hill
9. the marvellous in the everyday
10. in hellÕs despite

Line Up:
John Greaves: piano, bass, voice
Peter Blegvad: voice, guitar
David Lewis: trumpet
Jeff Morin: guitar
Jeanne Added: voice, cello

Kew Rhone live premiere (acoustic band):
11. introduction
12. good evening
13. twenty-two proverbs
14. seven scenes from the painting
15. kew rhone

DISC 2

Live Kew Rhone continued
1. pipeline
2. catalogue of 15 objects and their titles
3. apricot
4. bad alchemy
5. the song
6. silence

Live at SMAC 'Les Abattoirs', Bourgoin Jallieu, France, 23 May 2008

THE LODGE
7. mostly twins and trios
8. how beautiful you are
9. letters in hearts
10. the green fuse
11. presentation
12. in hellÕs despite
13. just woke up
14. the bee dream

Line Up:
John Greaves: piano, voice
Peter Blegvad: voice
Lisa Herman: voice
Jeff Morin: guitar
Jean-Pierre Ramos: sax
Broadway Collectif:

Fabb (guitar, voice, keyboards), Jan (guitar, drums), Lorenz (bass), Raize (VJaying)

DISC 3

Live at SMAC 'Les Abattoirs', Bourgoin Jallieu, France, 24 May 2008
Kew Rhone: first ever full band performance
1. good evening
2. twenty-two proverbs
3. seven scenes from the painting
4. kew rhone
5. pipeline
6. introduction & no excuse
7. catalogue of 15 objects and their titles
8. swelling valley
9. presentation
10. apricot
11. silence
12. the song

Line Up:
John Greaves: piano, voice
Peter Blegvad: voice
Lisa Herman: voice
David Lewis: trumpet
Jeff Morin: guitar
Daniel Yvinec: bass
Simon Goubert: drums
Cecile Bohler: backing vocals
Eric Petrotto: VJaying