Bob Drake – Medallion Animal Carpet (1999, CD, Usa)

Tracklist:
Part I
1 Hideous Shrub 1:53
2 Crude Internal Organ 0:40
3 Detrimental Robot 1:29
4 Maybe It's ..... 1:39
5 Concrete Husky 0:46
6 How Was It 1:37
7 Where There Is Nothing 1:03
8 Mound 2:33
9 Bedraggled Things 3:18
10 Flashy Smog Wolf Person 1:05
11 Do You See, Hear, Ammonia 1:09
12 Slab 3:53
13 One Night, In An Old Fashioned ..... 0:45
14 Light Seen In Empty ..... 0:55
15 Dehydrated 1:59
16 I'm Afraid There Are Results 1:44
Part II
17 Over In The Glory Land 1:37
18 Seven Cents 1:57
19 Title Unknown (1) 2:14
20 Angel Band 2:19
21 Title Unknown (2) 2:40
22 I Wish It Had Been A Dream 3:10
23 Hand Me My Walking Cane 2:28
Part III
24 Dunwich Confidential 1:05

Musicians:

Drums, Percussion – Mark Fuller, Mark McCoin, Chris Cutler

Saxophone – Jason Dumars

Percussion [Hand Drums] – Mark Fuller, Mark McCoin

Voice – Mark Fuller, Mark McCoin

Voice, Keyboards, Other – Mark Bradford, Sharon Bradford

Keyboards, Samples – Stevan Tickmayer

Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Tim Gadd
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Violin, Synthesizer, Tambourine, Cymbal, Pedal Steel Guitar – Bob Drake

Suyama Kumiko – Yume No Ha Ji Ma Ri (1986, LP, Japan)

Tracklist:
A1 月夜の真空管
A2 新L い大陸
A3 空中フランコの唄
A4 しゃぺらないわ
A5 舟唄
A6 花まつり
B1 東京ーの軽業師
B2 星のかけら
B3 乙女のワルツ
B4 マラソンランナー
B5 すたあまいん

Musicians:
須山公美子 [Kumiko Suyama]
string arrangements, accordion, piano, vocals, composer, lyricist
佐藤幸雄 [Yukio Sato]
guitar, vibraphone, executive producer

はにわちゃん [Haniwa-Chan] – かなしばり (Kanashibari) (1984, CD, Japan)

Tracklist:
1 かなしばり 5:32
2 終わんないの 2:51
3 カタピラの花 6:07
4 たたみホツペタ 3:28
5 続.終わんないの 0:51
6 インドラ・チヨ一ク 4:32
7 みなと 4:38
8 体育祭 5:56
9 隅田川人惨事 4:43
Bonus Track
10 あそび 3:25
11 彼は外人 3:44
12 家 3:26
13 ウェイトレス 4:10

Musicians:
Drums, Percussion – Kiyohiko Semba
Drums, Vocals – れいち
Guitar – 本間 芳伸

Wyatt/Atzmon/Stephen – '..........For The Ghosts Within' (2010, CD, England)

Tracklist:
1. Laura (4:42)
2. Lullaby For Irene (5:53)
3. The Ghosts Within (7:48)
4. Where Are They Now (3:11)
5. Maryan (5:21)
6. Round Midnight (5:47)
7. Lush Life (6:47)
8. What's New? (3:06)
9. In A Sentimental Mood (5:48)
10. At Last I Am Free (2:58)
11. What A Wonderful World (4:52)

Musicians:
Robert Wyatt / lead & backing vocals, percussion, whistling, trumpet (7)
With:
Tali Atzmon / lead (3) & backing (2,3,6) vocals
Abboud Hashem "Stormtrap" / vocals (4)
Gilad Atzmon / soprano (3) & alto (1,6,7,11) saxophones, clarinet (2-5,9,10) & bass (3) clarinet, accordion (3,6), Palestinian shepherd's flute (3), producer & mixing
Frank Harrison / keyboards (3,4,6)
Julian Rowlands / bandoneon (10)
Yaron Stavi / double & electric basses (4)
Richard Pryce / double bass (1-3,5-7,10,11)
The Sigamos String Quartet (1,2,5-11):
Rachel Robson / viola
Ros Stephen / violin and also viola (3,4), backing vocals (2,3,6), string arrangements (1-7,9,10)
Tom Piggot-Smith / violin
Daisy Vatalaro / cello
Jonathan Taylor / string arrangements (8,11)

L'Empire Des Sons ‎– Le Saucisson De Mer (1990, CD, France)

Tracklist
1. Dernière Nouvelles De Zélande (3:55)
2. Les Merveilles Du Monde (3:41)
3. Le Saucisson De Mer (4:09)
4. Commencez Sans Moi (4:10)
5. Mañana Era Otra Dia (4:27)
6. Cul-De-Sac Calcutta (3:02)
7. Trahit Sus Quemque Voluptas (4:14)
8. Au Sommet De La Tour Eiffel (2:45)
9. La Reine Acariâtre (4:18)
10. Un Bonheur Sans Nuages (3:08)
Extraits Des 4 Saisons De Jack L'Entier
11. L'Hiver: Ecoutez Le Bruit Du Chasse-Neige Au Col Du Grand Bois (1:57)
12. Léon En Automne (1:57)

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Christiane Cohade
Drums, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Concertina, Vocals – Isabelle Lentin
Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Percussion – Dominique Lentin
Guitar – André Duchesne (tracks: 6), François Nicol (tracks: 5)
Keyboards – Daniel Hoffmann (tracks: 11b)
Vocals, Keyboards, Vibraphone – Bip Redon

Zuppa Di Pesce ‎– Colazione (2006, CD, Japan)

■ zuppa di pesce

(ずっぱ　でぃ　ぺっしぇ )

Songs:

1. aperive
2. sgombri in umido
3. cetriolini sottaceto
4. Te'latte
5. Penne Bettola
6. Gnocchi
7. Melanzane povere
8. zuppa inglese　
9. misto bosco
10. suppli al telefono
11. oregano
12. prosciutto e melone
13. pesce alla griglia
14. Ananas fresco
15. uovo
16. grissino
17. torta di frutta
18. spinaci al burro
19. bruschetta con checca
20. chiudere
total time: 51'04"

■ member
  Low Analog Synth 西村浩介a.k.a DJ peaky  High Analog Synth マユミ
  Trombone 古池寿浩
  Soprano Sax マヒマヒ
  Drums イトケン

Strange tidings from a different sea. Changes of eye/ear level abound in this circus cavalcade of fine dining (Italian) errors. Itoken is a guy who has been involved in a lot of music of which I quite enjoy, whether in the phenomenal Harpy or the beautiful musings of Win A Sheep Free (Both of these bands along with Itoken's solo works appear in the soundtrack of Mecha game Phantom Crash, oddly enough) and with Toshokan, which may come soon on this very blog.

Listening to Itoken's music, one can place his sound down pretty well. Using toy instruments, especially percussive ones, to create unique avantpop pieces, not unlike fellow toypopper Klimperei. Zuppa di Pesce is slightly different, however, as shown by the previous post showcasing this wondrous group. The sound here goes for more of a synthetic brass-band sonic injection, as opposed to the sparse arrangements found on his other projects. Still great, though. Those illustrations alone are worth the price of admission.