A team favorite from the SMK archives.

Winter Songs is the second album by English avant-rock group Art Bears. It was recorded at Sunrise Studio in Kirchberg, Switzerland between 22 November and 5 December 1978, and was released in 1979. It was Art Bears' first album to be recorded on their own, the bulk of their first album, Hopes and Fears (1978) having been recorded as Henry Cow.

Fort Yawuh is a jazz album by American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett. Originally released in 1973 by Impulse! Records, it marks the beginning of the label’s relationship with Jarrett. 

Artist: Keith Jarrett

Release date: 1973

Label: Impulse! Records

Genre: Jazz

The band had been formed in August 1968 by drummer Mani Neumeier and developed into one of Germany's most colourful rock acts. To start off with, Guru Guru sounded much more rhythmically diverse than other German acts, tried different grooves and alternative music styles and were considered by the press as the German equivalent to British rock acts such as Cream. At the same time, international icons were totally alien to Guru Guru, the musicians drawing their inspiration from their seemingly limitless imagination and a healthy portion of stubbornness.
While the group saw themselves as an active part of the student movement, they had a whole different musical approach compared to the political rock bands of the early seventies, while their lifestyle featured the typical flair of an idyllic commune: musicians, their girl-friends, friends and roadies living together on an old farm in the Odenwald region. Drummer Neumeier was undisputedly the most important power behind Guru Guru; not only their music centred on him, he also developed the so-called Mani-Tom, an inflatable drum which allows the player to raise the pitch by blowing air into the tom. The group produced their debut album, UFO, in June 1970, which - according to the liner notes - was intended to prepare its listeners for the impending landing of extraterrestrials. Hinten, another album featuring improvised tracks, followed one year later.
Känguru saw the trio consisting of Mani Neumeier, Uli Trepte and Ax Genrich change their concept successively. Together with sound engineer Conny Plank, they ensconced themselves in the studio between February 28 and March 6 1972 and produced an album which presented musicians who had inspired each other during the recording. 'We tried a kind of triangular system,' Neumeier explains, 'one of us came up with an idea, the other two picked up on it and tried variations on their instruments.' The result consisted of four long but clearly structured songs, among them the classic, 'Ooga Booga' , from then on an integral part of the band's live repertoire. Guitarist Ax Genrich allowed himself to be influenced mainly by Jimi Hendrix. 'Every time I think I ve discovered something new, I notice that Jimi Hendrix came up with it long before me on Electric Ladyland,' he confessed, adding: 'He's my most important inspiration.'

Guruh Gipsy is a 1976 Indonesian studio album released by Guruh Sukarnoputra in collaboration with the band Gipsy, consisting of Keenan Nasution, Chrisye, Roni Harahap, and Oding Nasution. Mixing modern instruments with traditional Javanese and Balinese music styles, it is now considered a landmark album.

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CROMAGNON ORGASM 1969

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AMON DUUL TANZ DER LEMMINGE 1971

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From the original soundtrack to WEST SIDE STORY.

Daniel Dumile[a] (/ˈduːməleɪ/ DOO-muh-lay; July 13, 1971[2] – October 31, 2020), best known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and "supervillain" stage persona, Dumile became a major figure of underground hip hop and alternative hip hop in the 2000s.

House of Pain was an American hip-hop trio who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue a solo career. The group's name is a reference to the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, a reference carried further by the naming of their 2011 tour He Who Breaks the Law.

30yrs since the passing of Miles Davis, one of the most influential musicians of all time.

rest in power king.

One of the greatest debuts in heavy-metal history turns 40. Blizzard of Oz was released 20th of September 1980 and it was produced / recorded in England.

Reviewing 1996s hit HEY MAN NICE SHOT by Filter; written by Richard Patrick and released on reprise records. How many minutes before a Trent Reznor reference?

Funk mega hit by Jamiroquai released 19 august 1996 for SONY SOHO SQUARE produced by Al Stone.

“Wannabe" is the double platinum debut single by English girl group Spice Girls. Wannabe, an uptempo dance-pop song features Mel B and Geri Halliwell rapping. The lyrics address the value of female friendship over the heterosexual bond, became an iconic symbol of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group's Girl Power philosophy.

Released under elektra records in 1991 this is Metallica’s most successful single to date and one of the most influential hard metal songs of all time.

Maxinquaye is the debut album by English rapper and producer Tricky. It was released on 20 February 1995 by 4th & B'way Records. In the years leading up to the album, Tricky had grown frustrated with his limited role in the musical group Massive Attack and wanted to pursue an independent project. OVERCOME was his breakout single.

here it is, the last podcast of 2022.  going with a personal favorite with WOLFGANG DAUNERS ET CETERA from 1971.

this past year we went live in 51 countries with double our listenership. THANK YOU. 

next year a new project deeply exploring some more wonderful art. 

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"Glory Box" is a song by English electronic band Portishead. It was released on 2 January 1995 as the third and final single from their 1994 debut album, Dummy. The song samples "Ike's Rap II" by Isaac Hayes.

Released in 1998 for GEFFEN records this is Rob Zombie‘s biggest hit, co-written with Scott Humphreys and recorded in Hollywood California.

Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter Chris Spedding has been a mainstay of the British session scene since the late 60s, playing with just about everyone from Nucleus, Jack Bruce, John Cale, Elton John, Mike Batt, to Paul McCartney & The Bay City Rollers (anonymously!).
In 1975 Spedding had a hit record called "Motorbikin'".
In the late 70s he moved to the States and worked with Robert Gordon, Jerry Harrison, Dick Rivers and Johnny Hallyday.
Since 2001, Spedding has been playing live with Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry, The War Of The World and R.Gordon / D.Rivers, Herbie Flowers, Charlotte Glasson among others.
In 2011, put out solo album "Pearls" and formed a legendary band called King Mob with Steve Parsons, Sixteen, Glen Matlock and Martin Chamnbers, but was short-lived unfortunately.
In 2015, he released his 13th original studio album "Joyland". On 29th June 2018, he had the 50th Anniversary Concert in London and this show came out.
Still he is playing with Bryan Ferry, Robert Gordon and The War Of The World worldwide. 

Today he gets the SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM treatment.

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On today’s podcast the gang listens and discuss the 1979 release “X-DREAMS” by Annette Peacock.

On today’s pod smoke them if you got them presents the The Giuseppe Logan quartet, a release from 1965 on ESP records. Join the oracle of Oxford County and G. Alamo on the Noiseonport network

On today’s episode we discuss the 1976 release from Geinoh Yamashirogumi.

The band is back together and the boys are back in town with a brand new episode of the podcast. On today show, the 1985 release “1 Album” from BANDA ELÁSTICA. Join us for a hazed sponsored episode brought to you by the noiseonport network.

On today’s episode we explore the music of Martin Saint Pierre and his solo release from 1977. Join us and uplifting the noise in your head and smoke em if you got em

Pléïades is a composition for six percussionists composed in 1978 by Greek composer Iannis Xenakis, originally commissioned by the percussion ensemble Les Percussions de Strasbourg.

London 1971: With the revolution bungled, the snow raging and the sky losing height, paranoia and nasty tales abound. A new dark age has dawned and music from the underground takes on a cold and ominous flavour. The band Sandoz, a subterranean sensory assault, capture the prevailing consciousness as eloquently as any, also managing to draw a wry smile and the wink of an eye from the day-glo patchouli-scented corpse of the sixties as it is finally whisked off on an icy cosmic breeze... Named after the Swiss laboratories where LSD was first synthesized by Dr. Albert Hoffman, Sandoz barely surfaced for air, their only official appearance being a Sunday afternoon Greasy Truckers' bash at Group 64 in Putney. They were essentially rehearsal hermits, experimenting with, and whisking up, all manner of esoteric psychedelic ingredients into a dark mind-bending electric miasma of their own. Totally unhinged and eccentric, Sandoz acknowledge the influence of the good Captain and his mighty Magic Band (vocals through the Broughton filter!) the ultimate power trios of Hendrix and Cream, Amon Duul 1 1 (hallucinogens personified) and Miles Davis' trailblazing Bitches Brew. The three remarkable recordings presented here for the very first time (each of which clocks in at over eight minutes) is evidence of the fact that Sandoz were at least one step beyond most of their contemporaries, their musical hedonism, jammed with all manned of complex time-changes, intricate ensemble passages, blistering instrumental workouts, and polytonal counter-rhythmic weirdness, suddenly zooming off onto spectacular tangential trips..."

On this episode of smoke them if you got them we explore the 1971 Tokyo kid brother LP throw away the books!

the sisters coming in hot.

Echo master and krautrock superstar Gunter SHICKERT releases his opening statement on the world. A 3 part sonic hurricane with thought and intention.

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German Krautrock with a lot to offer. Recorded in 1971, this lone release by ALCATRAZ was a major label project for the Phillips corporation. Smoke em if you got em.

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You can’t be an expert without lists and here’s ours. SMK comes at you with the heaviest hitters from the past 25 albums on the podcast.

Attente is Toubabou's second album and no less interesting than their live debut. But this time Toubabou is alone but the African rythms and inspirations remains, but they show that they are well assimilated by avoiding to sound fakely authenticly African. It is a much more conventional fusion abum and maybe proggier (in terms of clichés) , but relatively more even - fewer flaws but also less brilliance.

IRON PATH X LAST EXIT; Late 80s jazz rock Quarter from the New York scene.

A wild card from the UK tip. Related to the Henry Cow Family tree.

Formed in 1968 by Yutaka Higashi. Other founder members included Itsuroh Shimoda, Noriyoshi Saito, Noboru Mine, Yoko Kaji, and Yukiko Kobayashi. The group disbanded following Higashi's death in 2000.

Wild card from Rusia

Guruh Gipsy is a 1976 Indonesian studio album released by Guruh Sukarnoputra in collaboration with the band Gipsy, consisting of Keenan Nasution, Chrisye, Roni Harahap, and Oding Nasution.

Fort Yawuh is an acoustic jazz album by American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett.[1] Originally released in 1973 by Impulse! Records, it features a live performance recorded at the Village Vanguard on February 24, 1973, by Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, and Danny Johnson. The title is an anagram of the phrase "Fourth Way."

Stormy Six's sixth album, L'Apprendista (1977) was well received in progressive rock circles, and their next album, Macchina Maccheronica (1980) won them a place in the "RIO genre". Henry Cow's Georgie Born guested on Macchina Maccheronica and performed with Stormy Six in several of their concerts at the time.

Pawn Hearts is the fourth album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released in October 1971 on Charisma Records.The original album features just three tracks, including the side-long suite "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers".The album was not commercially successful in the UK, but reached number one in Italy.

A Germany wild card, easy and trippy ambient drones from 1972 for your senses.

Univers Zero biography Founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1974 - Disbanded in 1987 - Reformed in 1999 - Still active as of 2017 With a musical vision that is at the same time dark and ominous, yet stylish and sophisticated, UNIVERS ZERO are one of the most unique and influential bands ever to be associated with progressive rock, and the undisputed creators of the genre known as 'chamber rock'. Getting their inspiration from such diverse sources as rock, jazz, European folk and classical music (both ancient and modern), they have forged a distinctive sound that has received widespread critical acclaim, as well as influencing a vast number of contemporary avant-garde bands and ensembles.

it ain’t weather report. Canadian wild card for this episode of SMK. Fusion, Prog and Funk.

A hidden gem of the fusion kind, this German quintet comes outta the gate swinging the heavy artillery with intense complex music that places them up high in our HOF.

WILD CARD / Korean Prog Rock?