Jordan Chini / Moon B - Hoop Discus 01On the heels of the acclaimed Moon B "Udaya" LP, the LA based Hoop Sounds imprint returns with a split 12" featuring Jordan Chini (aka Boy Dude) and a remix of the late Robert OLUS Myers as interpreted by Wes Grey (Moon B). The A Side (Jordan's Serpent City) is steeped in fantasy, new age and cinematic soundscapes, creeping and wriggling it's way through a tropical euphoria; the track evokes a birds eye view through an ancient civilization, blanketed

this sophomore effort by the band almost never happened

choleric/summer) that were said to characterize human beings in their temperament and physical traits

demanding a virtuoso technique in the quick movements and the opportunity for elaborate ornamentation in the slow movements

Combine that with the fact that this is the first release of a live recording by the Charlie Parker Record Company

not only in it's "Emil and the Detectives" - style plot

and was I eavesdropping on the recording session for After the Gold Rush

plus film shots of The Waterboys visits to Spiddal in 2010 and 2012

two works that gladly indulge in the cheerful light of a melodic freshening sluice and in a seductive melodiousness

a few short years before his death

comparatively few of his operas are performed with great regularity

and cellist Michel Tournus (1922-2006)

In 1967 he shared first prize at the Leventritt Competition