Last Light - A Bridge Over The Lagoon LP xx1976 On 1983's 'Ra To The

On 1983's 'Ra To The Rescue’ there's an almost collage-y quality as opposed to the expansive and thematic epics I'd associate with free jazz in the previous decade

and yet all show a fascination with black American rhythms and an experimentation in sound that was completely unique at the time

13 brilliantly simple and bright bursts of Ohio r'n'r

” as performed in The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus

Last Light - A Bridge Over The Lagoon LP xx1976 On 1983's 'Ra To TheLast Light, the duo of Dean Brown (aka Little Skull) and Ben Spiers deal in ecstatic free music. Lovely and listenable, but with a ragged lived in ness that sets it apart from some bougie new New Age lifestyle accessory. The dynamic feels in line with the post Xpressway Records (or more appropriately post Corpus Hermeticum) Aotearoa NZ beautiful blown out textural tradition. The assortment of instruments come together in a series of duo like