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4038 THREE & FOUR PULLOVERS (1975-8)
5209 SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA "Search & Reflect" (1973-81)
4031 SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE "Low Profile" (1977/84/88)
5030 SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE "New Surfacing" (1978/92)
The long awaited reissue of Smith's 1980 LP which finds his distinctive acoustic guitar improvising fully formed. Also included are some previously unissued solos from the 1990s recorded at three very different gigs. Reissue of LMC 1 with extra material. 69 minutes.
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4008 SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE "Hot & Cold Heroes" (1980/91)
4115 SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE "A New Distance (1993-4)"
Stunning solo acoustic guitar improvisations (recorded digitally) by one of the unsung masters, who made his previous highly acclaimed solo record much too long ago in 1980. "A mercurial combination of flowing lyricism and disruptive awkwardness, unafraid of exploiting the conventional beauty of the instrument's timbre as well as startling the ear with more abrasive sounds." (Ian Vickers, from his sleeve notes.) 69 minutes.
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Mostly extended solo acoustic guitar improvisations to complement the mainly short items on his highly acclaimed previous CD (EMANEM 4014). Also a duet with flautist NEIL METCALFE. 78 minutes.
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Another superb collection of digital home recordings of solo acoustic guitar by this woefully neglected master. 76 minutes.
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4210 freedom of the city 2002 "small groups"
4215 freedom of the city 2004 "small groups"
Following the success of their very first performance together at the 2004 FREEDOM OF THE CITY festival (heard on EMANEM 4215), Roger Smith and Louis Moholo-Moholo went into the studio to record some more. Their second meeting went so well that they recorded enough duo improvisations for a complete CD. The resulting music is heard complete, with Smith on Spanish guitar and Moholo on augmented drum set. 71 minutes.
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At the end of 2004, Adam Bohman went to Roger Smith's home, and the duo recorded two extended improvisations included in their entirety. Bohman returned a year and a half later, resulting in four short duos to fill out the CD. Smith played Spanish guitar, and Bohman a table top covered with objects including a prepared violin. Apart from a very short section of electric guitar, no electronics or amplification were used, so that both musicians could hear themselves and each other (unlike their intervening Southend concert). The music sounds like no other (although there are certain similarities to the Three Pullovers from 30 years earlier). 75 minutes.
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The meeting of two of the finest finger-style guitarists around. Pascal Marzan has come from Paris to London several times and recorded duets with Roger Smith resulting in great music that ranges from the hyper-frantic to the laid-back pastoral. This CD should help give both guitarists the reputations they deserve. 76 minutes.
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