misterG of greenarrowradio talks with family to the proGram, Mike Rivard about Club d'Elf's new album 'You Never Know'.

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Live performance by the Jon Hassell Performance Group, Avignon, France, June 1982. John Hassell: trumpet; Michael Brook: processing, kalimba; J. A. Dino Dean: log drum, percussion; Miguel Frasconi: udu, glass, keyboard (Casio 202).

As you will tell by the end of this track, most of the "hiss" on this recording is actually a field recording of a rainstorm.

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Live performance by the Jon Hassell Performance Group, Avignon, France, June 1982. John Hassell: trumpet; Michael Brook: processing, kalimba; J. A. Dino Dean: log drum, percussion; Miguel Frasconi: udu, glass, keyboard (Casio 202).

Hassell in Avignon 1982_2

Mike Rivard talks with Nick DiBiasio, host of Against The Grain on 90.5 WICN Public Radio. They discuss the upcoming Groton Hill Music Center show on 10/21/23 feat. John Medeski, history of the band, origins of the name, Mark Sandman & Morphine, Frank Zappa, the Grateful Dead & more.
October 18, 2023

Mike Rivard interview on 90.5 WICN Public Radio 10/18/23

Collaborative effort by myself and super producer Qwill. Honored to be apart of this project. 

Skin And Bone  ft. Qwill

Bitches Brew Dub (DJ Logic and Grant Phabao Remix) (from 'Agemo')

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All Vinyl, 2-turntable live mix:
IDRIS ACKAMOOR
ABSTRACT ORCHESTRA
KAMAAL WILLIAMS
DON CHERRY
DEXTER STORY featuring KAMASI WASHINGTON
SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 with CARLOS SANTANA
ESTRADA ORCHESTRA/MISHA PANIFLOV
IDRIS ACKAMOOR
MOR THIAM/DINI SAFARRAR
ONENESS OF JUJU
ERNIE HAWKINS & THE SOUL INVESTIGATORS
THE FRIGHTNERS
SADE (MAD PROFESSOR REMIX)
IDRIS ACKAMOOR

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For our exclusive mix/t-shirt series we invited the one and only DJ Spinna from NYC to provide us with a set of sounds culled from his legendary music collection. Spinna is an internationally renowned selector, musician and producer who worked with all the heavyweights of the golden-era NYC hip-hop scene ( Gangstarr, Brand Nubian, Jungle Brothers) and who transitioned into a top tier remixer who has crafted dozens of dancefloor classics that span disparate genres from soul, funk, disco, house and afro music. For all his contributions to the music industry, it’s amazing that he has been able to become master the art of being a dj, something that many producers flirt with but rarely command with such dedication, style and creativity as Spinna has. His now legendary WONDER- Full parties ( all Stevie Wonder, all night long) have been so popular in NYC that he had to tour them to other cities ( SF, LA, Tokyo) and has since birthed other tribute parties with a similar theme. For “Future Shock”, Spinna put together a mix that looked to older vintage sounds with a distinct space-age futurist aesthetic in mind. It’s a journey through funky, forward, thoroughly retro-modern sounding tracks with a focus on the future and one foot in the past. The design is also reflective of that aesthetic with the text “Future Shock” in large vintage lettering.

Throughout my years of digging for records I've always been particularly drawn to music that is heavily influenced by the electronic revolution. There was a long stretch where I would specifically hunt for Moog, New Age, Jazz Fusion, & experimental records... anything that involved synthesizers, but still had a groove. Upon the inquiry from 101 Apparel to come up with a concept for a mix my initial thought was it has to be unique. It was the opportune time for compiling tracks from past to present that capture the electronic experience. Future Shock is born and is without a doubt one of the most brain crushing mixes I've ever done! I hope you dig it.
DJ SPINNA

101 Apparel presents DJ Spinna "Future Shock"

all vinyl, live mix: (2009)
LLOYD MILLER AND THE HELIOCENTRICS
SHAWN LEE
TONY ALLEN
FANGA & MAALEM ABDULLAH GUINEA
LIGHTNING HEAD
BIGGA BUSH
PYRAMID BLUE
DEBO BAND
FELA
LIGHTNING HEAD
JIMI TENOR & TONY ALLEN
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
FRANK ZAPPA
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

OUTERnationalSOUL2

Grass Is Always Greener?

Club d’Elf is an ever-shifting group of musicians fiercely dedicated to “the groove”, consisting of some of the most sought-after players from the jazz, DJ, rock & world music scenes of Boston & NYC, and over the course of it's twenty four year existence has been featured on PRI's The World, Voice Of America, Afropop Worldwide, and Time Out New York. The band's music draws from a startlingly wide spectrum of styles, including jazz, hip hop, electronica, avant garde, prog-rock and dub. Under the tutelage of member Brahim Fribgane (who hails from Casablanca) the band absorbed Moroccan trance influences and frequently adds this element to the mix. Audiences of all persuasions are drawn to Fribgane’s mesmerizing oud stylings and leader/bassist Mike Rivard’s commanding playing of the Moroccan sintir, a 3 string bass lute used by the Gnawa people of Morocco. Derived from such ancient sources as these, trance forms the central core of the Club d’Elf aesthetic, unifying all of the various genres the band has absorbed.

The band's new album, You Never Know (release date: 4/1/22), is a trance-heavy meditation on finding light amidst the shadows. The band pay tribute to the music and musicians who have been primary influences, with half the album being covers of Gnawa, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Moroccan band Nass el-Ghiwane, and Frank Zappa. The other half consists of original music inspired by leader Mike Rivard's personal journey into darkness following a near death experience in the remote jungle of the Peruvian Amazon. Joining Rivard and D'Elf regulars Fribgane, Dean Johnston (drums), DJ Mister Rourke (turntables) for the release tour is special guest John Medeski (on an array of vintage analog keyboards), who is featured on the new album.

"Most of this stuff is just flat-out crazy but in the best possible musical way, as if the Sun Ra Arkestra happened to pick up the Wild Tchoupitoulas on Bourbon Street and then set their controls for the heart of the sun." - Chris Slawecki, AllAboutJazz

"One of the most inventive and ever-changing bands in all of new jazz" - Russ Davis, Jazz America

"....the lovechild of Pink Floyd and George Clinton, dropped in Marrakesh...deeply psychedelic...." - Marlon Bishop, WNYC  

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Mike Rivard interview on 90.5 WICN Public Radio 10/18/23

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