Favourite Cuneiform Albums?

[NogbadTheBad]

Top 10 (no order)
Cheer-Accident - Fear Draws Misfortune
Miriodor - Avanti!
Univers Zero - Ceux Du Dehors
Guapo - 5 Suns
Ahvak - s/t
Thinking Plague - In Extremis
Uz Jsme Doma - Caves
Forgas Band Phenomena - L'Ax Du Fou
U Totem - Strange Attractor
Present - Triskaidekaphobie / Le poison qui rend fou

Very hard for me to pull anything off that list from 2013 so here's the last six years new favorites

Art Zoyd - 44.5 Box
Schnellertollermeier - X
Far Corner - Risk
The Cellar & Point - Ambit
Thinking Plague - Decline & Fall
Janel & Anthony - Where Is Home?
Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores - Sister Death
Aleuchatistas - A Head Full Of Poison
Blue Cranes - Swim
Chrome Hoof - Chrome Black Gold
Upsilon Acrux - Galapagos Momentum

[Phlakaton]

The Muffins - Open City - my first purchase back in 92? Jeeesh... I can name all the CDs I bought from Steve - all fabulous. I failed big with my lack of picks didnt I? lol Open City though - still my favorite buy from good ol' Cuneiform.

[Hobo Chang Ba]

Hmm...idk years that well so I'll just give a general top 5:

SM - Noisette
U Totem - S/t
Guapo - 5 Suns
Present - Triskaidekaphobie / Le poison qui rend fou
The Muffins - Open City

Honorable mentions:
UZ - mostly everything, but I'll choose Heresie
Heldon - ditto, but I'll choose Un Reve...
Miriodor - Elastic Juggling
Ahvak - S/t
Doctor Nerve - ditto UZ here too...but I'll pick Out To Bomb.../AO as my choice.

This still feels right to me, although the Art Zoyd box should definitely make the top 5. (And I would probably make Present's album the remastered/expanded Le Poison Qui...instead of the twofer.) Far Corner's Risk deserves honorable mention at least, as well.

[Nashorn]

NOT TO MENTION:
half of which goes to the band and half of which goes to a truly deserving party!

Exactly!

[Trane]

OK, thought I'd better give a more proper list than some 5 years ago, when the thread started.
Bolded are the ones I still get mileage out of or I prefer.

Obviously the historical new album release section sees a fair bit of faves, as do the archival releases.

New album releases
Present - Poison & Triskal & Certitudes
Muffins - Open City
UZ - UZed & Implosion & Live
Miriodor - Jongleries Elastiques & Avanti!
Happy Family - Tossco
Thinking Plague - In Extremis
Blast - Wired Stiched Ears
Hughscore - Delta Flora
Nebelnest - Nova Express
Deus Ex Machina - Imparis
Djam Karet - Night For Baku
Guapo - 5 suns
Muffins - Bandwidth
Forgas Band Phenomena - Axe du Fou
Forgas Band Phenomena - Oreille Electrique
Far Corner - Risk


Reissues:
Muffins - Manna/mirage
UZ - Hérésie
Pinhas - Chronolyse
Heldon - Stand By
Elton Dean - Just Us
Hopper - Tunity Box


Archival:
Soft Machine - Noisette, Live in France, Grides, NDR Workshop, Switz 74
Matching Mole - Smoke Signals
Muffins - Chronometers
Picchio Dal Pozzo - Camere Rooms
Gilgamesh - Arriving Twice
McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath- Bremen to Bridgwater
National Health - Playtime
Nucleus - Live in Bremen
Graham Collier - Workpoints
Surman - Way Back When
Surman - Flashpoint ~ NDR Jazz Workshop
Isipingo - Which Way Now
Isotope - Golden Section
Von Zamla - 1983

[Steve F.]

^ ^ ^ ^

Triskaidekaphobie was a reissue. Just fyi.

[Phlakaton]

the last couple days - Present Live - now that sucker is ace. Great sound and cool FX on the vocals. Meaty and heavy!

[Phlakaton]

Any archival release involving Soft Machine nuggets and live shows - all essential and about as good as you'll find anywhere unless its some bootleg I dont know about.

[Trane]

^ ^ ^ ^

Triskaidekaphobie was a reissue. Just fyi.

I know, but I was thinking of the two pack at first when setting up the list, then forgot to correct it afterwards.

[NogbadTheBad]

The 2fer was one of my first Cunei purchases, Blue Cranes came up on rotation today, man that's a good album.

[Mascodagama]

Looked at this thread again, bought another CD. Blue Cranes this time. Thanks Ian

[Steve F.]

THANKS, Ian!!

[FrippWire]

My copy of Five Time Surprise (w/free Wayside Exclusive bonus disc) recently arrived and I have to say it's a real corker; love it!!! Wonderfully intense playing.

[Trane]

Given my recent list of fave cunie albums, I readpated my G2K ratings, coz some of them were inadapted when siding them with each other, cross-artiste wise.

[Scrotum Scissor]

I readpated my G2K ratings, coz some of them were inadaptedcwhen siding them with each other, cross-artiste

That's Ok.

[moecurlythanu]

Given my recent list of fave cunie albums, I readpated my G2K ratings, coz some of them were inadapted when siding them with each other, cross-artiste wise.

What does it even mean?

[alucard]

Most Canterbury ones, on top Wyatt 68, National Health : Missing pieces, Gilgamesh Arriving Twice, Machine Molle : Smoke Signals, Hugh Hopper ..H.tunitybox, Coxhill / Miller, I discovered recently the great Gary Windo compilation His Masters Bones ( btw best record with the ugliest cover :-)
Synergetic Nuts is another winner

[Trane]

What does it even mean?

G2K = Gnosis 2000

[Udi Koomran]

Present Certitudes
Robert Wyatt 68 is fantastic
The Muffins Chronometers

[arturs]

Very hard for me to pull anything off that list from 2013 so here's the last six years new favorites

Art Zoyd - 44.5 Box
Schnellertollermeier - X
Far Corner - Risk
The Cellar & Point - Ambit
Thinking Plague - Decline & Fall
Janel & Anthony - Where Is Home?
Alec K Redfearn & The Eyesores - Sister Death
Aleuchatistas - A Head Full Of Poison
Blue Cranes - Swim
Chrome Hoof - Chrome Black Gold
Upsilon Acrux - Galapagos Momentum

This is a great list. With the exception of Chrome Hoof everything here would be on my list too. I would add Bubblemath, Great Harry Hillman, Deus Ex Machina Devoto, and We are all Small Pixels.

Particularly loud shout-out is in order for the Art Zoyd box. What else can you immerse yourself in for an two weeks with *no duplication* of compositions? Amazing amount of top shelf material, scratches all sorts of itches.

Wife's verdict on AZ: it's OK I guess if you want to pretend we live in an ominous factory.

[Steve F.]

Wife's verdict on AZ: it's OK I guess if you want to pretend we live in an ominous factory.

[Dharma]

Can't believe it's been 6 years since the last Chrome Hoof album. That was a very pleasant surprise. Not the kind of music I listen regularly, but that was an amazing album.

[SunshipVoyager1976]

So much extraordinary music that Steve/ Cuneiform are responsible for getting out there. Most of my favorites have been mentioned.

If you held my feet to the fire and forced me to "name names", Wadada Leo Smith's monumental Ten Freedom Summers, Robert Wyatt's '68 and anything by Curlew would float to the very top. But this is arbitrary. I have never regretted a purchase from Cuneiform.

[Polypet]

Nope, I did not change the name of the company (and also note the British spelling of the first word.......hmmmm). I did a similar thread a few years back, plus I'm actually not talking about cardiacs, my latest obsession. OK, this one goes out to Mr. Feignenbaum, and he gets to be put on the spot too - how fun for him!

A few questions Steve, if he (you? are you out there Steve?) doesn't mind....(Would he click on a Cuneiform thread? hmmmmm). Yes, here's we's go's -

*What are your 5 favorite Cuneiform titles from 2000 - Present?

*What are your 5 favorite Cuneiform albums EVER? Holey Shite! (note the religious spelling), can he actually do it?!

I can't give you 5 at the moment, but I do know that Ceux du Dehors is in there, so my list is forthcoming.

OK, you can all play along if you want. One of the very best record companies ever, in my not-so-humble opinion. So, a sincere thanks for creating a beyond amazing and vast catalog that some of us lucky folks know and enjoy.

My favorite of all-time:

1) Ceux du Dehors (note the French spelling)

2 - 5) To be continued

I don't know why i always assume you're a fellow Canuck. Spelling things correctly and whatnot

Cuneiform - so many wonderful releases i couldn't even. However, i LOVED History of Madness, possibly my favourite Plague album, actually. Followed hotly, i'd humbly add, by Decline and Fall

But i discovered so much music over the decades via Steve and company. Universe Zero, the various post Egg, post Hatfield, post Soft doings of Hugh Hopper and that crowd, Phil Milner.... well, all the great jazz and avant stuff really. Alway excellent and tasty. I don't think i'd have half my collection were it not for that label

Nice to see them getting some love here. As always, well deserved. Keep it real, Dr. Feigenbaum

[inhortte]

I'm revisiting Zaar this morning. I love absolutely everything about this album. Another Cuneiform great.

Bobbus

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