(Progressive rock/Canterbury style/Avant-prog/Jazz rock) The Muffins - Дискография 1978 - 2010 (11 альбомов), MP3, 192-320 kbps

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1. Monkey With the Golden Eyes (4:02)
2. Hobart Got Burned (5:59)
3. Amelia Earhart (15:47)
4. The Adventures Of Captain Boomerang (22:48)
Line-up / Musicians
- Billy Swan / bass, piano, guitar, percussives
- Paul Sears / drums, gong, xylophone, vibes, percussives, pots, pans, pennywhistle
- Tom Scott / piccolo, e flat, alto and c flutes, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, b flat and alto clarinets, oboe, soprano recorder, percussives
- Dave Newhouse / pianos, organ, piccolo, flute, alto and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, cereal box whistle, percussives
Guest musicians:
- John Schmidt / baritone horn and tuba
- Doug Elliot / trombone
- Larry Elliot / trumpet
- Steve Feigenbaum / guitar, underwater guitar
- Greg Yaskovich / bubble trumpet

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side 1 (AIR):
1/ Exotic Woods
2/ Optics
3/ The Lagoon
4/ Raw Blood Jam
5/ Finally
6/ Late for Work
side 2 (LIVE AT PSYCHEDELLY, March 3, 1979)
1/ Going Masked
2/ Double Disc
3/ No Postcards
4/ Hobart Got Burned
Line-up / Musicians
Paul Sears - Drums, Percussion, Piccolo Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Guitar
Billy Swann - Electric Bass, Guitar, Piccolo Flute, Alto Saxophone, Vocals
Tom Scott - Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet [B Flat], Oboe
Dave Newhouse - Organ, Piccolo Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet [B Flat], Percussion

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1. Angle Dance (4:11)
2. Antidote to Dry-Dock (4:58)
3. Zoom Resume (7:16)
4. Horsebones (2:25)
5. Subduction (0:59)
6. Dream Beat (3:34)
7. Under Dali's Wing (3:10)
8. These Castle Children (7:36)
9. Queenside (5:37)
10. Street Dogs (1:20)
11. Angle Dance [Remix] (4:11)
12. Antidote to Drydock [Remix] (4:52)
13. Zoom Resume [Remix] (7:15)
14. Horsebones [Remix] (2:28)
15. Under Dali's Wing [Remix] (3:07)
16. Queenside [Remix] (5:37)
17. These Castle Children [Remix] (7:10)
Line-up / Musicians
- Tom Scott / clarinet, flute, clarinet (bass), sax (Alto), sax (Soprano), clarinet (Alto), Reeds (multiple)
- Billy Swan / bass, guitar, sax (Soprano), sax (Tenor), sound effects, vocals
- Fred Frith / guitar, piano, violin, producer, harmony vocals, prepared piano
- Dave Golub / clarinet, sounds, shouts
- Dave Newhouse / organ, clarinet, piano, Soprano, clarinet (bass), keyboards, sax (Alto), sax (Baritone), sax (Soprano), Reeds (multiple), Remixing
- Paul Sears / percussion, drums, saxophone, vocals, liner notes, remixing, vocal effect
- Billy Swann / bass, guitar, sax (Tenor), sound effects, vocals, soloist

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1 Labor Day
2 Brix
3 Like a Machine
4 Big Spoons
5 Apparently
6 Early American Ears
7 Why Pursue It
8 English_The Hot Band
9 Countdown
10 Permutations
11 Commander Scott on Mars
12 Cutups
13 Wombat
14 Uncle Don_Crezner Okay_Blind Cave Tetra
15 The Bush
Line-up / Musicians
- Billy Swan / bass, piano, guitar, percussives
- Paul Sears / drums, gong, xylophone, vibes, percussives, pots, pans, pennywhistle
- Tom Scott / piccolo, e flat, alto and c flutes, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, b flat and alto clarinets, oboe, soprano recorder, percussives
- Dave Newhouse / pianos, organ, piccolo, flute, alto and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, cereal box whistle, percussives

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1. Chronometers (22:59)
2. Come What Molten Cloud (2:52)
3. Apparently (3:31)
4. Courtesy of Your Focal Interest Span (0:44)
5. Please Do Not Open Dr. Fischer (2:23)
6. The Manilla Robots (2:21)
7. Joe Crop on a Toxic Planet (5:09)
8. The Bush (2:41)
9. Mammoth Hide (1:34)
10. Creature Comforts (1:29)
11. Like a Machine That Only Works When It's...(1:59)
12. Look at the Size of That Sponge (1:45)
13. Early American Ears (1:15)
14. Three Days That Won't Soon Fade (2:53)
15. You Eat Them Pears (5:05)
16. Peacocks, Leopards, and Glass (3:38)
17. Crezner Ok (3:40)
18. Blind Cave Tetra (2:46)
19. Evening Hataiva (1:37)
20. Six Thick Thistle Sticks (0:31)
21. L (1:24)
Line-up / Musicians
- Tom Scott / clarinet, flute, oboe, sax (Alto), sax (Soprano), voices, xylophone, clarinet (Alto), melodica, bells
- Michael Zentner / guitar, harmonica, violin, voices
- Billy Swan / organ, bass, percussion, bass (electric), voices
- Stuart Abramowitz / drums, voices
- Dave Newhouse / organ, percussion, piano (electric), voices, xylophone, engineer
- Mike Zeltner / guitar, harmonica, violin, voices

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1. Queenside (5:19)
2. Hobart Got Burned (2:40)
3. Horsebones (2:40)
4. Antidote to Drydock (5:06)
5. Zoom Resume (1:28)
6. Boxed & Crossed (5:38)
7. Under Dali's Wing (3:17)
8. Vanity, Vanity (2:47)
9. Dancing in Sunrise, Switzerland (3:11)
10. Blind Arch (8:51)
11. Expected Freedom (2:21)
12. In the Red (5:08)
13. Not Alone (13:38)
14. Open City (0:52)
Line-up / Musicians
- Dave Newhouse / piano, organ, baritone, alto & soprano sax, bass clarinet, percussion
- Tom Scott / Alto & soprano sax, Bb & alto clarinet, oboe, flutes, percussion
- Billy Swann / electric bass, guitar, percussion, vocals
- Paul Sears / drums, percussion
Guest Musicians:
- Fred Frith / guitar, piano
- Mark Hollander / Alto sax

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1. These Castle Children (6:15)
2. Under Dali's Wing (3:31)
3. Walking the Duck (2:50)
4. Nan True's Hole (1:17)
5. Sam's Room (2:22)
6. QSL (5:41)
7. But Not For Others (2:17)
8. Knitting Factory Bules (2:41)
9. Captain Boomerang (excerpt) (5:23)
Line-up / Musicians
- Thomas Frasier Scott / Alto & Soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute
- Dave Newhouse / piano, organ, Baritone & Tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute
- Billy Swann / bass, guitar
- Paul Sears / drums, Soprano saxophone (6 & 7)

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1. Walking the Duck (2:58)
2. World Maps (6:08)
3. Down From the Sun Tower (1:29)
4. Impossible John (1:53)
5. Military Road (3:15)
6. Dear Mona (3:16)
7. People in the Snow (5:54)
8. Essay R (5:55)
9. Out of the Boot (7:00)
10. East of Diamond (6:49)
11. Sam's Room (2:38)
12. 3 Pennies (4:16)
Line-up / Musicians
- Thomas Frasier Scott / Alto and Soprano sax, flute, clarinet
- Dave Newhouse / piano, organ, Baritone and Tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute
- Billy Swann / bass, guitar (2,9)
- Paul Sears / drums, guitar (2,4,5,8,9)
With:
- Doug Elliot / trombone (2,3,7,8)
- Amy Taylor / violin (10)
- Amy Cavanaugh / cello (10)
- Kristin Snyder / viola (10)

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1. The Highlands (6:04)
2. Writing Blind (5:54)
3. Choombachang (2:45)
4. The Ugly Buttling (3:39)
5. The Man In The Skin Painted Suit (2:44)
6. Childhood's End (6:15)
7. Exquisite Corpse (6:56)
8. They Come On Unknown Nights (4:20)
9. Cat's Game (3:51)
10. Stethorus Punctum (4:01)
11.Dawning Star (5:19)
12. 5:00 Shadow (3:15)
13. Metropolis (3:34)
14. Angel From Lebanon (6:55)
15. Frozen Charlotte (2:54)
16. Maya (4:24)
17. The Two Georges (5:20)
Line-up / Musicians
- Dave Newhouse / clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, keyboards, Tenor & Baritone saxophone
- Marshall Allen / Alto saxophone
- Paul Sears / drums, electric guitar
- Billy Swann / bass, acoustic guitar
- Doug Elliot / trombone
- Amy Taylor / violin
- Okarje Johnson / cello
- Thomas Scott / recorder

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1. In This World (4:40)
2. Happy Now? (6:38)
3. Monsta (2:41)
4. Chickenhead (11:14)
5. Dog Park (5:06)
6. Smooth Joe (2:54)
7. Dr. Mid-Nite (5:34)
Line-up / Musicians
- Dave Newhouse / Bass Clarinet, Soprano, Baritone & Tenor Saxophone, Organ, Grand Piano, Percussion
- Thomas Scott / Alto & Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Percussion
- Paul Sears / Drums, Guitar, Trombone, Percussion
- Billy Swann / Bass, Guitar, Percussion
Additional Personnel
- Marshall Allen / Alto Saxophone
- Knoel Scott / Alto Saxophone

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1- The Angels' Share (3'28)
2- Not Yet Awake (9'14)
3- Fishing In America (2'32)
4- Dynamite Is Not The Solution (5'33)
5- When Fela Comes To Town (3'23)
6- King Fish (4'49)
7- Bats And Birds (11'14)
8- Yukapoe's Lament (7'15)
Line-up / Musicians
- Billy Swann / bass, guitar
- Tom Scott / saxes, keyboards, woodwinds
- Dave Newhouse / saxes, keyboards, woodwinds
- Paul Sears / drums, percussion

The Muffins biography
The MUFFINS are Canterbury influenced quartet formed in Washington D.C. in the year of 1973 by Dave Newhouse (keyboards, reeds), Billy Swan (bass) and Michael Zenterner (guitar, violin). The new group remains nameless until one day, while the trio are discussing upon potential names, a friend of there's enters the house and shouts "The muffins are hear!" and conveying a tray of blueberry muffins, thus the band is born! A number of drummers are recruited off and on during the next few months. In the fall of 1974, reediest, Tom Scot joins The MUFFINS, moves in with band, starts to rehearse and Dave starts to compose new material. In the fall of 1975, drummer Stewart Abramowitz joins and the band starts recording demos in the studio and at home that would end up on the album released under Cuneiform label: "Chronometers". In the summer of 1976 after a few gigs, Michael and Stewart leave the band, leaving the group to become a trio. While they are a trio, they tour as in improvising group. In the fall of 1976, they met drummer Paul Sears at a gig. Paul was satisfied of what he heard and joined immediately, thus the setting of The MUFFINS popular era.
They start touring and eventually record their first LP entitled: "Manna/Mirage". After that release, they tour some more, become quite popular in the college circuit and receive much college radio airplay. Then Fred Frith (former guitarist of HENRY COW) moves to New York, becomes well acquainted with the band and his music is quite the influence on them. Fred also features them as a backup band on Fred's first solo album "Gravity". Therefore leads to their R.I.O. influenced second album "185" which is produced by Fred Frith. Then after the release and a show in Penn State College University, they disband. In 1998, they reform for a little reunion show, resulting in the release of "Bandwidth" in 2002. Their sound is strongly influenced by the Jazz-Rock tendencies of SOFT MACHINE, the improvisational techniques of HENRY COW and the quirky song structures of HATFIELD & THE NORTH and MOTHER'S OF INVENTION.
"Manna/Mirage" is an essential release, recommended to all of those that are fans of Canterbury, or Jazz-Rock Fusion. "185" is more R.I.O. influenced and very inconsistent, since they were on a low budget and Fred Frith's production is very evident. Their latest release "Bandwidth" shows the group expressing their sound from the previous albums. "Open City" is just a good collection of out-takes and a good place to start for a novice interested in the band.
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