Roscoe Mitchell & Note Factory - Song for My Sister - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The first collection to cover the entire career of one of London's most intriguing punk bands! Siouxsie Sioux and her Banshees added a goth tinge to the British punk sound, eventually landing on the U.S. charts with Peek-A-Boo and Kiss Them for Me ; those join Hong Kong Garden; Israel; Dear Prudence; Dizzy; Stargazer; Arabian Knights; Cities in Dust, and six more Siouxsie essentials!

This album's sound & style is similar to the route Mitchell chose on his InchHey DonaldInch album, mainly because he uses the same quartet, minus Malachi Favors, who was replaced by Reggie Workman; the remaining players are Jodie Christian & Albert Heath.

This December 1977 recording features two of the most prominent AACM musicians, Roscoe Mitchell and Anthony Braxton. Mitchell's composition Inchrun the gamut, beginning with the darkly gorgeous opener that features Braxton's contrabass clarinet nestling evocatively beneath the composer's earthy flute, Mitchell's other pieces investigate the sparer, more abstract realm, as the duo's wide variety of reeds populate the sonic environment with scattered moans, squeaks and pops. Overall, this is a fine meeting between two of the most forward-looking thinkers and players in the music. Recommended. Inch - Brian Olewnick, allmusic. Com Anthony Braxton also contributes three compositions.