Michael Gregory Jackson w. Hemphill, Wadud, AkLaff

[mjazzg]

This looks very interesting.

It seems to have had an earlier download only release in 2021. This is claiming to be expanded

https://michaelgregoryjackson.bandcamp.com/album/frequency-equilibrium-koan-expanded

The label's previous reissues have been needle drops, but very well received quality-wise.

Source for this is "superior"...

Samples sound tasty

[JSngry]

I could probably be convinced?

[colinmce]

CD just showed up today, I'm looking forward to it. May have listened to the initial digital once or twice but don't remember it. A friend had talked with MGJ at that time about getting this out physically; that petered out but I'm glad someone else stepped in. 

[T.D.]

I noticed this a couple of weeks ago, listened to the available track on bandcamp/youtube. Interesting, but was not sufficiently impressed to buy. I have been cutting down on purchases lately, and probably would have pulled the trigger 6-12 months ago FWIW.

[felser]

Do we know when this was recorded, and whether it wad live or studio?  

[cliffpeterson]

Back of the cardboard cover states: "Expanded edition! from new source material plus two unreleased tracks ... Recorded Live! at The Ladies' Fort, 2 Bond Street, NYC." 

I have an extra new, unsealed copy if someone is intereste-just pm me. 

[clifford_thornton]

The initial digital version sounded pretty lo-fi, as I recall. Has this been cleaned up?

[felser]

1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said:

The initial digital version sounded pretty lo-fi, as I recall. Has this been cleaned up?

The sample on Bandcamp doesn't sound too bad, as far as this sort of thing goes.  The SQ is no hindrance for me.

[JSngry]

There was a CD but no longer?

[rostasi]

https://moved-by-sound.bandcamp.com/album/frequency-equilibrium-koan

 

[JSngry]

That's a different link?

[T.D.]

11 minutes ago, JSngry said:

That's a different link?

The Bastards were showing a CD on their site but it "Just Sold Out!"

https://www.dustygroove.com/item/206504/Michael-Gregory-Jackson:Frequency-Equilibrium-Koan

[JSngry]

How much Bang+ comes with a physical copy?

[colinmce]

On 3/24/2025 at 7:27 PM, JSngry said:

How much Bang+ comes with a physical copy?

The CD is nice enough-- a thin gatefold digipack with a photo and words by MGJ. The sound quality is more than passable. The music is very surprising, much less "loft" than a lot of what was happening, really almost a couple decades advanced and at many points more like something you would hear coming from FMP at that time. Very intense, very interactive. 

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, picked up Cliff Peterson's spare and the sound is a vast improvement on the digital files that were up on Bandcamp previously. 

Michael Gregory Jackson is a very interesting composer and this disc certainly fills some gaps. Really glad that it's been cleaned up and released.