MP Flapp
@mpflapp.bsky.social
Sitting on a Far Away Beach with a wind-up gramaphone...
https://soundcloud.com/mpflapp or http://www.mixcloud.com/MPFlapp/
https://soundcloud.com/mpflapp or http://www.mixcloud.com/MPFlapp/
Toyozumi Unit – The Masterpiece (ALM-Uranoia, Japan 1981) – To be honest the Afro boxes can wait until tomorrow… post Milford & bite to eat… this record be the order of the day armed with a malt & beer on the side… phew… top start to ’2026… right… feet up 😉
In Full: youtu.be/zraiejgKsmE?...
In Full: youtu.be/zraiejgKsmE?...
January 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Toyozumi Unit – The Masterpiece (ALM-Uranoia, Japan 1981) – To be honest the Afro boxes can wait until tomorrow… post Milford & bite to eat… this record be the order of the day armed with a malt & beer on the side… phew… top start to ’2026… right… feet up 😉
In Full: youtu.be/zraiejgKsmE?...
In Full: youtu.be/zraiejgKsmE?...
Milford Graves – Meditation Among Us (Kitty Records, Japan 1977) - These Afro boxes B like hard work… time for a wee break & a bite to eat… Milford & seared scallops make for a fine paring… quick smoke & back to it… now where’s that OG of Zombie..?
In Full: youtu.be/Il_EjE885fE?...
In Full: youtu.be/Il_EjE885fE?...
January 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Milford Graves – Meditation Among Us (Kitty Records, Japan 1977) - These Afro boxes B like hard work… time for a wee break & a bite to eat… Milford & seared scallops make for a fine paring… quick smoke & back to it… now where’s that OG of Zombie..?
In Full: youtu.be/Il_EjE885fE?...
In Full: youtu.be/Il_EjE885fE?...
Big John Oaikhena with the Silver Trumpet – What Makes Us Two (EMI, Nigeria 1976) – To close as there B more boxes to sort… again an exception… totally fluid end-to-end listen… Phat & funky… try & find a mint copy of this for love or many… there is a cheap reissue 😉
In Part: youtu.be/U4HLv7jQefQ
In Part: youtu.be/U4HLv7jQefQ
January 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Big John Oaikhena with the Silver Trumpet – What Makes Us Two (EMI, Nigeria 1976) – To close as there B more boxes to sort… again an exception… totally fluid end-to-end listen… Phat & funky… try & find a mint copy of this for love or many… there is a cheap reissue 😉
In Part: youtu.be/U4HLv7jQefQ
In Part: youtu.be/U4HLv7jQefQ
Freedom Family – Ayentsoo (HMV, Ghana 1977) – Proper end-to-end listen… exposed to a winder audience via the Academy/Voodoo Funk reissue back in 2015…
In Full: youtu.be/5o_UGqlD7qc?...
In Full: youtu.be/5o_UGqlD7qc?...
January 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Freedom Family – Ayentsoo (HMV, Ghana 1977) – Proper end-to-end listen… exposed to a winder audience via the Academy/Voodoo Funk reissue back in 2015…
In Full: youtu.be/5o_UGqlD7qc?...
In Full: youtu.be/5o_UGqlD7qc?...
The New Generation – Needle in the Haystack: Noiseless Musik with Floating Vocals (Fontana, Nigeria 1978) – Possibly an exception from the era… near perfect end-to-end listen… no reissue to date…
In Part: youtu.be/UdmwhPwHJaY
In Part: youtu.be/UdmwhPwHJaY
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The New Generation – Needle in the Haystack: Noiseless Musik with Floating Vocals (Fontana, Nigeria 1978) – Possibly an exception from the era… near perfect end-to-end listen… no reissue to date…
In Part: youtu.be/UdmwhPwHJaY
In Part: youtu.be/UdmwhPwHJaY
Friimen Muzik Company – Free Man (Anodisc Records, Nigeria 1976) – Sort of a characteristic of the LPs… not perfect listens, but there are two gems on here… there is a cheap reissue of this one…
In Part: youtu.be/VAnLtD-8F8s
In Part: youtu.be/VAnLtD-8F8s
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Friimen Muzik Company – Free Man (Anodisc Records, Nigeria 1976) – Sort of a characteristic of the LPs… not perfect listens, but there are two gems on here… there is a cheap reissue of this one…
In Part: youtu.be/VAnLtD-8F8s
In Part: youtu.be/VAnLtD-8F8s
The Jets Revival – Yesterday's Life (Anodisc Records, Nigeria 1976) - Again not a perfect listen, but there are three gems on here… no reissue to date…
In Part: youtu.be/VRMkokmwuEc
In Part: youtu.be/VRMkokmwuEc
January 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The Jets Revival – Yesterday's Life (Anodisc Records, Nigeria 1976) - Again not a perfect listen, but there are three gems on here… no reissue to date…
In Part: youtu.be/VRMkokmwuEc
In Part: youtu.be/VRMkokmwuEc
Mighty Flames – Sweet Love (RTS. Nigeria 1977) – Not a perfect listen, but there are three gems on here… worth looking for the Voodoo Funk 45 from 2015 for two others…
In Part: youtu.be/IlivTvEpNvE
In Part: youtu.be/IlivTvEpNvE
January 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Mighty Flames – Sweet Love (RTS. Nigeria 1977) – Not a perfect listen, but there are three gems on here… worth looking for the Voodoo Funk 45 from 2015 for two others…
In Part: youtu.be/IlivTvEpNvE
In Part: youtu.be/IlivTvEpNvE
Clement Djimogne – Money Makes Man Mad (Nigerphone, Nigeria 1979) – Still filling boxes of OG African titles… there are some gems worth sharing from today… dub track on the end of here be killer…
In Part: youtu.be/9pQAgFpz0_M
In Part: youtu.be/9pQAgFpz0_M
January 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Clement Djimogne – Money Makes Man Mad (Nigerphone, Nigeria 1979) – Still filling boxes of OG African titles… there are some gems worth sharing from today… dub track on the end of here be killer…
In Part: youtu.be/9pQAgFpz0_M
In Part: youtu.be/9pQAgFpz0_M
Anita Lane – Dirty Sings (Mute, UK 1988) – Found earlier in the African LP section… totally misfiled. Does beg the question: what is the best version of Lost in Music...? The original, The Falls cover or this one by Anita...? Open to suggestions, but I think it might be this version…
January 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Anita Lane – Dirty Sings (Mute, UK 1988) – Found earlier in the African LP section… totally misfiled. Does beg the question: what is the best version of Lost in Music...? The original, The Falls cover or this one by Anita...? Open to suggestions, but I think it might be this version…
Reposted by MP Flapp
Sun Ra 2026 New Year Arkestra
January 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Sun Ra 2026 New Year Arkestra
2025: Potentially of the moment, transient & highly subjective, lists & making them are a means to loosely remember what U did during previous 12 months… year-of-end chart(s)…
The link: mega.nz/file/ihxhWRp...
The link: mega.nz/file/ihxhWRp...
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
2025: Potentially of the moment, transient & highly subjective, lists & making them are a means to loosely remember what U did during previous 12 months… year-of-end chart(s)…
The link: mega.nz/file/ihxhWRp...
The link: mega.nz/file/ihxhWRp...
Afrodelicatessen Mixes April ‘14 to March ‘22: Thinking about it… if I do these 1 LP at a time… this will an epic evening… all the LPs (plus OG 45s) were played & captured at Afrodisia (AU, Brunnengasse 76, 1160 Vienna) back in the day… made for dancin' - link below... right… back to the packing 😉
December 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Afrodelicatessen Mixes April ‘14 to March ‘22: Thinking about it… if I do these 1 LP at a time… this will an epic evening… all the LPs (plus OG 45s) were played & captured at Afrodisia (AU, Brunnengasse 76, 1160 Vienna) back in the day… made for dancin' - link below... right… back to the packing 😉
De Frank & The Professionals – De Frank Professionals (Anopa Nsonoma, Ghana 1978) – As the clock ticks down… an evening of filling boxes with OG African LPs in its many forms… this will take quite while… then again, it’s music to dance too & its NYE… dancing… here we go 😉
December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
De Frank & The Professionals – De Frank Professionals (Anopa Nsonoma, Ghana 1978) – As the clock ticks down… an evening of filling boxes with OG African LPs in its many forms… this will take quite while… then again, it’s music to dance too & its NYE… dancing… here we go 😉
Taken from #TrostRecords (Vienna) last email for ‘25… may be the best eulogy to a venue owner/promoter I’ve ever read… #Konfrontationen took place at #JazzGalerie #Nickelsdorf – I only ever made it once in 23yrs: more details here de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konfron...
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Taken from #TrostRecords (Vienna) last email for ‘25… may be the best eulogy to a venue owner/promoter I’ve ever read… #Konfrontationen took place at #JazzGalerie #Nickelsdorf – I only ever made it once in 23yrs: more details here de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konfron...
Now Jazz Now 100… 1960-80 by Byron Coley et all (#ecstaticPeaceLibrary, US) – Postal drop thanks to #Soundohm – easy contender for book of the year: lush from both a text & pictorial perspective… totally recommended…
December 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Now Jazz Now 100… 1960-80 by Byron Coley et all (#ecstaticPeaceLibrary, US) – Postal drop thanks to #Soundohm – easy contender for book of the year: lush from both a text & pictorial perspective… totally recommended…
F·M·T – You Got A Freedom (ALM-Uranoia, Japan 1979) – Last LP of night as kitchen calls… another trio recording: Fujikawa, Midorikawa & Toyozumi aka Free Music Trio… few words: measured, free, devotional, random, precision, musicianship… in equal measures 😉
In Full: youtu.be/jsU035c7-ek?...
In Full: youtu.be/jsU035c7-ek?...
December 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
F·M·T – You Got A Freedom (ALM-Uranoia, Japan 1979) – Last LP of night as kitchen calls… another trio recording: Fujikawa, Midorikawa & Toyozumi aka Free Music Trio… few words: measured, free, devotional, random, precision, musicianship… in equal measures 😉
In Full: youtu.be/jsU035c7-ek?...
In Full: youtu.be/jsU035c7-ek?...
Mototeru Takagi Trio – Mosura Freight! (Interval, Japan 1975) – As 2min opening numbers go Estado must be one of the best… there after… a measured rumble & a half with a brief respite during Love Song & People of Sorrow… beautifully recorded… only LP Takagi did as a trio…
December 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Mototeru Takagi Trio – Mosura Freight! (Interval, Japan 1975) – As 2min opening numbers go Estado must be one of the best… there after… a measured rumble & a half with a brief respite during Love Song & People of Sorrow… beautifully recorded… only LP Takagi did as a trio…
Yosuke Yamashita Trio – Dancing (Maro Record, Japan 1971) – Same band as the last one… recorded July 69… proper free form listen & a half… the interplay here be outstanding… refill on the malt required… there is a cheap reissue of this one…
In Full: youtu.be/zdDl9Z2drtw?...
In Full: youtu.be/zdDl9Z2drtw?...
December 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yosuke Yamashita Trio – Dancing (Maro Record, Japan 1971) – Same band as the last one… recorded July 69… proper free form listen & a half… the interplay here be outstanding… refill on the malt required… there is a cheap reissue of this one…
In Full: youtu.be/zdDl9Z2drtw?...
In Full: youtu.be/zdDl9Z2drtw?...
Yosuke Yamashita Trio – Mina's Second Theme (JVC, Japan 1980) – Next… get the cover… OG issued in ’70… potentially one of the finest LPs made… totally fluid & random in all the right places… lead track was issue as a 7” single (33rpm)… ideal Jukebox action 😉
In Full: youtu.be/pUzYbKimd2U?...
In Full: youtu.be/pUzYbKimd2U?...
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yosuke Yamashita Trio – Mina's Second Theme (JVC, Japan 1980) – Next… get the cover… OG issued in ’70… potentially one of the finest LPs made… totally fluid & random in all the right places… lead track was issue as a 7” single (33rpm)… ideal Jukebox action 😉
In Full: youtu.be/pUzYbKimd2U?...
In Full: youtu.be/pUzYbKimd2U?...
Takagi Et Kako Quartet – Jazz A Maison De Japon, Paris (Naja, Japan 1974) – Next… five-star quartet… Paris was lucky to get Takagi & Kako in 74… thankfully recorded for posterity… phew… mellow opener, but rolls with best there after… malt be open…
Only a flavour: youtu.be/uy1SS3gCaeU?...
Only a flavour: youtu.be/uy1SS3gCaeU?...
December 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Takagi Et Kako Quartet – Jazz A Maison De Japon, Paris (Naja, Japan 1974) – Next… five-star quartet… Paris was lucky to get Takagi & Kako in 74… thankfully recorded for posterity… phew… mellow opener, but rolls with best there after… malt be open…
Only a flavour: youtu.be/uy1SS3gCaeU?...
Only a flavour: youtu.be/uy1SS3gCaeU?...
Masahiko Togashi with Don Cherry & Charlie Haden - Session in Paris Vol. 1 (Paddle Wheel, Japan 1979) – Last evening sorting the Japanese Jazz… box four… lush early evening listen… free, but easy, relax & meditative… stellar set of players…
In full: youtu.be/HxHup5KNfaU?...
In full: youtu.be/HxHup5KNfaU?...
December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Masahiko Togashi with Don Cherry & Charlie Haden - Session in Paris Vol. 1 (Paddle Wheel, Japan 1979) – Last evening sorting the Japanese Jazz… box four… lush early evening listen… free, but easy, relax & meditative… stellar set of players…
In full: youtu.be/HxHup5KNfaU?...
In full: youtu.be/HxHup5KNfaU?...
Itaru Oki – Mirage (Trio Records, Japan 1977) - Last record of the evening: Itaru Oki, Masahiko Togashi, Takashi Kako & Keiki Midorikawa… closing track on here is Pit-Out… has the #PitInn (Tokyo) not just gone 60 this year on 24th December...? Iconic venue and a half... to the next 60yrs😉
December 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Itaru Oki – Mirage (Trio Records, Japan 1977) - Last record of the evening: Itaru Oki, Masahiko Togashi, Takashi Kako & Keiki Midorikawa… closing track on here is Pit-Out… has the #PitInn (Tokyo) not just gone 60 this year on 24th December...? Iconic venue and a half... to the next 60yrs😉
Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd with Masahiko Sato – Straight Ahead (Columbia, Japan 1974) – Some days this may be the pinnacle of elegance from a mildly ascendant & accessible perspective… has a loose OST flair… many an Italian composer of the 70s would weep at… enjoy…
December 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd with Masahiko Sato – Straight Ahead (Columbia, Japan 1974) – Some days this may be the pinnacle of elegance from a mildly ascendant & accessible perspective… has a loose OST flair… many an Italian composer of the 70s would weep at… enjoy…
Akira Miyazawa – Bull Trout (Deep Jazz Reality, Japan 2022) - U can’t go wrong here…cheaper than an OG… near random elegance & dissonance… much like a good Giallo OST (less the blood)… Indulge yourself in the 26min A-side before taking the “break” to a bit more Free Form level… if U choose 😉
December 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Akira Miyazawa – Bull Trout (Deep Jazz Reality, Japan 2022) - U can’t go wrong here…cheaper than an OG… near random elegance & dissonance… much like a good Giallo OST (less the blood)… Indulge yourself in the 26min A-side before taking the “break” to a bit more Free Form level… if U choose 😉