Before John Zorn created the Tzadik label in co-operation with the famed jazz producer Kazunori Sugiyama, he curated the AVANT imprint, a sub-label of the DIW jazz label in Japan. Several Naked City CDs were released through that label as well as many others on which Zorn and many of his favourite "Downtown" players are on.
ALVA
"Using loud thoughts and small minds they play their instruments. And they laugh...On their debut album, the three mysterious enigmatic young girls known as Alva twist creepy savant-folk melodies out of chamber instruments, toys, tapes and voice, navigating the psychic territory of nightmare and the unconscious. Recommended for those who like it strange." Downtown Music
If this isn't one of the greatest albums ever made...then some other one probably is...weird...beautiful...creepy....oh yeah!...think The Residents....then think harder...
Alva - Mommy MP3
Alva - Clues From The Carousel MP3
Alva - Blue Uterus MP3
...phew!
