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Unknown Public

a creative music festival for your front room

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Unknown Public (UP) is both a compilation CD and a journal, beautifully packaged in a hardback book format that incorporates essays, notes, photographs and biographical details: each CD-book is themed, with titles such as ‘Childhood’, ‘Dancing / Listening’ and the latest: ‘Re-invented’. Established as a subscription-only service in the 1990s, our CD-books are mailed to subscribers around the world and can be ordered via our website or bought from selected UK record stores.

Here’s our latest podcast:

For a free copy of Critical Notice (our CD-book collaboration with Bmic) go to our order form .

My Interests

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Member Since: 6/8/2006
Band Website: unknownpublic.com
Influences: Videos of the week!

Here’s a YouTube clip of Swans Way performing Soul Train on Top of the Pops in 1983. Arranged and produced by John L. Walters.

A clip of the young Roberto Fonseca.

Two recent videos of Joe Zawinul

Zawinul Syndicate at Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland, 25 March 2007 (thanks to mkzet at YouTube)

Over the next few weeks we will be featuring some new music video clips that we think you will find interesting. Let us know about any that you find – interviews, performances, sound art, etc.
Email: [email protected]


Short Ride in a Fast Machine by John Adams, played by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Edo de Waart. (Also featured in UP07)

Tango Crash (recently featured in Unknown Public UP17, ’Re-invented’) live at Delmenhorst Jazzfest

Penderecki’s Threnody For The Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, performed by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Trilok Gurtu with the Arkè String Quartet at London’s Jazz Cafe, Mon 19 Feb 2007
See live review in the Guardian by Unknown Public’s editor John L. Walters.

Live Batts play at John White’s birthday celebration (see UP01-04, Volume One)

John Cage and Marcel Duchamp. An extract from Hans Richter’s Dreams that Money can Buy

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

UPs Favourite Latest Releases 24th June 2008

Welcome to our blog! Below are some of our favourite albums this month.UP's Favourite Releases June 2008 Perunika Trio / Introducing Perunika Trio / World Music Network Formed in 2005, Perunika Trio a...
Posted by Unknown Public on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:39:00 PST

CDs not to be missed 14th May 2008

Welcome to our blog! Below are some of our favourite albums this month.UP's Favourite Releases May 2008 Fleurs Noires / Orchestre de Tango / Milan Records Contrary to the masculine-oriented Tango trad...
Posted by Unknown Public on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:28:00 PST

CDs not to be missed 6th February 2008

Welcome to our blog! Below are some of our favourite albums this month.UP's Favourite Releases Feb 2008Sainkho Namchylak / In Trance / Leo RecordsInspired by the great paintings of the Dunhuang caves ...
Posted by Unknown Public on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:09:00 PST

CDs not to be missed 15th Nov. 2007

UP's Favourite Releases November 2007Egschiglen / Gereg / Heaven and EarthMongolian sextet Egschiglen have succeeded in reviving their traditional nomadic heritage through music with a twist. Their ne...
Posted by Unknown Public on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:44:00 PST

CDs not to be missed 6th Sept. 2007

Unknown Public's CDs not to be missed 6th Sept. 2007Simphiwe Dana / The One Love Movement on Bantu Biko Street / GalloSimphiwe Dana is a South African gem. Not only is she visually very attractive, bu...
Posted by Unknown Public on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:31:00 PST

UPs Favourite Releases 7th August 2007

Tim Lapthorn / Seventh Sense / Basho RecordsTim Lapthorn is a young outstanding jazz pianist who has the ability to woo and entertain his listener. His new album Seventh Sense is made up of his trio ...
Posted by Unknown Public on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:44:00 PST

UP's Favourite Releases 16th June 2007

UP's favourite releases this week!Tango Siempre feat. Gilad Atzmon & Steve Argüelles / Tangents / Galileo MusicTangents, Tango Siempre's newest album follows in their fluid, sparkly playing style, onl...
Posted by Unknown Public on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:13:00 PST

Woodville records week at Pizza Express

If you have a taste for straightforward, unpretentious jazz of the highest quality, you should know about the Woodville Records week at Pizza Express, hosted by the splendid Alan Barnes. The final gig...
Posted by Unknown Public on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:21:00 PST

UP's Favourite Releases 3rd July 2007

Future Loop Foundation / Memories from a Fading Room / Louisiana RecordingsLaying down all glamour and pretences, Memories from a Fading Room is a warm, nostalgic album, made up of sound clips of near...
Posted by Unknown Public on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:18:00 PST

UP's Favourite Releases 25th June 2007

UP's favourite releases this week!Jose Conde Y Ola Fresca / (R)evolucion / Mr Bongo RecordingsSpiced with funk, Afro-beat and comedy, (R)evolucion is Ola Fresca's latest album, and it brings with it a...
Posted by Unknown Public on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:10:00 PST