-YIKES!!!, The F- word rears its ugly head. Quite a bit of stale, predictable and uninspired poop finds a home under this umbrella. The only thing that alot of f----n artists create is a hair trigger gag reflex. Some of these fluff peddlers have done a real smear campaign to any instrument they touch, especially the soprano and alto saxophone. (Remember Alex in Clockwork Orange when he listened to Beethoven after the old Ludivicco treatment?)
-Then there's the fact that most artists are only at their peak for a brief period. Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Larry Coryell and lots of other greats have squeezed out some pretty corny stuff. Okay, enough w/the ranting; if you think Coolwhip, Geno's Pizza, Imelda Marcos and the coronation of Geo. W is as good as it gets, don't listen to these:
Absolute Ensemble- Absolution
Absolute Zero- Crashing Icons
Actis Band- Don Quijote
A.D.D. Trio- Sic Bisquitus Disintigrat
Aera- (first four discs)
A.F.T.- Automatic Fine Tuning
Ahvak- (s/t)
Akkerman, Jan- Profile
Al. Vasarat- Vasaraasia
Alter Natives- Group Therapy
Anderson/Bennink- Azurety
Anglegard- Hybris
Apoteosi- (s/t)
Arcana- Arc of Testimony
Area- Crac/ Are(A)zione
Art Zoyd- Phase IV/ Archives II
Arti + Mestieri- Tilt
Attention Deficit- (1st 2)
Available Jelly- In Full Flail
Back Door- (s/t)
Banco- Garfano Rosso
Bang- Ominomo
Banyan- (1st 2)
Baron, Joey- Crackshot
Bass Army- Karada Wa Oto o...
Les Batteries- Bell System
Bazooka- Perfectly Square
Bella Band- (s/t)
Berne, Tim- Big Satan
Bi Kyo Ran- Parallax
Billy Mahonie The Big Dig
Binney, Dave- South
Birdsongs...Mesozoic- Irridium Controversy
Black, Jim- Alasnoaxis
Blackman, Cindy- Trio + Two
Blanke, Toto- Spider Dance/Electric Circus
Blast- Stringy Rugs
Blind Idiot God- Cyclotron
B.L.U.E.- Upper Extremities
Boom- One Hour Talisman
Bone- Uses Wrist Grab
Bone Structure- (s/t)
Boni/e'champard- Two Angels For Cecil
Boredoms- Vision Creation New Sun
Bothen, Christen- Acoustic Ensemble
Boud Deun- Astronomy Made Easy
Bozzio/Levin/St.- Blacklight Syndrome
Brand X- X Communication
Brennan, Patrick- Which Way What
Broken Wire- (s/t)
Brotzmann, Caspar- Mute Massaker
Bruniusson, Hasse- Flying Food Circus
Buckethead- Thanatopsis
...It's late and there are no good C-Z bands making f----n related music so they are not listed here.