Jon Pitt

Jon Pitt lives in San Francisco, CA, where he runs Tecolote Records. He also plays music with Chinatown Bakeries and Abiquiu, and is a frequent contributor to many other Bay Area bands.

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latest reviews by Jon Pitt....
Jon's lifetime average review-rating is 7.26
Alex Mein Smith "Necessity's Flame" For fans of the NZ underground... rated 7/10 (19 August, 2008)
Various Artists "Migrating Bird: The Songs of Lal Waterson" Another great Honest Jons release... rated 8/10 (12 August, 2008)
Warm Climate "Mangler Redbeard" Very nice... rated 7/10 (12 August, 2008)
Nalle Not as good as their first... rated 6/10 (25 June, 2008)
Edward Ruchalski "WaterTrain" Stunning... rated 9/10 (18 June, 2008)
Annelies Mons?re & Jessica Bailiff Wonderful new EP on Morc... rated 8/10 (8 April, 2008)
Chef Menteur "The Answer?s in Forgetting" Great new album from this New Orleans group... rated 8/10 (11 March, 2008)
John White Great solo effort on Last Visible Dog... rated 8/10 (3 March, 2008)
Inhibitionists & Rough Ride of Crafts "Wendigo in the Church of Merriment" Cool new collaboration released in a highly limited edition... rated 7/10 (25 February, 2008)
Idol Fodder "Babytalk" Latest edition of the Pregnancy Series... rated 8/10 (12 February, 2008)
Ole-Henrik Moe "Ciaccona / 3 Persephone Perceptions" 2CD collecting two solo violin pieces... rated 7/10 (4 February, 2008)
Anup Kishore Pradhan "Hidden Nature is Secret God" Short and sweet CDR release... rated 8/10 (15 January, 2008)
Planet Y "Space Station" A remarkably engaging improvisation piece... rated 8/10 (19 December, 2007)
John Thill "Heart of Grime" Thill's latest solo offering on the legendary Shrimper imprint... rated 6/10 (28 November, 2007)
Push-Pull "3" If this was more abstract, it'd be better... rated 4/10 (14 November, 2007)
latest features by Jon Pitt....
Paul Metzger Paul Metzger may just be one of the finest American instrumentalists alive today... (24 October, 2007)
 

8 September, 2010
Ernesto Diaz-Infante Since the mid-nineties, composer/guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante has been releasing some of the most boldly unclassifiable and uncompromising music that spans an unbelievably wide range of sounds... feature :: by David Perron

Horaflora Horaflora is San Francisco-based musician Raub Roy. .. feature :: by Mike Pursley

1 September, 2010
Bis auf’s Messer Berlin’s Bis auf’s Messer emporium has all bases covered. From two rooms in the Eastern borough of Friedrichshain, Robert and Stefan run a store and a mailorder operation, they organize gigs, and not one, but two labels... feature :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Neon Marshmallow Fest Recap More so than perhaps any festival on the radar, the lineup itself was truly the draw of Chicago’s inaugural Neon Marshmallow Fest, the four-day cornucopia of experimental music of all stripes.... feature :: by Travis Bird

25 August, 2010
Little Fury Things Padna’s own Nat Hawks runs a rad micro-label out of Brooklyn with an even radder name! .. feature :: by Dave Miller
10 August, 2010
Early Women Composers A collection of tracks from some of the best female composers this century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

5 August, 2010
Hobo Cult #1 First set of tunes from the man behind Hobo Cult/Hobo Cubes... podcast :: by Frank Ouellette

15 July, 2010
LAFMS Podcast #1 A selection of tracks from the might Los Angeles Free Music Society.. podcast :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

3 July, 2010
ALPHACAST A collection of songs from the mighty Colin Ward AKA Alphabets in celebration of the ALPHABOX release... podcast :: by Brad Rose

26 June, 2010
Early Electronics A collection of various electronics from the last half-century... podcast :: by Brad Rose
 
 
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8 September, 2010
Flower-Corsano Duo "You’ll Never Work in This Town Again" CD-r Totally essential... review :: by Peter Taylor

Street Drinkers / Skeppet "split" LP Killer split LP from Release the Bats... review :: by Paul Simpson

Pumice 10'' Stefan Neville wins again... review :: by Mike Griffin

Kinit Her "Divine Names" tape Destined to be a classic... review :: by Dave Miller

Tidal "Hyperlight" tape Great stuff from this UK project... review :: by Jordan Anderson

other new reviews....
Aan I Could Be Girl For You
Arklight Caution Tape CD-r
Andreas Brandal Sunken Gardens CD-r
Burnt Hills Burnt Hills LP
Calypso Borealis Uyang Okpo Usun 3'' cd-r
Claypipe / Pony Payroll Bones / Balder split tape
Color Rabbit / Tretetam Color Rabbit / TretetamColor Rabbit / Tretetam tape
Patrick Emm Mythics CD-r
Horsehair Everywhere My Intuition, Your Titillation 3'' cd-r
Greg Malcolm and Eugene Chadbourne Jazz School LP
Fabio Orsi Random Shades of Day
Sam Prekop The Old Punch Card
Puma Half Nelson Courtship
Staraya Derevnya From Inside The Log CD-r
Topaz Rags The Crown Center 7''
Trash Kit Trash Kit
Andreya Triana Lost Where I Belong
Tsigoti Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party
Tärr Shoulder Movements tape
Craig Vear Summerhouses