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  We Are Not On The Moon Yet by Two Headed Emperor and Alessandro Monti
  We Are Not On The Moon Yet by Alessandro Monti and Two Headed Emperor
  
  In early 2023, musical visionaries Barry Lamb and Peter Ashby of Two Headed Emperor joined forces with the mastermind behind Unfolk, Alessandro Monti, to create a truly unique project in the world of musical improvisation.
  
  Using a groundbreaking approach, each musician created stems that were placed into 25 numbered folders, every folder with its own unique theme but without specific instructions on instrumentation, mood, timbre, texture or structure. From there, they individually created 25 tracks using at least one stem from each musician within each folder, and named them without any further direction from each other. The result is three sets of 25 tracks made from the same ingredients, each with its own identity, but intrinsically connected.
  
  Now, the world gets to experience this unprecedented collaboration with the release of two versions of the album. Two Headed Emperor presents the English version of the album, "We Are Not On The Moon Yet", featuring Peter Ashby's vision of the tracks under Barry Lamb's project direction. Meanwhile, the Italian version of the album is released under the name Alessandro Monti and Two Headed Emperor's. This album is entirely made up of Alessandro's vision of the tracks.
  
  But the collaboration doesn't stop there. Another version of the album is in progress, this time through the lens of Chris Cutler, known for his work with Henry Cow, Art Bears, News from Babel, Pere Ubu, Gong/Mothergong, and The Residents. The project showcases that unity is not uniformity, with each release having its own life but birthed from the same seeds.
  
  "We Are Not On The Moon Yet" is a groundbreaking album that challenges the traditional boundaries of music and brings together three masterful musicians in a unified collaboration. It's a unique statement that gives each project its own identity while highlighting their connection and the artistry of the musicians involved.
  
  We entertained a number of different ideas about how to present this selection of tracks. There was no easy solution. We ended up with 75 tracks plus a couple of afterthought pieces. If you have been around the world of two Headed Emperor for any length of time you will know that we think of each project in terms of old school vinyl LP or EP length. The shortest set clocked in at a double LP with bonus EP (think Stevie Wonder "Songs In The Key Of Life"), to piece them altogether would cover at least a 4 album boxed set.
  
  We pursued the idea of the best possible 45 minute LP length version and we all felt that to be an impossible task. The 25 tracks each seemed to a follow an interesting sequence despite the randomness in which some of the stems were distributed to the folders. In the end we opted to release two sets of mixes. Pete's collection most closely carried the hallmarks of a Two Headed Emperor album since it was not that far removed to the way we usually work on a project Alessandro's mixes offered a really interesting different perspective and atmosphere and we felt that these two double albums (plus) should be immediately released_
  
  My mixes, Chris Cutlers selection and some other remnants from the sessions will appear at a later date
  - Barry Lamb, April 2023
  
  UK RELEASE
  DISC 1
  
  01 Ghost Valley Boots
  02 Curvy Birthday Song
  03 Village Hall Slideshow
  04 A Cascade Of Weightlifters
  05 The Creeping Picnic Disaster
  06 Sailor Mouth
  07 Snake Snack
  08 Shining On The Sea
  09 No Aim
  10 Slow Hysteria Roses
  11 Tango Cargo
  12 Troubled Man On A Bicycle
  13 Hello Lovely
  14 Perfect Boss Dance
  
  DISC 2
  
  15 A Handful Of Lizards
  16 Nameless Souls
  17 Hum Drummer Plumber
  18 Magical Minimalist
  19 Phantom Man
  20 The Tragedy Of Many Man
  21 Taken To The Cleaners
  22 Up And Down The Elevator
  23 Il Fume Sa Pipe
  24 Any Questions
  25 For The End
  
  ITALIAN RELEASE
  DISC 1
  
  01 Padre, Figlio e Spirito Santo
  02 La La La Volotron
  03 Fai a pezzi la presentazione
  04 Cascata di archi
  05 Sinfonia dello strano picnic
  06 Naviganti delle stelle
  07 Snack di serpente
  08 Il Sig. Basso Rotto & il tricheco
  09 Segreti d'autunno
  10 Rose jazzistiche
  11 Carico di giocattoli speciali
  12 Mai più giri in bici
  13 Festival dei burattini tecnologici
  14 Il capo e il ribelle
  
  DISC 2
  
  15 Preludio, variazioni e postludio della lucertola
  16 Destinazione dell'anima senza nome
  17 Abbiamo una perdita
  18 Il magico minimalista incontra la donna robot
  19 Fantasma in un mondo reale
  20 Lettera al Sig. Van Vliet
  21 Perdita di possedimenti
  22 Pezzo dell'ascensore
  23 Dentro la lavatrice
  24 Segnali di domanda & risposta
  25 Colori uniti del suono organizzato
  
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  Two Headed Emperor appear on the 40th anniversary celebration of Morgan Fisher's Miniatures. The original 1980 album is much loved collection of 1 minute masterpieces. A number of the original contributors, progressive rock legends, post punk archetypes, dub poets, folk heroes and avant-garde pioneers deliver a beautifully packed wonderfully engaging collection of 124 more miniatures.
  
  Disc 1
  
  Bendle & Dean "Speedwell" Brodrick - I am Sitting in a Womb
  
  Gary Clail Soundsystem - Divide Dub
  
  David Jackson - Still Spinning
  
  Sonja Kristina & Robert Norton - Dead Violin
  
  Kevin Hewick - Ego Death in Apple World
  
  David Cunningham - Speak Not Speak
  
  Ihrsan - Spaceman Spiff (Spiffing Version)
  
  Big Al Davies - As I Live
  
  Phil Doleman - A Minute Lasts Forever When You're Waiting For The Man
  
  Martin Newell - Love You For A Minute
  
  David Thomas - Wig Alley
  
  Albie Donneley's Supercharge - Eve
  
  Half Japanese and Dot Wiggin - I'm Henry the VIII I am
  
  Rapoon - The Size Of My Shoes
  
  Chris Cutler - 04:05:09
  
  Alahuta - L'adieu au cerf
  
  Jaded Tea Time Orchestra - The Dentist
  
  Rosie Abbott - Be The Weather
  
  Pompadour - The Ways It Goes Wrong
  
  Lobby Lud & The Luddites - Hoist The Gin Pennant
  
  00:20:13 Side break
  
  Sherwood & Pinch - Stowaway
  
  Attila The Stockbroker - Mountaineering in Belgium
  
  Ric Sanders - Angel in Blue
  
  Rosie Abbott - Skegness
  
  Ezio - Cheap Chinese Chair
  
  Findlay Napier - Mayfly
  
  Dylan Howe - Would That It Were
  
  Bob Drake - The Sound In The Church
  
  Madga Archer & the Cola Cubes - I Like What You Like
  
  Elena Theodorou - Layers
  
  Geoff Leigh & Cristiana Vignatelli Bruni - Mutin Arise
  
  Greta Aurora - Roses
  
  Andy Ellison - Was He Pushed?
  
  Das Rad - 60 Second Man
  
  Tom Robinson - Group Hug
  
  John Ellis - One-Way Street (Corona Mix)
  
  dilate. - Blink
  
  About Now - Needle
  
  Lorraine Bowen - Be Original
  
  Frenzid Melon - Temporarily Out Of Order
  
  Yumi Hara - Slice
  
  00:40:47 Side break​
  
  Geoffrey Richardson - Little Blues For Rupert
  
  Sensible Gray Cells - Tragic Roundabout
  
  Jon Owen - I Had A Little Nut Tree (for Charlie Chops)
  
  Jayne Mason - The Bush Inn
  
  The Residents - Irish Wife
  
  Bruce Woolley - Jets Of Summer
  
  Fred Frith - Resolve
  
  Henry Priestman - Suffice To Say
  
  The Neu Psodyms - I Made Muffins
  
  Blabbermouth - Tohuku Manga (miniature)
  
  Sean WO Smith - Crushed
  
  Joby Burgess - Silver White Metal
  
  Martin Stephen - Impressions
  
  Clive Pig - Sir Gammer Vans
  
  A Powdered Theorem - Mark The Day
  
  Boo Hewerdine - Listen
  
  Nick Haeffner - EFS 20201
  
  Unfolk - Miniatura Luigi Russolo
  
  William Hayter - Isolation
  
  John Greaves - Like A Glove
  
  Disc 2
  
  Hazel Jones - Sawing
  
  Toyah with Simon Darlow and Bobby Willcox - Future Dreaming
  
  Alan J. Stuart - Pebbles
  
  Helen McCookerybook - Moths
  
  Pariah State Building - This Is What I Want To Say About The Removal Of Statues
  
  Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer - The Skills That Used To Pay The Bills
  
  Henry Kaiser - I'm The Guy Who Found The Lost Chord
  
  John Otway - Gone In Less Than A Minute
  
  R. Stevie Moore - Knickerbocker Salute Tactic
  
  Jake Burns - Everlasting Love
  
  Ben Hewerdine - The Moment
  
  Matt Dangerfield & Margaret Barry - Margaret Barry's Lullaby
  
  MX-80 Sound - Spoonfight 77
  
  Stuart Moxham - Heart Of Glass
  
  Alternative TV - Fr
  
  John Dunbar - You Didn't Kill Hope
  
  Barry Lamb - Eilkrankenheit
  
  Jasun Martz - Memento Mori Memento Vivere
  
  Steve Johnson - Send In The Suits
  
  Angel Corpus Christi - Baby Oh Baby
  
  Boo Hewerdine - 11:59:00
  
  00:19:46 Side break
  
  Eyeless In Gaza - Sirens Crying, Figures Shuffling
  
  The Bevis Frond - Time She Loves
  
  Peter Blegvad - Amputated Twin
  
  Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britian - Rubber Uke
  
  Mitch Friedman - Microscopic Epic
  
  Hadar Manor - Desert Of My Mind
  
  John Simms' Light Trails - Sky Glitz
  
  Sigh Figh - Sleepy Cat
  
  Jack Simons - Some Time To Breathe
  
  Shop Girls - Laugh
  
  Masonic Kitchen - New Thing
  
  Simon Steensland - The Idiot Waltz
  
  Neil Luck - Toddle
  
  Robert Le Plar - Down At The Bush
  
  Basil Kirchin - K Piano
  
  Isatta Sheriff - Knock Knock
  
  Emperor Rhubarb - Trebarwith Strand
  
  Six Armed Man - In The Mist
  
  Intercontinental Philharmonic Orchestra - The Disasters Of War
  
  Findlay Napier - Tell Someone You Love Them
  
  Adam Absent - There's No Such Thing As Crime
  
  Billy Bragg - Ode To Joy
  
  00:40:50 Side Break
  
  Terry Riley & Sara Miyamoto - Tomb Song
  
  Shiva Feshareki - Poet
  
  Mike Adcock - The Last Minute Waltz
  
  Apartment House - One Minute of Apartment House
  
  Wavis O'Shave - Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm (The Palindrome Song)
  
  Matmos - Everything Has To Be Perfect Or I Hate Myself
  
  Two Headed Emperor - We Only Have One Minute
  
  Stewart Lee - Skippy(After Frank Skinner)
  
  David Cross and Mori - Before
  
  Jim Tetlow - Around (Edit)
  
  Hanging Freud - Bonding
  
  David Jackson - Jam Man Hitchcock
  
  Grand Hotel - The Clock Is Ticking
  
  Bringers Of Change - Shame
  
  Kev Hegan - The Message
  
  Lester Square - White Christmas
  
  Census Of Hallucinations - Spiritual Sensitivity (Dub)
  
  Tears Of Sirens - Not Far From Eden
  
  Francesco Paolo Paladino & Ka - The End Of A Culture
  
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  We're Not On The Moon Yet by Two Headed Emperor and Alessandro Monti
  
  In early 2023, musical visionaries Barry Lamb and Peter Ashby of Two Headed Emperor joined forces with the mastermind behind Unfolk, Alessandro Monti, to create a truly unique project in the world of musical improvisation.
  
  Using a groundbreaking approach, each musician created stems that were placed into 25 numbered folders, every folder with its own unique theme but without specific instructions on instrumentation, mood, timbre, texture or structure. From there, they individually created 25 tracks using at least one stem from each musician within each folder, and named them without any further direction from each other. The result is three sets of 25 tracks made from the same ingredients, each with its own identity, but intrinsically connected.
  
  Now, the world gets to experience this unprecedented collaboration with the release of two versions of the album. Two Headed Emperor presents the English version of the album, "We Are Not On The Moon Yet", featuring Peter Ashby's vision of the tracks under Barry Lamb's project direction. Meanwhile, the Italian version of the album is released under the name Alessandro Monti and Two Headed Emperor's. This album is entirely made up of Alessandro's vision of the tracks.
  
  But the collaboration doesn't stop there. Another version of the album is in progress, this time through the lens of Chris Cutler, known for his work with Henry Cow, Art Bears, News from Babel, Pere Ubu, Gong/Mothergong, and The Residents. The project showcases that unity is not uniformity, with each release having its own life but birthed from the same seeds.
  
  "We Are Not On The Moon Yet" is a groundbreaking album that challenges the traditional boundaries of music and brings together three masterful musicians in a unified collaboration. It's a unique statement that gives each project its own identity while highlighting their connection and the artistry of the musicians involved.
  
  We entertained a number of different ideas about how to present this selection of tracks. There was no easy solution. We ended up with 75 tracks plus a couple of afterthought pieces. If you have been around the world of two Headed Emperor for any length of time you will know that we think of each project in terms of old school vinyl LP or EP length. The shortest set clocked in at a double LP with bonus EP (think Stevie Wonder "Songs In The Key Of Life"), to piece them altogether would cover at least a 4 album boxed set.
  
  We pursued the idea of the best possible 45 minute LP length version and we all felt that to be an impossible task. The 25 tracks each seemed to a follow an interesting sequence despite the randomness in which some of the stems were distributed to the folders. In the end we opted to release two sets of mixes. Pete's collection most closely carried the hallmarks of a Two Headed Emperor album since it was not that far removed to the way we usually work on a project Alessandro's mixes offered a really interesting different perspective and atmosphere and we felt that these two double albums (plus) should be immediately released_
  
  My mixes, Chris Cutlers selection and some other remnants from the sessions will appear at a later date
  - Barry Lamb, April 2023
  
  UK RELEASE
  DISC 1
  
  01 Ghost Valley Boots
  02 Curvy Birthday Song
  03 Village Hall Slideshow
  04 A Cascade Of Weightlifters
  05 The Creeping Picnic Disaster
  06 Sailor Mouth
  07 Snake Snack
  08 Shining On The Sea
  09 No Aim
  10 Slow Hysteria Roses
  11 Tango Cargo
  12 Troubled Man On A Bicycle
  13 Hello Lovely
  14 Perfect Boss Dance
  
  DISC 2
  
  15 A Handful Of Lizards
  16 Nameless Souls
  17 Hum Drummer Plumber
  18 Magical Minimalist
  19 Phantom Man
  20 The Tragedy Of Many Man
  21 Taken To The Cleaners
  22 Up And Down The Elevator
  23 Il Fume Sa Pipe
  24 Any Questions
  25 For The End
  
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