Automatic translation: The two hours of "Civilization, Phaze III" contain a number of interesting musical episodes (most of them primarily dedicated to the exploration of timbre), a few (very few) amusing dialogues, and a lot of silly stuff that you wouldn't want to hear twice. Projects of this kind will resurface frequently from the Zappa archives in the coming years. (read more)

Automatic translation: The reissue of this album is nice for collectors, but it wasn't strictly necessary. Pop archaeologists searching for lost masterpieces would be better off sticking to the ruins of the Beach Boys' "Smile." Zappa's music doesn't need a fixed form. It's a labyrinth, a rhizome, a musical network. (read more)

Automatic translation: There's a lot of messing around, strumming, and improvisation on these recordings; the strict musical discipline of the 1970s Mothers is still a long way off. Zappa is practicing the language of inauthenticity: everything here is parody, irony. Zappa said that you have to be able to screw everything up—even yourself. (read more)

The Arf Society, Zappa's only and most active fan club.
Frank Zappa was a great admirer of the painter Donald "Roller" Wilson, and so the famous American artist was able to adorn three Zappa album covers with his dog Patricia during the master's lifetime. Naturally, the members of the Arf Society, based in Bad Doberan, Germany, and the world's only Zappa fan club, have also become collective "Roller" fans. In return, Wilson was very impressed by the Arf Society's activities and allowed the club to use Patricia for his logo, etc. Regarding their activities: Since 1990, the Arf Society has organized an annual festival in Bad Doberan called "Zappanale," featuring exclusively Zappa cover bands (this year in the first week of August). More information at: www.arf-society.de

Long-lost blues rock, now also excellently remastered. (read more)

Source: Pittylabelle @ zappateers