Daniel Spicer ''Pivot in Pondicherry'', ''A Year and a Day'', ''Haiku in Diamond' Limbo''
Daniel Spicer has a pretty wide spectrum of the areas where he is busy writing reviews for The Wire magazine as well as Jazzwise, Songlines, The Quietus, New Internationalist and WeJazz. I have known him from the books such as my favourite The Turkish Psychedelic Music Explosion: Anadolu Psych (1965–1980) (published by Repeater Books in 2018) and Peter Brötzmann: Free-Jazz, Revolution And The Politics Of Improvisation (Repeater, 2024). He also presents the radio show The Mystery Lesson, which airs on One Jazz and previously on Brighton's 97.2FM Radio Reverb, focusing on avant-garde and experimental music. As a musician, he has been a member of the ensembles Bolide, West Hill Blast Quartet, and In Threads, and has released solo work such as the Voice Studies 10 album. When he announced a free give away of his latest book - ''Pivot in Pondicherry'', I have instantly felt that something is on the cards. Dan was kind enough to send me two other books and encouraged to...
