Frownland

With all of the prolific artists who get a lot of clout, I thought it'd be interesting to explore the other end of the spectrum. The artists who put out barely any albeit incredible work are often victims of label risk aversion and sometimes it's just a matter of avoiding overstaying one's welcome. Sometimes they do a whoopsie and die on us.

Post your favourite non-prolific artists and speculate widely as to why they don't have a Zorn-level sprawling discography while you're at it. If it's a little less clear than death, feel free to tell us why these artists have taken a step back if you're hip to the reasoning.

I'll kick it off with the explosive and exceptionally expressive jazz drumming of Hiroshi Yamazaki. He appeared on Kaoru Abe's Jazz Bed recorded in 1971 and Otomo Yoshihide's 14.11.16 with Evan Parker, but apart from that it's total radio silence. This one feels like a lack of a market unfortunately, but in a perfect world, there would be an excellent collab with Masayuki Takayanagi, among other things.

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