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“I found this disc to be rather disturbing, noisy, brutal, intense, and even scary at times. Better than some of the No Wave live sets that I caught in the late 1970s. SoSaLa recently played at the Cutting Room in NYC, more than 40 years after these sessions were recorded. He is still at it and still doing his own musical activism for just causes. He is still true to his original vision of poking fun at the powers that hold us down. He remains a brave soul.” – Bruce Lee Gallanter (DMG Newsletter), 11/7/2025

Read the review here: https://downtownmusicgallery.com/search.php?id=2025_11_06_09_13_47pm

“This album of free jazz/ noise/ NO WAVE rock has a heavy, punky sound that seems to express the energy and anger of especially the young in 1983 and is still felt today. One wonders if such music will ever stop feeling relevant.” Fiona McTaggart (Scottish Jazz Space), 10/23/2025

Read the review here: https://www.scottishjazzspace.co.uk/album-review-sosala-1983-live-at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-and-rathausplatz-bern/

“In addition to the superb music it contains, 1983 – Live at Montreux Jazz Festival and Rathausplatz Bern is an intriguing historical document. It highlights the extemporized experimentations in which artists like the SADATO GROUP were engaged. Hopefully, more will be available from SoSaLa’s “vault” for modern listeners to enjoy.” – By Hrayr Attarian (FREE JAZZ COLLECTIVE, October 14th, 2025).

Read the review here: https://www.freejazzblog.org/2025/10/sosala-1983-live-at-montreux-jazz.html

“Those of you who follow SoSaLa‘s musical career will know that in recent years, he has released, or re-released, retrospective recordings. These were from the 80s and 90s. These were particularly productive years for SoSaLa, who went by the name Sadato.
This collection was recorded live on two dates: July 18, 1983, at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and July 14, 1983, at the Rathausplatz in Bern, during the band’s tour of Switzerland. Claude Nobs, the founder and music director of the Montreaux Jazz Festival, personally invited SADATO GROUP to perform.

On these dates, SADATO GROUP featured Sadato on saxophone, Rhodes, and harmonica, Mutsuhiko Izumi on electric guitar and electric bass, and drummer-pianist Hitoshi Usami; the group he’d formed two years earlier in Osaka.” – Dawoud Kringle (DBDBD NY, July 23, 2025).

Read the review here: https://doobeedoobeedoo.info/cd-review-sosala-1983-live-at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-and-the-rathausplatz-bern/

SoSaLa – SADATO GROUP DEBUT CD RELEASE!

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SoSaLa CD RELEASE! EINFACH TOLL!! SUBARASHII! Afarin! Coming out July 4th!

“In their scorching sets at the 1983 Montreux Jazz Festival and the Rathausplatz Bern, SADATO GROUP pushes the sound of music into new dimensions. Exploratory in nature, these jams move with conviction while embracing the edgier palette of the downtown experimental scene. But they make too big a racket to be confined to smaller venues, these tracks resonate for m(M)iles. ” – Mark C (LIVE SKULL)

A collector’s item: an autographed, numbered, and a 24 bits high resolution mastered limited edition of 100 CDs.

sOsAlA 1983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SoSaLa has released another retrospective recording from 1983, when music was made at a special time and with exceptional musicians.

This retrospective album is a must for fans interested in SoSaLa’s interesting and accomplished music career. The music on this album comes from the Japanese free jazz-punk noise scene. No band in Japan sounded like SADATO GROUP.

On this album, SoSaLa seamlessly blends Harmolodic Free-Jazz and No-Wave rock to enhance every element the music draws on. The succinct song structures provide a perfect foil for his low-fi improvisations on the soprano and tenor saxophone (not to mention his work on the Rhodes piano and harmonica). The contributions by the other musicians on the sessions bring unique dimensions and startling voices to enhance an already compelling and potent mix. The music sits well with rock and jazz, yet transcends both genres at the same time.

Stream here: https://soundcloud.com/sohrab-saadat-ladjevardi/sets/1983-live-at-the-montreux-jazz-fest-rathausplatz-bern 

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