Monday, June 1, 2020

LDP Trio & Thomas Lehn – Willisau (Jazzwerkstatt, 2019) ****½

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By Nick Ostrum At the risk of unintentionally making this sound conventional, Willisau is exactly what I have come to expect from conte...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

NoBusiness Round-up

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By Martin Schray The releases from the Lithuanian NoBusiness label are often reviewed on our site. The reason is their...
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Saturday, May 30, 2020

The Desolate Universe of Jeremiah Cymerman

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By Stef New York clarinetist and sound artist Jeremiah Cymerman's musical universe is not one to cheer you up. It is desolate, filled ...
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Friday, May 29, 2020

Haslam/Cohn/Kershaw – Ancient and Modern ( Slam Productions, 2019) ****

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By Fotis Nikolakopoulos Slam is another one of those off the radar labels that even though they produce a lot of recordings...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Sumac and Keiji Haino - Even for just the briefest moment/Keep charging this “expiation”/Plug in to make it slightly better (Trost, 2019) ****1/2

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By Nick Ostrum NB: I have omitted track titles, many of them are exceptionally long. Reviewing this album gave me a good e...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Two Chicago Drummers

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By Stephen Griffith Two drummers, two generations. ...

Tongue Theory festival film

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The Tongue Theory festival is available to stream online. Held over an early January 2020 weekend in Bristol, UK - Tongue Theory featured f...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Devin Gray - Socialytics (Rataplan Records, 2020) ****

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By Paul Acquaro A few weeks ago drummer/composer Devin Gray released the thoroughly engaging  Socialytics.   The 24 minute release ...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Tim Berne & Nasheet Waits - The Coandă Effect (Relative Pitch Records, 2020) ****½

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By Olle Lawson “The Coandă Effect is the tendency of a stream of liquid – or air – to st...
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Sunday, May 24, 2020

Gordon Grdina Makes Music That Is Important for Humanity

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By Eyal Hareuveni The Canadian, Vancouver-based guitarist and oud player Gordon Grdina knows that making art is a political act, especi...
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