From Free Jazz:
Vinny Golia & Mark Dresser – Live At Lotus (Kadima, 2010) ****
Remi Álvarez & Mark Dresser – Soul to Soul (Discos Intolerantia, 2010) ****
The Nu Band – Live In Paris (No Business, 2010) ****½
Elderflower – Deep Drink (Elderflower, 2010) ****
From Music and More:
Jason Adasiewicz – Sun Rooms (Delmark, 2010)
Exploding Star Orchestra – Stars Have Shapes (Delmark, 2010)
Dominic Duval, Jimmy Halperin and Brian Willson – Music of John Coltrane (NoBusiness, 2010)
Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that has caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended.
Yarn/Wire – Tone Builders (2010)
Rudresh Mahanthappa / Bunky Green – Apex (2010)
Amon Tobin – Chaos Theory (2005)
Hardedge / Graham Haynes – Led Into Uncertainty (2010)
A video on the creation of Dave Douglas‘s Spark of Being 3CD set is available.
Afuche is a weird band that is hard to classify, but worth a listen.
Henry Rollins has spoken about his admiration of Matthew Shipp.
A bunch of videos from avant-rock / RIO bands have been uploaded to Youtube:
The Work
Hail
5UU’s
Blast
Thinking Plague:
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From All about Jazz:
Mikrokolektyw
Revisit (Delmark Records)Mike Mainieri / Marnix Busstra Quartet
Trinary Motion / Live in Europe (NYC Records)Hugh Hopper
The Gift of Purpose (Cuneiform Records)Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys
Betweenwhile (AUM Fidelity)Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi Recordings)Mary Halvorson Quintet
Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12 Records)Supersilent
10 (Rune Grammofon)Steve Tibbetts
Natural Causes (ECM Records)William Parker
I Plan To Stay A Believer (AUM Fidelity)
Reviewed by John SharpeMichael Formanek
The Rub And Spare Change (ECM Records)William Parker Organ Quartet
Uncle Joe’s Spirit House (AUM Fidelity)Greg Burk
Unduality (Accurate Records)
