AMN Picks of the Week

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.

KRK – Acouasm (2009, avant-improv)
Ocrilim – Annwn (2008, math / post-rock)
Kayo Dot – Blue Lambency Downward (2008, avant-rock)
Rent Romus – The Pit (2009, avant-jazz)
Rafal Mazur / Michal Dymny – Extension (2009, improv)
Levin / Looney / Smith / Walter – Summer Rise / Summer Set … Summaries (2009, avant-jazz/rock)
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society – Infernal Machines (2009, jazz orchestra)