Category: Reviews

Source: Vital Weekly.

FABRIZIO MODENESE PALUMBO – ELP (CD by Dissipatio) *
DUNCAN PINHAS & YERRI-GASPAR HUMMEL – VOYAGE INITIATIQUE (CD by La But) *
ROMAIN PERROT & QUENTIN ROLLET – LE VIEUX FUSIBLE/THE SINGLES (2CD by ReQords) *
DAMARGE – 1981 TO 1984 (CD/DVD by Equation Records) *
TAMING THE OUTBACK – 1986-1989 (CD by Equation Records) *
SENESTRA – STANDFORD (CD by Fourth Dimension) *
KODIAN PLUS – DISENGAGE (CD by A New Wave Of Jazz) *
CHRISTIAN RØNN – TRAVEL THROUGH STONES (CD by Nische Records) *
BRANDON LOPEZ TRIO – MATANZAS (CD by Relative Pitch Records) *
MALCOLM GOLDSTEIN/FRED LONBERG-HOLM – MISSA AMISSA (CD by Relative Pitch Records) *
BXMR – EVE’S NAVEL (LP by BX Mart)
GIOVANNI LAMI – MONUMENTO FIUME (LP by Kohlhaas)
PIITU LINTUNEN PRESENTS 7AI9 (compilation LP by Sahko Recordings)
JAMES FELLA & GABRIELLA ISAAC – PERFORMANCES (LP by Gilgongo Records)
AWKWARD GEISHA/EUGENE CHADBOURNE (split 7″ by Love Earth Music)
TOM BETTERIDGE – LINTS (CDR, private) *
TOM BETTERIDGE – DRY ROT / CLOT POSSET (CDR, private) *
+DOG+ – THE FAMILY MUSIC BOOK VOL 4 (2CDR by Love Earth Music) *
GÜNTER SCHLIENZ – CURRENT (cassette by Muzan Editions) *

Source: The Free Jazz Collective.

Leo Chang & VOCALNORI

Two Trios from Sophie Agnel

Alan Braufman – Live in New York City, February 8, 1975 (Valley Of Search, 2022)

Piero Bittolo Bon – Spelunker (Chant Records, 2023)

New – Danish – Horizons for the Piano Trio

Magnus Granberg – the intensity of haunting stillness

Source: Touching Extremes.

HUGHES / MIMMO / SCHLECHTA / VOLQUARTZ – Cadenza Del Crepuscolo

COLIN ANDREW SHEFFIELD – Don’t Ever Let Me Know

Source: a closer listen.

Once again, spring is turning out to be an incredible season for modern composition, as a wide variety of releases are sharing space in the garden. We’re also fortunate to have a quartet of remarkable videos to whet our appetite for the spring slate. From solo works to small orchestra, harp to trombone, these selections work as a new score to the Little Golden Book Animal Orchestra, highlighted in last year’s article Best Children’s Books on Music. If this season’s seeds sprout early, we’ll be overjoyed.

Source: Bandcamp Daily.

For decades, Houston has been a hub for a variety of experimental music—free jazz, noise, free improvisation, and ambient are some of the key touchstones—all of which thrives and constantly evolves. This is thanks to a vibrant local scene centered around the small venues and art spaces willing to take a chance on weird music—and the efforts of music education nonprofit Nameless Sound.

Source: a closer listen.

This season, listeners can travel to a distant village to hear the reminiscences of centenarians; wander into the forest to encounter lost tribes; rail at the machines of politics and industry, who have marginalized races and classes; or simply sit back and let the machines take over. This season’s experimental music slate is one of the most diverse we’ve ever heard, in both theme and execution. Whatever you don’t know you’re looking for can probably be found here! Welcome to the cutting edge, where the most fascinating stories are told.

Source: Jazz Album Reviews.

Bioluminus
Ada Rave / Aaron Lumley / Onno Govaert

Crying In Space
Rasmussen, Flaherty, Rowden, Corsano

Nubya Garcia & Shabaka Hutchings Meditate Together On Bitches Brew
Multiple Artists

Source: a closer listen.

When summer is the biggest season for movies, and autumn for books, spring and fall share the crown as the biggest seasons for new music, evidenced by the hundreds of albums we’ll be introducing over the course of the week. With some huge names on the spring slate, as well as many promising newcomers, we’re confident that everyone will find an album to fill them with anticipation – maybe a handful. Welcome to our Spring Music Preview, which begins with our quietest but most popular genre.