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Gentleman Surfer - Hard Pass

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Somehow I missed Gentleman Surfer’s 2016 album, Reanimate Ore, after really liking the two previous releases, but here I’m back on board with Hard Pass. These Northern...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-26)

Dewa Budjana - Mahandini

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Over the course of Budjana’s recent solo output, It seems he has been straddling the fence between powerful electric jazz fusion and progressive rock, with a healthy dose of his Indonesian...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-01-25)

Kevin Kastning - 30/36

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This is Kevin Kastning solo. Alone, sparse, wandering, introspective and meditative, playing either his 30-string contra-alto guitar, or his 36-string double contraguitar. This marks his fifth...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-01-25)

Crystal Jacqueline / The Honey Pot - We Fill in Forms and Mow the Lawns

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Let's start with the cover art. This beautiful painting looks like a hybrid of surreal artist Gervasio Gallardo, Betty Swanick (Selling England by the Pound), and Paul Whitehead...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2019-01-24)

Amgala Temple - Invisible Airships

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Next up in the parade of bands featuring Norwegian musicians best known for work in other bands is Amgala Temple, which was formed by Lars Horntveth (Jaga Jazzist), Amund Maarud (The Grand), and...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-23)

Rich Halley 3 - The Literature

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A jazz trio that consists of bass, drums, and a melodic instrument like sax or trumpet can be a really wonderful thing. The absence of a piano or guitar filling in chords gives the other players...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-23)

Ecovillage - Sacred World

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I had never heard of this Swedish duo of Peter Wikström and Emil Holmström before they were brought to my attention by Gayle Ellett (of Djam Karet and Fernwood), who has been involved...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-01-22)

Interkosmos - Hypnotizer

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Interkosmos is an intergalactic band consisting of Sergio Ceballos (guitar and FX), Pablo Carneval (drums), and Dave Schmidt (AKA Sula Bassana, bass, FX, and loops). They released their debut...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2019-01-21)

Rafał Sarnecki - Climbing Trees

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I covered some of Rafał Sarnecki’s work as a sideman and arranger recently in the context of vocalist Annie Chen’s great

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-20)

Black Tape for a Blue Girl - To Touch the Milky Way

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Having followed this excellent band since 1996’s Remnants of a Deeper Purity, one can always count on a mesmerizing, somewhat dark instrumental attack, guided by shadows and strange...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-01-19)

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