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Moon - Extinction

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Moon’s third album presents me with what may be the reviewer’s worst dilemma. I really like it, but I’m having trouble articulating why. To my mind, why is the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2018-11-12)

Vacuum Tree Head - Botofogos in Shadow Position

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And suddenly, after about five or six years of silence, there are two new Vacuum Tree Head EPs. I think the last one I heard was Hypothetical Quandaries (n) from around 2012. I think there...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2018-11-11)

The Grand Astoria - Deathmarch EP

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I first encountered The Grand Astoria when they appeared on Fruit de Mer’s 2011 Roqueting through Space compilation, then again on FdM’s 2013 Strange Fish compilation....

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2018-11-10)

The Jamie Saft Quartet - Blue Dream

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This quartet, like his trio with Steve Swallow and Bobby Previte, represents the more traditional jazzy side of Jamie Saft’s work. As in the trio, Saft limits himself to piano, and his...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2018-11-09)

Alister Spence / Satoko Fujii - Intelsat

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I’ve lost count now, but this is apparently the ninth (of twelve) releases that Satoko Fujii is releasing for her 60th birthday celebration / marathon. This is an improvisational duo with...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2018-11-08)

Dividenthal and Aumgn - 3-Methylmorphine Melt & Strawberry Ergotamine

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My musical journey changed after chasing down a live Alio Die CD to a UK label known as Txt. Txt was run at the time by Autumn of Communion’s Lee Norris, who also released the music of many...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2018-11-07)

Haruomi Hosono - Light in the Attic Reissues

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When Yellow Magic Orchestra’s first album came out in 1978, listeners around the world were treated (many for the first time) to creative music from Japan, something that wasn’t just...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2018-11-06)

Kevin Kastning / Sándor Szabó / Balász Major - Ethereal II

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This time out, Kastning (30-string contra-alto guitar, 36-string double contra guitar, and piano) approaches the improvised sounding compositional work as a trio, along with Sándor...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2018-11-05)

Various Artists - Addicted Blues

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Addicted Blues is a three-way split of metal / stoner rock / sludge doom by Ukranian band Torf, Russian band Thy Grave, and Finlanders Sixpackgods. Just the band names and the album...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2018-11-04)

The Sheen - The Sheen & Trash Hazard

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The Sheen is a relatively new band from the small city of Bellingham, Washington, and in their short existence they’ve already been through two distinct phases. The personnel for their...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2018-11-03)

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