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MonkeyBat - Springtime Love

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The guitar trio (often called a "power trio") is probably the most common configuration in rock bands all around the world, but MonkeyBat has a twist on the standard: the exclusive use of acoustic...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-08-23)

Satoko Fujii - Gen Himmell

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Japanese Pianist Satoko Fujii, now resident in Germany, is more typically cast as a player in duos, trios, quartets, and other configurations; an innovator and creative force the jazz / free jazz...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-08-23)

The Of - Oh It's the Of

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What to make of this one? A band with the awkward name The Of, a CD cover with a cartoonish illustration that harkens to cheesy monster movies, and a band photo featuring aluminum colanders on...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-08-23)

Todd Clouser's A Love Electric - 20th Century Folk Selections & Entre

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For 2012, guitarist Todd Clouser gives us two CDs, one of original music (Entre) and one of cover tunes (20th Century Folk Selections), some of them arranged nearly beyond...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-08-23)

Jason Robinson - The Two Faces of Janus

Cover art Over the last few decades, the main stream jazz has stagnated, become so codified that real creativity is virtually ruled out. It's hard to imagine Charles Mingus or Miles Davis fitting in with what...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-08-22)

Allan Holdsworth - Flat Tire - Music for a Non-Existent Movie

Cover art It's safe to say that Allan Holdsworth's credentials are in order. In circles where guitarists are discussed for contributions to the state of the art, his name is sure to come up. And it's a pretty...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-08-22)

It's a Beautiful Day - Live at the Fillmore '68

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The two disc package at hand contains two very different things: a CD of the live band in 1968, almost ten months before the release of their self-titled debut album, and a documentary DVD The...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-08-21)

Rhùn - Fanfare du Chaos

Cover art This is the full length debut by French six-piece plus guests Rhùn, which appears to be a self-titled three song demo from 2008 (tracks 4-6) combined with an EP called  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-08-20)

Jean-Paul Prat - Light

Cover art Most readers will know Jean-Paul Prat from his 1982 monster epic Masal, an instrumental piece for large ensemble that occupied both sides of the LP. And then there was silence for many years....  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-08-20)

Natsuki Tamura - Dragon Nat

Cover art There’s only so much you can do with unaccompanied solo trumpet: melodies without any supporting musicians, sputtering sounds, squeaks, noisy blasts, and avant-garde sonic experimentation. Tamura...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-08-19)

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