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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)

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)

Samuel Andreyev - The Tubular West

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To start out with, I’ll just say that The Tubular West is an extraordinary album which constantly inspires in me the kind of musical confusion that I thrive on. Coming at it from the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-17)

Greg Segal with Friends - Visible

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The 16 mailboxes on the cover offer an important clue; there are 16 different artists featured and the foreword “instrumentation: guests, as listed; GS: remainder.” So, this is volume 2...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-01-16)

Nathan Hall & the Sinister Locals - Tunguska Tydfil

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The Soft Hearted Scientists’ Nathan Hall has released a new album with his group The Sinister Locals. Announced back in May 2018 for a vinyl release, this album has been plagued with so many...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2019-01-15)

Eiko Ishibashi - The Dream My Bones Dream

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Eiko Ishibashi is the kind of artist who completely defies both categorization and prediction. She’s recorded music in such a variety of styles and genres that you never know what to expect...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-14)

Laraaji / Arji Oceananda / Dallas Acid - Arrive without Leaving

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In another time in an alternate universe, I will be trapped in a loop where I review this album every night for eternity, and find something subtle, some new feeling, a different perspective each...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-01-13)

Trettioåriga Kriget - Seaside Air

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On Seaside Air, Sweden’s long-running band presents seven songs with English lyrics after decades of singing almost exclusively in Swedish. Musically, the sound is pretty much the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-11)

Jazz Composer Mark Lomax, II Releases Epic 12CD Set

In addition to being a fine jazz drummer, Dr. Mark Lomax, II is a composer in residence at Ohio State University, where he has been very busy on the compositional front. The year 2019 is the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first ship bringing African slaves to North America, and in commemoration of this, Lomax has produced 400: An Afrikan Epic, a 12 volume set of CDs featuring a variety of different musical ensembles.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-01-11)
 

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