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Marbin - The Third Set

Cover art Back in the 70s, bands usually released live albums as a stopgap between studio albums to keep fans appeased (or their name in the press), or as kind of "greatest hits" packages, or to fulfill...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-10-17)

Natsuki Tamura / Alexander Frangenheim - Nax

Cover art German bassist Frangenheim has been active in the European improvised music scene for over two decades, having played with the likes of Phil Minton, Johannes Bauer, and many others, and currently...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-10-16)

Nomads of Hope - Breaking the Circles for a While

Cover art Over the last few decades (I started noticing it in the mid-80s or thereabouts), a new musical configuration has developed, as exemplified by many trip-hop groups. This prototype consists of a man who...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-10-15)

Levin Brothers - Levin Brothers

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While brothers Pete and Tony Levin have both had enormously successful careers – Pete as keyboard player working with jazz greats like Gil Evans, Jaco Pastorius, Lenny White, John Scofield,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-10-14)

Red Hill - Red Hill

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Free jazz has been around for decades, and has taken so many forms as to defy analysis, which is of course completely appropriate given the music's nature. If there is a definition of free...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-10-13)

Jim Pembroke - If the Rain Comes

Cover art Unless one has been living under a rock for the last fifty years, you’ve probably heard of Jim Pembroke somewhere along the way, even though it’s been a good ten years since his last solo album....  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-10-12)

ToPaRaMa - ToPaRaMa

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The publicity for this release said it didn't sound like a "drummer's album," the implication presumably being that a drummer's album would be a bad thing. But for ToPaRaMa,...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-10-11)

Regal Worm - Neither Use nor Ornament

Cover art The worm turns and Jarrod Gosling is back with a second helping of Regal Worm. There are five tunes, two eighteen minute numbers sandwiching three shorter pieces. This new serving of worms is more...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-10-10)

Ovrfwrd - Beyond the Visible Light

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If I were the kind of writer who likes to grab attention by making provocative statements right off the bat, I'd probably start out this review with "Originality is overrated." A lot...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-10-09)

The Youth - I'll Call Your Bluff / You've Done Me Wrong

Cover art Formed about two years ago, this young Danish foursome is getting noticed for their 60s beat-pop-garage band sound. Back in June Jesper Jensen (guitar, vocals), Lasse Tarp (guitar, vocals), David...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-10-08)
 

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