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PoiL - Brossaklitt

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Madness comes in many forms, and this, the third release by this French avant-garde trio, gives the listener a full dose and takes no prisoners. Sometimes I want to just cover my ears and run from...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-08-02)

The Claudia Quintet - September

Cover art John Hollenbeck and Company's latest collection of jazz-inflected chamber music is another winner from start to finish. For composer Hollenbeck, the month of September often features residencies or...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-08-01)

Yes - Heaven and Earth

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Yes’s first album with Jon Davison can be viewed as both a happy blessing and a saddled curse. The band’s second set of recordings with their fourth lead singer on paper reads like a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2014-07-31)

Way José - Stay in the Light

Cover art Stay in the Light is an interesting EP of five songs from San Francisco multi-instrumentalist Daniel DeMento. Daniel styles himself as a psychedelic independent rock artist, but for me he is...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-07-30)

Tor-Peders - Brev fran Ederstorp

Cover art On spinning this new FdM LP, you would swear that you were listening to a West Coast 60s garage-psych band. How wrong you would be. Tor-Peders was a Swedish band formed in 2007 by guitarist Jonas...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-07-29)

Gato Libre - DuDu

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The more one listens to this, the more interesting it gets. Gato Libre is an unusual four-piece ensemble led by Japanese trumpeter Natsuki Tamura; they’ve been a going concern for about ten...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-28)

Circum Grand Orchestra - 12

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In 2014, with the heyday of big bands in jazz many decades behind us, it's great to hear musicians forging ahead in this venerable tradition, and not just emulating past styles. We've...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-27)

Spirits Burning & Bridget Wishart - Make Believe It Real

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With every Spirits Burning release, what is most noteworthy is the inclusive method of long-distance production and the vast number of musicians that are involved, whether one is into this type of...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-26)

La Piramide di Sangue - Sette

Cover art Infusing rock music with influences from the Middle East can be as simple as using a drone underneath a melody in a scale not generally found in European classical music. But when it's done right,...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-25)

Fruits der Mer Announces Autumn Releases

According an email today from Keith Jones of Fruits de Mer, the next batch of vinyl is scheduled for release on September 22.  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2014-07-24)
 

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