A fine name for a project, Maggot Brain’s Intergalactic Quartet also deliver some great music to fit it. There are elements of jazz fusion, King Crimson, and a thick bass line. Almost psych-ish music to groove to.
Carme López – Quintela
One of my people has done us proud! From Carme López’s Bandcamp site: “Quintela’, the debut album by Carme López, a performer, teacher and researcher of traditional oral music from Galicia, is a new experimental work for Galician bagpipe. Influenced by the approach of composers like Éliane Radigue or Pauline Continue Reading
DJ111 – Somiatruites EP
I have not had much of a chance to review much techno, even downtempo, for a while now. DJ111’s latest release comes from the Spanish label End Of Dayz out of Barcelona, and the music has driving funk, a feel of older electro bands, and maybe even a touch of Continue Reading
Virus2020 – A Frog A Gun And A Sad Man
We have a new artist to introduce to you. Virus2020 is a project out of Sousse, Tunisia, and you can read more about his work here, courtesy of his release’s Bandcamp page: “Virus2020 is the solo project of Rami Harrabi, a Tunisian artist born in 1989 in Sousse (TN), enthralled Continue Reading
Lea Bertucci – Hold Music
Rather beautiful for drone, this one. Lea Bertucci is a composer based in New York and on this recording offered by Dinzu Artefacts (fellow Los Angelinos whom I hope are safe), she offers music that is meant to be infinite. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Hold Music is a pair Continue Reading
Rossana – À La Portugaise
It took me a minute to understand the album, but Rossana and her band’s claim to be Portuguese psych-fusion comes off as relatively true. This reminds me of a cross of the sort of prog-fusion mixed with Iberian pop of the 1970s and 1980s which was so good for its Continue Reading
David Sylvian – Late Night (Atom™ Remix)
For you who are fans of the new wave band Japan and their lead singer David Sylvian, this will be a treat. David offers a one-track release of a song that did not make it onto the album entitled The Good Soon vs the Only Daughter. The track was remixed Continue Reading
Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Live at Le Guess Who?
Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri, from Italy and Spain respectively, are two of the most outstanding ambient music composers going today. They collaborate here on a live work that sounds so atmospheric as to be nearly holy, especially since it was performed at a church in Utrecht.
DOT – Alice
I’m normally not a fan of hip-hop as too much of the commercial variety is utter trash. However, the abstract part of the genre is producing some fine music like Germany’s DOT, brought to you by Annette Records. Besides the mellow hip-hop beats are some interludes that come across as Continue Reading
Passepartout Duo – Argot
My, this is a lovely release. Passepartout Duo manage to balance modern classical music with a minimal post-rock sound without the “rock” part. It’s exquisite listening, especially for those who like minimalist music. Think of Arvo Pärt collaborating with Sigur Rós, and this might give you an idea of what Continue Reading