Sysselmann – I Fjellets Hastighet

As the weather darkens here in Tbilisi, the music will match the darkness.  Sysselmann is a Norwegian artist, quite a legend in the genre, and this release is from 2024.  From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Norway’s legendary musical artist Sysselmann (Thomas Narverud) is an expert at creating sound environments that Continue Reading

7F7F7F – Opus manuum humanarum

This is a perfect example of ‘difficult listening’.  However, it is also a rewarding one if you come from a background where one is open to hearing an amalgamation of post-Industrial sounds, harsh noise, and electroacoustic music.  It’s a rough and at times painful listen, but it made for a Continue Reading

Joyce Moreno – Never Too Soon

From the Far Out Records Bandcamp site: “At seventy-eight, Joyce Moreno continues to write with the same curiosity, generosity and quiet innovation that have defined her career from the very beginning. “For me, it’s never too soon to try something new, either in music or in life,” she reflects – Continue Reading

S.O.S. [John Surman, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore] – Looking For The Next One

Last week, Cuneiform Records offered one of their half-price releases, and this recent one was a free jazz diamond in the rough.  S.O.S. featured John Surman, Mike Osbourse, and Alan Skidmore, all masters of British improvisational music, and the record shows them at their peak.

Michael Gibbs & the NDR Bigband – In My View

From the Cuneiform Records Bandcamp site: “Gibbs’ intermittent relationship with Germany’s NDR Bigband, one the world’s longest-running jazz ensembles, dates back to the early 1970s and has provided a particularly valuable vehicle for his vivid musical imagination. “I feel I know the individual players so well, that I write for Continue Reading