Ya’ala Ensemble (אנסמבל יעלה) – Ya’ala (יעלה)
The Ya’ala Ensemble specializes in music from Turkey and Persia, blending it with Jewish liturgical sources and poetry. It has a flavor that is at once ancient and modern.
Lalo Schifrin – Danube Incident (RIP)
Lalo Schifrin passed away a few days ago at the age of 93. The mark he left in jazz, classical and soundtrack music is massive. Thanks to the good souls at the THE SAD OLD WORLD Facebook group for posting…
穆拉特·謝力扎提 Murar Sherizat – Küy Guitar：三粒谷 Three Grains Valley
From the Modern Sky World Music Bandcamp site: “From 2008 to 2015, Murat served as the principal guitarist for the Philharmonic Orchestra in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Following this, he was invited to compose music in Xi’an, China. In…
Yegor Zabelov – Triggers
Triggers is a nearly 41-minute track composed and performed by Belarusian accordionist Yegor Zabelov. Yegor came highly recommended by friends who see him as a maestro of the accordion, so I expected something along the lines of other wonderful masters…
Kosmischer Läufer – Volume Five
I don’t know how much of Martin Zeichnete’s story is true, but if it is, what a fascinating story it is! From his Bandcamp site: “While he worked as a sound editor for DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft), Martin Zeichnete (Kosmischer Läufer)…
Zeresh – The End
Over the past few days, I’ve been organizing music I found on a hard drive to enjoy on the hi-fi stereo this weekend. Some of the files are 20 years old, which is hard to believe, and among them are…
Brötzmann / Miller / Moholo – The Nearer the Bone, the Sweeter the Meat
As far as free jazz goes, this is about as free as it gets. Saxophonist Peter Brötzmann is a legend in the genre, double-bassist Henry Miller is a new name to me, but the album’s star is Louis Moholo, who…
Jeff Gburek – The Bridge Of Many Shapes
Jeff Gburek is primarily recognized for his experimental music, but he uniquely blends psychedelic elements, tribal beats, and bone flute sounds into a gritty, lo-fi experience. This recording is one of my favorites by him because each track feels like a…
Various Artists – Kalamine Records: Inside / Beside X
Kalamine Records hasn’t been featured on the blog for quite some time now, so it’s time to remedy this! Their latest offering is a compilation of the dark ambient they are so famous for curating and hard electronic music that…
Fairuz – Chat Iskandaria LP – Deluxe Gatefold Edition (black vinyl)
Our friends at Wewantsounds Records will release one of the great gems of Arabic pop music this September. The legendary Fairuz is making another appearance on the label, and I hope Wewantsounds continues releasing the best of her catalog on…