From Death Is Not The End’s Bandcamp site: “The definition of the word ‘fado’ is technically ‘fate’, though the Portuguese meaning bound up with this term is more complex. The music itself can be fairly closely compared with that of Greek rebetika – also the American blues or the original Continue Reading
Rudy Carrera
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The Bevis Frond – Horrorful Heights
From The Bevis Frond’s Bandcamp site: “Horrorful Heights marks a formidable new chapter in The Bevis Frond’s deep and storied catalogue, showcasing the enduring creativity of songwriter, guitarist and frontman Nick Saloman as he moves into yet another decade of recording. Long established as one of the most distinctive voices Continue Reading
Fania All Stars – Live At Yankee Stadium Vol. 1
Adalberto Santiago, Alfredo De La Fé, Alphonse Mouzon, Barry Rogers, Billy Cobham, Bobby Cruz, Bobby Quesada, Bobby Valentin, Boncana Maïga, Cali Aleman, Celia Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, Eddie Palmieri, Hector Lavoe, Hector Zarzuela, Ismael Miranda, Izzy Sanabria, Jimmy Delgado, Joe Bataan, Johnny Pacheco. Look at that list. These are the kings of salsa. bolero, and so many other genres, with a few legendary jazz folks helping out. The Fania All Continue Reading
Zhaoze – In Snow Storm, Yet Not Back Home | 风雪未归人
Good news from Guangdong, China! From Zaoze’s Bandcamp site: “Finally, it’s here—a new release from Zhaoze. A small EP featuring just two tracks. One is a brief piece under two minutes, a reimagined version of a previous work; the other, a substantial mid-length track clocking in at six and a Continue Reading
Music For Sleep – In assenza
Andrea Porcu released a new album under his Music For Sleep moniker. It’s one 38-minute track which ebbs and flows like most of his music.
Christian Fiesel – Floating In Liquid Air
Although tagged as dark ambient or even Industrial, I see the work of Christian Fiesel a bit differently. His sound does have the hallmarks of a more rhythmic ambient music, but it also has the feeling of mid-era Tangerine Dream as well. It pulses and throbs in all the right Continue Reading
Various Artists – Arborescence: Bouquet Sauvage
This compilation, curated by the composer Aborescence, includes several of the leading lights of ambient music, including Robert Rich, Rudy Adrian, Alio Die as well as newer names (at least to me) like Robert Davies and Roy Mattson. From Arborescence’s Bandcamp site: “Bouquet Sauvage is a curated compilation comprised of Continue Reading
Your vinyl records aren’t as “analog” as you think—and that’s okay
I’m not sure I like that, to be honest, as I would expect that new records would go through analog mastering, but we live in a digital world now, so I guess we’re stuck with what we have. How-To Geek has an article to the contrary, which you can read Continue Reading
Taqbir – Taqbir
I haven’t heard a decent punk record in years, so finding a Moroccan band this raw was a pleasant surprise. From Taqbir’s Bandcamp site: “Musically TAQBIR walks a thin line joining some of my favourite qualities in punk music. The aggression of fuckwave originators DISKOLOKOST, the nastiness of THE COMES Continue Reading
Muriel Grossmann – Plays the music of McCoy Tyner and Grateful Dead
From Muriel Grossman’s Bandcamp site: “On the surface, Tyner and the Dead appear to come from different galaxies. But listen deeply, and it becomes clear: they were orbiting the same planet. Tyner’s playing was all about shape. He built modal infrastructure—riffs and voicings sturdy enough to ground the music, malleable Continue Reading