Sadly, our dear friends at Nordic Notes are not offering downloads through Bandcamp, which is understandable as there is something nice about holding a CD or a piece of vinyl in your hands, but you can hear this magnificent recording of Sami music over at Apple Music. From the press Continue Reading
Rudy Carrera
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Andy Summers & Robert Fripp – The Complete Recordings
No reviews today thanks to having to have a hospital visit, but I would like to announce one of my favorite guitar albums in its most complete glory. DGM Live Records offers the original albums remastered plus previously unreleased material. From the website: “‘The Complete Recordings 1981-1984’ by Andy Summers Continue Reading
modest by default – The Rojava Documents (ثورة مستمرة)
Nothing is as it seems when you’re dealing with vaporwave artists. Take modest by default, whose record, The Rojava Documents, starts off with a gorgeous, mellow flute solo worth of something produced by Herbie Mann. The sounds on this album range from chilled-out downtempo beats to almost-straight-ahead jazz. This is Continue Reading
George Christian – Lágrima-Pantera, A Míssil – Uma Música Visual por… (GCSA 62)
Our friend George Christian returns with two tracks of improvisation that, at least on first listen, sounds like it is flavored with the sounds of MBP (Música Popular Brasileira) and a couple of flashes of Hendrix. A pleasurable listen.
TRUTH – Truth: Eponymous Anonymous
TRUTH is a new project that starts in the realm of microsound and develops into an organic piece of musique-concrète. The pulses and bleeps remind me of the very early experiments of Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, as does the rather dark tone carried within the music. It is both are Continue Reading
Various Artists – In Heaven, Everything is Fine: A David Lynch Experimental Noise Tribute (2025)
David Lynch was a very weird man, and I mean that in the best sense of the word. His directorial body of work will stand the test of time. He passed away recently, so the net label Red Tape has issued a compilation of noise music in his honor. I Continue Reading
Various Artists – Sweet Rebels: The Golden Era of Algerian Pop-Raï
My goodness, Wewantsounds Records continue to surprise and delight! This latest compilation (the vinyl is due March 28) is a collection of electro-raï music from Algeria. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of “Sweet Rebels – The Golden Era of Algerian Pop-Raï” Selected in Continue Reading
Zan Hoffman & Hubert Heathertoes – Synchronicity
Our dear friend Hubert Heathertoes collaborates with longtime partner Zan Hoffman on a release which pairs oddly satisfying spoken word with music that could rightfully be described as Berlin-School electronics. My only complaint about the tracks is its brevity. One minute and thirty-six seconds was just barely enough to whet Continue Reading
The Orchestra Of Mirrored Reflections – Surfin’ Kali Yuga
This most certainly is not basic jazz. The Orchestra of Mirrored Reflections has been performing darkjazz for a long time, and at least to my ears, they encapsulate the genre. The beats, based on Indian rhythm, mesh well with the saxophone and atmospheric electronics underpinning the groove above.
Valerie Renay – Under The Oak
Though I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day much anymore (I will be a nomad for at least a few years more), that doesn’t mean I can’t drop a digital gift on you. Berlin-based singer Valerie Renay has released a fresh new single that is sensual vocally and lyrically, underpinned by dreamy Continue Reading