Respect to Sharla Records out of Skopje, Macedonia, who have produced over 100 records now of fine alternative music sung in the home language.
It’s nice to go backwards to find some long-forgotten gems like this one. From the Kočani Orkestar’s Bandcamp site: “This explosive Gypsy brass band from the Balkans was led by trumpet player Naat Veliov till 2000, and comprises two trumpets, three tubas, […]
Composer Pete Swinton makes perfect music to match the cold, listless, slightly depressing Beijing dusk today. Eerie, engaging music.
Ever since Right Tempo Records has relaunched, their catalog choices have proven to be outstanding. Can you imagine an 86-year-old musician who has a résumé working with artists like Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz, among others, release a soul-stirring, funky […]
m.o.u.b. are a group out of Russia who provide a cold, unnerving, bleak ambient drone, perhaps the perfect music to suit my mood at the moment.
From Jeff Gburek’s Bandcamp site: “None-sense Opera is what I will call it. It’s not noise, not merely musical soundscapery nor just anything rushing in to fill the 4/33 gap. My selections are operant, intuitive but their sense often only dawns on […]
Karl Willebrant released an EP’s worth of meditative music that would be appealing to fans of groups like Embryo and Popol Vuh. The tunes are gentle, a bit on the kosmische side, and well-balanced in terms of its sonic character. This is […]
From the impeccable Spotted Peccary: “”Spotted Peccary Music is thrilled to announce the 20th anniversary release of TIBET by Deborah Martin and Cheryl Gallagher, completely remastered and remixed for Dolby Atmos and Spatial audio, finally presenting this masterful work as it was […]
This was an absolutely pleasant surprise! Our friends at áMARXE have published a Swedish band called Actionfredag who keep the spirit of the Canterbury Sound alive in the modern age. The rhythms are tight, time changes about, and the production is punchy. […]
It’s been a good while since I heard anything from Philippe Petit. He is usually spot-on with his production, playing a variety of electronic instruments (think Buchla) and piano. This is experimental music with a soul and a sense of humor.