Even though I can be slow to respond, thanks in part to being a one-man operation since the departure of my old friend and partner Steven Shore (RIP), it is nice to come across emails which turn me on to music I would have otherwise not been able to discover. Continue Reading
Germany
Jisr – Live In Kolkata
From the band’s website: “JISR (جسر) is a Munich-based collective led by the charismatic linguist, singer, percussionist and gembri player Mohcine Ramdan. He has gathered some of Bavaria’s best musicians to share his vision of an emotional pan-oriental sound deeply rooted in the tradition of his musical family. Their live Continue Reading
Various Artists – Future Sounds Of Kraut Vol. 3 – Compiled by Fred und Luna
Our friends at Compost Records have the third release in the series Future Sounds of Kraut, but it comes on the heels of some heartbreaking news. May good Rainer Buchmüller rest in peace. He has left quite a legacy behind. From Compost’s Bandcamp site: “Chapter 3 of the successful compilation Continue Reading
Grimény – Die Große Enttäuschung
Grimény are a progressive/post-rock power trio from Germany who play a tight, heavy, not-so-metally form of post-rock. Dense, deep, mellow, and rather good listening.
George Christian – Requiem para Minha Mãe Cigana, Margarida
Our old friend George Christian has released a two-track album for Post Orientalism Music out of Berlin, Germany. Though some will bill this as experimental, I hear more of a wild psych-influenced space rock mixed together guitar improvisations that works wonderfully well. It is best to let George tell the Continue Reading
Valerie Renay – Peel the Skin
Though listed in the tags as dream pop, this feels more like a sultrier, weirder dream than I’m used to, and the track is all the better for it. Valery Renay is a singer based out of Berlin, Germany. Her voice is as alluring a thing as I have heard Continue Reading
Heinz Becker Group – Pan-Vielleicht Tau
The legendary Free Music Production (FMP) Record Label is reissuing some classic free jazz these days. This particular release features trumpet player Heinz Becker on a record from 1983.
Cousin Silas & Michael Brückner – Passages and Spheres
Our friend Cousin Silas and his cohort Michael Brückner offer a relaxed ambient two-disc album album which floats between fusion and the Berlin School.
Oval – Now / Never / Whenever Vol.8
I have not had the pleasure of hearing Oval, Markus Popp’s microsound project, in ages. It’s good to see Markus still releasing glitchy music.
Chameleon – Chameleon (1979)
No reviews today as I’m out and about for business, but I leave you with a fine jazz-fusion record by the German band Chameleon.