Ivo Perelman & Tyshawn Sorey – Parallell Aesthethics

This release pairs Ivo Perelman and Tyshawn Sorey, two of the leading lights of the improv jazz scene.  From the Fundacja Słuchaj Bandcamp site: “This year we are celebrating the 10th birthday of our label. On this occasion, we have prepared a lot of surprises and very unique musical offerings Continue Reading

Jeff Gburek – Madhuwanti

Madhuwanti is a collection of guitar instrumentals played sublimely by Jeff Gburek.  The title name itself comes from Hindustani music and can read about further here. The playing is as honey-like as the title implies.  How, you ask? Let the good man explain further at his Bandcamp site: “Madhu means Continue Reading

Scanner & Nurse with Wound – Contrary Motion

It looks so strange to see these two names paired up together for the first time, yet it feels weird that they had never collaborated before (to my knowledge).  Neither project should need an introduction as both Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) and Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) have nearly four decades Continue Reading

MadMen Duo – Through the Night

Our dear friends at Mahorka Records continue to surprise and delight us.  Their latest release features two musicians, the MadMen Duo (I don’t know where they are from, but they did record these tracks in Bulgaria if I understand correctly) whose music comes off as a wonderfully dark combination of Continue Reading

Delta Saxophone Quartet – Dedicated To You But You Weren’t Listening: The Music Of Soft Machine

Dedicated To You But You Weren’t Listening: The Music Of Soft Machine is an exceptional album full of renditions of classic Soft Machine material and includes the legendary Hugh Hopper.  From the Bandcamp site: “Since initially being formed in 1984, the Delta Saxophone Quartet has never sought or found a Continue Reading

Trajectories – Quiet on Kökar

Trajectories is a troupe from Quebec who produce electroacoustic music.  From their Bandcamp site: “The album Quiet on Kökar was conceived of during a recent artist residency undertaken on the small island of Kökar in the Åland Archipelago in Finland, experimenting with a variety of recording set-ups and collaborative compositional Continue Reading

OBUKHOVAUDIO – Sphärenlicht

Even down to the cover art (which looked like it would have been a fine one for a 1970’s period Klaus Schulze), it seems Obukhovaudio (a.k.a. Alexander Obukhov) has a knack for making an album that encapsulates the genre of electronic music, the Berlin School, that he loves dearly.  Fine Continue Reading