The Neshama Alma Band – Clearing Clouds of Confusion

Ernesto Diaz-Infante and his partner Marjorie Sturm offer a captivating improvisation featuring flute and guitar. This session unfolds at a slow and relaxed pace, allowing the mind to wander effortlessly to the soothing sounds of strumming and blowing. It’s a perfect accompaniment for a quiet Sunday.

The Secret Society of the Sonic Six – Pickup EP

The Secret Society of the Sonic Six was one of Los Angeles’ greatest bands.  They were something like a jitter-funk version of Tuxedomoon and early Yello with the foundation of a hip B-movie soundtrack vibe.  They were stunning onstage, and I really do hope that they start playing again.

American Football – American Football (25th Anniversary Edition)

From the band’s Bandcamp site: “American Football cut its first—and, for a long time, only—LP in four days, as the spring of 1999 slid into summer. Steve Holmes, Steve Lamos, and Mike Kinsella were college kids who knew that as soon as their album of spacious and tenderly sad songs Continue Reading

Anthony Pirog – Pocket Poem

Anthony Pirog is a guitarist from New York City whose album here, Pocket Poem, is a release that Cuneiform Records has featured on its $5 Fridays promotion.  From his Bandcamp site: “Pirog has established himself engaging in genre-blurring activities in the disparate veins of indie rock, rockabilly, avant-folk, creative jazz, Continue Reading

Yusuf Mumin – Journey To The Ancient

I might have missed it, but I never came across the term “spiritual jazz” in my youth. I was already struggling to understand the different styles of jazz, such as bop, cool jazz, big band, and Dixieland. If there is an album that truly embodies the genre, it is Yusuf Mumin’s Journey Continue Reading

Philippe Gerber – Pelicula Fantastica

Our friend Philippe Gerber, composer and label owner, announces the release of his latest album, “Pelicula Fantastica.”  The album is 30 tracks of brutally dark soundtrack music.  It boggles the mind that he hasn’t yet become sought after in Hollywood for horror music, but then again, it’s a closed club where Continue Reading

Toni Dimitrov + Dionisaf – Pastoral

From our dear friends at Mahorka Records: “Toni Dimitrov is a Macedonian multimedia artist, cultural producer, radio host, communicologist, organizer, curator, label owner (Élan Vital Recordings), mountain/rock climber, and nature lover. He connects all those with a love for music, sound art, and field recordings. Currently, he is the director Continue Reading

Ehsan Saboohi – Politics-Aesthetics No. VI: Eight Short Stories Vol. 3

Ehsan Saboohi’s latest release is a continuation of his Politics-Aesthetics series.  From his Bandcamp site: “Ehsan Saboohi, composer and theorist of Post-Orientalism music, presents the sixth installment in his Politics-Aesthetics series: Eight Short Stories. In this project, Saboohi engages with literature in its broadest sense—encompassing theatrical texts and short prose—as Continue Reading