Tuesday, May 7 2013
Deerhunter: Monomania
Music is a neccessity for Bradford Cox, and on Monomania he asks whether or not that's good for him.
Thursday, April 11 2013
Keith Jarrett: Hymns/Spheres
A double-disc set that finds the jazz pianist jamming on a baroque organ in the 1970s (when else?).
Wednesday, October 19 2011
Albert Ayler: Love Cry / The Last Album
Even when Albert Ayler was "selling out", his music was tough to swallow. This reissue twofer goes right to the heart of that paradox.
Friday, May 20 2011
Todd Reynolds: Outerborough
"Daredevil" composer Todd Reynolds has offered up a huge album, plentiful in every possible that way music can be. It's worth the trouble.
Wednesday, February 9 2011
Subtle Lip Can: Subtle Lip Can
Music like this hardly ever gets made. Eat your beefheart out, avant-garde fans.
Wednesday, December 8 2010
Commitment: Commitment the Complete Recordings
Commitment: the Complete Recordings may not exactly be a forgotten gem or an earth-shattering epiphany, but it's a precious gift at the very least, a reminder that music can come from anyone, anywhere, and probably should.
Monday, November 22 2010
Exploding Star Orchestra: Stars Have Shapes
It's not every day that a group this large can sound this unified and great.
Thursday, November 4 2010
Nels Cline: Dirty Baby
Just when I thought Nels Cline couldn't get any more challenging or confrontational, he goes and makes an album like this.
Tuesday, October 5 2010
Destination: Out has a New Download Store
Who knows what we might find in there.
Thursday, September 16 2010
David S. Ware: Onecept
David S. Ware vs. dialysis, Ware wins. We all win. We win free jazz minus the racket. Just pure music.
