Shane Parish Cleverly Reimagines Standards on Live Album
Dig deep into Shane Parish’s musical catalog, and you’ll find a treasure of guitar playing that wonderfully defies the standard rules.
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Adi Gelbart Makes Dystopian Bunny Sci-Fi and Jazz Noir Liquid
Experimental multi-instrumentalist, composer, filmmaker, and author Adi Gelbart shares the ingredients to his new album, Liquid & Flesh.
Great Area Captures the ‘Uncodable’ Nature of Human Fragility
As disorienting as they aspire to be, Great Area’s songs are both deeply affecting and oddly reassuring, capturing the ‘uncodable’ nature of human fragility.
Julian Cubillos Unleashes Warm, Lo-Fi Bedroom Pop
Julian Cubillos’ new self-titled album finds him working on a slightly smaller scale, yet with compositions and melodies that are bright, complex, and intelligent.
The Sick Man of Europe’s Music Is Succour for the Soul
The Sick Man of Europe highlights the adverse effects of complicity in the digital age, resulting in a Kafkaesque nightmare; this record serves as a clarion call.
Chad Kouri Experiments with Blissful Spiritual Jazz
Chicago’s Chad Kouri is a curious, mesmerizing explorer of genres and identities. Mixed is a unique and hypnotic take on jazz improvisation.
Fuubutsushi Bring Exquisite Ambient Elegance to a Live Setting
Fuubutsushi are an accomplished instrumental quartet that appeal to all audiences with an ambient experience and a noisy adventure that’s transcendent.
Matmos Build Emotive Collage from Found Objects
Matmos construct complex, layered soundscapes that are so unique, they inspire creativity rather than imitation. Most importantly, though, their music is emotive.
Brìghde Chaimbeul Expands the Smallpipes Realm
Brìghde Chaimbeul honors the power of bagpipes not with staid repetition but with an appreciation for tradition’s dynamism and outstanding technical skills.
Jameszoo Finds Inspiration in Brilliant Collaboration
It’s no surprise that Jameszoo’s warm, textured compositions work in a variety of settings. Music for 17 Musicians is brilliant and inspired.
Tropos Unleash a Wild Ride Into Experimental Jazz
Tropos possess a seemingly boundless energy supply, but it’s delivered smartly and with brilliant flair for instrumental fluidity and a sense of adventure.
Holden & Zimpel Explore the Emancipatory Power of Technology
Electronic music’s Holden & Zimpel give us hope that perhaps science and technology might just liberate us from some of life’s unnecessary struggles and strife, after all.