Celestial Birds (KARLRECORDS KR070) is a compilation album intended to showcase the experimental electronic-based compositions of Muhal Richard Abrams, famed
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Forgotten City: a lively set of free jazz with double-booked double bass players
Frode Gjerstad Trio + 1, Forgotten City, Norway, PNL Records, PNL050 CD (2020) I must confess, after having heard previous
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Yandsen / Meaas Svendsen / Nilssen-Love Hungry Ghosts NORWAY NAKAMA RECORDS NKM019 CD (2019) This single-take performance, just shy of
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Oranssi Pazuzu, Mestarin Kynsi, Germany, Nuclear Blast, 292960 CD (2020) After releasing their fourth album “Värähtelijä” in early 2016, Oranssi
Continue readingAnthology Of Experimental Music From Indonesia: the chaos and contradictions of a society reflected in a highly inventive music scene
Various Artists, Anthology Of Experimental Music From Indonesia, Italy, Unexplained Sounds Group, USG 058 CD (2020) In his personal and
Continue readingEthioBraz: a highly original and energetic live fusion of Ethiopian, Brazilian and big band jazz musics
Large Unit Fendika, EthioBraz, Norway, PNL Records PNL049, CD (2019) We met Norwegian jazz improv drummer / percussionist Paal Nilssen-Love
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Canadian Drummer Guy Thouin has a respectable CV, to put it mildly. He’s pretty much a hero of new music
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MPH Taxonomies UK DISCUS MUSIC DISCUS 87CD (2019) Late in summer 2018, three seasoned jazz heads debuted their trio in
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Ken Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love Screen Off NORWAY PNL RECORDS PNL041 CD (2019) Ooh, a live album by a duo
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Dan Peck cassettes are always welcome at my door. This one is the latest album by The Gate, his doom-jazz
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