Pat Thomas is a London-based all-rounder skilled in the arts of jazz, improvisation, rock and free playing in whatever context
Continue readingMonth: September 2021
Alteleyeshegnem: a funky makeover and introduction into the work of a major Ethiopian artist
Alèmayèhu Eshèté, Alteleyeshegnem, Germany, Philophon, PH45011 vinyl 7″ single (2017) As my way of farewelling Alèmayèhu Eshèté, the great Ethiopian
Continue readingInstrumental Modal Pop of 1970s Egypt: a heady and hypnotic adventure into a hybrid of past Arab and Western popular music styles
Baligh Hamdi, Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970s Egypt, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF119 CD (2021) A major figure in 20th-century
Continue readingWhite Rock
A fine introduction to the music of John White, the Berlin-born English composer whose name is entirely new to me…a
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The Sound Projector Radio ShowFriday 24th September 2021
Continue readingShock Waves / Sleep Images / Water Sports
Austrian violinist Mia Zabelka is a dazzling solo performer, but she has been noted over the years for her unexpected
Continue readingThe Procession: scrolling through a raw and savage Middle Eastern / BM fusion treatment of Ancient Egyptian mythology
Lycopolis, The Procession, Sweden, Azure Graal, AG16 cassette (2021) / United States, Snow Wolf Records, SW-022, CD limited edition /
Continue readingCombination Key
Three superb modern compositional works by George Lewis on his The Recombinant Trilogy (NEW FOCUS RECORDINGS FCR284)…Lewis is an important
Continue readingThese Wounds Are My Cathedral: polished atmospheric black / blackgaze / folk fades to colourlessness
Onryo Over October, These Wounds Are My Cathedral, Bulgaria, BMC Productions, CD digipak limited edition (2021) / United States, WereGnome
Continue readingThe Little Round Button at the Top
Very happy to receive these two cassette tapes from Ergo Phizmiz, a unique musical creator who I regard as one
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