Piyakdu, Vissiones ov Naeku the’e Plowmanne, United States, Grime Stone Records, (no catalogue number) cassette / CD (2023) Partly inspired
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GOJO: a lively fusion of Ethiopian and Western instruments and elements harking back to the golden age of Ethiopian jazz
Fendika & K-Sanchis, GOJO, Switzerland, 121234.records, FBL 007 vinyl LP (2023) Released early in 2023, “GOJO” is the result of
Continue readingMutations: a vision of a future hybrid culture of African tradition and modern electronic technology
Faizal Mostrixx, Mutations, Germany, Glitterbeat, GBLP 141 vinyl LP (2023) Faizal Mostrixx is a man on a mission: bringing together
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Anne Gillis, Aha, Belgium, La Scie Dorée, limited edition vinyl LP (2024) Nearly 40 years after its first release, French
Continue readingOdium: blackened death metal / industrial soundscape journeys through a hostile, malevolent cosmos
Mahr, Odium, Germany, Amor Fati Productions, AFP250 CD / vinyl LP (2023) Like fellow Prava Kollektiv bands Arkhtinn, Hwwauoch, Pharmakeia
Continue readingSchemen: eight incredible if fleeting soundscapes of free-jazz noise psychedelia
Kammerflimmer Kollektief, Schemen, Germany, Karl Records, KR101 CD / 180 gr LP (2023) Karlsruhe-based experimental free-jazz combo Kammerflimmer Kollektief goes
Continue readingELP: a collection of five soundscapes questioning conventional notions of music for dance
Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo, ELP, Italy, Dissipatio, diss015 CD (2023) “ELP” is a collection of pieces composed and performed by Turin-based
Continue readingOut of the playground: five compositions of solo flute with electronics breaking out of their genre confines
Alessandra Rombolà, Out of the playground, Norway, Sofa Music, SOFA596 CD digipak (2023) Originally from Calabria in southern Italy, Alessandra
Continue readingTago Mago: a classic of joyful, jazz-inspired improvisation embracing trance, funk, psychedelia and experimentation
Can, Tago Mago, United Artists Records, UAS 29 211/12 X, 2 x vinyl LP (1971) The news of Damo Suzuki’s
Continue readingSongs for the Nervous System: an album of light, warm and joyful electro-pop and ambient for the nerves
Autorhythm, Songs for the Nervous System, Sweden, Thanatosis Produktion, THT23 limited edition CD / limited edition vinyl LP (2023) The
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