Recent arrivals – The Sound Projector

28/09/2022 nausika

Sonbonbela: cosmic Afro-beat music takes you on a wonderful ride to trance heaven

Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band, Sonbonbela, United States, Sublime Frequencies, vinyl LP (2022) An infectiously joyous album with a

25/09/2022 Ed Pinsent

When Vikings Ruled Space

Short percussion works from the team of Ingar Zach (Norway) and Michele Rabbia (Italy) on Musique Pour Deux Corps (SOFA

22/09/2022 Ed Pinsent

Views Of The Moon

The Tokyo label Ftarri (usually associated with free improvisation) has just launched Ftarri Classical, an imprint for contemporary classical music.

20/09/2022 Ed Pinsent

Musical Squares

Three new items from the UK label Discus Music, from 11th October 2021 (and one old one). On Provenance (DISCUS

18/09/2022 Ed Pinsent

Travel Free Restrictions

Italian player Paolo Gaiba Riva might be called a free improviser (he made Harvesting Pumpkins Before Winter in 2018 with

17/09/2022 Steve Pescott

Orienteering

Cheer-Accident Hong Kong GERMANY SHAMELESS RECORDS SHLP 12 CD/LP (2021) I must admit to doing a double take when I

15/09/2022 Steve Pescott

Frisian Gold

Zea Witst Noch Dat d’r Neat Wie NETHERLANDS MAKKUM RECORDS MR33 / SUBROUTINE RECORDS SR119 L.P. (2021) With the ‘Zea‘

14/09/2022 nausika

Fake: dynamic duo leading the way into a retro space jazz dystopian underworld

Lorenzo Feliciati & Dominique Vantomme, Fake, India, Subcontinental Records, SCR049 CD digipak (2022) Two veteran musicians (and long-time friends) in

13/09/2022 Ed Pinsent

Sand On Your Feet

Ashley Paul here with her new cassette Another Sand (WAGTAIL RECORDINGS 008), this one credited to a new trio of

12/09/2022 nausika

The Gleam: a stark and minimal presentation on human responses to and interactions with light

Park Jiha, The Gleam, tak:til / Glitterbeat, GB119 CD / vinyl ( 2022) As its title suggests, “The Gleam” revolves