The great Burkhard Beins has surfaced in these pages with tremendous performances in groups such as Polwechsel, Trio Sowari, and
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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
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Swiss experimentalists Cyril Bondi and d’incise continue their work with the Insub Meta Orchestra to propose questions about contemporary music,
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Martin Taxt Second Room NORWAY SOFA MUSIC SOFA588 CD (2022) Here is a dynamic album of minimal drone music that
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Three new items from the Discus Music label, all arrived 7th November 2022. Green Money (DISCUS 142CD) is by Day
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Amiira Curious Objects SWITZERLAND ARJUNAMUSIC RECORDS AMAC-CD725 C.D. (2023) Time for another communication from arjuna Music records, a small but
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Ad-hoc improvising group VÖ here on The Sounds of VÖ (THANATOSIS PRODUKTION THT19), a double-CD set and featuring some of
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
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Spaces Unfolding is an improvising trio and The Way We Speak (BEAD 43) has been released on the Bead Records
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Four new items from the art label Sublime Retreat in Wroclaw Poland, operated by Taras Opanasuik. Three of them feature
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