jazz – The Sound Projector

18/09/2021 Ed Pinsent

Arcane Secrets

In between curating his ZORA series of CDRs drawn from his archive of non-current recordings, German player Ignaz Schick has

17/09/2021 Ed Pinsent

Verser / Vake / Kith

English players James O’Sullivan and Dan Powell have formed a duo called Muster – we’ve heard from both of them

16/09/2021 nausika

Zwart Vierkant: arty blasting BM / jazz / progressive rock fusion appealing to the head but not the heart

Grey Aura, Zwart Vierkant, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM006 CD digipak limited edition / vinyl limited edition (2021) A tough

15/09/2021 nausika

Abantu / Before Humans: a restless journey through social activism and futuristic utopian / dystopian worlds

BLK JKS, Abantu / Before Humans, South Africa, Permanent Record, PR020 limited edition vinyl LP (2020) / Germany, Glitterbeat, GBCD/LP

12/09/2021 Ed Pinsent

Ocean Colour Scene

Impressive group improv from four Swiss players on their Altbüron (WIDE EAR RECORDS WER049) record…the team of Urs Leimgrer, Omri

19/08/2021 nausika

Fiori Chiari, Fiori Oscuri: a mix of sunny worlds of children’s dreams and an introspective solo piano melody

Alvin Curran, Fiori Chiari, Fiori Oscuri, Australia, Black Truffle, BT078 vinyl LP (reissue) (2021) First issued in 1978 on the

08/07/2021 nausika

Antediluvian: atmospheric doom jazz journey mucking about in dark gloom

Bong-Ra, Antediluvian, The Netherlands, Tartarus Records, TAR116 cassette / vinyl LP (2021) Originally released digitally through Svart Lava Records in

30/06/2021 nausika

Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two): familiar musical and sonic elements revisited and recombined into new forms to expand the consciousness

Jon Hassell, Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two), United States, Ndeya, NDEYA7 CD / vinyl LP (2020) I just found

22/06/2021 Steve Pescott

Strains from Eden / Workshops of the Stethoscopes

Steve Beresford & John Butcher Old Paradise Airs AUSTRALIA ILUSO RECORDS IRCD 25 CD (2020) Last Dream of the Morning

12/06/2021 Ed Pinsent

Sand Won’t Save You

Summer of Seventeen with their self-titled record (KR081) on Karl Records…this appears to be an American “supergroup” of avant-gardish players,