Plaistow Patricia Lacrimosa (INSUBORDINATIONS NETLABEL INSUB.DLT01) has some fine instrumental music from the Swiss trio Plaistow, comprising Johann Bourquenez on
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Transpontine Secrets
Modern Mall-aise Let’s delve into another from the January bag of Unfathomless field recordings. Here’s the English phonography guy Simon
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Our graves must send those that we bury, back From Bloomington we received a copy of this excellent limited CD
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Illusions in Zurich Four side-long pieces of excellent instrumental work from the trio Tetras on their double album Pareidolia (FLINGCO
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Orpheus in the Underworld Christof Kurzmann attempts grand things on El Infierno Musical (MIKROTON RECORDINGS CD 20). He composed all
Continue readingOut of the Coma: Comus returns from long hiatus with new smoky jazz edge
Comus, Out of the Coma, Coptic Cat, NIFE 014CD (2012) Out of the coma? – more like out of the
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Arrived 20 December 2011, another envelope from the Helsinki jazz label TUM that impressed us quite favourably in January. Juhani
Continue readingThe Very Best of Ethiopiques: double set captures brief period of artistic freedom in Ethiopia
Various Artists, The Very Best of Ethiopiques, UK, Union Square Music Ltd, 2 x CD MantCD245 (2007) For many years
Continue readingSong of the Second Moon: space-age electronic pop blast from the Cold War past
Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan, Song of the Second Moon, The Omni Recording Corporation, CD OMNI 155 (2012) Ah! Here is
Continue readingFor Flowers, Cars and Merry Wars: being a little cheeky, eager to please and well-mannered isn’t enough
Huntsville, For Flowers, Cars and Merry Wars, Norway, Hubro, HubroCD2505 (2011) Jazz improvisers Huntsville opt for a straightforward rhythmic approach
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