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Asynchrone: Plastic Bamboo
by Chris May
Put preconceptions aside and cast no nasturtiums. Against expectations, the free(ish) jazz / electro mash-up Plastic Bamboo is a winner, convincingly bringing together the unpredictability of the one with the robotic iterations of the other. The album collects eleven pieces written or co-written by Ryuichi Sakamoto, a founder member of Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978 and ...
Nephew of jazz legend Wes Montgomery releases challenging new album and gritty super-hero novel
He has the family name of a legend, but while his uncle's legacy is not lost on him, Miko Montgomery is carving his own unique path. The nephew of the late Wes Montgomery, he is similarly on jazz's cutting edge. His latest album, Cryptic Roots, finds itself on the genre's fringes, incorporating electronica, New Age, Goth, ...