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Richard Fairhurst: Inside Out
by Neil Duggan
Richard Fairhurst was 19 when he released the first of three albums as the leader of The Hungry Ants. Approaching his 50th birthday in 2024, he has gone on to become one of the most distinctive pianists and composers in the UK. He presents his ideas on Inside Out in a piano trio arrangement. This is a format he began exploring when he formed Richard Fairhurst's Triptych with Danish bassist Jasper Hoiby and New York drummer Chris Vatalaro and released ...
Continue ReadingThe Golden Age Of Steam: Tomato Brain
by Bruce Lindsay
It's been a while. The Golden Age Of Steam released debut album Raspberry Tongue (Babel Records) in 2009, the follow-up, Welcome To Bat Country (Basho Records), in 2012. Then they laid low until 2020 and the appearance of album number three, Tomato Brain. It's been worth the wait. The album's multi-layered, six-part, “Loftopus" is an atmospheric and often disturbing half-hour. The title track is a reminder of the comic, but dark, inventiveness of Scots poet, songwriter, humorist and all-round genius ...
Continue ReadingNostalgia 77 and The Monster: The Taxidermist
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il recente episodio dell'avventura Nostalgia 77 vira verso un jazz strumentale elegante, di schietta semplicità e ammiccante comunicazione. Gli interessi del “regista" Benedic Lamdin sono davvero molteplici e, dopo aver accarezzato mainstream e avanguardia, coinvolgendo nomi come Keith e Julie Tippett, The Taxidermist affronta atmosfere varie e raffinate, colpendo nel segno soprattutto con l'iniziale brano che titola l'intero album. Sostenuto da un groove organistico e da linee melodiche dei fiati, rimanda a tonalità davisiane-shorteriane, riuscendo a evocare quel mood senza ...
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