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Melbreeze: I Love Paris
by Jim Worsley
"I Love Paris" declares Melbreeze in song. It “fucking sizzles" she exclaims, adding just a tad of creative expression to the lyrics of Cole Porter. The delightful ambiance of France was the perfect vacation spot (if only in one's mind) to celebrate the unveiling of her tenth—yes, its been that many-- record. Melbreeze has long put the instrumental aspect upfront or on top. Her voice is often heard as another cog in her crafty musical structure. Ah, ...
Continue ReadingLyle Workman: Uncommon Measures
by Mike Jacobs
If there's a major takeaway to be had from listening to guitarist Lyle Workman's Uncommon Measures, it's the palpable sense that all of his impressive musical experience has been poured into it. And to that end, Workman certainly doesn't bury the lead. The epic opening track “North Star" can single-handedly make sense of Workman's entire decades-long resume. It's a CV that includes working in and with bands (Bourgeois Tagg, Jellyfish, Frank Black), being a “hired gun" guitarist (with such icons ...
Continue ReadingWayne Krantz: Write Out Your Head
by Mike Jacobs
What do you want from Wayne Krantz anyway? It's a particularly relevant question when new release time rolls around for the guitar icon(oclast). Not that Krantz himself seems to give the question much thought. He's more known for being preoccupied with things like inventing (and reinventing) himself, exploring and capturing ineffable group mojo, or pushing the envelope toward things he has yet to try or accomplish. And, as many longtime Krantz fans would surely tell you, rightfully so. ...
Continue ReadingJZ replacement: Disrespectful (JZ Replacement)
by Vincenzo Roggero
Uno tra i più eccitanti e trasversali batteristi della nuova scena londinese,Jamie Murray, e un sassofonista di San Pietroburgo, ex enfant prodige cresciuto tra Londra e New York, Zhenya Strigalev, invitano un amico di vecchia data come Tim Lefebvre, presenza assidua in molte produzioni importanti degli ultimi vent'anni. Il risultato è Disrespectful album fresco, eccitante, divertente, significativo spaccato della nuova generazione di improvvisatori dalla mente aperta e allergica alle etichette. Che la musica proposta sia irrispettosa come ...
Continue ReadingJZ Replacement: Disrespectful
by Chris May
Visceralism and virtuosity, the two qualities which define this momentous debut album by JZ Replacement, make an unbeatable combination. They are also a necessary one. Without a degree of virtuosity, eloquence is constrained by lack of vocabulary. Without a degree of visceralism, technical facility is at worst mechanistic, at best purely cerebral. Bring the two qualities together and the result can be special. JZ Replacement--a duo comprising alto saxophonist Zhenya Strigalev and drummer Jamie Murray--achieves an ideal ...
Continue ReadingBlackstar
by Nenad Georgievski
The 10-year long absence from the limelight clearly didn't dim singer David Bowie's sense of guile or invention. That was clearly evident with the sudden reappearance with the utterly brilliant The Next Day which pilot single “Where Are We Now?" appeared from nowhere on his birthday and delighting many people along the way. In a career that has lasted for 50 years, Bowie has always refused to be pigeonholed and with Blackstar that is set to continue. Many years into ...
Continue ReadingWayne Krantz/ Keith Carlock / Tim Lefebvre: Krantz Carlock Lefebvre
by Ian Patterson
Although notable for being guitarist Wayne Krantz's first studio recording in fifteen years this is, as the title plainly suggests, very much a trio outing. Previously, Krantz, bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Keith Carlock have released live recordings through Krantz's website which whilst lacking to a degree in audio quality, nevertheless capture the power and excitement of one of the great electric trios. The challenges and freedoms engendered by recording with a serious outfit like Abstract Logix, for ...
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