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LUUM: The Guide

Read "The Guide" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Smudging the margins, rock-fisted drummer Karl-Juhan Laanesaar crashes into the symmetrical meditation of young Estonian pianist Madis Muul's “We Have Found Water" and changes the music's fate (from ballad to pensive electronica and back again) before closing on a ferocious little jam which surrenders to a quiet reprieve. That is just for openers for The Guide, the lushly cinematic debut by LUUM. “Secret Creek" finds Muul fully embracing both the ranging rhythmic Zen of Nik Bartsch and the ...

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Madis Muul Hextet: Characters

Read "Characters" reviewed by Peter J. Hoetjes


When cast in the light of antiquity, jazz is typically seen as vintage rather than retro. Yet in the case of Estonian pianist and composer Madis Muul, the latter would seem more apropos. In addition to featuring a full band, Characters is also privy to his adeptness with “old-school" synthesizers, flavoring the album with a touch of '80s cool mixed with contemporary sounds. Regardless of the subgenre into which he decides to place his songs, he clearly has an ear ...


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