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Exhaustion / Kris Wanders: Exhaustion / Kris Wanders
by Mark Corroto
The marriage of punk rock to free jazz is a natural fit. Both art forms are DIY; punk a rejection of corporate rock-n-roll of the 1970s and free jazz, the stasis of jazz, some fifty years post-birth. Today, we find Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore playing with The Thing, Borbetomagus, The Ex and Ken Vandermark, John Zorn's ...
Josh Kyle / Sam Keevers: Songs Of Friends
by Bruce Lindsay
It's a simple concept. Josh Kyle's voice, Sam Keevers' piano and a selection of Songs Of Friends. It's a beautifully executed concept though: voice, instrument and compositions blend together in a worthy tribute from the young Australian vocalist. Kyle's friends are all Australian jazz musicians and writers. He's taken their tunes, added his own ...
New Ross Prior Album Brimming With Energy And Superb Musicianship
There is meaning in the title, a humorous reference to Australian artist Ross Prior’s rock & roll background. Prior’s roots are actually not in jazz but in the progressive and experimental sounds of the group Lysergic and then later in the death metal of Black Mask. It’s quite a transition from hard rock to the hard ...
Ross Prior: From Thrash Metal To Jazz
Q: When did you decide to enter the music field? A: Hmm, would you like the short or long answer? Not long after I played my first band, I guess I realized how happy and free it made me feel. I'd never experienced anything like it before so I was instantly drawn to it. Q: How ...
Matthew Sheens: Untranslatable
by Ian Patterson
With his impressive debut Every Eight Seconds (Self Produced, 2012) garnering universally positive reviews, Australian-born, New York-based pianist Matthew Sheens returns with an even meatier, juicier follow-up. Every Eight Seconds introduced an original composer, one whose melodic and rhythmic ideas championed narrative over virtuosity. There's perhaps more of Sheens the Downbeat poll-winning pianist this time out ...
Tom Barton: Aspirations
by Dan Bilawsky
Australian vocalist Tom Barton aspires to blur the lines between genres on this debut. Electronic and acoustic thoughts merge and co-exist beautifully, improvisational elements are born around concrete expressions, and in the middle of it all sits Barton, putting his poetry in motion with beautifully clear-headed vocals. While the gist of many an ...
C.W. Stoneking: Gon’ Boogaloo
by AAJ Staff
Non c'è niente da fare. Per quanto ormai da tempo abbiamo imparato che la cosiddetta “autenticità" in musica è pur sempre una costruzione culturale (o commerciale, le due cose si intrecciano spesso), ci sono artisti che per essenzialità, scelte sonore e produttive, immediatezza, riescono a “arrivare" senza troppe curve dritti al cuore di chi ascolta.
Lloyd Swanton: The Necks Trust Each Other to Not Push the Music Too Fast
by Nenad Georgievski
The Australian jazz--improv--jam trio The Necks has been active for quarter century. Consisting of drummer Tony Buck, bassist Lloyd Swanton and keyboardist Chris Abrahams, The Necks' members are all seasoned jazzers who approach the trio's music rather differently. Drawing inspiration from electronica, systems music and rock, the Necks have reshaped the role of the jazz keyboard ...
Australia-based Victor Steele Sings Of "X-factor" Smashed Hopes On New Ep
Australian singer/songwriter Victor Steele, it was a crushing experience with the TV talent show X-Factor that not only helped provide the title of his sterling new EP, V-Factor, but also the storyline behind the track, “Pretence.” It’s all there, the smashed hopes and corporate deceit. Oddly enough, Steele just might find more success beyond that less-than-credible ...
Alister Spence and Myra Melford: Everything Here Is Possible
by Eyal Hareuveni
This exceptional piano duo featuring American Myra Melford and Sydney-based Australian Alister Spence, known for his local trio and an acclaimed duo with Scottish saxophonist Raymond MacDonald ; (Stepping Behind The Shadows, Rufus, 2012), was recorded during late 2012 while Melford toured Australia with her Trio M. The pianist/composers got to know each other through a ...
