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Scarlet Thread

July 21, 2024

Album: Aether
By Juan Dhas
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:11

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Extagony

September 30, 2024

Album: Optimistic
By Clayton Doley
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 4:33

Article: Album Review

Avishai Darash: Between Hope and Despair

Read "Between Hope and Despair" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
July 17, 2024

Having a regular salary and a prestigious position would be considered as a successful achievement for many musicians. Israeli-born pianist and Amsterdam resident, Avishai Darash decided to buck the trend and gave up his position as artistic director and pianist for the innovative Marmoucha Orchestra to return to his solo career. Whilst stepping out of his ...

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Līva Dumpe: Tālskatis

Read "Tālskatis" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
July 15, 2024

Sometimes things are seen more clearly from a distance. That is the underlying conviction animating Tālskatis, the debut release from Latvian vocalist Līva Dumpe. “Tālskatis" is the Latvian term for a monocular, and the quest for vision, whether personal or political, permeates the album. Dumpe's own creative perspective was shaped in part by a move to ...

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Ken Silverman: Eclectic Vibes

Read "Eclectic Vibes" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
July 14, 2024

Guitarist Ken Silverman, in addition to being a virtuoso, is an innovative composer and improviser. On his five releases as a leader Silverman has demonstrated a delightfully unique ability to fuse various musical traditions into a single unit. His sixth, Eclectic Vibes, lives up to its name and, like his previous work, is uncategorizable. The ten ...

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Take Me

July 13, 2024

Album: The Spins
By Taylor Kelly
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 03:20

Article: Album Review

Modern Vikings: Tales of the Skald

Read "Tales of the Skald" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
July 12, 2024

Modern Vikings are a quintet formed by Stephen Henderson. He is perhaps best known as the drummer in Fergus McCreadie's trio, The quintet keeps that trio, consisting of Henderson, McCreadie and bassist David Bowden, as its core. Together, they have proven to be a formidable unit, both live and in their recorded work. In the quintet ...

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Contínua Unidade

July 12, 2024

Album: Continua Unidade
By Daniel Villa Verde
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 8:15

Article: Album Review

Next Experiment: Next Experiment

Read "Next Experiment" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
July 6, 2024

Without musical ideas a band's shelf-life as a vital entity is usually limited--that is a given. Commitment is perhaps a more underrated quality. Pianist Leopoldo Osio and bassist Peter Erdei have bags of that, steering the Dublin band formerly known as CEO Experiment through the choppy waters of a key member leaving, followed by the long ...

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Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez: A Letter To The Earth

Read "A Letter To The Earth" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
June 26, 2024

From the onset of its spiraling, corkscrew self, A Letter to the Earth finds two ever-emerging forces--pianist Kris Davis and drummer Ivanna Cuesta Gonzalez--locked into the mindset that home base (Earth) is screwed-up and (we) had better do something about it! Like yesterday. Gonzalez, hailing from the climate-buffeted Dominican Republic, knows firsthand ...