Les Biologistes Marins – If Places Were Sounds (JIPO Records, 2024) If Places Were Sounds by Les Biologistes Marins pushes electroacoustic boundaries by fusing Japanese…
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Category: CD Reviews
High-Energy Jazz-Rock Meets African Rhythms in Utopianisti’s Latest Album
Utopianisti – Reason in Motion (Unnecessary Leftover Music, 2024) Utopianisti’s sixth album, Reason in Motion, brings forward a powerful blend of jazz-rock, progressive elements, Afrobeat…
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Randy Hoexter’s “Tomorrowsville”: A Fusion of Jazz Mastery and Innovation
Randy Hoexter – Tomorrowsville (Blue Canoe Records, 2024) Atlanta-based jazz pianist and composer Randy Hoexter showcases his multifaceted talent in Tomorrowsville, his latest album on…
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Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius Set the Violin Ablaze in Their New Album “Impostor!”
Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius – Impostor! (7D Media, 2024) After six years in the making, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius has released Impostor!, an extraordinary album…
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İstanbul Sokakları: BaBa ZuLa’s Tribute to Istanbul’s Streets and Spirit
BaBa ZuLa – İstanbul Sokakları (Glitterbeat, 2024) BaBa ZuLa, Istanbul’s renowned genre-defying ensemble, returns with İstanbul Sokakları (Streets of Istanbul). Although they are sometimes marketed…
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Vinyl Reissue of Egg’s Classic Debut Album: A Prog Rock Essential
Egg – Egg (Esoteric Recordings reissue, 2024/originally released in 1970 on Deram) Esoteric Recordings is set to release a new vinyl edition of Egg, the…
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Ken Stringfellow – “Circuit Breaker”
Ken Stringfellow is a founding member of one of my favorite Seattle/Bellingham bands, the Posies. Ken released his latest solo album Circuit Breaker, yesterday, on…
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Forq: A Genre-Bending Groove Machine
Forq – Big Party (GroundUP Music, 2024) Forq is an American collective that seamlessly combines irresistible grooves rooted in funk, blues, and Latin jazz; along…
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Oddleaf’s Debut Album: Symphonic Splendor and Progressive Rock Mastery
Oddleaf – Where Ideal and Denial Collide (self-released, 2024) Oddleaf‘s debut album, Where Ideal and Denial Collide, is a striking entry into the world of…
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Nick Fletcher – “A Longing for Home”
Nick Fletcher is back, with a new album for 2024, A Longing For Home, which will be released on October 14, 2024. The band lineup…
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