Tag: FREE JAZZ
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Abdou – Gouband – Warelis – Hammer, Roll, And Leaf
Hammer, Roll, and Leaf is an audacious exploration of sonic intimacy, collaboration, and the spaces between sound and silence. This collaborative effort between saxophonist Sakina Abdou, percussionist Toma Gouband, and pianist Marta Warelis feels less like a recording and more like a shared meditation, a soundscape that invites listeners into its vast, fluid architecture. Their…
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Abdou – Gouband – Warelis Released New Album “Hammer, Roll And Leaf”
Saxophonist Sakina Abdou follows up her first solo album with this trio release, which has all the freshness of a very first encounter. Hammer, Roll and Leaf is the fruit of an improvised, closed session of several days in her home, punctuated by two concerts, and offers an arc of 60 minutes that retraces a musical itinerary that is…
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Broken Filters – Uncharted Territory
Released in 2022, “Uncharted Territory” marks the second album from Broken Filters, a band unafraid to push the boundaries of music genres. This offering delves deep into the realms of experimental rock, while expertly integrating elements from krautrock, psych-rock, art-rock, free-jazz, and alternative rock. This fusion creates a unique auditory journey, characterized by the band’s…
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Cheval De Frise – Fresques sur les parois secrètes du crâne LP (Computer Students)
If you paid close attention to our pages last year, you probably noticed an article about Cheval De Frise, a fascinating French math rock duo. Computer Students reissued their tremendous self-titled album back then, and now they’re back with “Fresques sur les parois secrètes du crâne,” another excellent reissue of their 2002 album. This record…
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ParaNoiZ – The Rules Of Free Improvisation CD
It has been a while since I wrote about experimental music on these pages due to some responsibility towards other music genres. A pile of avant-garde releases awaited on the shelf for a couple of months, so finally, the time has come to dedicate a couple of posts to the releases I received from the…
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Andi Jackson – Sub Horror CS (Fr33zehead)
Andi Jackson is unquestionably the man with many talents and an impressive working routine. This English musician based in Manchester wastes no time when it comes to writing, composing, recording, and producing music. Besides his involvement in several groups such as Shuck, Lake Of Snakes & Our Man In The Bronze Age, Andi Jackson somehow…
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Púder & Pormeister Trió / Triste Ensemble / Noisesculptor – Unsigned 3-Way Split Series Volume I (Unsigned)
Here’s another interesting experimental release, which is also one of the latest published by the Unsigned, an avant-garde music label from Budapest, Hungary. Just as the vast portion of their previous releases, Unsigned follow some principles by releasing music on cassettes or compact discs. This time, I am dealing with a split cassette release between…
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Shanyio – Of The Waters / A Apelor CS
Shanyio came a long way from experimental artist to prolific avant-garde composer/multiinstrumentalist. Perhaps this Romanian artist seem like a prolific musician who releases his recordings on a nearly monthly basis, but Shanyio calculates and simultaneously works on several projects at the time. Therefore, it may appear like his albums and collaborations are popping from every…
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Fixateur Externe – A Fekete Gong CS (Unsigned / Blastbeat Worship)
Here’s another interesting experimental recording, recently released by Unsigned and Blastbeat Worship. Like many other avant-garde outlets, Fixateur Externe are strangers to these pages, and I previously had a chance to review a couple of their releases. Fixateur Externe is more of a collective than a project, mainly because it gathers various Hungarian experimental artists…
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Chinese Powerbank – Brain Pain! (Polyscope)
Judging by the visual identity of this release and the name of the group, I was quite unsure I will ever enjoy this material. At first, I thought this is some power electronics, harsh noise, or any other similar extreme form of experimental avant-garde music. Thankfully, I was completely wrong about visual appearance, and once…
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Uncensored – Μέσα μου Ζει CD (Polyscope)
No matter which genre we’re talking about, Greece has always been a fertile ground for exceptional bands. Pick any genre from melodic punk rock, crust punk, stoner, sludge metal, or plain hard rock, Greek bands are nailing it in every genre you could even imagine. I was fully aware of their experimental avant-garde scene and…
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Toru – Toru CD EP (Various Labels)
Toru is an outstanding French trio that recently released a debut material on both vinyl and compact disc. The group consists of Nicolas Brisset on drums and tambourine, Héloïse Francesconi on guitar, and Arthur Arsenne on another guitar. These bandmembers also provide additional noises throughout the entire material. Their sonic articulations are going far beyond…
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