At The Emerald Pool is an extremely delicate and wonderful new duo album from guitarists Tomo Katsurada (ex Kikagaku Moyo) and Jonny Nash. It’s certainly atmospheric and light as a feather but it’s not really an ambient record. You’re more likely to dissolve into these songs […]
I’ve loved everything by this LA (via Florida via France ) group. They make breezy, jazzy post-stereolab pop and I don’t think there’s a bad song in their oeuvre. It’s too early for me to say if Monkey Mind is my favorite or their finest, but I instantly understand why even longtime fans are so […]
4 long, wide tracks of psychedelic influenced rock make up this wonderful album by guitarist/singer Shutaro Noguchi. The singing is fantastic and properly high in the mix while the guitar is raw destructive rock power. From Japan and now residing in Kentucky, Noguchi sounds a lot like some of our favorite J-psych classics with much […]
The legendary psych-prog-garage-whatever behemoth Osees has bestowed upon us their most heady official live album since 20221s The Chapel, SF. These are long jams on rare material, with the only set staple being C- usually their jammiest song but in this strange company it’s a radio […]
The newest from blog favorite pianist and bandleader Greg Foat sees him team up with fellow library luminary and keyboardist Frank Maston. This is the essence of library music, IE cinematic and soulful jazz-funk with ambient and new age synth influences. Moving Images would be an […]
Heathen Axe is another new group/session from the legendary John Dwyer (of Osees fame) and another high point in his crowded catalog of improvisational side projects. With many many records under his belt he’s never quite made one like this and Dwyer die-hards and critics alike […]
Alturas (Heights) is an improvisation session of unusual players and rare quality. When French prog legend Richard Pinhas (of Heldon) and his longtime associates Acid Mothers Temple were in Peru for the festival Integraciones, Buh records label boss Luis Alvarado put together this session. The longtime […]
This is a wonderful and often ambient record with an occasionally chamber music vibe, contrasted against bold drum programming and commanding vocals. This Spanish trio consisted of (now well-known) ambient producer/guitarist Suso Saiz and percussionist Pedro Estevan, later joined by Estevans then partner María Villa performing […]