For our next journey into Zorn, we turn to the acoustic trio of Julian Lage, Gyan Riley (yes, the son of the legendary Terry Riley), and Bill Frisell. Three masters of improvisational interplay working with some of the most meditative music Zorn has released thus far. […]
I’m definitely a latecomer to the vaporwave party – I didn’t really become aware of the genre until the middle of 2020. Lockdown gave me plenty of time to explore new music, and I took advantage of that in a big way. As the days began […]
For our next entry in the colossal task of examining the work of Downtown composer John Zorn, we turn to a more recent record from the Chaos Magick quartet. Featuring the main Simulacrum trio (John Medeski on organ, Kenny Grohowski on drums, and Matt Hollenberg on […]
V/Z meaning Valentina and Zongamin, said with the same gravity as Sly and Robbie. V/Z, the enigmatic rhythm section behind psychedelic pop stars Vanishing Twin and live dub killers Holy Tongue. This project- more or less under their own names- sounds like a perfect midpoint in […]
This is perhaps my most-anticipated album of the year. It’s been seven years since the stupefyingly cool Black Moth Super Rainbow released their last album. The wait, frustrating though it may have been, was absolutely worth it. A few singles were released in the months leading […]
Oh yeah. Just in time for summer, this is the record right here. The grooves, the atmosphere, the squishy guitar and keys, the blissed-out voice. It’s all right here, and it rules. Soft psychedelic Americana of the highest order. This record might not be reinventing the […]
Rhythm is an amazing solo debut from one of the anonymous masked musicians behind swedish psychedelic fusion group Goat. Their subversive take on the Western idea of “World Music” has never been more refined than on this record. The elements of garage rock and freakout psych […]
Wow! I’m not even sure what else really needs to be said about this one, but I’m going to talk about it anyway! The legendary Stereolab returns from the ether to grace us with their first new album in 15 years, and it’s like they never […]
I must admit, this record sort of stumped me when I was trying to decide how to start this column. Coming in hot out of Berlin, Mitsune is a fascinating group built around the shamisen-slinging trio of Shiomi Kawaguchi, Tina Kopp, and Youka Snell, and anchored […]
They say the triangle is the strongest shape in nature, and the BEATrio is evidence of this timeless truth. Three absolute masters of their respective instruments combining their powers, resolutely charting a new path forward to sonic delights the likes of which we’ve never heard. This […]