Essential drummer (and clarinetist, wizard, etc) Chris Corsano came up in conversation the other day and I remembered how amazing this supergroup Rangda was (is? Give us another!) This supergroup features Chris along with twin guitars from Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) and Sir Richard […]
An essentially Seattle record consisting of two side-length studio improvisations. Unedited, and remastered by the legend Scott Colburn on Debacle Records for the reissue. King Tears Bat Trip is aant-garde jazz with spiritual, psychedelic and worldly influences. This session formed around University of Washington jazz professor and guitarist Luke Bergman out of improvisations at the […]
In a busy year for American jazz, one of the only things I can say for certain is that this is the most underrated release I’ve heard so far. I love a jazz duo recording and these two players specifically- a trumpeter at perhaps the apex of his career and a jazz guitarist whose seriously […]
Look, I get obsessed with records all the time. I write a column on an obscure music blog, it would be weird if I didn’t listen to a specific record multiple times in a day sometimes. This is one of those times. SQUANDERERS is a truly […]
A legendary meeting of the minds that got its long overdue release 2023. If you haven’t heard that this collaboration has been cooking, here’s the story. Simeon Coxe and Makoto Kawabata recorded this back in 2009, after Simeon reached out and invited the collaboration. They laid […]
It’s hard to nail this one down, and this for the best. Look at that cover art, I mean, come on. Shit is gorgeous, and it does a hell of a job of visualizing the spiraling depths this album will take you into. This is a […]
A late great thesis on the one of a kind experiment that is Climax Golden Twins. The influential Seattle experimental duo returns after a decade plus break with a double LP that’s simply perfection. It is an instant classic. Jeffery Taylor and Robert Millis have a […]
If you’re familiar at all with John Zorn, you know he never sticks to one idea for long. His wild experimentation renders the very concept of genre obsolete, along with other conventional aspects of improvisational/outsider music. While most well-known for his blistering, over-the-top-insane acts like Naked […]
Jeffery Taylor (of Climax Golden Twins) leads this quartet through 7 free improvisations and a cover of Wire’s “You Can’t Leave Now.” Spectacular record, short and powerful.
Two fine works of classic American avant-prog. A little mathy, a little trippy, some great free form and droning passages and (of course) a little bit of jazzy skronk. These guys have a memorable sound that seperates them from the pack. It’s got a sort of […]