This is essential instrumental hip-hop from prodigal NYC producer Sporting Life. You might know him as the producer and live electronics performer behind the legendary experimental trio Ratking with rappers Hak and Wiki. Haks departure marked the end of the short lived but very influential group, […]
GT Ultra was my introduction to Guerilla Toss. I heard “Skull Pop” come on KEXP and was so instantly enamored that I about crashed the car I was driving. In some ways it remains their most accessible even as they’ve moved towards a more melodic sound […]
This is an classic live bootleg and the companion piece to Chris Forsyths now legendary studio album Solar Motel (2013.) Solar Live 11/15/13 was recorded during the album release show for Solar Motel in Philadelphia and consists of the full 40 minute 4 part title track played […]
This highly anticipated official debut by Tapers Choice more than delivers on the band’s premise as a critical torchbearer for the jam band sound. In fact this group might redeem the premise of “jam band” for many listeners. They truly deliver as the highest tier of […]
This self-titled debut introduces the world to the new fusion group Saha Gnawa. Across 8 spectacular tracks they fuse Moroccan Gnawa music with modern jazz fusion and more than a dash of psychedelic rock influence. Gnawa is a rhythmic, string based music that’s one of many […]
This is a sublime meeting of the minds between two legends, and the result is a stunning cross genre masterpiece. UK dub/step titan Kevin Richard Martin (aka The Bug) and PNW metal pioneer Dylan Carlson initially linked up (via visual artist Simon Fowler) to collaborate on […]
Mountain Brews is very humble but one-of-a-kind album/project. Perpetual Doom is a record label that truly doesn’t miss, and among their many contributions to the cosmic country canon I find this album unique. It’s a beautiful LP collecting the four self released EPs by this psychedelic […]
This is a personal favorite album of mine from a wonderful one-time trio consisting of two electronic guitarists and one drum machine programmer. That might sound out of place for jazz fans unfamiliar with the mastery of Ikue Mori, but her beautiful percussion speaks for itself. […]
This is the first proper LP from the progressive and electronic jazz duo Dolphin Hyperspace. The group is saxophonist Nicole McCabe and Logan Kane on bass/beats/synths. It’s just them on almost all the instruments and synths and beats, and they create a busy and complex sound. There […]
I’ve loved this Austin, TX band for years and I think this twelfth album (wow!) is their finest work yet. There’s still that classic White Denim sound of alt-Southern-rock meets neo-soul and psych, but it’s elevated sonically with wonderfully composed synths and strings. It’s also a […]