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8 years by Unleashed Cooperation

https://multikultiproject.bandcamp.com/album/8-years Genre: Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp April 27, 2022 Unleashed Cooperation is a Polish jazz sextet. The music on 8 Years is very diverse in terms of tonality but it is never frenetic or chaotic. In fact, one of the most appealing aspects of this record is how smooth it is. It’s likeContinue reading “8 years by Unleashed Cooperation”

Feeding The Machine by Binker and Moses

https://binkerandmoses.bandcamp.com/album/feeding-the-machine Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 25, 2022 Goddamn this is wild. This record does for free jazz what Spacemen 3 did for psychedelic rock. This record is the four minutes spent zooming on nitrous while you were already tripping on acid. Roots wise, the echo brings to mind Bitches BrewContinue reading “Feeding The Machine by Binker and Moses”

Fertile Garden by Rob Brown / Juan Pablo Carletti

https://nobusinessrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fertile-garden Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 Brown and Carletti have created a laid back free jazz release consisting of two tracks that combine to make a little under an hour’s worth of solid music. Both tracks are credited to alto saxophonist Brown. I’m pretty sure the majority of the jazz I listen to the saxContinue reading “Fertile Garden by Rob Brown / Juan Pablo Carletti”

…for double bass & prerecorded electronics by Daniel Barbiero

https://shopendtitles.bandcamp.com/album/for-double-bass-prerecorded-electronics Genre: Experimental Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp March 22, 2022 Sometimes I really feel pressure to get the right words out there. I’m pressed for time this morning but I want to get this review out. Two and half listens in, I’m telling you this is one of those that’s going to… let’s sayContinue reading “…for double bass & prerecorded electronics by Daniel Barbiero”

Accidental Meeting by Nathan Blehar & Tony Falco

https://tonyfalco.bandcamp.com/album/accidental-meeting Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp March 11, 2022 Reviewed these two just recently https://birdboyblizzard.music.blog/2022/02/07/this-far-by-nathan-blehar-tony-falco/ They’re really good. Really strong. It seems like I was in the mood for something more spiritual than the last record and brought it up as if that we’re relevant. Blehar plays sax and Falco plays drums.Continue reading “Accidental Meeting by Nathan Blehar & Tony Falco”

Ceramic Soul by Riuichi Daijo / Toshimaru Nakamura

https://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ceramic-soul Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 This seems like a solo guitar thing. After scanning my mind for a bit I decided that Stian Westerhus might be a good comparison to put you, my reader, in the general vicinity, and after thinking on it a bit I think, sure that’s fair. But on my secondContinue reading “Ceramic Soul by Riuichi Daijo / Toshimaru Nakamura”

Brian Ruryk – Enhanced Mimicry (PLM184) 3.5″ Floppy Disk by Poor Little Music

https://poorlittlemusic.bandcamp.com/album/brian-ruryk-enhanced-mimicry-plm184-35-floppy-disk Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp February 11, 2022 The Poor Little Music label don’t play. It’s something to recognize that they command respect. And they got more of mine with this release. Ruryk’s work here (and damned if I don’t have a ton of listening to do looking at his discographyContinue reading “Brian Ruryk – Enhanced Mimicry (PLM184) 3.5″ Floppy Disk by Poor Little Music”

PERCUSSION by Felix Hauptmann / Leif Berger / Roger Kintopf

https://boomslangrecords.bandcamp.com/album/percussion Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 All these musicians are brand new to me which makes it all the more surprising how great this is. This is composed third stream Jazz borrowing from less austere interpretations of Schoenberg serialism. I’m thinking like 1940’s Elliott Carter. I mean, I can’t say for sure what was inContinue reading “PERCUSSION by Felix Hauptmann / Leif Berger / Roger Kintopf”

this far by Nathan Blehar & Tony Falco

https://tonyfalco.bandcamp.com/album/this-far Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 4, 2022 Falco’s drumming is brilliant and there’s not much more to say about that. If this were solo percussion it would be a very good record. And to be fair if it were just Nathan Blehar’s solo tenor it would still be very good.Continue reading “this far by Nathan Blehar & Tony Falco”

The Set-Up by Hidden Forces Trio

https://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-set-up Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp January 24, 2022 Another fantastic release on Raw Tonk made generously available in full on bandcamp with a physical CD made available to purchase. I understand that talk is cheap but I do appreciate it. HFT is a Spanish outfit who have been at it forContinue reading “The Set-Up by Hidden Forces Trio”

Eke in Rotterdam by EKE

https://doekraw.bandcamp.com/album/eke-in-rotterdam Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp February 2, 2022 Another of many reliably good free jazz releases on the Doek RAW label out of Amsterdam. The band includes Yedo Gibson on reeds and trombone. Gibson originally hails from São Paulo and recorded with a fellow speaker of Portuguese, the brilliant Susana SantosContinue reading “Eke in Rotterdam by EKE”

Telepathic Mysteries, Vol. 1 by Daniel Carter

https://telepathicband.bandcamp.com/album/telepathic-mysteries-vol-1 Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 Release date: October 16, 2020 Often we’re looking for free improvisational music to push boundaries of chaos and aggression but this is closer to In a Silent Way than Machine Gun. Bandleader Daniel Carter plays saxophones, clarinet, and trumpet. If you’re not familiar with his music, he has aContinue reading “Telepathic Mysteries, Vol. 1 by Daniel Carter”

Trophic Level Distribution by Paternostro/Burkland/Fiorentino

https://humanhoodrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/trophic-level-distribution Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp January 20, 2022 The weight of this recording is carried by saxophonist Paternostro. We’re dealing with aggressive noisy free jazz in the tradition of Borbetomagus. I want to hear that saxophone punch like Tyson. I want Brotzmann! I want Kaoru Abe! Paternostro comes out swinging. He’sContinue reading “Trophic Level Distribution by Paternostro/Burkland/Fiorentino”

The Other Lies by Tom Jackson / Colin Webster

https://colinwebster.bandcamp.com/album/the-other-lies Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp January 15, 2022 The Other Lies is a collection of six improvised duets performed by Tom Jackson on clarinet Colin Webster on alto and baritone saxophones. Tom Jackson is very accomplished in the fields of contemporary classical music and free improvisation. He also holds a Ph.DContinue reading “The Other Lies by Tom Jackson / Colin Webster”

Problem of Absolute Generality by Stian Larsen / Andrew Lisle / Colin Webster

https://colinwebster.bandcamp.com/album/problem-of-absolute-generality Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 4/5 This European trio of sax, drums, and guitar come together to make a fine free jazz record. Even the percussion avoids pre-Ornette traditionalisms. The band is very democratic and every member seems to have an equal voice. This isn’t my first time reviewing a Colin Webster record. This bandContinue reading “Problem of Absolute Generality by Stian Larsen / Andrew Lisle / Colin Webster”

Hakons Ea by Daniel Thompson / Colin Webster

https://colinwebster.bandcamp.com/album/hakons-ea Genre: Contemporary Third Stream Jazz Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp November 6, 2021 Webster on alto and Thompson on a steel string acoustic guitar. More info on Thompson can be found on his website here: https://www.danielthompsonguitar.com The music on this live recording borrows more from the serialists in the 1940’s than Ayler. I meanContinue reading “Hakons Ea by Daniel Thompson / Colin Webster”

Rodney Chapman – Gnosis by Rodney Chapman

https://ericplaks.bandcamp.com/album/rodney-chapman-gnosis Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp August 1, 2021 Another unfathomably great free jazz release from the genre that just keeps giving. Rodney Chapman is a new name in the jazz recording world. Or at he’s least new to me and has a modest web presence. He’s the band leader here andContinue reading “Rodney Chapman – Gnosis by Rodney Chapman”