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https://boguscollective.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-katamari Genre: Vaporwave Rating: 5/5 This label, B O G U S // COLLECTIVE, now has over 500 releases and pumps out two a week with married couple sex regularity. It’s hard to say what’s up. How many artists are behind it? Are the recordings designed for multiple listens or just for the one off?Continue reading “Beautiful Katamari by SECAM 97”

https://jpegmafia.bandcamp.com/album/ep2-2 Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 2/5 released on bandcamp February 12, 2021 I have very high expectations based on his previous releases and not everything has to be pioneering but this is just lazy and generic and from one of the most promising hip hop artists in his prime it’s especially disappointing.

https://philipjeck.bandcamp.com/album/stardust Genre: Experimental Drone Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp May 21, 2021 Jeck, who is a top tier twenty-first century composer, worked on dubplates originally created by Coloccia, during the lockdown months of the pandemic. I’m typically more liberal with 5/5 than most music critics (I consider myself a fan, not a critic) so theContinue reading “Stardust by Faith Coloccia & Philip Jeck”

Genre: Jazz Rating: 5/5 Release date: March 12, 2021 Available on Spotify In my opinion Charles Lloyd is an underrated musician who deserves to be ranked among the likes of Chet Baker or Stan Getz and even though this a late career release (He’s in his eighties.), this is a fine place to start ifContinue reading “Tone Poem by Charles Lloyd and The Marvels”

Genre: Free Compositional Jazz Rating: 4/5 Streams in full on Spotify Release date: January 15, 2021 Kansai born septuagenarian, Aki Takase, leads this ensemble and takes full writing credit for four of these fourteen tracks and partial credit and the remaining ten. She’s the band leader and the clear driving force behind this trio withContinue reading “Auge by Aki Takase, Christian Weber, and Michael Griener”

Genre: Jazz Rating: 3/5 Dave Holland is one of my favorite bassists but for most listeners, in this trio format which also includes drums and and guitar, the ear is going to be naturally drawn toward the guitar. Well, it’s Kevin Eubanks from The Tonight show unfortunately, he sounds like like a guy from TheContinue reading “ANOTHER LAND DAVE HOLLAND (Dave Holland, Bass and Bass Guitar Kevin Eubanks, Guitar Obed Calvaire, Drums)”

https://enoia.bandcamp.com/album/ambrosia Genre: Post Punk Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp July 7, 2021 A self-described one man show but the record is nicely spiced by a guitarist and a vocalist. The song structures are based in large part around keyboards and this Russian is not short on talent. There’s classical influences but ultimately it’s closest toContinue reading “ambrosia by enoia”

https://leilabordreuil.bandcamp.com/album/dust-2 Genre: avant-garde Rating: 5/5 Three improvised compositions with the exception of tape in the third one are entirely cello and bass. The song titles are very austere and the music is cold, stark, and barren. The deep register of the instruments make for an extraordinary atmosphere and I don’t remember ever hearing a duetContinue reading “DUST by BORDREUIL/ROWDEN”

https://miguelzenon.bandcamp.com/album/law-years-the-music-of-ornette-coleman Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp March 12, 2021 I’m going to keep this one short and just say holy shit it’s fucking amazing these musicians get together for the first time on stage and capture the spirit and style Ornette so perfectly. Mind blowing.

https://miguelzenon.bandcamp.com/album/el-arte-del-bolero Genre: Jazz Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp January 8, 2021 As the name implies, this is a collection of Latin standards played in a duet format. It was recorded in NYC at The Jazz Gallery during the frightening month of September 2020. These interpretations are pure soulful jazz that I would personally classify asContinue reading “El Arte Del Bolero by Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo”

https://weallbreakpyroclastic.bandcamp.com Genre: Haitian Trad Jazz Fusion Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp June 11, 2021 To my ears, the standout musicians on this record are Miguel Zenón on alto saxophone and Matt Mitchell on piano. Zenón grew up in Puerto Rico and imo his career highlight is appearing on Not in Our Name by Charlie Haden’sContinue reading “Path of Seven Colors by Ches Smith and We All Break”

https://m.soundcloud.com/d-t-h-white/sets/it-took-this-long Genre: Hip Hop Rating: 4/5 2021 Good production. Lyrically entertaining. Good flow. If you’re looking for some new hip hop to listen to this EP is good place to go. It’s concise. No filler. No adding extra bullshit just because it’s digital and you can. Respect for the quality product and playing it smart.Continue reading “It Took This Long by Dutch”

https://altusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/pure Genre: Ambient Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp June 28, 2021 This is basic electronic sound swell soundscape ambient. It’s not pioneering but it does what it sets out to do perfectly. Superbly relaxing brain massage music.

https://flamingosis1.bandcamp.com/album/daymaker Genre: R&B Rating: 3/5 released on bandcamp June 25, 2021 This is definitely extremely well-crafted and I could see it having a strong appeal to fans of soft rock, yacht rock, smooth jazz and more, especially for people yearning for a new spin on things. The tracks with vocal hooks are top tier. Unfortunately,Continue reading “Daymaker by Flamingosis”

https://clairerousay.bandcamp.com/album/live Genre: Avant Garde Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp July 2, 2021 I guess misconceptions about avant garde music will never die. I was kind of shocked that this artist has a NYTimes write up but not shocked that the comment section is like “meh” What people don’t get is that hitting the effective sweetContinue reading “Live by Claire Rousay”

https://phagetapes.bandcamp.com/album/my-own-prison Genre: Experimental Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp July 2, 2021 I don’t know if it’s my mood or what but this hella hit the spot. My ride broke down on the freeway coming home from work putting a teardrop on my three day weekend although the tow guy was pretty cool and thankfully beatContinue reading “My Own Prison by System//Error”

https://fieldkitmusic.bandcamp.com Genre: Soft Experimental Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp June 4, 2021 The bandcamp write-up/hype is mostly what I would’ve put into this review except I’m not quite with them Iannis Xenakis name drop. But because their self-description is so apt I’m going to try to get into the weeds here a bit. One ofContinue reading “Field Kit by Field Kit”

https://ivonnevancleef.bandcamp.com/album/unleash-the-hoofs-revenge Genre: Americana Rating: 5/5 https://ivonnevancleef.bandcamp.com/album/unleash-the-hoofs-revenge If they ever make Blood Meridian into a film this should be the soundtrack.

Genre: Riot GRRRL / Neo-No Wave Unrated Review released on bandcamp April 2, 2021 Track five – the first of two songs called “Monkey Chest” is a good song with listening to. It’s the only slow song on the record. For the other stuff, it lacks the angry energy those genres demand, imo.

https://perilazone.bandcamp.com/album/how-much-time-it-is-between-you-and-me Genre: Ambient Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp June 25, 2021 If you’re only going to check out one ambient album this year you’d be making a fine choice with this one. Aleksandra Zakharenko, her real name, has a voice and a style, while quite different in terms of genre, that has an esthetic andContinue reading “How much time it is between you and me? by perila”

https://lorenconnorsnyc.bandcamp.com/album/leone-2 Genre: Ambient Rating: 5/5 Released: January 29, 2021 I deeply respect Ambarchi and I super double doggie respect Connors. I consider this an interesting and positive direction for Connors and, at least from an artistic perspective, a straight up fucking coup d’etat for Armbarchi. However, it’s almost a split LP because they only actuallyContinue reading “Leone by Loren Connors & Oren Ambarchi”

Available on Spotify Genre: Free Jazz Rating: 5/5 Released this year (2021) This is an ECM release and does kind of have THAT sound. Very reliably good-super high standards – within a predictable musical continuum – if you’re familiar you know how they roll. They’re sort of like the new Windham Hill for people whoContinue reading “Garden of Expression by Joe Lovano”

https://passepartoutduo.bandcamp.com/album/daylighting Genre: Contemporary Classical / Electronic Rating: 4/5 released on bandcamp June 25, 2021 This is their second release this year that’s made its way on to my radar. Here’s my review of the other: https://birdboyblizzard.music.blog/2021/02/28/epigrams-by-passepartout-duo/ where that one seemed more aligned with Schoenberg and Cage I’m getting more of a Stockhausen Reichian vibe onContinue reading “Daylighting by Passepartout Duo”

https://forlagetkornmod.bandcamp.com/album/feedback-musik Genre: Ambient Drone Rating: 5/5 released on bandcamp June 21, 2021 I was excited when I saw the mix of instruments. The title had me thinking an army of Jimi’s but fear not if you’re looking for a friendly bubble bath buddy. The simple but intensely effective piano evokes Satie and the pace ofContinue reading “Feedback Musik by Bjarke Rasmussen”