Oct 22 2014
My new eMusic Jazz Picks are up at Wondering Sound
As most of you are aware, I have been writing a weekly column for eMusic.com that gives a rundown of the best of the new Jazz releases each week (my Jazz Picks). Well, eMusic has spun off their editorial function to a completely separate site, called Wondering Sound. It’s still an eMusic thing, but my Jazz Picks will now be posted over on the Wondering Sound site.
So don’t freak out when the link takes you to an unfamiliar site. I’ll be reprinting this introduction for the next handful of weeks, just so that everyone becomes familiar with the changes.
Now, that said, my new recommendations have just been posted up on the Wondering Music site HERE.
Notable albums from this week’s article are:
… and a whole bunch of other great options. Some fantastic new releases this week. Take out a loan if you have to, because you’re going to want to scoop pretty much the whole lot of them up.
Enjoy!
Oct 23 2014
Recommended: Bernhard Meyer, Claudio Puntin & Julius Heise – “Patch of Light”
But then there are sublime tunes like “Esper Flower,” which swims in the deep end of the melody. “Beam” marries itself to a pretty melody and crafts a pretty song around it. “Rostrot” barely rises above a whisper.
And, of course, there are a few tunes that straddle the divide between those two categories. A switch to marimba on “Apparent Motion” gives the song an earthy tone, contrasting with those that take to the air. “Apparent Motion” also goes nuts, following an alluring confluence of tempos between a slowly drifting clarinet juxtaposed against an up-tempo marimba. There’s also the moody “Saturnine,” with its ethereal presence shattered by the undercurrent of tension breaking through to the surface. “Falls & Fears,” the album’s pièce de résistance, is a gripping cascade of tones and tempos, evoking a strong emotional pull regardless of whether it’s a frantic rhythmic charge or a susurrant hush of harmonies.
One of those recordings that pulls you into its world and doesn’t let go.
Your album personnel: Bernhard Meyer (bass), Claudio Puntin (clarinet, bass clarinet), and Julius Heise (vibes, marimba, percussion).
Released on JazzHausMusik.
Jazz from the Berlin scene.
Available at: eMusic | Amazon MP3
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