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Sep 20 2015

Jazz in Kentucky: São Paulo Underground at Dreamland

 

sao paulo undergroundIf you’re in or around Louisville, KY today, you’ll want to catch the São Paulo Underground at Dreamland.  This Sept. 20, 2015 show starts at 8pm.  It’s likely to be one of the best shows you’ll see all year.

The SPU are a trio of Rob Mazurek, Mauricio Takara and Guilherme Granado performing an updated version of 1960s Brazilian Tropicalia music, blended with modern post-rock and modern jazz dynamics, and boosted with a mad scientist mix of laptops, effects, looping, and electronica.  Mazurek will primarily be blasting away with raw power on cornet, Takara will be adding the guitar-like rhythmic action of the Brazilian cavaquinho and the enthralling melodicism of the rabeca (basically, a Brazilian fiddle), and Granado will be running down the grooves and boosting the effects on his various keyboards and armory of electronic effects.

This is dance hall music for the mosh pit crowd.  It’s frenetic music with a thrilling groove… music with which to bounce off the walls of a tiny space.  It’s celebratory music that isn’t afraid to fight for its joy.  And most important, this is fun music that translates to a fun time at a live show.

You want to know what you’ll be getting?  Hit the play button below and let the musicians tell you…

The show is being held at Dreamland, which is located in Louisville’s NULU neighborhood.  Tickets are twenty bucks.  Doors open at 7:30pm, music starts at 8:00.

More details at the Dreamland site (LINK).

Dreamland is located at 810 East Market Street. Here’s A LINK to a google maps page for directions.

Here’s something I wrote when the SPU played at a different Louisville venue a few years ago (LINK).  And here’s something I wrote when Mazurek came through town earlier this year with a slightly different ensemble.  This particular show was also at Dreamland (LINK).

Go check ’em out.  It’ll be the best twenty bucks you’ve spent all year.

 

By • Announcement - Music, Jazz in Kentucky • 0

May 9 2015

This Is Jazz Today: Kamasi Washington, Alban Darche Hyprcub, Sylvain Charrier Tentet & more!

 

BitW square avatarOkay, we’re back!  And let’s make up for the time off with an immediate assault on your ears and budget.  There weren’t huge numbers this past week in terms of volume, which made it much easier to cultivate a list that hit on all cylinders.

And it does.

The phrase “straight-ahead jazz” comes up a lot in this week’s list, but how that particular approach is ultimately manifested by each of the musicians is what’s gonna keep your ears riveted in place.  And then, of course, I picked out a few that goes in every direction but straight ahead.

Enough talking, though.  You’ve got time to make up for and music to hear.

Let’s begin…

*** Pick of the Week ***

 

Kamasi Washington – The Epic

Kamasi Washington - "The Epic"It’s not an exaggeration when saxophonist & composer Washington uses the word “epic” as the title to his new album.  Spanning almost three hours, this vet of the jazz scene (and equally experienced in other crossover genres) manages to frame a vast horizon line of influences and expressions in an amazingly concise vision.  His ten piece band is augmented with both an orchestra and a choir, Washington incubates the most delicate strands of lyricism within an environment of Big Sound… allowing melodies to develop and grow and learn to sing and shout with their very own Big Sound voice.  In the coming weeks, I’ll be writing more about this album with a stand-alone recommendation, but, really, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be hitting the purchase button on this album right now.  The Epic will be getting plenty of year-end Best Of list buzz, and every bit of it will be deserved.

Released on BrainFeeder.  Visit the artist site.

More listening | Buy: eMusic – Amazon

*****

*** This week’s featured albums ***

 

Alban Darche Hyprcub – Crooked House (Yolk)

Alban Darche - "Hyprcub"The curious music of saxophonist Alban Darche is quite unlike anything else on the scene. His newest finds him joining up with musicians like Sylvain Rifflet, Jozef Dumoulin and Jon Irabagon to fashion tunes thick as smoke and just as likely to curl upwards and drift away. The complex tangles of melodic lines are perpetually fascinating.

Artist site | Listen | Buy: Unavailable at usual BitW outlets

*****

Sylvain Charrier Tentet – Viva la Revolucion? (Self-Produced)

Sylvain Charrier - "Viva la Revolucion"Vibraphonist Charrier’s tentet emits all kinds of warmth, regardless of whether they coast peacefully along or hit a gallop right from the first note.  This also applies to their tunefulness, which is forged by a strong attention paid to the details of each melody and their embellishments.  A nice contemporary sound provides the vehicle to create catchy music that incites motion.

Artist site | Listen | Buy: Bandcamp – eMusic – Amazon

*****

Laurent Coq & Walter Smith III – The Lafayette Suite (Jazz&People)

Laurent Coq - "The Lafayette Suite"One of those recordings that brings a full sound, but delivers it with such a light touch that it has more the impact of sunlight warming the skin.  It’s straight-ahead jazz done just right and not in a way you’d describe as straight-forward.  Your personnel are pianist Coq, saxophonist Smith III, bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Damion Reid.

Artist site | Listen | Buy:  eMusic – Bandcamp – Amazon

*****

David Berkman – Old Friends & New Friends (Palmetto)

David Berkman - "Old Friends and New Friends"A pleasant vibrancy to this straight-ahead session from pianist Berkman.  A clean precision to the way each melody is cut and a crispness to the rhythmic attack lets each tune resonate with greater strength than a first blush impression might otherwise indicate.  Strong strong strong line-up with saxophonists Dayna Stephens, Billy Drewes and Adam Kolker, and the bass and drums duo of Linda Oh and Brian Blade.

Artist site | Listen | Buy:  eMusic – Amazon

*****

Jared Gold – Metropolitan Rhythm (Posi-tone)

Jared Gold - "Metropolitan Rhythm"Nifty straight-ahead trio session from organist Gold, guitarist Dave Stryker and dummer Kush Abadey.  Nothing that blows me away, per se, but if I were in the mood for some organ-guitar trio music, I’d be pretty happy seeing this album within reach.  The album’s friendly personality makes it a real easy hang.

Artist site | Listen | Buy:  eMusic – Amazon

*****

Howard Peach – Howard Peach (El Negocito)

Howard Peach - "Howard Peach"Quirky trio set from tenor saxophonist Chris Speed, electric bassist Simon Jermyn and drummer Lander Gyselinck.  Melodies take their time to develop and are drawled out more than stated, while the rhythms give the impression of possessing a hidden meaning if translated in morse code.  Strange music that never fully reveals itself.

Artist site | Listen | Buy: eMusic  Bandcamp  CDBaby  Amazon

*****

Kevin MacKenzie & Loren Stillman – Revenge of the Hammer Ladies (Self-Produced)

Kevin MacKenzie, Loren Stillman - "Revenge of the Hammer Ladies"Nice straight-ahead quartet date from alto saxophonist Stillman, guitarist MacKenzie, bassist Dave Ambrosio and drummer Martin France.  The quartet seems to delight in nicely constructed conversations.  Melodies that know how to fly when needed, rhythms that summon up an amiable chatter.

Artist site & Artist site | Buy: eMusic – CDBaby – Amazon

*****

Hayden Chisholm – Breve (Pirouet)

Hayden Chisholm - "Breve"A sublime trio set from alto saxophonist Hayden Chisholm, pianist John Taylor and bassist Matt Penman.  Delightful as a Sunday stroll through the park and just as peaceful.  Music for unwinding from the world but nothing that’ll make you sleepy.

Artist site | Buy: eMusic – Amazon

*****

Fulvia Sigurta – The Oldest Living Thing (CamJazz)

Fulvio Sigurta - "The Oldest Living Thing"Peaceful trio set from trumpeter Sigurta, the electric bass of Steve Swallow and Federico Casagrande on acoustic guitar.  The ambiance is one that’s typically light and serene, and while the album could use a little boost of substance, sometimes light and serene is all a person needs.  Quite pretty at times.

Artist site | Buy:  eMusic – Amazon

*****

 

Have a great time digging through the list!

And remember, it’s simple:  You like what you like.

Cheers.

***

By • Jazz Recommendations • 2

Apr 12 2015

Jazz in Kentucky: Dreamland Improvisational Jazz Festival

 

Rob MazurekA promising development on the jazz scene here in Kentucky is an old venue given a new purpose.  Dreamland has been hosting concerts regularly now, crossing over many genres, but typically by artists that fall outside the mainstream.  Next weekend, April 16th-19th, will be their inaugural Improvisational Jazz Festival.

Here’s the line-up:

  • Thursday, April 16: Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston
  • Friday, April 17: Jack Wright’s WREST
  • Saturday, April 18: Ken Vandermark & Tim Barnes
  • Sunday, April 19: Rob Mazurek’s Black Cube SP

All shows begin at 8pm.

And here’s a bit of background for each show:

 

Thursday, April 16: Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston

Trevor Watts Veryon WestonSaxophonist Watts and pianist Weston are vets of the UK improv scene.  The list of their collaborations contain enough musicians to make up an entire wing in the jazz hall of fame.  For now, they’re working as a duo.  Their nifty 2012 release Dialogues In Two Places is one you’re gonna want to look at.  For this show, expect plenty of quick-footed stream-of-conscious interplay, where sublime moments emerge from a fog of chaos.

Here’s a link to their Facebook page (LINK).

Here’s a live performance video to get a sense of things (LINK).

*****

Friday, April 17: Jack Wright’s WREST

Jack WrightSaxophonist Wright is another vet of the jazz improv & experimental scene, and he’s a guy who’s been willing to chat up anybody on sax, whether they’re a jazz giant or a complete newbie.  This has led to conversational skills that result in some fascinating moments.  He’s currently touring with bassist Evan Lipson and percussionist Ben Bennett… his Wrest trio.  Do not expect any pretty interludes for this one.  Dissonance will rule the day.  But out of these highly charged, fully improvisational performances can occur the most inspired passages… that’s the gift of witnessing a performance like this.  Also, sometimes it’s just fun to listen to the way the notes collide with one another, where poetry gets warped and bruised and the flaws are as revealing as the occasional moments of unison.

Here’s a link to Wrest’s website (LINK).

Here’s a link to a Soundcloud page with a stream of a live show (LINK).

*****

Saturday, April 18: Ken Vandermark & Tim Barnes

Ken VandermarkOh hell yes.  Multi-reedist Vandermark is a huge part of Chicago’s thriving jazz improv & experimental scenes.  His various ensembles have created some of the most alluring music out of dissonance and conflict, where captivating melodic passages suddenly coalesce from seemingly disparate streams of improvisation, and strangely tuneful sections appear out of nowhere, but make perfect sense as they occur.  Percussionist Barnes, the artistic director of Dreamland, has an impressively diverse range of collaborations, from Okkyung Lee to Nate Wooley to Wilco/Kotche/et al.  I can’t even begin to guess what form or shape this music will take on Saturday, but this is one you don’t want to miss.

Here’s a LINK to my recommendation of a recent Vandermark recording.  You should go buy it.

Here’s a LINK to explore more of Vandermark’s music.

*****

Sunday, April 19: Rob Mazurek’s Black Cube SP

Rob Mazurek - "Return the Tides"Oh for the love of god, you need to go to this show.  Cornetist Mazurek is one of the most creative musicians living today.  His recent release, Return the Tides: Ascension Suite and Holy Ghost was the Bird is the Worm Best of 2014 #2 album of the year.  His Black Cube SP ensemble is a mix of his São Paulo Underground and other familiar artists, and their blend of Brazilian Tropicália, modern jazz, and indie-rock is as powerful an expression of sound as you’ll find.  It’s got the same kind of punch as Miles Davis’s Tribute to Jack Johnson, but an even denser, complex sound.

Read my recommendation of this album (LINK).  It also contains links to all kinds of information about the artist and album.

Here’s some music from the album Return the Tides…

*****

Visit the Dreamland site for more information (LINK).  This is a great opportunity to check out some excellent music.  Try to see at least one of the shows.

Their location:

Dreamland – 810 East Market, Louisville, KY 40202

Also, to all you touring musicians, if you’ve setting something up that hits cities like Cincinnati, St. Louis, Nashville and Indy, you might want to get in touch with Dreamland as a possible tour stop in between those towns.

Cheers.

By • Jazz in Kentucky • 0

Feb 10 2015

Recommended: Art Hirahara – “Libations & Meditations”

 

Art Hirahara - "Libations & Meditations"There’s two things in play here for why Libations & Meditations is such a strong album.  First off, Art Hirahara situates his melodies at the center of each song’s universe.  Those melodies are expertly crafted and supremely radiant… a melodic beauty that resonates strongly at any speed.  And that leads into the second quality of this album’s success:  The trio of pianist Hirahara, bassist Linda Oh and drummer John Davis are a seamless rhythmic unit, their intentions spread out like a map so that no matter how far and wide they travel, it’s simple to follow along.  This, in addition to the North Star quality of each song’s melody is what makes this such a winning album.

The bubbling personality of up-tempo tunes is hard not to fall for.  Hirahara leads out with the quirky “With Two Ice Cubes” and the speedy “D.A.Y.” is adorned with a series of missives and asides to keep the ear on its toes even as its attention stays riveted on the tightly focused stream of melody.  The jaunty “Only Child” has a cadence made for a Sunday afternoon stroll through the park and is just as affecting as the melodically headstrong “Be Bim Bop” and “Bop Bim Be,” which offers up a rare instance of free, random motion before it transforms into something structurally straight-ahead.

However, the most striking album tracks are those where the trio eases off the gas pedal.  The surging “Father’s Song” wears its heart on its sleeve, and it’s why the dramatics that mark the song ring with sincerity.  It’s a similar effect with “Big Country,” but here, the melodic drama is paired with just the right amount of restraint, pulling it back in for a graceful landing.  There’s also the graceful elegance of “Karatachi No Hana,” a quiet solo piece.  “Dead Man Posed” exudes those same qualities, but gets expressed with greater emotion.

The album ends with “Nereids and Naiads,” a song that smolders with a magnetic quality, its embers growing brighter as the song approaches its conclusion.  But even when the trio lights the song up bright in the home stretch, the melody never loses its comforting glow, radiating the strong beauty and powerful dialog that reflect the album in its entirety.

Your album personnel:  Art Hirahara (piano), Linda Oh (bass) and John Davis (drums).

Released on Posi-Tone Records.

Jazz from the Brooklyn scene.

Available at:  Amazon

 

By • Jazz Recommendations, Jazz Recommendations - 2015 Releases • 0

Jan 22 2015

This is Jazz Today: Hereward, Casey Golden, Lisanne Tremblay & more!

 

BitW square avatarSo here we are.  As you (hopefully) read in a previous column, my run on eMusic & Wondering Sound is now over.  You can read about what’s what, here, w/this LINK.  For the time being, as I search for a new home for my weekly jazz recommendations column, I’ll be posting the recs on Bird is the Worm.

About those recommendations…

Welcome to the new year.  As with past years, I’ll be scooping up many albums that dropped between now and a month ago, when my annual vacation from the new arrivals listings begins so I can focus on year-end assignments.  That means a month’s worth of new releases.  Even during a dead period (as the end of the year often is), that’s a huge stack to sort through, but that also means you’ll get a pretty deep selection this week.  Several of the albums that fall in the “bottom half” of the column could’ve just as easily been featured… and, perhaps, will receive more words of recommendation in the near future.

2015 is off to a great start.

Now, let’s begin…

*** The Featured Ten ***

 

Hereward – Hereward

Hereward - "Hereward"It makes sense that Brady Millard-Kish‘s debut would sound like this.  His New Orleans roots inform the music with a view of many genres and sounds becoming one.  This mix of modern jazz, post-rock, chamber, pop, etc, isn’t unlike the approach of fellow-N.O. musician Cliff Hines and his captivating Wanderlust.  The sound, on the other hand, clearly reflects his current Pacific-Northwest environs, falling right in line with Cellar & Point and Blue Cranes.  Melodically heartbreaking, rhythmically mesmerizing, and a presence like the sweetest lullaby you’ve ever heard.  Pick of the Week.

This album is Self-Produced.  Visit the artist site.

Available at:  CDBaby | eMusic | Amazon

*****

Casey Golden Trio – Outliers

Casey Golden Trio - "Outliers"Sometimes you’ve got a melody as thesis statement and sometimes it gets strung out like a trail winding through the hills, always within sight but an uncertainty where it’ll take you.  Pianist Casey Golden‘s newest album is of the latter group, and it’s why his simple piano trio recording is so damn absorbing.  Those melodies are more like guideposts to some exciting travel routes.  Two feet in modern jazz territory; it’s gonna be more cerebral than swing, but the thoughtfulness the trio puts into each tune makes it a winner.

Released on Scrampion Records.  Visit the artist site.

Available at:  Bandcamp | eMusic | CDBaby | Amazon

*****

David Roitstein & Larry Koonse – Conversations

Roitstein Koonse - "Conversations"This is one of those duo collaborations when two individual voices speak as one instrument and yet the result is multiple conversation lines… each of the collaborators apart and their notes in unison.  Guitarist Koonse and pianist Roitstein provide just such a series of dialogues, and whether laid back or kicking up a little dust, the music is just sublime.  Peaceful and lively, both.  Everybody needs music like this for a lazy Sunday morning, when the whole city is at rest and quiet sounds are needed to fill quiet rooms.

Released on Jazz Compass.  Visit the artist site & site.

Available at:  eMusic | Amazon

*****

Aaron Goldberg – The Now

Aaron Goldberg - "The Now"With his longtime trio of bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland at his side, pianist Aaron Goldberg offers up a solid new piano trio recording, finding the right mix of compositional structure and improvisational effusiveness.  The resonance of each tune is strong, but it’s the diversity of expression that makes the album stand out.  Read more about why I recommend this album (LINK).

Released on Sunnyside Records.  Visit the artist site.

Available at:  Bandcamp | Amazon CD/MP3 | eMusic

*****

Lisanne Tremblay – Violinization

Lisanne Tremblay - "Violinization"Absorbing debut from violinist Lisanne Tremblay.  Her quartet (violin, piano, bass, drums) switches things up in terms of the jazz perspective they present, but Tremblay’s violin maintains a remarkably consistent voice despite the scene changes.  The end result is that a familiarity is bred with her particular voice throughout an album that never sits still in presenting unexpected views.  There’s some post-bop, some contemporary, some avant-garde(ish) angularity and some jazz-folk.  Somehow the quartet wraps it up into a neat bundle.

Released on Inner Circle Music.  Visit the artist site.

Available at:  eMusic | CDBaby | Amazon

*****

David Helbock Trio – Aurual Colors

David Helbock - "Aural Colors"David Helbock develops a nice talkative demeanor on his newest.  It’s a relatively straight-ahead affair, especially compared to his previous release, Think of Two, a tribute to the music of Monk and Hermeto Pascoal, which used a huge arsenal of eccentric instruments to go along with the unconventional compositions of the unconventional artists.  This time around, aside from a string of Arnold Schoenberg compositions, it’s Helbock originals and a straight trio of piano, drums and bass ukulele (well, there had to be something strange in there somewhere).  Strong melodies, nice dialog between the trio members, and refreshing infusions of blues and gospel along the way.

Released on Traumton Records.  Visit the artist site.

Available at: Amazon

*****

Anna Webber – Percussive Mechanics: Refraction

Anna Webber - "Refraction"Returning with the same cast that offered up the excellent 2013 release Percussive Mechanics, Anna Webber crafts Refraction with a similar method of coalescing a disassembled collection of moving parts into a form of synchronized chaos where melodic fragments thrive and prosper.  Read more about why I recommend this album (LINK).

Released on Pirouet Records.  Visit the artist site.

Available at: eMusic | Amazon CD

*****

Manatee – Look the Other Way

Manatee - "Look the Other Way"The 11-piece ensemble, Manatee comes heavy with the wind instruments, especially sax, and they put the numbers to good use, offering up a big sound with warm, wide harmonies.  The thing that separates the album from the pack, however, is the way the group develops tempos that shape the music into something catchy and, at times, danceable.  The Ontario-based ensemble’s mix of post-jazz, modern bop and indie-pop isn’t at all unlike some of the cutting edge bands hailing from the Swedish countryside.  It’s their debut.  Hopefully it’s not their last.  Fun album.

The album is Self-Produced.  Visit the artist site.

Available at:  eMusic | Bandcamp | CDBaby | Amazon

*****

Sweet Defeat – Sweet Defeat

Sweet Defeat - "Sweet Defeat"This is a strange one.  Sweet Defeat is a trio of Tom Wouters on reeds, Lode Vercampt on cello and Bert Dockx on electric guitar.  Carried along by punctuated tempos, the trio switches between a seaside ease, an incisive edge and a fierce burn.  This is whimsical music delivered with a deadpan facade.  And somehow, amidst all of that, the trio tries to melt some hearts by sneaking in beautiful melodic passages.  Very cool, plenty different.

Released on El Negocito Records.  Visit the artist site.

Available at:  Bandcamp | eMusic | CDBaby | Amazon

*****

Duane Eubanks Quintet – Things Of That Particular Nature

Duane Eubanks Quintet - "Things Of That Particular Nature"Solid straight-ahead recording from trumpeter Duane Eubanks, who returns to session leader after a long hiatus.  There’s a decent contemporary piece thrown in, but mostly we’re talking some sort of bop… hard bop, post-bop, whatever bop, it’s all great stuff.  The most notable member of the sextet has to be pianist Marc Cary, who’s been lighting up the scene recently, however vibraphonist Steve Nelson brings a warmth to the session that brightens melodies and puts a spring in the tempo’s step.  Just excellent musicianship from first note to last.

Released on Sunnyside Records.  Visit the artist site.

Available at:  Bandcamp | eMusic | Amazon

*****

 ***And Ten More ***

 

Justin Kauflin – Dedication (Jazz Village)

Justin Kauflin - "Dedication"Absolutely resonant piano session from Kauflin. Inspired use of two different guitarists.  The kind of tunes that never get old no matter how many times you hit the play button.

Artist site | Listen | Buy: Amazon

*****

Felice Clemente Trio – 6:35 am (Crocevia di Suoni Records)

Felice Clemente - "6.35 am"Nifty sax trio recording. Maintains an alluring flow while sticking to up-tempo pieces. Straight-forward, likable.

Artist site | Buy: eMusic – Amazon

*****

Linda Presgrave – Along the Path (Metropolitan Records)

Linda Presgrave - "Along the Path"Nice easy-going cadence whether throwing out heat or blanketing the room in moonlight. Broken into suites to reflect her travels. Presgrave’s piano synchs in nicely with drummer Allison Miller on this trio set (w/some guest saxophonists).

No artist site | Buy: Amazon

*****

George Colligan – Risky Notion (Origin Arts)

George Colligan - "Risky Notion"Strong sense of locomotion on the newest by Colligan. A quartet with two saxophonists (plus, guest trumpeter) provides melodies more stomp than bop. Nice follow-up to his last recording, The Endless Mysteries, when he’s at the piano.

Artist site | Buy: Amazon

*****

Makaya McCraven – In the Moment ((International Anthem))

Makaya McCraven - "In the Moment"On-the-spot rhythms are the feature presentation on McCraven’s compilation of improvised tracks culled from live sets over a year’s stretch. He’s joined by an all-star line-up of Chicago’s best. A whole bunch of brief spurts of friendly conversation that’s often catchy as hell.

Artist site | Listen | Buy: Bandcamp – eMusic – Amazon

*****

Akua Dixon – Akua Dixon (Self-Produced)

Akua Dixon - "Akua Dixon"Personable session from cellist Dixon, joined by her string quartet.  Lively take on Mingus’s “Haitian Fight Song” and sweetly melodic touch to “Moon River” are highlights.  Develops some more action with takes on Ellington, Strayhorn and Latin standards.

Artist site | Buy: CDBaby – Amazon

*****

Chamber 3 – Grassroots (Origin Arts)

Chamber 3 - "Grassroots"Nifty trio set of guitar, sax and drums (plus guest bassist).  Straight-ahead modern set, planted firmly in that shimmery post-bop style typical of the Pacific Northwest scene.  Differentiation in the details develops something a little less ordinary.

Artist site | Buy: Amazon

*****

Five Plus Six – Such Sweet Thunder (Self-Produced)

Five Plus Six - "Such Sweet Thunder"Vance Thomposon’s big band sticks to the compositions of the masters. Develops a big sound, full of life. Nothing unconventional, but quirky traits rise to the top and provide some real personality.

Artist site | Listen | Buy: eMusic – CDBaby – Amazon

 *****

Art Hirahara – Libations & Meditations (Posi-Tone Records)

Art Hirahara - "Libations & Meditations"Excellent straight-ahead piano session. Hirahara’s trio gets every tempo to crackle with electricity, melodies glitter like stars. This recording keeps getting better to my ears with each listen.

Artist site | Listen | Buy: Amazon

*****

Rob Mazurek – Alternate Moon Cycles (International Anthem)

Rob Mazurek - "Alternate Moon Cycles"Few as creatively daring as Mazurek. On his newest, it’s a crosshatch of In a Silent Way and shoegaze. A seriously captivating album. Read more about why I recommend this album (LINK).

Artist site | Listen | Buy: Bandcamp – eMusic – Amazon+MP3

*****

 

Have a great time digging through the list!

Remember, it’s simple:  You like what you like.

Cheers.

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