Eight songs spread out in a tangled downbeat, acidic maelstrom of glitch, breaks, hip-hop, and leftfield bass contortions, Lantern also develops a jazzier side along […]
Tag: Funk
Nomade Orquestra :: EntreMundos (Far Out)
EntreMundos is a fantastic celebration of modern pyrotechnics, retro ambiance, mighty grooves, dynamic motion and hallucinogenic splendor. In April last year London-based Far Out Recordings […]
Not just jazz :: Soulful rejuvenations
Azymuth and Yussef Kamaal bring jazz-funk back to the forefront, and The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble and Papa Chango summon the old spirits of afrobeat, […]
Double Review :: Renegades Of Jazz / Manuel Volpe & Rhabdomantic Orchestra (Agogo)
Two beautifully eclectic albums which craftily assemble a myriad of influences into a unique sensory experience. Afrobeat, funk and jazz, electronica, traditional music and dub, […]
Not just jazz
A succinct coverage of four boundary pushers, most likely filed under jazz at record stores and online music shops. Four albums that distinctly and assertively […]
Bourbonese Qualk :: Bourbonese Qualk 1983-1987 (Mannequin)
This aural document (remastered by the Dutch musician Rude 66) is well worth picking up by BQ fans as well as adherents of quintessential industrial […]
2ndMouse :: Acquiesce (Self-Released)
Playful, articulate electronics, melodic and nostalgic, 2ndMouse returns with Acquiesce. Playful, articulate electronics, melodic and nostalgic, 2ndMouse returns with Acquiesce. 18 audio snapshots shed raw […]
Squarepusher x Z-Machines :: Music For Robots EP (Warp)
“To make music using instrument-playing robots fascinates me. People have often assumed that for music to be emotionally powerful it has to come directly from […]