The huge scope that Speaker Rotations depicts is well served by its compositions as well, as it sometimes starts to build to these big big walls of chaos; truth be told, loudness is never this album’s main goal, but it feels so huge that it almost tricks you into thinking you’re submerged by sound, slowly sinking in quicksand.
Tag: Jazz
John Bickerton :: Atlas Eclipticalis – The music of John Cage & Earle Brown (Simple Harmonic Motion)
The music of John Cage & Earle Brown captures the essence of Cage’s and Brown’s avant-garde philosophies, making it essential for enthusiasts of experimental classical music, and for those that want to tip their toe into exploring the beginnings of electronic music.
Jean-François Charles :: Tenebrae (New Flore Music)
It is, indeed, a record featuring collaborators from all around the world, from jazz musicians, to classical, to spoken poetry, there is a lot to explore, with each track also being an enjoyable experience—it’s not just variety for the sake of it, there’s a lot of effort everywhere here!
Music Mondays 014 :: Jazz Hands
With a brief look at some notables along the road, Chang Terhune’s Music Mondays aims to shed light on both new and old(er) music over a wide spectrum of sound (and vision). This week: Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, and Idris Muhammad.
windscreen strings :: instinct EP (33-33)
instinct elicits playful blips and bleeps as structured found sounds are carefully pieced together, transporting us to uncharted realms.
Secolare Festival 2024 :: Corato (BA), Italy
The complete lineup of the international Secolare Festival has been announced with, among others, Timber Timbre (CAN), Alabaster DePlume (UK), Rival Consoles (UK), Richard Dawson (UK), Paolo Angeli (ITA), Lalalar (TUR) and Sanam (LIB) — Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd August (2024) | Agriturismo San Giuseppe | Corato (BA)
Matti Bye :: Capri Clouds (Denovali)
Matti Bye explores the intrinsic musicality of cinema and inner moving images within a captivating and distinctive style where relaxing lounge orientation meets complex modern jazz interferences; the whole thing connected to densely textured ambient excursions.
Hochzeitskapelle :: We Dance EP (Alien Transistor)
The instruments are not electronic and have a reasonable calming feeling, nothing frantic or challenging, inviting the listener to just relax and enjoy this part of the afternoon.
Music Mondays 007 :: Mahmoud Ahmed
With a brief look at some notables along the road, Chang Terhune’s Music Mondays aims to shed light on both new and old(er) music over a wide spectrum of sound (and vision). This week, Mahmoud Ahmed—Ethiopian vocalist of Gurage descent born May 8, 1941 in the Mercato district of Addis Ababa.