Anna Sage – Downward Motion [EP] (hardcore, post-hardcore)
Down I Go – Gods [Rerelease] (post-hardcore, mathcore)
Glass Skies – Exponential Existential (nu-prog)
i.o – Anything but Rust (free jazz, experimental rock)
November in 248 Albums
Thursday, 1 November
Andrea Keller & Miroslav Bukovsky – The Komeda Project (contemporary jazz)
Melbourne, Australia
Car Made of Glass – Foreign Graffiti (noise metal)
Fortuna, California
Districts – Green Is Not a Creative Colour (jazz fusion, modern jazz)
Birmingham, UK
On Jazz Plus Productions
In Twilight’s Embrace – Lawa [EP] (blackened death metal)
Poznan, Poland
Monobody – Raytracing (nu jazz)
Chicago, Illinois
On Soft Greens Music
… Read moreMula & Poil, Nybo/Ravn, Inertia, Anguish, Matthieu Donarier, Sheep Effect, Seajeff, Beaten to Death, Sound Underground, Terzo, Jared Burrows, and Talweg
Mula & Poil – Mulapoil
French avant-prog phenomenon Poil always impress, so I guess they aren’t surprising in that regard, but they’ve joined forces now with Colombian band Mula for a lengthy experimental split record. Poil’s thirteen-minute song, “Gagaku”, shows them at their peak of creativity and musicianship, while Mula’s side acquaints us with the unknown entity. Both sides of this little album are genuinely interesting in their own rights and a nice little derangement of the ear.
Nybo/Ravn – En (alle)
This odd Norwegian organism just released what looks like their debut album for streaming on Bandcamp, even if … Read more
Monthly Recommendations: November 2018
Anguish – Anguish
The album is the epitome of this genre fusion, perhaps the best one to come out of it yet—more certainly the best one I know—swaying between experimental jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and electronic, noise passages. A must!
Poline Renou, Matthieu Donarier et Sylvain Lemêtre – Adieu mes très belles
Adieu mes très belles assembles contemporary compositions with traditional folksongs and improvisation techniques. The result is à cheval between avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical music, as well as folk music.
Noise Trail Immersion – Symbology of Shelter
… Read moreMost of the time, it’s a gem of