Author Archives: Dæv Tremblay

Serpents of Pakhangba, Oscillospira, To Catch a Bird in a Net of Wind, Wares, Emme Phyzema, and Glass Museum

by Dæv Tremblay

Serpents of Pakhangba – Serpents of Pakhangba

Serpents of Pakhangba is the latest project of multi-instrumentalist and composer Vishal J Singh, of Amogh Symphony fame. This new quartet errs into the sounds of avant-prog, noise rock, and free jazz, and the coalescing result of this bizarre amalgamation is truly more than the sum of its parts. The album comes out late May!

James George Thirlwell & Simon Steensland – Oscillospira (Ipecac)

The last I heard of Steensland he just released 25 Years of Minimum R&B, which is absolutely fantastic! Now, joined by composer JG Thirlwell, he appears on Oscillospira… Read more

Tyshawn Sorey, Bec plexus, Rejoice! The Light Has Come, Monoglot, Stuart McCowan, and Tom Namias

by Dæv Tremblay

Tyshawn Sorey – Unfiltered (Pi)

Unfortunately, Unfiltered is unavailable for online streaming, so here’s a video of Tyshawn drumming instead.

Tyshawn Sorey is a genius drummer and composer from New York, and nowhere is it clearer than on Unfiltered. The album consists of a single piece over two hours in length, split for obvious reason into three parts on disc. “Unfiltered” is an enterprise of pharaonic scale, played by a sextet of legendary musicians, including vibraphonist Sasha Berliner, whom we covered in the past. It’s a composition that takes inspirations from all across the board, from the spiritual … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Friday, 17 April

Aborted – La Grande Mascarade

11:28
death metal
Belgium
Century Media

Abysmal Dawn – Phylogenesis

43:04
technical death metal
Los Angeles, California
Season of Mist

Alex Cunningham & Claire Rousay – Specifically the Water

50:49
free improvisation
San Antonio, Texas
Astral Spirits

Alexander Hawkins & Tomeka Reid – Shards and Constellations

50:32
free jazz
Zurich, Switzerland
Intakt

Alfa Mist & Emmavie – Epoch

27:29
nu jazz, R&B
UK
Sekito

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Monday, 13 April

Anathème & Ikebana – Tropique

22:40
post-rock
Nancy, France
Independent

Big A Little A – Demo

6:48
experimental jazz
United States
Independent

Chronophobe – After a Long Year, the Feeling that Everything Will Be Okay Finally Sets In

16:35
math rock, post-hardcore
Toronto, Ontario
Independent

Cryptic Ruse – Unfertile

74:01
progressive metal
Portland, Oregon
Independent

Demiurgia – Là où tout commence

24:54
progressive black metal
Grenoble, France
Independent

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Friday, 3 April

Ali Can Puskulcu – Gibberish Shreds

51:21
contemporary classical
New York, New York
New Focus

August Burns Red – Guardians

49:13
progressive metalcore
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Fearless

Bolt Gun – Begotten

56:16
blackened doom
Fremantle, Australia
Art as Catharsis

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Cabal – Drag Me Down

34:21
blackened deathcore
Copenhagen, Denmark
Long Branch

Far Warmth – Momentary Glow

45:10
experimental electro
Lisbon, Portugal
Planet Mu

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