Author Archives: Dæv Tremblay

Rogue Parade, New Thread Quartet, Defacement, Paal Nilssen-Love, Helium Horse Fly, Tracteur, Hama, and Token Breeder

by Dæv Tremblay

Rogue Parade – Stomping Off from Greenwood (Greenleaf Music)

Greg Ward’s Rogue Parade put out a new album, and it’s quite amazing. Stomping Off from Greenwood is a delicate fusion of modern, cinematic, and upbeat jazz. The quintet plays perfectly the compositions that are, in my opinion, no less amazing and rewarding to go through. There’s an energy flowing through the album that feels quite empowering.

New Thread Quartet – Plastic Facts (New Focus Recordings)

Contemporary classical music doesn’t get enough spotlight here (and I vow to change that). Let’s start with New York-based New Thread Quartet, a saxophone … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Saturday, 12 January

Chord – Chord Ⅱ (experimental metal, noise)

New York, New York
On Punos Music

Defacement – Deviant [EP] (blackened death metal)

Utrecht, Netherlands

Leadtowill – The Leaden Echo [EP] (breakcore, experimental electro)

UK

Monday, 14

Barque – Pyre Builders [EP] (hardcore)

Lille, France

Charlie Dennard – Deep Blue (jazz fusion, modern jazz)

New Orleans, Louisiana

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Hago – “Dawn of Machine”

by Dæv Tremblay

Boston-based metallic jazzists and self-proclaimed falafel djentists Hago released an astonishing eponymous debut album, last year, which I praised in my review and subsequently included in my metal best-of for 2018. Today, I have the pleasure and honour of showing you the music video for their track “Dawn of Machine”. It’s one of their shorter compositions, but it’s exquisite and excellent, and it’s fun to see some guitar and keyboard action from the members of the band.

It’s never too late to grab their album; it’s amazing!

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Burning Ghosts, Yvette Young, My Wrist, MoE, Mastiff, RAIC, Somn, Potion & Car Made of Glass, and Wyxz

by Dæv Tremblay

Burning Ghosts – American Circus (Orenda Records)

Burning Ghosts are no newcomers to extreme improvisation music. However, their release of a surprise full-length on January first is a welcome addition to the beginning of the year! With an unabashed reference to the state of the United States’ politics, American Circus takes you through three long-form—the longest being the 33-minute “Drowning on the High Ground”, an homage to Ornette Coleman—improvisations mixing free jazz and heavy progressive metal music. The result is wild and liberating, cathartic above everything. It’s a fantastic album to start the year with!

Yvette Young – Piano

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Saturday, 5 January

Fantastic Swimmers Concertography – Concerto grosso #14 [EP] (contemporary classical, free jazz)

Minsk, Belarus

Sunday, 6

Jose Carra – Diario de vuelo (jazz fusion)

Málaga, Spain
On Taghrid Records

Lantern – Lost Paragraphs [EP] (blackened death metal)

Finland
On Dark Descent Records

Yaldabaoth – That Which Wets the Saccharine Palate (blackened death metal)

Anchorage, Alaska
On Lycaean Triune

Monday, 7

Hum – Hum (free jazz)

Bern, Switzerland
On TVL Rec

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