Category Archives: Music
Le Baron de Vincèse – Pectine & Grotonus
The Music
The Words
I’ve been attracted towards Le Baron de Vincèse‘s newest release, Pectine & Grotonus, because of the “math rock” tag that was attached to it. However, what I found is something much deeper and more complex than a single brief descriptor could convey. Innocently enough, I listened to the first minute or so of a song and thought to myself: “Yeah, that is some pretty good math rock alright!” However, things changed (for the better) soon after.
A more accurate, but less concise way of referring to their style of music would definitely include the … Read more
Advanced Mathematics 4: Notes inégales
Whew, we’ve recently gone from a very new concept, microrhythms, to a fairly advanced discussion on polyrhythms, polymetres, and polytempo. I hope that this season of Advanced Mathematics is enriching to you! Today, we’re going to talk about notes inégales – uneven notes –, what kids today call “swing feel”. It goes much deeper than what you probably imagine, and I hope you’ll learn something today!
The Triplet Feel
Most prevalent in jazz and blues music, the swing feel usually involves altering the length of two consecutive and equal notes. The most common example of this is the … Read more
RGG, Pohjola, and Blaser, My Wrist, Armando Curiel, Ensemble, et al., Cassette Merchant, Spooky Generator, Hope from Beyond, Discomfort, and Les Pompiers
RGG, Verneri Pohjola, and Samuel Blaser – City of Gardens
I’ve been introduced to the wonderful trumpet work of Finnish musician Verneri Pohjola with the soundtrack to the Animal Image documentary, and so City of Gardens is my second time meeting his music, this time on an album with RGG’s “Contemporary Sonus”, trombonist Samuel Blaser, and many other musicians. This is a fantastic jazz album recorded live during the Silesian Jazz Festival in Katowice. I highly recommend it!
My Wrist – Touch Me
Touch Me, by My Wrist, belongs in the experimental metal territory, I believe. Somewhere … Read more
Lemmings Suicide Myth – Lemmings Suicide Myth
The Music
The Words
As I was preparing to close off this week’s release amalgam, I stumbled upon this intriguing cover art in the jazz section of bandcamp’s discovery tool. After a few seconds of the featured song playing, I was sold. I opened the album page and bought it, and, minutes before the scheduled publication, included it in my weekly post.
So, what’s this album that made it by the skin of its teeth into my week? Lemmings Suicide Myth‘s second self-titled album. Based off of Tarot cards, this jazz fusion drums and piano duo is … Read more