Category Archives: Music

The Sound that Ends Creation, R’luhh, Alpha du Centaure, Bave, Ghost Rhythms, and Camila Nebbia

by Dæv Tremblay

The Sound that Ends Creation – Memes, Dreams, and Flying Machines

Texas’s Sound that Ends Creation is a one-man mathgrind operation with a bit (quite a bit) of zaniness thrown in. Think Diablo Swing, Zappa, Unexpect, and music dreamed on krokodil. Their previous album came out late last year, so this one comes less than a year after, but is an improvement on an already-successful formula. Just listen to “Slurp’n Up That Ice Cream Baby”—or any of the other singles really—to have a good idea of what to expect from it when it drops!

R’luhh – Li

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

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Friday, 11 September

Alpha du Centaure – Paralysis

42:26
blackgaze
Lyon, France
Stellar Frequencies

Anne Paceo – Samâ

28:07
modern jazz
France
Laborie Jazz

Apple Sauce – 出鱈目

54:07
progressive metal
Italy
Famined

Leonardo Radicchi’s Arcadia Trio – Songs for People

54:05
modern jazz
Italy
Alfamusic

Błoto – Kwiatostan

42:05
nu jazz
Poland
Astigmatic

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay


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Friday, 4 September

Ainon – Drought

40:30
spiritual jazz
Helsinki, Finland
We Jazz

Антон Батагов – Невидимые земли

61:46
contemporary classical
Moscow, Russia
Fancy Music

Benjamin Shirley, Majid Araim, and Leo Suarez – Voice Resolve

46:00
free improvisation
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Independent

Cloudkicker – Solitude

46:30
post-metal
Columbus, Ohio
Independent

Cult of Lilith – Mara

36:04
death metal
Reykjavík, Iceland
Metal Blade

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

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Friday, 28 August

Aaron Myers-Brooks – Miniatures for Piano

11:42
contemporary classical
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Independent

Алексей Круглов и Круглый бенд – Yardbird Suite

48:07
avant-garde jazz
Moscow, Russia
Fancy Music

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Axiom

118:27
world fusion
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ropeadope

Claire Rousay – Both

34:24
free improvisation, noise
United States
Second

Clit Drip – Without the Eyes

41:30
experimental rock
Brighton, UK
Small Pond

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Monthly Recommendations: August 2020

by Dæv Tremblay

서수진 [Seo Sujin / Soojin Suh] Coloris Trio – Colorist

서수진—hereafter Soojin Suh—is a Korean jazz drummer and composer and her Coloris trio is the realization of modern jazz with a uniquely Korean approach. With the help of bassist 김영후 (Young Hoo Kim) and pianist 강재훈 (Jae Hun Kang), Soojin Suh crafts beautiful melodies and arrangements that leave room for improvisation and feeling. Colorist is a beautiful album with unique colours.

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Quinsin Nachoff – Pivotal Arc (Whirlwind)

Pivotal Arc sees the release of three of composer and saxophonist Quinsin Nachoff‘s compositions: a violin concerto in three movements, … Read more