Free Salamander Exhibit‘s Undestroyed came out very recently, on December thirteenth, via Web of Mimicry. The strong vibes of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and flairs of Frank Zappa are unsurprising, given that the band consists of eighty percent of the former’s lineup. What’s interesting, here, is that the band uses homemade musical instruments in addition to the traditional rock trio. Flute, trumpet, glockenspiel and theremin are also common sounds in this fifty-minute record. I’ve never really been a fan of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum or Frank Zappa – you can throw me rocks -, so it’s a bit difficult for me … Read more

Can we reach L before year’s end? Place your bets!
dMu is an avant-garde metal and jazz fusion coalescence with baritone sax, bass clarinet, electric guitars, and heavy drums. Synaptic Self was released in August and has since been grossly underrepresented in people’s listening time. It’s an album of pure and masochistic ecstasy. Fans of John Zorn will most likely find a brass and woodwinds alter ego to the musician here, but even those who don’t give a shit about Mr. Zorn – me included – should take the time to listen to this album and let it sink in, … Read more

I wrote, not so long ago, about Vectrexcentricity, my favourite project from guitarist Killick Hinds. And, here they are, releasing a new album, a live one, this time: Livelike Boy Android. It consists of the same trio, but here playing new improvised pieces. It’s a quality fifty-four minutes of free, ambient jazz, and, while there is no chiptune to be had, the use of both fretted and fretless guitar (and bass) proves to be quite interesting and fascinating to behear.
A quick look on Art as Catharsis’ bandcamp page revealed an album I somehow missed: No Haven‘s … Read more