The Bureau of Atomic Tourism, Sasha Berliner, Ted Byrnes & Michael Foster, Silent Fires, Gloss Coma, and Katariin Raska & Christian Meaas Svendsen

by Dæv Tremblay

The Bureau of Atomic Tourism – Eden (Rat)

Jon Irabagon’s Bureau of Atomic Tourism is a highly eclectic and mind-blowing sextet project. On their debut release, Eden, the group takes many detours and experiments in contemporary jazz ensemble composition, and the result is amazing! Eden is full of quirks and surprises!

Sasha Berliner – Azalea

New York-based vibraphonist and composer Sasha Berliner just released Azalea. First off, the vibraphone and nonchalant swing might give you a “dark jazz” feel, but the album gleefully explores various genres and headspaces, from the aforementioned soft, moody jazz to the modern, alternative … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Friday, 6 December

Archaeologist – Winter’s Wake

12:00
progressive metal
San Jose, California
Independent

디어 재즈 오케스트라 (Dieo jaejeu okeseuteula) / Dear Jazz Orchestra – A New Pulse

28:19
modern jazz
South Korea
Independent

Dylan DiLella & Chord – Split

48:12
free improvisation, noise
New York, New York
Doctor Nerve

Not Too Easy – Heads with No Faces

27:43
jazz fusion
Katowice, Poland
Independent

Fawn Limbs – Their Holes Aroused by the Splinters Carved from Their Teeth

8:02
mathgrind
Pennsylvania
Dark Trail

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You Big Ox, The Antistandard, Nagy Emma Quintet, Ernesto Aurignac Orchestra, Monotrope, and Teeth

by Dæv Tremblay

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You Big Ox – An Unkindness of Ravens

You Big Ox is a doomgaze band stemming from the progressive sludge weirdos in National Sunday Law. An Unkindness of Ravens is a brooding, melancholic album that’s beautifully melodic and atmospheric; a true sludgy shoegaze demonstration. The relatively long songs give ample time for the sustained chords to sink in and flood you with all of their weight.

The Antistandard – All of Them! (Discordian)

The Antistandard is a Barcelona-based avant-garde jazz quintet conducted by saxophonist El Pricto and his graphic scores. Featuring established members of the contemporary music scene like … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Friday, 29 November

Artificial Waves – The Complexity of Simple

43:02
progressive metal
Russia
Independent

Claire Rousay – Braesview

10:41
free improvisation
San Antonio, Texas
Independent

Clipping – The Deep

13:22
experimental hip-hop
Los Angeles, California
Sub Pop

Dominique Fils-Aimé – The Red

21:04
soul, blues
Montréal, Québec
King Underground

Echt ! – Douf

15:31
experimental hip-hop, math rock
Ghent, Belgium
Sdban

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Best of November 2019

by Dæv Tremblay

Doom Shrugs – The Sciolist Pace of the Cycleless Trace (Not Music)

This album is an interpretation of the idea of cyclic time from a pessimistic, linear time perspective, as a metaphor for the locus of control and the use of introspection as a means of dealing with negative emotions. The concept of time being a cycle of several epochs appears in many ancient belief systems. The present epoch is supposed to be the most difficult and inherently negative, with much of the blame for the world’s problems being placed on materialism and the rich and powerful. Much like it … Read more