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Thollem – ‘Worlds In A Life, One’ (2024)

Thollem – ‘Worlds In A Life, One’ (2024)

Thollem made something entirely new using used parts created by various trios and mold them into a genuine piece of aural art made by a six performers using the intuition of one.

Asteroid Ekosystem – ‘Live’ (2023)

Asteroid Ekosystem – ‘Live’ (2023)

‘Live’ proves that adding Ed Kuepper to a very good acoustic jazz piano trio transforms Asteroid Ekosystem into an experimental, improvisation-heavy rock outfit.

jaimie branch – ‘Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))’ (2023)

jaimie branch – ‘Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))’ (2023)

jaimie branch’s final missive on Earth ‘Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))’ makes clear that our world is worse off because she’s no longer in it.

King Loosestrife – ‘Echelon Beam’ (2023)

King Loosestrife – ‘Echelon Beam’ (2023)

As King Loosestrife, Brett Nagafuchi offers a mishmash of alluring ideas that are often cohered by a theme of creatively atypical approaches.

Anthony Wilson – ‘Collodion’ (2023)

Anthony Wilson – ‘Collodion’ (2023)

With ‘Collodion,’ Anthony Wilson managed to turn what would be a stressful situation for lesser musicians into a cozy listening experience.

Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride + Clayton Thomas – ‘DREAMBAND’ (2023)

Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride + Clayton Thomas – ‘DREAMBAND’ (2023)

With ‘DREAMBAND,’ Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride and Clayton Thomas figured out how to fit their talents together in an inspired way for this experimental collaboration.

Szun Waves – ‘Earth Patterns’ (2022)

Szun Waves – ‘Earth Patterns’ (2022)

British experimental band Szun Waves scours dark sonic corners for melodic human hope on ‘Earth Patterns’ – and that’s a tough thing to do.

Lina Tullgren + Alec Toku Whiting – ‘Unfamiliar Ceilings’ (2022)

Lina Tullgren + Alec Toku Whiting – ‘Unfamiliar Ceilings’ (2022)

‘Unfamiliar Ceilings’ by violinist Lina Tullgren and koto player Alec Toku Whiting is an excursion into unfamiliar territory alright, but it’s territory where the ceilings look open like blue skies.

Why I Changed My Mind About Frank Zappa’s ‘Sheik Yerbouti’

Why I Changed My Mind About Frank Zappa’s ‘Sheik Yerbouti’

Structured to mirror his live concerts from the 1975-80 period, ‘Sheik Yerbouti’ is actually one of the classics from Frank Zappa’s “rock” canon.

Nick Dunston, “Spider Season” (2022): Something Else! streaming premiere

Nick Dunston, “Spider Season” (2022): Something Else! streaming premiere

Here is the streaming premiere of “Spider Season,” the dauntless title track from bassist Nick Dunston’s upcoming second album of the same name.