Novox – Over The Honeymoon (2014)
‘Over The Honeymoon’ glows as much as it grooves.
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One Track Mind: Reload, “Dark Matter” (2014)
Bands like France’s Reload are keeping the prog rock genre alive.
Sophie Alour – Shaker (2014)
France is a mighty good place to go exploring for hidden treasure jazz artists, and within the current scene, Sophie Alour with her ‘Shaker’ CD is as good a place to start as anyone.
Richard Pinhas and Oren Ambarchi – Tikkun (2014)
These three extended pieces take minimalism to exotic – and redemptive – places
Something Else! sneak peek: Richard Pinhas and Tatsuya Yoshida, “Part One – Intro” (2014)
In recent years, veteran sonic sculptor Richard Pinhas has found affinity with the king of Japanese noise music, Merzbow. You May Also Like: Richard Pinhas, Tatsuya Yoshida & Merzbow – Process & Reality (2016) Toh-Kichi [Satoko Fujii + Tatsuya Yoshida] – ‘Baikamo’ (2019) Richard Pinhas & Barry Cleveland (feat. MichaelRead More
Chicken Diamond – My Name is Charles ‘Chicken’ Diamond (2014)
When I asked Chicken Diamond what’s the name of his upcoming record, he replied, “This is simply named: ‘My Name is Charles ‘Chicken’ Diamond’. Albert Ayler style.” You May Also Like: Chicken Diamond – Skeleton Coast (2018) Chicken Diamond – The Night Has A Thousand Eyes (2016) Little Freddie KingRead More
Bryan Ferry – Live in Lyon (2013)
Bryan Ferry’s witty combining of art-rock musical constructions, post-modern lyrical detachment and Sinatra-esque couture can be subsumed at times by his unfocused career choices. You May Also Like: Bryan Adams Finally Established His Own Identity With ‘Cuts Like a Knife’ How Bryan Adams Finally Put It All Together With ‘Reckless’Read More
Richard Pinhas – Desolation Row (2013)
Forty years after first bursting into the avant-rock scene with his band Heldon, the music of guitarist/composer/philosopher Richard Pinhas remains as intriguing, mysterious and ahead of it time as it did then. And naturally, music that’s so far ahead can sound like something else altogether for the uninitiated. You MayRead More
Kyle Eastwood – The View From Here (2013)
The Paris-based American jazz bassist with a Hollywood pedigree is at a comfortable spot in his mid-forties, having settled into the unity, continuity and comfort of making records with a working band. You May Also Like: Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures – Glare Of The Tiger (2017) Gerry Gibbs & ThrasherRead More
Jacques Schwarz-Bart Quartet – The Art of Dreaming (2012)
In our first encounter with saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart, we came across his then-new album Abyss (2009), of which I wrote at the time “successfully melds modern jazz and soul shapes You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp Quartet – Sonic Fiction (2018) Jack Hues and The Quartet – A Thesis onRead More
