2019 – Music for Watermelons

Schwalm/Henriksen, Levin/Peyghambari/Nyman, MeVsMyself

2019 2020 ambient Arve Henriksen ethnic J.Peter Schwalm jazz prog

By Marcello Nardi Nov 27, 2020 0

J.Peter Schwalm, Arve Henriksen – Neuzeit (RareNoise, 2020)
Stefan Levin, Soheil Peyghambari, Hans Nyman – Småland Project – SCAPES (2020)
MeVsMyself – Mictlàn (2019)

Ghost Rhythms – Live At Yoshiwara [Cuneiform Records 2019]

2019 Camille Petit Cuneiform fusion Ghost Rhythms jazz prog Xavier Gelard

By Marcello Nardi Dec 29, 2019 0

Live at Yoshiwara is like a kaleidoscope: simple, yet complicated; intuitive, yet brainy; rejoycing, yet haunting. Classical cadences, jazz brass energy, proggish breaks, afro and folk influences all cooperate around catchy melodies. The audience discovers new feats under the surface of every bar turning into another. A manifesto of non-existent places of music in the fictionary universe of Ghost Rhythms

Samuel Hällkvist Dekorum – Live [Boogiepost 2019]

2019 americana prog Samuel Hällkvist

By Marcello Nardi Dec 6, 2019 0

Conscious I am liable of that concise flattery typical of many magazines reviews, I can’t escape calling Samuel Hällkvist Dekorum live album as the perfect example of what would happen if “Bill Frisell played King Crimson’s Frame by Frame“. Boldly mixing americana flavors with flamboyant interlocking guitars within the framework of a raw and aggressive energy, the Swedish guitarist and his quartet Dekorum craft a piece of music that is way more intricate than it seems

Mark Wingfield and Gary Husband – Tor & Vale [MoonJune 2019]

2019 fusion Gary Husband jazz Mark Wingfield Moonjune

By Marcello Nardi Nov 25, 2019 0

Guitarist Mark Wingfield and pianist Gary Husband put our perception of time on hold, and start navigating a free form land, embarking in an innermost quest into Time itself. Evoking the refined dialogues between John Abercrombie and Richie Beirach in Abercrombie‘s first quartet, or the intimate interchanges between Ralph Towner and John Taylor in Azimuth’s Depart, the two write a chapter of incredible beauty in their Tor & Vale. Feeling no constraint to go deeper and deeper, they make music for people who listen to time, by people who listen to time

Sonar with David Torn – Tranceportation Vol.1 [RareNoise 2019]

2019 David Torn Manuel Pasquinelli postminimal RareNoise SONAR Stephan Thelen

By Marcello Nardi Nov 17, 2019 0

What initially started as a follow-up of Vortex, eventually sprawled to more than 80 minutes of music and became a double album, whose second volume will be released in May 2020. In a move equal parts bold and conservative, Tranceportation Vol. 1 is moving the music of Sonar and their collaboration with David Torn ahead. Staying faithful to one of the rules that lies underneath the music of many Swiss postmininal musicians, that which says that minimal structures do not cage the music, instead unleash a new world of possibilities, Sonar and David Torn are now delving into new depths

Thor de Force – Sounds of the Mansion [2019 Ropeadope]

2019 electrojazz Ropeadope Thor de Force

By Marcello Nardi Nov 12, 2019 0

Sounds of the Mansion is an hide and seek game, from the listening point of view: Thor de Force is always letting the listener believe she or he knows exactly what’s going to happen, but then the driver steers in another direction. A record that is a refinement of Madsen’s skills in combining masterfully crafted arrangements and a sense of improvisation that pervades even the most intricate sections and creative hooks: the outcome is a juicy and explorative electro jazz work

Alban & Cédric Theys – Sirius [Mad Ducks Records 2019]

2019 Adrian Benavides Alban Theys ambient Cédric Theys Mad Duck Records prog

By Marcello Nardi Sep 23, 2019 0

Sirius is brimming with light, a piece of shimmering, milky and shining music. So full of light, that it seems implausible it was created by men, but instead was generated by light itself

AKKU Quintet – Depart (7d Media 2019)

2019 AKKU Quintet Manuel Pasquinelli postminimal

By Marcello Nardi Sep 9, 2019 0

AKKU Quintet manipulate the meaning of sounds, expand the emotional charge through an extensive use of repetition and sink those in deep polyrhythmic nets. Their music is full of narrative development, whether they are taking sometimes a prolonged or very short timeframes to evolve it, and they are playing themes in loop for multiple times with slight changes.

Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann – LP1 [greyfade 2019]

2019 ambient Joseph Branciforte Theo Bleckmann

By Marcello Nardi Jul 12, 2019 0

Interview with Joseph Branciforte – May 2019. LP1 is a deep exploration of the organic interaction between voice and electronics. Yet what is most astonishing is how Joseph Branciforte and Theo Bleckmann use their means, organic and eletronic, to lift their interaction to such a level of interconnection, thus making it impossible to even hear the subtle nuances each is bringing at individual level, if one does not listen to them as a whole

Amogh Symphony – IV.1 & IV.2 [Vmbrella 2019]

2019 Andrey Sazonov Derick Savio Gomes prog prog metal Tom Fountainhead Geldschläger Vishal J.Singh

By Marcello Nardi Jun 5, 2019 0

Amogh Symphony finds inspiration at the intersection of multiple influences, ranging from technical and prog metal, to contemporary fusion, zappian crazyness and sci-fi soundtracks. IV marks a gigantic leap forward for the band