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New Age Doom & Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Guide to the Universe

November 24, 2021 By guillaume

New Age Doom & Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide to the Universe (2021)

Opening to the crash of a gong whose cosmic vibrations metaphorically linger throughout the entire recording, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide to the Universe has the allure of a religious ceremony, a shamanic ritual calling on the spirits of the other world, a Rastafarian sermon dispensed by legendary Jamaican producer, visual ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary Tagged With: bass, drone, drums, dub, Lee "Scratch" Perry, metal, New Age Doom, saxophone, trumpet

Bohren & Der Club of Gore: Patchouli Blue

September 9, 2021 By guillaume

Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Patchouli Blue (2020)

Formed in 1992, Bohren & Der Club of Gore is a German dark ambient jazz band from Mülheim an der Ruhr which originally emerged from the doom metal and grindcore scene. Comprised of Christoph Clöser, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Thorsten Benning, the band settled as a quartet from the late 1990s onwards until the ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: ambient, bass, Bohren & Der Club of Gore, indie, keyboard, saxophone

Altin Gün: Gece / Yol

July 7, 2021 By guillaume

Altin Gün - Yol (2021)

Formed in 2016, based in Amsterdam and comprised of Ben Rider on guitars, Jasper Verhulst on electric bass, Daniel Smienk on drums and Gino Groenveld on percussions, Altin Gün is a Dutch/Turkish folk-rock band fronted by two vocalists (and keyboard players), namely Merve Daşdemir and Erdinç Ecevit. Instead of performing covers, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk Tagged With: Altin Gün, bass, drums, guitar, saz, songwriting

Fanfán Tulipán: Genius Noci

May 21, 2021 By guillaume

Fanfán Tulipán - Genius Noci (2020)

Borrowing its name from the French film FanFan la Tulipe, the 1952 swashbuckling comedy set in the late 1750s featuring Gérard Philippe, Fanfán Tulipán is a young Czech band formed in 2009 and based in Prague. Blending jazz with funk, the chanson tradition and film music, the band features Štěpán Zbytovský on flute and bass ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz Tagged With: bass, drums, Fanfán Tulipán, flute, melodica

Khruangbin: Mordechai

August 13, 2020 By guillaume

Khruangbin - Mordechai (2020)

In the space of two albums, Psych-Funk Texas trio Khruangbin have breathed new life into the drum and bass sound with a compelling take on the tropes of the genre. Formed in Houston in 2010 and comprised of Mark Speer on lead guitar, Laura Lee on bass guitar and Donald “DJ” Johnson on drums, Khruangbin originally crafted their ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary Tagged With: bass, drums, guitar, indie, Khruangbin

Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound: Omnisphere

January 14, 2019 By guillaume

Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound - Omnisphere (2018) - Artwork ©Billy Martin

Originally formed in the late 1990s by two students from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, Alarm Will Sound is a 20 piece chamber orchestra dedicated to the performance of newly composed contemporary classical music. Ever since their initial formation in 1991, jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood (MMW) has been ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Jazz, Modern Classical Tagged With: Alarm Will Sound, bass, drums, ensemble, fusion, keyboard, Medeski Martin & Wood, trio

Khruangbin: Con Todo El Mundo

May 14, 2018 By guillaume

Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo (2018)

“Funky drums, dub bass, melodic guitar, those are the only rules.” Hailing from Houston, Texas and comprised of Donald “DJ” Johnson on drums, Laura Lee on bass and Mark Speer on guitar, Khruangbin is one of the most exciting instrumental three piece (with the odd vocals thrown in) to emerge in recent years. The band incorporates ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary Tagged With: bass, drums, guitar, indie, Khruangbin, remix, rock

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