As a flute player, a double bass player and a composer, Clare-born musician Neil Ó Lochlainn has a natural a foothold in several radically different traditions, especially in his role as leader of Ensemble Ériu, the enchanting acoustic septet he co-founded in 2011 with concertina player Jack Talty. By drawing a connection ... [Continue Reading]
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Alabaster dePlume: To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1
Alabaster dePlume is the enchanting moniker of Angus Fairbairn, a performance poet, activist, composer and saxophone player originally from Manchester who moved to London in the mid-2010s to join a residency at the Total Refreshment Centre. The London’s South Bank studio and music venue has not only been home to a community of ... [Continue Reading]
Nala Sinephro: Space 1.8
There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres - Pythagoras Nala Sinephro is a young harpist, keyboard player and composer from Belgium now based in London. Composed and recorded between 2018 and 2019 and released on 3 September 2021 last on Warp Records, Space 1.8 blends ... [Continue Reading]
New Age Doom & Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Guide to the Universe
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]
Théo Girard: Pensées Rotatives
Théo Girard is a double bass player, composer and independent record label owner based in Paris who has been involved in a multitude of musical projects over the years – from the Gypsy/Jazz/Klezmer collective Bratsch co-founded by his father Bruno Girard in the mid-1970s to various Mayola rock bands such as G!rafe or Trans Kabar ... [Continue Reading]
Bohren & Der Club of Gore: Patchouli Blue
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]
Nubya Garcia: Source
Born and raised in Camden Town, London, Nubya Garcia is a young tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader who has quietly emerged from the thriving London jazz scene. Over the past five years, the musician has collaborated extensively with several London-based collectives such as Steam Down, Ezra Collective, Maisha or ... [Continue Reading]