Tag Archives: avant-garde

YUMI HARA – Groove Study

October 6, 2023

Bonobo’s Ark 2023 Poised between Japan and England, respectable specialist in contemporary sounds hits the mark and gets away with it. Experimentation has always been at the melodic heart of Yumi Hara’s art, her frequently intense Oriental minimalism bolstered by … Continue reading

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TIM ARNOLD – Super Connected

June 6, 2023

Tim Arnold 2023 English master of sophisticated turn of phrase – verbal and melodic – looks at what’s going on around us, with Stephen Fry joining his journey. “Cliché cliché! A brick wall,” sings Tim Arnold on the stunning “Start … Continue reading

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UNQUIET MUSIC LTD – MEMEmusic

May 6, 2023

Unquiet Music Ltd 2023 If communication breakdown needed a soothing soundtrack, there’s an international team to provide unforgettable background to the plague of our times. Global village doesn’t hold peace in its valley, spreading the worry which fuels this ensemble’s … Continue reading

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REUTER MOTZER GROHOWSKI – Bleed

December 7, 2022

MoonJune 2022 Refusing to retain form but resisting the call of amorphous spirituality, avant-garde triumvirate seep and seed their sonics in different dimensions. Even though neither fierceness nor fearsomeness has ever seemed to enter these individuals’ intellectual vocabulary, the very … Continue reading

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EAMON THE DESTROYER – A Small Blue Car – Re​-​made​/​Re​-​modelled

November 21, 2022

Bearsuit 2022 A fresh approach to a Scottish pastiche master’s vehicle finds him on the road to obscure raptures. If you invite friends over for a playdate and tell them to bring along some toys, rest assured: quite a lot … Continue reading

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