Tag Archives: instrumental

HELD BY TREES – Eventide / Solace – Live At Real World

May 25, 2023

Sound Canyon 2023 A binary look at existential dilemmas from mirror men who believe that party can’t be over. This arboreal ensemble’s oeuvre may seem understated, yet they arguably are one of the most important instrumental troupes to emerge from … Continue reading →

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ANDERSON, CHUTE, EASLEY – Adventures Of The Moss Bear

April 14, 2023

ACE 2022 Vibrantly invigorating, if finely nuanced, jazz trip from a freshly formed trio of intrepid spirits. Although these three players seem to have pedigrees so dissimilar there’s hardly any common ground for them do dance on, it’s live improv … Continue reading →

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JASON BLAKE – Subsequent Ruins

March 9, 2023

7D Media 2023 If the piper can’t lead us to reason, Chicagoan twelve-stringer will color the rhyme. The story of The Rat-Catcher from Hamelin is a grim one, the tale in which children fall victim to a strife between adults … Continue reading →

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LEON ALVARADO – Chasing The Electric Dream

February 23, 2023

Melodic Revolution 2022 Reeling in the years, prog-rock polymath rolls out an arresting array of instrumental scrolls. Never an alien to minimalistic aural lace, Leon Alvarado has invariably been dealing with luxuriant textures for a couple of decades now, as … Continue reading →

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BRIAN TARQUIN & HEAVY FRIENDS – Brothers In Arms

February 19, 2023

BHP 2023 There’s no glory without hope: venerated American multi-instrumentalist and his kindred spirits pay tribute to veterans. It may seem so easy to dismiss this platter as another star-strewn concept, in which some artists specialize, with a rather trite … Continue reading →

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