Tag Archives: instrumental

FRACTAL SEXTET – Fractal Sextet

September 28, 2022

Alchemy 2022 Bending the boundaries of hexagonal logic, international ensemble find fresh colors in familiar shapes and add lines to previously unseen forms. When Stephan Thelen’s arrived on the scene in 2019, the Swiss composer seemed to have discovered an … Continue reading →

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THE BREAKERS – Strange Shores: Old Singles & New Hits

September 12, 2022

Sharawaji 2022 Picking bits ‘n’ pieces of their not-so-distant past, melodious Illinoiseniks create a fresh mosaic. Out-takes are a testaments to any artist’s talent – a display of their quality control and knowing how to stop when rounding up a … Continue reading →

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JIMMY RYAN – The Healing Guitar

September 4, 2022

Salvatori Productions 2022 Chicagoan six-stringer unfolds therapeutic tapestry and whisk one’s psyche away towards the great unknown. Ever since Jimmy Ryan stepped on a solo path with “21st Century Riffology” in 2017, the intensity of his delivery seemed to be … Continue reading →

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ROLAND BÜHLMANN – Emnalóc

August 30, 2022

Roland Bühlmann 2022 Soaring on Swiss fantasies to imaginary regions of psyche, Solothurn polymath sculpts a solo chef-d’oeuvre. Inhabiting different dimensions has long become Roland Bühlmann’s way of life yet, for all his aural flights into other worlds, this multi-instrumentalist’s … Continue reading →

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ERIK DAHL – Music For Small Rooms

August 21, 2022

Svalka 2022 Out of Göteborg to go through the listener’s door and stun them in most understated manner, classically trained artist offers a stationary trip into one’s psyche. It’s all about the space for this composer: if Erik Dahl’s 2020 … Continue reading →

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