Tag Archives: instrumental

DAVID CROSS & ANDREW KEELING – October Is Marigold

January 10, 2022

Noisy 2021 Veteran players alchemically marry rock, classical and avant-garde tropes to create hymns to a season of exquisite sadness. It’s been a long time since and Andrew Keeling first recorded and toured together, and it turns out 2009’s “English … Continue reading →

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ANGAD BERAR – A Broadcast, Underwater

January 8, 2022

Angad Berar 2020 Indian explorer of aural enigmas takes a dive into the cosmic uknown. It’s one of those records that, at the start, seem intangible, ethereal even, yet unobtrusively, slowly but surely suck the listener in until they’re shrouded … Continue reading →

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JAH WOBBLE – Metal Box – Rebuilt in Dub

December 26, 2021

Cleopatra 2021 Venerated sound architect peeks under full metal jacket of his own creation to uncover its gist and construct the famous edifice afresh. Released in 1979 and considered a solid gem almost immediately upon its arrival, PIL’s “Metal Box” … Continue reading →

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ARI LEHTELA – The Year The Earth Stood Still

December 20, 2021

Tela Guitar 2021 Countering Covid with stream of consciousness, North Carolinian luthier dives into the era of virus. One of the latest pandemic’s unexpected results has been an influx of often interesting musical opuses, yet while many of the artists … Continue reading →

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SCOTT JEFFERS & MASAMI ASAHINA – Mystic Journey

November 27, 2021

Scott Jeffers 2002 Making East and West meet and have a musical affair, masters of folk and classical idioms see the twain summit in ecstasy. Usually, the geographical scope of Scott Jeffers’ albums, even when it comes to imaginary events, … Continue reading →

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