2024.81
Upupayāma: Mount Elephant
The band is from Italy, but the sounds seem to come from some mythical place beyond. At times a giddy hypnosis, others a soaring improv. This is the real deal, otherworldly jams from across the pond. Betcha dig it. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #psychedelic #eurojams
Bandcamp: https://upupayama.bandcamp.com/album/mount-elephant
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/47ngFveQwjsnsYCnRXEGvj
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mount-elephant/1753912448
6 track album
2024.82
Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroshi: Zebulon!
Harrington is one of my personal faves: he prays at the altar of Jerry, is a legit electronica somebody, & can exploratory jazz with the best of em. He's always finding unique ways to balance those urges & in this trio, live recorded in his adoptive LA, he is out there in all the ways. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://maximumoverdub.bandcamp.com/album/zebulon
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1FxR7b5KdnyZrHmJWJOcHP
9 track album
2024.83
Ill Considered: Infrared
British trio that jams, but not necessarily a jamband. Everything they put out has been stellar, but their latest is full of sax-heavy long explorations that build from atmospheric to haunting intensity and back again. Morphine meets MMW. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #musodon
Bandcamp: https://illconsidered.bandcamp.com/album/infrared
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7mM0gD80kFcfhUm1REdFt4
9 track album
2024.84
Myles Cochrane: You Are Here
Light, quiet, inspired. Like a long drive on a crisp autumn day, the British guitarist and songwriter delivers a floating set of instrumental loveliness. Weightless guitar is matched by cello and bass to straddle folk, classical, jazz. Roll down the windows and take a deep, refreshing breath. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #musodon
Bandcamp: https://mylescochran.bandcamp.com/album/you-are-here
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ogXXtvLYn3Oe6DVYdvkCE
Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/you-are-here/1746387615
14 track album
2024.85
Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy Perman: Ash Grey and the Gull Rides On
More excellent vibes out of the UK. This time from Scotland. Wasylyk is always a mood. This one is typical inspiration, every track like the soundtrack to a scene in a film, the one that makes you cry even though you're not sure why. Look inward, friends. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #musodon
Bandcamp: https://andrewwasylyk.bandcamp.com/album/andrew-wasylyk-tommy-perman-ash-grey-and-the-gull-glides-on
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3WpuPLHlMQzO7UekBeVt8t
Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ash-grey-and-the-gull-glides-on/1745537811
10 track album
2024.86
Bremer/Mccoy: Kosmos
Set your mind adrift to the spiritual floating jazz-tangential Bremer/Mccoy. This Copenhagen outfit is in fine form on their latest with music for the soul and the brain, it'll make you feel good in more ways than one. Highly recommended. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #jazz
Bandcamp: https://bremer-mccoy.bandcamp.com/album/kosmos
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4jZRmfyl3MdYVWb1o1Q1nb?si=EaAFYH67RMavI-DZwKsMbA
10 track album
#recommneds
2024.87
Walter Smith III: three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not
Some straight jazz for once. Or what passes for it these days. The title is self-explanatory, but also a wonderful ode to the underrated Houston jazz scene. A killer band - Moran! Harland! Rogers! - and saxophonist Smith is a fantastic composer and bandleader. Plenty of meat on that bone. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #musodon #jazz
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3B3IjUn7IOaJgc3A9NTnLr
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/three-of-us-are-from-houston-and-reuben-is-not/1757737169
2024.88
Ellen Reid: Big Majestic
Modern composition never sounded so good. Skirting classical, ambient, electronic, jazz she employs exemplar guests like Shabaka, Kronos Quartet and Lisel to create a lush, cinematic stream of loveliness. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://ellenreid.bandcamp.com/album/big-majestic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/54PPhxM0V8V87txFsNVWgb
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/big-majestic/1753747425
14 track album
2024.89
Minivan: Default Characters
Killer 5-track EP from a rock band out of Berlin. This is at the intersection of garage, prog, and indie rock and so it's got this Osees-meets-White-Denim sound that I'm seriously digging. Couple tracks in here are legit play-it-again bangers. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://6minivan9.bandcamp.com/album/default-characters
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/52J08uF4SsZrCdiAx14GJs?si=1qq80Ez8ReWpMBjke6Ww9Q
Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/default-characters-ep/1762025217
5 track album
2024.90
The Waeve: City Lights
British indie duo formed by meeting-of-the-minds of Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall. This one is sprawling in its sound, almost every track sounds like it could be a different band. Somehow they almost all work, with a warm, loose energy. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://thewaeve.bandcamp.com/album/the-waeve
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2mc8z8p5BSchhpD6wBcpEw
Apple: https://music.apple.com/au/album/city-lights/1748579391
10 track album
2024.91
Arun Ramamurthy Trio: New Moon
Arun is a carnatic violinist and his trio ably mixes Indian classical with jazz in inventive ways. The album is inspired by his grandmother. His trio is occasionally psychedelic in the truest sense, occasionally groovy and is very inspired indeed. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://arunramamurthytrio.bandcamp.com/album/new-moon
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0tjG9MCoRGSIf7ppAruFW8
6 track album
2024.92
JR Bohannon & Dave Shuford: Reclined in the Haze
Two-guitar mindwander. Light lilting musical vignettes don't quite ever become fully formed ideas, often trailing into nothing unbothered... and are better for it. Find your zones. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #guitar #ambient
Bandcamp :https://jrbohannondaveshuford.bandcamp.com/album/reclined-in-the-haze
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2bgjyYNeFD8cKO1u3AY1Uj
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/reclined-in-the-haze/1764233278
9 track album
2024.93
Gong Gong Gong & Mong Tong: Mongkok Duel
It seems inevitable that two Asian duos called Gong Gong Gong and Mong Tong would find each other and the resulting pair-of-pairs collaboration is a freeform delight of whacked-out, weird-out, and zone-out. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://gonggonggong.bandcamp.com/album/mongkok-duel-2
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0J2IaZ1Vb0KRkPGKVe6Ok1
Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/mongkok-duel/1771934120
8 track album
2024.94
John Craigie: Greatest Hits... Just Kidding... Live
Craigie is the rare singer-songwriter who kind of must be seen live to fully appreciate his genius. A live album is the next best thing and his latest perfectly captures how his banter and songwriting are two sides of the same expert storytelling coin. He's hilarious and touching and thoughtful. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #folk
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/51FvAZZgV8gVS4J0qNVmwo
Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/greatest-hits-just-kidding-live-no-hits/1759246460
2024.95
Patricia Brennan Septet: Breaking Stretch
Not all vibraphone is light and dreamt and, backed by a killer band, Brennan takes her instrument deep, often buried deep under horns and explosive rhythms. Occasionally chaotic, occasionally straight Latinjazzgroove. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #jazz #vibraphone
Bandcamp: https://patriciabrennanpyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/breaking-stretch
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7AFqBcQrNtRtVEl5HYZKo0
Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/breaking-stretch/1760427225
9 track album
2024.96
The Soundcarriers: Through Other Reflections
Brit quartet makes retro rock music. Little too on the nose? Sure, I guess, but what's good is good & these guys have always been pretty damn good. And their sound is much more expansive than just a retread of the familiar. Easy Tropicalia,dreamy grooves. Never understood why they aren't bigger. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://the-soundcarriers.bandcamp.com/album/through-other-reflections
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6PvePiV8AWSiOC89UuvNkJ
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/through-other-reflections/1757561462
11 track album
2024.97
Buzz' Ayaz: Buzz' Ayaz
Debut album from psych-rockers from the island nation of Cyprus. Wonderfully dark blend of regional influences with instrumentation and riffs from Greece, Turkey and more. Heavy grooves with that recorded-live energy. Looking forward to seeing where these guys go next. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://buzzayaz.bandcamp.com/album/buzz-ayaz
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/13EGr8VY8CB65xBJ7oKzgp
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/buzz-ayaz/1746593509
8 track album
2024.98
Jordan Tice, Andrew Marlin, Christian Sedelmyer: Wild Rose of Morning
Some refreshingly old school bluegrass and folk for your weekend listening. Three guys who get it down on their own and in other groups finding serious magic together. This sounds exactly as good as you want it to, instant Americana classic. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #musodon #bluegrass #folk
Bandcamp: https://andrewmarlin.bandcamp.com/album/wild-rose-of-morning
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/44pGEvlfQ6Dzv9UoD8yWu1?si=rqkFraIXSEyXTwojaK_5-w%0A
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/wild-rose-of-morning/1771987350
9 track album
2024.99
Louis Fontaine: Antipasto
Serrated groove music from France. This one has got some serious darkness and mystery to it, like the soundtrack to an unearthed European spy thriller from the 70's. This is the good shit, trust me. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #musodon #groove
Bandcamp: https://brocrecordz.bandcamp.com/album/antipasto
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6seKn4SEC5hvVsuDiCxd1w?si=9Iatxw5zSTONSB5TOL6zwg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/antipasto/1758988555
13 track album
2024.100
New Masada Quartet: Vol 3 (live)
One of John Zorn's most formidable Masada lineups captured live in all their chaotic, mindblowing glory. And also features some of the best guitar playing I've heard in a while, Julian Lage at his finest. Zorn being Zorn, the entire set streams as a single track, but worth listening to end-to-end. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #johnzorn
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4KO6icVqCeor1TL1ahhm9h?si=LhsdfkYpQfqnC5wJ9mQryg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/new-masada-quartet-vol-3-live/1763702724
2024.101
Clem Snide: Smothered & Covered Vol 2
Vastly underrated songwriter Eef Barzelay who's been playing as Clem Snide for decades also has ongoing covers project and it's remarkable how his voice and cadence reimagine these stripped down old favorites. If you dig the opening track - a take on All Along the Watchtower that sounds like a completely diff song - you'll dig it all. Enjoy!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5yZs0HDlxtQUpjDRiyO5M1?si=73EUhIoCQtSkvd171TDbfg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/smothered-covered-vol-2/1755764315
2024.102
Hainbach: Breve
Moody electronic music from Berlin. This sits at the (mostly) quiet intersection of composition, experimental, electronic, and ambient and it's a real treat. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #electronic
Bandcamp: https://hainbach.bandcamp.com/album/breve
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3pv2MeVmzPomW7kGyO4JHb?si=PhRR_qK3QyilrzVfKTJQFw
10 track album
2024.103
Terry Gross: Huge Improvement
First of all, I love the name of this band. Glad they're still around because it's been a while. Second of all, they freakin rock
Heavy, fuzzy Friday night riff-rock for loud listening. Covers 34 minutes in just 4 tracks and they make the most of all of em. Turn it up, friends. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #rockandroll
Bandcamp: https://terrygrossband.bandcamp.com/album/huge-improvement
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1RkoJ7jLOAXZ1GwX7XLtAB
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/huge-improvement/1753797159
4 track album
2024.104
Owen Stewart: Done and Dusted
Sometimes the music just feels right and man, is this one a perfectly-fitting pair of blue jeans. Pure American soulrock, with serious Joe Cocker vibes. This one gets better with each listen. Predicting great things for Mr Stewart and his electric band, so get in on the ground floor. Enjoy!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Qir1KY0WzJNoUFT7IwxJQ
Apple: https://music.apple.com/tr/album/done-and-dusted/1766947341
2024.105
Sex Blender: Naïve Core
Instrumental rock band from.... Ukraine! Cool. Mix of influences: prog, psych, classic, some jam, little groove. It's heavy and dark and kind of exhilarating. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://sexblender.bandcamp.com/album/na-ve-core
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/53HGY8hzHkP3C0KThWU8Ql?si=HOl7sJyaSHq13vjS37aiWg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/na%D1%97ve-core/1767732655
7 track album
2024.106
Nala Sinephro: Endlessness
Electroambient perfection. Ten tracks flowing one to the next like scenes from the same fantastical dream, the fuzzy boundary between awake and asleep. This one is magic, one of the year's best. If you haven't heard this yet, please do. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://nalasinephro.bandcamp.com/album/endlessness
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/51CQQ3tQLRZlZJZ5jcpoGE?si=JKDMFXOXSvCh8qUwCbZcwg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nala-sinephro/1558952230
10 track album
2024.107
Levi J Burr: Bucolic Confection
Folks playing sublime guitar music are dime a dozen these days, but some still stand out. This one dabbles in the easy-to-love loveliness of American primitive (by way of Australia), but he's seasoned it with several guests who add deliciousness, like lots of pedal/lap steel. This is music to ease your mind. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://levijburr.bandcamp.com/album/bucolic-confection
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0llsSHBhs4XYabp2GIEhH1?si=4IOvmCBOT0yB5B--Y6zZyw
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/bucolic-confection/1770422875
11 track album
2024.108
Hania Rani: Nostalgia
Another soul-soother to end a crusher week. Live recording from Polish pianist Rani, taken from 2 performances, one backed by strings, the other solo. Woven together, they reveal the purity and genius of her music. Drawing from classical, electronic, ambient, jazz, pop and more, it's gorgeous and thought-provoking. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://haniarani.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1gb2YOjAP3kONGJe7AQiAF?si=z1aq2f-gSIKrVXOc9VDqTA
Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/nostalgia-live/1759173192
9 track album
2024.109
Cassini: The Cassini Promise
Heavy krauty jams from Minnesota. Lots of heady in-studio improvisation on pounding motorik rhythms and zero expectations. Fun to see where each exploration ends up, I'll meet you there. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #krautrock
Bandcamp: https://cassinimpls.bandcamp.com/album/the-cassini-promise
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1xsMDGmrVrTUK0gmhxDPEf?si=_7slqE_QQuaXqFVdTWY4OQ
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-cassini-promise/1760993794
6 track album
2024.110
Bananagun: Why is the Colour of the Sky?
Discovered these guys a few years ago w/ their killer debut & kinda forgot about em but they're back w/ a was-no-fluke follow up. Highly digable blend of retro sounds, like they took the best parts of Summer of Love bands, except they're from modern day Melbourne. I love this & I think you will too. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://bananagun.bandcamp.com/album/why-is-the-colour-of-the-sky
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/37d0LQSj5xUzWRSnS4ryQq
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/why-is-the-colour-of-the-sky/1764404309
10 track album
2024.111
Aidan Baker/Stefan Christoff: Januar
German pianist & guitarist playing in-studio improvisation somewhere in between classical & jazz. The guitar cycles through phases of distorted effects, mostly in the background as the piano navigates highly accessible melody. The result is sometimes haunting, other times gorgeous, always compelling. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://aidanbakercollaborations.bandcamp.com/album/januar
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1huIlZASHsmy7ItCtGkMhk
5 track album
2024.112
Luther Dickinson: Mississippi Murals
Very cool live recording from a few years back of music by Dickinson inspired by murals by artist Walter Anderson. Band features heavy hitters J Medeski, D Davis, & J Vidacovic and the music is surprisingly soft and introspective. Each track has a different feel, you can feel the inspiration shine thru. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://lutherdickinson.bandcamp.com/album/mississippi-murals
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7iYIQ4KPTPQurge8oWeWRH
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mississippi-murals-feat-john-medeski-johnny-vidacovich/1765013421
7 track album
2024.113
Svaneborg Kardyb: Superkilen
Killer Eurojams from this keys and drums duo. The Denmark pair mix electronica and jazz influences, in some ways reminiscent of my beloved Benevento Russo duo of yore. Sparse Radioheadesque compositions and engaging explorations, heady shit. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://svaneborgkardyb.bandcamp.com/album/superkilen
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4yITNJlltc0Tiu679pnWu7
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/superkilen/1750247514
9 track album
2024.114
Anna Butterss: Mighty Vertebrate
The opening track of this instafave starts with an absolute slinky of a bass groove & goes from there. The rest is a revelation of bass-forward instrumental music. Jazz adjacent, occasionally weird, flashes of beauty, deeply funky at times, Butterss is now on my ever-growing list. Highly recommended, enjoy!
Bandcamp :https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/mighty-vertebrate
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0lnAG8yZcln85SGhVzy9ru?si=xRToH1_HS-yoFA_G1zhTgQ
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mighty-vertebrate/1753180484
10 track album
2024.115
Cesar Quevedo Barerro: Los Pajaros Que Quedan en la Tierra
Gorgeous solo guitar from Columbia. The album is in tribute to the birds of South America and combines classical guitar with South American sounds. Pure beauty and relaxation. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #guitar
Bandcamp: https://cesarquevedobarrero.bandcamp.com/album/los-p-jaros-que-quedan-en-la-tierra
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7zpEeji9l91KqHbv20C9Z1
10 track album
2024.116
Väsen + Hawktail: Väsen & Hawktail
Instrumental folk band From Sweden and instrumental bluegrass trio from the USA join forces to create an intercontinental string band supergroup. The music is a powerful blend of their strengths, alternatively heavy and buoyant. Truly super, one of the best "bluegrass" releases of the year. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #bluegrass
Bandcamp: https://hawktail.bandcamp.com/album/v-sen-hawktail
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0wVevTBumTZaNvbGoWkjYs
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/v%C3%A4sen-hawktail/1755246244
10 track album
2024.117
My Baby: Acoustic.Blues.Club
My Baby is a super cool Amsterdam band that blends roots music with dance to unique and addictive results. It's truly a hybrid sound. This is a live release of a special acoustic show that retains their singular energy in a soulful stripped down format. Good stuff! Start here and be sure to check the rest of their excellent catalog. Enjoy!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7s8vvc5OxtIXmrpuIuesZZ?si=jmatmW_1Q8KKeSzz9ms17g
Apple: https://music.apple.com/id/album/acoustic-blues-club/1770088565
2024.118
Public Service Broadcasting: The Last Flight
PSB has a series of very cool albums which each tell a story through a blend of historical record + original music, a progressive, bookish indie rock. The latest tells of Amelia Earhart (coincidentally, one of 2 new releases about her). The music is, as always, compelling & rather jubiliant. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://publicservicebroadcasting.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-flight
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5RRutr3rPEH5CRGv4ZGGxK?si=3Z2AawZ-QGWiWGwnFt47pw
Apple: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-last-flight/1748134573
9 track album
2024.119
Goat: Goat
Hard to believe it was 12 years ago a friend told me I HAD to listen to "World Music" by Goat. Man, was he right! They're still at it, several killer releases later, they're finally good enough for a self-titled heater. Deep worldly psychgrooves with their characteristic air of masked Eurojam mystery. One of the year's best. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://goat.bandcamp.com/album/goat
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0aHeKXZpdQlfZRYYJlYlcj?si=ezwwe5dhRgifNn52r-LbzA
9 track album
2024.120
Amanda Whiting: A Christmas Cwtch
Bonus Sunday rec for ya, probably my Xmas album pick of the year, maybe in years. This Welsh harpist is one of my fave discoveries of 24, and her dreamy harpjazz vibes fit this set of old classics perfectly. Excellent for any holiday gathering or just general coziness. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #christmas #xmas #christmasmusic
Bandcamp: https://amandawhiting.bandcamp.com/album/a-christmas-cwtch
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6UgrmNpRr0yA0HQDTNxBRp
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-christmas-cwtch/1776832634
14 track album
2024.121
Shin Sasakubo: Energy Path
New age for the new age from Japanese guitarist Sasakubo. Meditative with some tension built around the excellent use of harmonics. He's highly collaborative and here he's joined by it-guy Carlos Nino to create some vibey af soundscapes. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #newage
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Q1q3yl4xD0DAKOVGdFdWx?si=y6OFizvBTvSo-VwHVwQadg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/energy-path/1759167023
2024.122
The Sheepdogs: Hell Together
The latest from The Sheepdogs is a 70's FM radio delight. The Doobies, the Allmans, and Jackson Browne swirled up into a tasty classic rock for the modern day. From Saskatchewan of all places! If you're unfamiliar with these guys, this 6-track EP is a good start, and work your way back from there. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #rockandroll
Bandcamp: https://thesheepdogs.bandcamp.com/album/hell-together
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6mNvZCiIt4DewHzX178t6M?si=vn1zS6UIR3CiMyKCnPR31A
Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/hell-together-ep/1774080815
6 track album
2024.123
Henry Parker + David Ian Roberts: Chasing Light
A platonic ideal of two-guitar instrumental folk music. Fantastic left-channel/right-channel interplay with a cozy, easygoing vibe. Like a twelve-stringed paintbrush creating vivid paintings of the English countryside. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #guitar
Bandcamp: https://henryparker.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-light
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/35TjVQoAbw57zMLOf3cCaC?si=K0utbHU6RdK2fzGEr_8ZZQ
Apple: https://music.apple.com/tr/album/chasing-light/1761797146
11 track album
2024.124
Emile Londonien: Inwards
Modern day heady Britjazz by way of France. Follow the bassist who drives grooves, adds chunks of orthogonal genres, and lets this dynamic young trio traipse dangerously close to too bloody smooth without falling into the syrupy abyss. Lots going on in here, mostly worth hearing. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #jazz
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/12kw4OZJQ21yCJceEDvqXt?si=9JA2wLrqSJ-TaOu_ibRcqg
2024.125
Greg Foat: The Rituals of Infinity
Not sure why Greg Foat isn't a household name in musicnerd circles, because everything he puts out (and it's a lot!) is an irresistible breath of fresh air. This is exactly what jazz circa 2024 should sound like. Refreshing, compelling, modern, understated, beautiful, groovy. This one is perfection. Enjoy!
#newmusic #MusicDiscovery #jazz
Bandcamp: https://gregfoat.bandcamp.com/album/the-rituals-of-infinity
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2gS2LwZCzbUa3lhfooKhn9?si=HrI0FeqFSam6aOV2xXhy6A
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-rituals-of-infinity/1772973539
7 track album
2024.126
Rogê: Curyman II
As the weather turns wintry, let's turn to Brazil and this warm, sunny release. Laid back grooves rooted in samba and bossa nova, it's a delightful musical vacation from the dark and drear. Lovely guitar, uplifting melodies, plenty of Portuguese, it's all good, friends. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://roge.bandcamp.com/album/rog-curyman-ii
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4m9abw8xMatwHVgN1sXKVV?si=dZkcXsAvTlel-Hw4jgWy2A
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/curyman-ii/1760623277
10 track album
2024.127
The Offline: Les cigales
More I'm-on-vacation vibes as this German composer/producer sets out to capture a Mediterranean energy. In reality, this 8-track EP plays like a throwback detective film soundtrack. Shaft by way of Western Europe. Super groovy and mysterious with tight compositions that get to their point and move on. Tasty stuff. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://theoffline.bandcamp.com/album/les-cigales
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7GByk3zU16geQvds0ZkFSe?si=iDW3xSZCRw6Ueov25ZFKug
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/les-cigales/1755160394
8 track album
2024.128
Human Error: Human Error
This is a fun one. Like the soundtrack of a forgotten 80's kids TV show. Whimsical but groovy, bite-sized tracks of one-man-band music, rooted in electronic, but organic and alive and just enough of a dark edge to balance the light easiness. I love this record and I dare you not to. Enjoy!
Bandcamp: https://ashumanerror.bandcamp.com/album/human-error
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7FqAAVbxsks8eWqKtenVaG?si=tAhdv5qISvKiqditBlkRag
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/human-error/1779708135
11 track album
2024.129
Edrix Puzzle: Lotus Blossom
Dense post-Kamasi spiritual groovejazz from the UK. Their bio cites influences ranging from Zappa to Sun Ra to Mahavishnu and Herbie, plus plenty of electronic and whom am I to argue? It's all in there and then some. This is a strong cup of coffee, take it in, one sip at a time. Enjoy!
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Bandcamp: https://edrixpuzzle.bandcamp.com/album/lotus-blossom
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6tJw7VlN1iPsbM12Z52xow?si=V1G4qR07QKC6HOsBV9Smww
7 track album
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