Foxy Digitalis
I was not expecting this, but damn if it’s not exactly what I needed to hear right now. Oui Ennui is an artist and producer from Chicago and until now, I’ve really only been familiar with his more beat-oriented work. His description of Virga/Recrudescence (and really, all the write-ups on his page are great and […]
Brothers Kevin and Patrick Cahill concoct a blues-infused jamboree that mixes acid-fried jams with southern flavored charm. Kirkfield Non is a fun romp down dirt roads and back alleys with the duo glowing on “Automatic Biography.” Combining earnest electric guitar journeys and intimate acoustic picking makes for a claustrophobic, but oddly soothing jaunt. Kevin and […]
On Phil Yeah’s sprawling debut, Grey and Gold, the Philadelphia-based artist dives deep into a year of isolation and finds deliverance in unexpected places. During the summer, Phil explored his home city by kayak, traversing the Schuykill River at night. The unhurried aqueous dub rhythms of “Same Water, Different River” are exploratory, digging into deep […]
I’ve been wanting to do a write-up of something from this excellent recent Eiderdown batch, but keep getting sidetracked. No more! The Modern Folk is such an aptly named project. On Primitive Future / Lyran Group they grip the reins and follow the smoke into backwoods meditations and wilderness romps. The organic feeling throughout the […]
I’m always amazed at how Charmaine Lee manages to mangle and manipulate her voice into an entity in-and-of itself. Her work is visceral and pushes extremes past their extreme, doing things and making sounds that seem impossible. KNVF, her latest album, is the most distilled crystallization of her work so far and, at its core, […]
I readily admit that I’m still relatively out of the loop these days, but what seems like a recentish trend of all these past jazz sessions showing up on Bandcamp is awesome. Like last week’s Roberto Miranda Live at Bing Theatre – Los Angeles, 1985, Michael Gregory Jackson’s Frequency Equilibrium Koan is an absolute joy […]
There’s something meta about Hyena where it is totally self-aware, but completely unafraid. Havadine Stone has always blurred the lines between the mundane and the intimate, finding that sweet spot where there’s a deep connection made by showing you (or more accurately, letting you hear) the parts we don’t think anyone cares about. When Stone […]
Nights Enter is a beautiful, cosmic ride. Dennis González and Derek Rogers have done a masterful job composing these evocative, shapeshifting pieces. Rogers’ synth and González’ trumpet are the bright foundations that begin the album’s journey, but the bass lines from Drew Phelps plus tabla and djembe from Jagath Lakpriya are the drivers. While González […]
When the first jangly notes rang out and Donovon Quinn started singing on “Billy, God Damn,” it was like an old friend stopping by to say hello. So much about the exquisitely languid Last Time I Saw Grace is expertly crafted, written and constructed with such care that it becomes a world unto itself. “…the […]