Foxy Digitalis
When I wrote about Gina Izzo’s spellbinding ladyybirdd project recently, I described it as the Wild West of solo flute music. The deeper I dig into her new album, Tomorrow’s Yesterday, the truer that axiom becomes. Izzo bends flute passages into dazzling, expansive sound worlds buoyed by dancing rhythms and gilded electronics. Adding to the mesmerizing […]
Gina Izzo’s electro-acoustic solo guise, ladyybirdd, is the Wild West of solo flute music. Dizzying sonic layers spin kaleidoscopic narratives into an electrifying performance on “Mirror(s),” the first single from ladyybirdd’s debut album, Tomorrow’s Yesterday. “Tomorrow’s Yesterday represents a sound I have developed over the past ten years, utilizing the acoustic flute through a series of analog […]
The forthcoming Black Lives: From Generation to Generation double LP/CD compilation is full of eye-opening gems. Featuring the likes of Cheick Tidiane Seck, Oliver Lake, Alicia Hall Moran, Stephanie McKay, Marvin Sewell, and so many more (including a Malian choir composed of girls 7 to 13 years of age!), the range and depth of music is inspiring. Black […]