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Black Editions continues doing the lord’s work, rolling out essential sounds from Milford Graves’ private archive. This gorgeous and massive box set is extra special because it’s the first widely available release from these three free jazz titans, each of whom is a legend in the New York scene. Commissioned by the artists themselves, the […]
Spring Break trips for ice cream? Banana flavored seltzer? Dreams of Gros Michel? It’s all getting weird over here on the Daily. Some news about the Milford Graves archive, XKatedral, and Unifactor Tapes before digging into the album of the day. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Carla Boregas […]
I never really know where an interview will lead, but it all starts with a curiosity about an artist’s journey and practice. Matt Weston’s double album, Four Lies in the Eavesdrop Business, opened my ears to this expansive, percussive sound world, unlike anything I’d previously heard (though he reminded me that I wrote about an old […]
I stumbled upon Ki Oni’s Stay Indoors and Swim (before it got expanded and reissued) earlier this year and have been rather smitten with Chuck Soo-Hoo’s work ever since. While his music is often grounded in pastoral, restorative drones, this incredible mix adds some excellent context to his work. Get into these zones! Li Yilei […]
When I was in my late teens, I used to spend a lot of time sitting in my apartment with my friend Jeremy, listening to whatever jazz CDs we’d picked up in the previous week. Jeremy is the first person who played me Coltrane and opened my ears in ways that I’m still trying to […]