Foxy Digitalis
It’s been a good week so far, even if I feel like I’m drowning in a sea of things I agreed to do without enough time to do them. I suppose that’s normal at this point, though. I’m also in the solo parenting zone this week, but that’s been filled with discussions about volcanoes, chicken […]
First – a correction and apology for totally screwing up Webb Crawford’s name in the Joanna Mattrey review! Then some Abdul Wadud (!!!) news, before going long on Issei Herr’s incredible debut. Wednesday episodes are exclusively on Patreon. Sign up now! Album of the Day: Issei Herr “Distant Intervals” Additional Links: Webb Crawford’s websiteWebb Crawford JoinersAbdul […]
Most of y’all probably didn’t see the announcement on Twitter earlier in the week, but starting Monday, I am launching the Foxy Digitalis Podcast. To start, it’ll be a daily episode, about 5-10 minutes long, featuring bits of news and an album of the day + review of said album. I’ve been doing it for […]
Foxy Digitalis has been back for just over two years now, and I find it difficult to get my head around it. Throughout that period, though, the core idea and drive have remained the same, even if the pieces and structures have shifted somewhat. I’m excited the site launched a handful of new columns and […]
The hits keep coming here in September, the worst of the months. Can’t it just be fall already? Irarrázabal / Baldwin Grips (Tripticks Tapes) I can’t imagine something more in my wheelhouse than a double-double bass album with two of my favorite bassists, yet Grips still exceeds my expectations. Both Amanda Irarrázabal and Nat Baldwin are no strangers to […]
Nat Baldwin has significantly influenced my listening habits over the last year or so. Between an incredible run with his solo and collaborative work on top of his label, Tripticks Tapes, not many days pass without something he’s involved with coming through my headphones. It’s hard to know where to start, though his most recent […]
The fierce scream of now. That’s how an article in the Jazz Right Now blog described an Amirtha Kidambi and Luke Stewart live set, and that’s as apt of a description of the music produced by these two creative musical stalwarts as any. Kidambi’s voice runs through the entire cycle of human emotion, from calm […]
The Inflatable Leviathan is difficult, bizarre, and an absolute joy. Beyond all the intricate interplays and wild sound maps, this quartet of Sean Ali, Michael Foster, Cecilia Lopez, and Eli Wallace bring humor and fun. The mountains of chemistry flow between them, allowing a vulnerability to bleed through. It takes The Inflatable Leviathan from being an excellent assemblage […]
The path between the past and future is rarely a straight line. Weston Olencki’s Old Time Music is a dissection, time capsule, and crystal ball all wrapped into one. Taking familiar sounds and channeling them through matrices that are time-traveling mechanisms from a distant future, but imbued with a spirit from faded history, Olencki causes us to […]