Arashk Azizi

Bula! by High Tide, A Nocturnal Journey Where Sitar, Jazz, and Ritual Meet

Bula! by High Tide, A Nocturnal Journey Where Sitar, Jazz, and Ritual Meet

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Bula! by High Tide is built on a deceptively simple idea: to follow the arc of a night. Across thirteen compositions, sitarist and composer Sasha Bayan leads an ensemble that understands restraint as well as intensity. The album is immediately accessible, warm melodies, inviting grooves, and luminous timbres, yet beneath the surface lies a dense […]

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Conglomerate by Dual Dialect

Conglomerate by Dual Dialect

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Dual Dialect’s latest EP, Conglomerate, offers an immersive experimental soundscape where every sonic element, whether saxophone, electronic pads, or manipulated voices and sound effects, serve as a deliberate tool in the hands of its creators.  The Meanjin-based duo, Andrew Garton and Andrew Foley, craft a richly textured musical world where glitchy electronica and jazz-infused improvisation

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Northwind by Aredia

Northwind, Two Stunning Tales of Motion and Memory by Aredia

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With Northwind, Aredia presents a concise yet carefully shaped two-track EP that expands their instrumental folk rock language into something more cinematic and internally narrative. Rather than relying on overt virtuosity or dramatic excess, the duo focus on atmosphere, thematic clarity, and slow emotional development. Both pieces feel like fragments of a larger journey, rooted

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Listening Between the Notes, A contemplation on Alice Sara Ott's latest release

Listening Between the Notes, A contemplation on the latest release by Alice Sara Ott

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The final track, “Englabörn,” closes the release with a darker, more somber tone. Still soft in texture, still restrained, it gradually pulls the listener inward through repetition and subtle harmonic shifts. The recurring notes act like a slow spiral, drawing the listener deeper rather than pushing outward. There is melancholy here, but never despair —

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Junichi Matsuda (left) and Takashi Hiyama (Right)

Kokolo, Takashi Hiyama and Junichi Matsuda, a bridge between Japan and Estonia

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I first met Takashi Hiyama and Junichi Matsuda in the quiet corner of Telliskivi’s Rahva Raamat. We spoke about life, music, the unpredictable nature of the industry, and the surprising number of artistic intersections between Japan and Estonia. By the end of our conversation, it felt clear that there were real possibilities ahead, including collaborative

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You’re a Good Person by Anton Donovan

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Anton Donovan’s new EP, You’re a Good Person, lands with the kind of theatrical flair that feels both self-aware and devastatingly sincere. A classically trained musician with roots in improvisational comedy, Donovan has always balanced satire with confession. Here, he leans into that duality with a jazz-inflected orchestral palette: brass sections that swell like Broadway

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Del Sur by Andy Nechaevsky

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Andy Nechaevsky’s EP Del Sur is a deeply evocative musical journey that melds impressionistic textures with avant-folk sensibilities, drawing listeners into a richly layered exploration of cultural identity and displacement. Rooted in the artist’s personal reflections on Spain’s vibrant yet tumultuous history, this trio of compositions flows like a river, seemingly chaotic at first glance,

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21 grammi by Giuseppe Cucé

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Giuseppe Cucé’s 21 Grammi is a warm-blooded, southern European tapestry woven from soul, cantautorato, and lightly brushed shades of Latin music. The album feels acoustic, alive, and deeply human. Every instrument breathes. Every phrase carries emotional intention. And throughout its eleven tracks, Cucé’s voice is never an ornament or an authority, but a vital thread: integrated,

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Mawj and the Rise of Mesopotamian Rock: A New Voice from an Ancient World

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In a global music landscape saturated with genres, crossovers, and reinventions, it’s rare to encounter an artist who forges a sound that feels both rooted and revolutionary. Mawj, whose name means wave in Arabic, is one of those rare creators. Born in Sweden, raised in Jordan, and carrying deep Iraqi heritage, he stands at the intersection

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Gravity by ØRBITA

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Gravity by ØRBITA is a nine-track digital album of meticulously crafted instrumental electronic music, an intimate, retro-futuristic journey where analog warmth and emotional precision meet. As a debut release, it feels surprisingly assured: every piece unfolds with the calm authority of an artist who knows exactly what he wants to say and the technical means to

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