There is a type of experimental jazz that musicians make that shows off how great they can be. As a listener, it’s almost like solving a math problem. Crazy time signatures, instruments flowing in and out of different styles, and a flood of thoughts and feelings as you listen. It can be great to hear, […]
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Friday, February 16, 2024, something outstanding will be taking place. At Ian Hanger Ranger Recital Hall in Meanjin/Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, you can go and witness this amazing, live, kung fu extravaganza called The Sounds of Chow Gar by Shugorei. We have to start there. If you’re lucky enough to read this and you live in the area, you
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While I think we all know the answer, sometimes we still have to ask the question. Did Frozen 2 warrant a completely independent musical that showcases the spirit and vocal abilities of a new artist? I think it’s just like the title of track #3 and you “Say Yes”. Kimberly Collins who makes music
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What is there left to say? I often find myself asking that question as I close my eyes and shift to a different zone while listening to this beautiful piece of music called Cone of Silence released by Tamas Szigyarto in January 2024. What can you say in a review that hasn’t already been said? I
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Sadness… Pain… Grief… These are the pieces of anguish that this four-track EP of Demo 001 by M.T. Goins begins to toy with as you listen to it. Cold and unflinching, you can understand how this could be one of the most painful things I’ve come across this year. The first track, I die a little every day starts
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As a native English speaker, there’s always something I find fascinating about the language I’ve always called my own. When traveling around Europe, you get this fascinating look at how other people choose to take on your language. Whether you’re in Estonia, Germany, Finland, or Romania, you will eventually see people who want to speak
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How can you talk about something you experience but can barely understand? How can you hear someone’s spoken word and use your written words to describe it? How do you make that happen? You take it slowly. Dolcè by Jjacqz is a two-track musical piece for those who desire something filled with love, but who
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To truly understand what Peter Martin and Generation S have done with their self-titled experiment in Jazz music, you have to turn your mind into another piece of the experiment. Take yourself out of the areas your brain is in, and make your way down the valley. Go out past the educative monks. Slide down
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There are many things to say about Live from Starks, Maine 10.1.22 by Matt Glickman, but what I really appreciate about it is Glickman’s ability to put out very long renditions of songs, bring up Darby Sabin as a guest on two of them, and be ok wholeness of offering a live record as a
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When I first launched the eight-track album Grays by Soshiant, I started to hear a very different-sounding world. Electronic and filled with synths and free percussion, it was its own form of hungry jazz for pirate psychics. It made a sonic pate out of the side of my mind. The Grays had come and made
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