Tag: Jazz
Soni Sfardati: Saqiya
This is not my first journey into recordings that have mixed cultural origins. Unfortunately, many force cultural references to fit into western music molds. However I prefer the opposite: when western cultural influences are hammered into forms to fit within other cultures, or even completely re-invented to fit them.
JCreate: Musical Introspection
I’ve been leaning towards more down tempo, trip-hop and jazz type releases lately, and JCreate’s Introspection certainly fits the bill for my mood.
Andres Elstein: La Caja
So I am probably not the first person to say this, but: I am really happy for Andres Elstein’s La Caja. I’ve missed this style of jazz!
Tunnel Rat: The Solipsist EP
Tunnel Rat’s Solipsist EP pays homage to the great beatnik poets of the ’50s and ’60s.
Studio Noir: Sunset Boulevard
Studio Noir uses samples of older jazz recordings to provide a sonic version of the deaths of 16 actresses from the 1920’s through the 1940’s.
Ant The Symbol: I’m Not Them (1 of 3)
This is the review that wrote itself.