Cult NYC free jazz album finally gets a proper reissue Valley of Search Records It’s rare to hear a recording so full of life and movement as Alan Braufman’s 1975 release Valley of Search. Recorded live from the first floor of a loft in downtown NYC (pianist Cooper-Moore rented the whole floor for $140...
Any stack of releases from Tidal Waves Music is bound to result in some amazing musical discoveries. The appeal of the reissue label is that so many of the albums they’re putting back out into the world are usually quite hard to track down. Even in the case of an internationally-renowned performer...
‘Get Out’ a slightly lengthy yet sufficiently creepy score Waxwork Records Jordan Peele wanted a specific sound when he enlisted the help of composer Michael Abels for the score to 2017 breakout film Get Out. Peele found Abels — a composer known for blending genres like bluegrass, jazz,...
Experimental French outfit delivers a deeply rich live album Crammed Discs Aquaserge’s Deja-vous ticks so many boxes: fearless exploration, stellar sound quality, solid musicianship, and interesting compositions that stay in your head well after the first listen. It’s a deeply rich album, sure...
The Great Sadness — Weep Self-released The Great Sadness is a punk-blues duo from Los Angeles, and while they’re good, the band unfortunately demonstrates the limitations of their particular form. Unless a duo such as theirs is using some really amazing looping techniques, or doubling up to provide...
Twin Foxes — Sleeping on the Attic Floor Tor Johnson Records / Midnight Werewolf Records Tags on the Bandcamp page for this release give hints as to what to expect from Twin Foxes’ debut full-length — Superchunk, Modest Mouse, post-punk, hardcore — but the fullness of Sleeping on the Attic Floor...
