Warning: NSFW artwork at the bottom of this post. RSF – RSF RSF stands for, and is the alias of, London producer and arranger Roland Sebastian Faber, who’s done work for Boy George and George Michael, along with production on the Marc Almond and Starcluster Silver City Ride last year. He’s...
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...
Kaiju homage and dance beats meet in ‘I Am Godzilla’ Burning Witches Damon Baxter, the man behind Deadly Avenger, has made his name in the film industry through trailer scores, which means condensing the atmosphere of a movie to roughly 90 seconds. So, it’s always been a surprise that...
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...
A wildly uneven yet curious reissue of an impossibly rare album Real Gone Music Blues and Haikus is American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac’s second album, originally released in 1959 and long out-of-print on vinyl. The album largely consists of Kerouac’s spoken-word poetry, with Zoot Sims and Al Cohn...
Modest Mouse cover record unremarkable musically, but shines as a physical RSD release CMH Records These genre inversion cover albums have been around in various forms for a while now — lullaby, string, bluegrass, et al. — and the concept is pretty simple. The artist being covered — Metallica,...
