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Album Review: Distant Birds – ‘Vol 01& Vol 02’: A rhythm packed instrumental journey that’s momentous and mesmeric.

You might think ‘getting into the groove’ was a pretty straight-forward proposition. Well this album from Sydney – based Distant Birds (The Necks keyboardist Chris Abrahams, Boy & Bear bass-player…

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Album Review: Momen – ‘Sympathetic Resonance’: Enthralling merger of electronic, classical and jazz from new London-based duo.

In times of turbulence, we need music that keeps us centred and able to pause. That’s exactly what ‘Sympathetic Resonance’ the enthralling debut from London based duo Momen achieves. A…

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Album Review: Mammal Hands- ‘Circadia’: The inventive UK nu-jazz trio absorb change and still deliver.

Things have shifted recently for those stalwarts of the UK nu-jazz scene Mammal Hands. Since their debut album ‘Animalia’ turned heads in 2014 ,the Norwich based trio, brothers Nick and…

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Album Review: Cecilie Strange – ‘Beech’: Compelling Nordic Jazz with a subtle strength and singular sound.

When an artist settles into their groove, over time the spark in their music can dim. Listening to ‘Beech’ the new album by Danish saxophonist Cecilie Strange it’s more than…

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Album Review: Cole Pulice – ‘Land’s End Eternal’ : An electro-acoustic touchstone moment from the ambient saxophonist and composer.

Saxophonist/composer Cole Pulice often draws on metaphors to describe their alluring electro-acoustic music. For the 2021 solo debut ‘Gloam’ they suggested the music mirrored shifting patterns of a twisting kaleidoscope…

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Track: Cole Pulice – “Fragments of a Slipstream Dream”; shimmering ambient jazz palette

Cole Pulice’s latest single, “Fragments of a Slipstream Dream,” feels like standing at the edge of a new world, watching the air shimmer just before you step through. As the…

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Track : Peace Flag Ensemble preview upcoming album with the intricate ambient jazz ballad ‘The Past Is What Changes The Most’.

Now here’s some news that makes looking beyond the festive maul less difficult. Saskatchewan sound sculptors Peace Flag Ensemble have announced that their new album ‘Everything is Possible’ will arrive…

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Album Review : Anenon – Moons Melt Milk Light : taking its own path to absorbing places.

Electro-acoustic musician Brian Allen Simon (aka Anenon) is an artist who has always absorbed place and context, destinations that have shifted with each release. ‘Petrol’ from 2016 bustled and boomed…

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Track/Video: Experimental duo J Foerster/N Kramer announce new album ‘Habitat II’ with the shimmering spread of ‘Souvenirs’.

The Berlin based experimental music partnership of percussionist Joda Foerster and composer Niklas Kramer are set to continue their exploration of pseudo site-specific music with the release of a new…

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Track/Video: Peace Flag Ensemble preview their exhilirating new album ‘Astral Plains’ with the deep beauty of ‘You Can’t Pin Joy Like A Moth’.

Now here’s a follow up that has been much anticipated. The experimental jazz collective Peace Flag Ensemble have announced the arrival of their sophomore album ‘Astral Plains’ via We Are…

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