Ross Hammond – A Bright Light
Style: American Primitivism, Guitar Soli, Free Blues
Vibe: Western, Contemplative, Meditative, Bluesy, Lonely, Searching, Impressionistic, Winter
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Improvisation
Eric Chenaux Trio – Delights of My Life
Style: Experimental Songwriter, Vocal Jazz, Avant-Folk
Vibes: Reflective, Tender, Woozy, Romantic, Peaceful, Restrained, Hypnotic, Meandering, Lethargic, Soothing, Autumnal, Breezy, Elegant, Flowing, Gentle, Heartfelt, Intertwined, Warm
Musical Qualities: Soft, Slow, Lyrical, Improvisation, Loose, Lush
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Oren Ambarchi – Shebang
eaturing Joe Talia, Jim O’Rourke, Chris Abrahams, B. J. Cole, Julia Reidy, Johan Berthling, Sam Dunscombe
Style: Post-Minimalism, Post-Rock, Electro-acoustic
Vibes: Iridescent, Blooming, Hypnotic, Focused, Psychedelic, Shimmering, Propulsive, Flowing, Soothing, Intertwined, Warm, Intricate
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Henry Flynt – Back Porch Hillbilly Blues Volume 1 & 2
Style: Avant-Garde Hillbilly Music, Backporch Minimalism, Avant-Folk
Vibes: Hypnotic, Twangy, Raw, Rootsy, Rural, Deconstructed, Ecstatic, Energetic, Exploratory, Eccentric, Meandering, Playful, Psychedelic
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Shankar – Who’s To Know
with Zakir Hussain (Tabla), Umayalpuram K. Sivaram (Mridangam)
Style: Raga, Carnatic Classical Music
Vibes: Transcendent, Devotional, Uplifting, Ecstatic, Flowing, Elegant, Passionate, Intricate, Meditative, Responsive
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Ash Ra Tempel – Join Inn
Style: Kosmische Musik, Free-Rock, Ritual Psych
Vibes: Searching, Cosmic, Mysterious, Ritualistic, Psychedelic, Tribal, Warm
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Khan Jamal Quintet- Drum Dance to the Motherland
with Monnette Sudler, Billy Mills, Dwight James, & Alex Ellison
Style: Free Jazz, Ritual-Psych, Dub-Influenced
Vibes: Mysterious, Spiritual, Hypnotic, Communal, Psychedelic, Ritualistic, Surreal, Exploratory, Murky, Nocturnal, Cosmic, Earthy, Dreamy
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Darius Jones – Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation)
Solo alto saxophone interpretations of compositions by Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, Roscoe Mitchell
Vibes: Occult, Mysterious, Devotional, Meditative, Ritualistic, Spiritual, Passionate, Mystical, Angular, Contemplative
Musical Qualities: Thematic, Sparse, Acoustic, Improvisation, Extended Technique, Dissonant, Live Recording
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Barre Phillips – Mountainscapes
Style: ECM-Jazz, Progressive Fusion, Chamber Jazz
Vibes: Journeying, Nature, Ethereal, Epic, Impressionistic, Searching, Haunting, Hypnotic, Adventure, Triumphant
Musical Qualities: Progressive, Suite, Thematic, Improvisation, Polyphonic, Dynamic
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The Pyramids – Aomawa: The 1970s Recordings
4LP box set includes the albums Lalibela, King of Kings, Birth / Speed / Merging, and Live at KQED, 1975
Style: Afro-Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Communal, Pan-African, Searching, Earthy, Forest, Cathartic, Driving, Earthy, Energetic, Groovy, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Tribal, Spiritual
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Free Music Societies with Brent Vallefuoco (SGR | BCS | Feb 2024)
Brent Vallefuoco visits the Sonic Gnostic trailer in Joshua Tree for a freeform broadcast, an organic flow of improv LPs, inquisitive conversation, and an on-air improvisation.
the tracklist includes LAFMS, Smegma, Le Forte Four, Ham Scholar, Institute for Quantum Music Research, Brent Vallefuoco, Martin Escalante, Sirom, & Evan Parker
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Re\/Rooting Rituals [Sonic Gnosis Radio | BCS 0324]
Rooted in primordial energies and ancestral knowledge, these sonic ritual assemblages channel transformational, connective, healing and empowering vibrations in the direction of a post-colonial future.
featuring Mwandishi, Embryo, Dadawah, White Boy Scream, Irreversible Entanglements, Brötzmann/Graves/Parker, etc…
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Pentangle – Basket of Light
Style: British Folk Rock, Folk Baroque, Blues-Influenced
Vibes: Uplifting, Intertwined, Romantic, Flowing, Sentimental, Rootsy, Intricate, Responsive, Spring, Warm, Energetic,, Groovy, Traditional
Musical Qualities: Melodic, Polyphonic, Lush, Uncommon Time Signatures, Improvisation, Acoustic
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Vocal Harmonies, Upright Bass, Drums, Glockenspiel, Sitar, Banjo
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Vibracathedral Orchestra – (Untitled)
Style: Free Psych
Vibes: Ritualistic, Murky, Communal, Hallucinatory, Hypnotic, Meandering, Mysterious, Exploratory, Stoned, Meditative, Tribal
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Droney, Jams, Lo-fi, Percussive, Repetitive, Suite
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Popol Vuh – Einsjäger & Siebenjäger
Style: Ecstatic Chamber Rock, Neoclassical New Age, Kosmische Musik
Vibes: Triumphant, Ethereal, Flowing, Pastoral, Bright, Epic, Uplifting, Warm, Spiritual, Peaceful
Instrumentation: Piano, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Drums, Percussion, Spinett, Flute, Vocals
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Miles Davis – E.S.P.
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Romantic, Anxious, Sentimental, Energetic, Driving, Exploratory, Loose, Moody
Musical Qualities: Polyphonic, Acoustic, Improvisation, Melodic, Modal, Instrumental, Technical
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Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio – Another Kind of Groove
with Malachi Favors & Billy Bang
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Intertwined, Flowing, Uplifting, Earthy, Exploratory, Groovy, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Meditative, Soothing, Spiritual, Warm
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Ostinato, Improvisation, Acoustic, Percussive, Instrumental, Sparse, Repetitive
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Joshua Abrams – Excavations 1
Style: Free Improvisation for Upright Bass
Vibes: Visceral, Ritualistic, Exploratory, Free, Meditative, Raw, Free
Musical Qualities: Atonal, Acoustic, Solo Improvisation, Extended Technique, Dissonant, Heavy
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Batsumi – Batsumi
Style: Cape Jazz, Afro-Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Warm, Communal, Groovy, Spiritual, Sunny, Warm, Uplifting
Instrumentation: Group Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Flute, Multiple Drummers, Jaw Harp, Upright Bass, Organ, Bongos, Guitar
Beings – There is a Garden
Beings is Steve Gunn, Zoh Amba, Shahzad Ismaily, Jim White
Moods: Ecstatic, Rhizomatic, Earthy, Exploratory, Compassionate, Warm, Kinetic, Exploratory, Psychedelic, Spiritual, Eclectic, Spring, Intertwined, Cathartic, Free, Uplifting
Styles: Spiritual Jazz, Post-Rock
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Loren Connors – The Departing of a Dream
Style: Ambient Americana, Drone-Folk, Spectral Blues, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Nocturnal, Mournful, Murky, Hypnotic, Haunting, Lonely, Melancholy, Bluesy, Meditative
Musical Qualities: Slow, Droney, Soft, Lo-fi, Atmospheric, Solo, Improvisation, Sparse
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Keiji Haino / Jim O’Rourke / Oren Ambarchi – With Pats on the Head, Just One Too Few Is Evil One Too Many Is Good That’s All It Is
On their twelfth live recording, the electrifying power trio continues to expand the vocabulary of their improvised sonic sorcery. One LP of mysterious duo invocations, followed by two LPs of primordial free rock. Through concentrated force and harnessed chaos, the trio patiently pushes primordial riffs to their noisiest, most visceral limits, striving to become the sound itself.
Friends of the Road – Sunseekin’ Blues
Style: Free Folk, American Primitivism
Vibes: Sunny, Uplifting, Pastoral, Morning, Rootsy, Spiritual, Warm, Communal
Instrumentation: Banjo, Cello, Fiddle, Harmonium, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Cigar Box, Sruti Box
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Can – Horror Trip in the Paperhouse [Bootleg]
Style: Kosmische Musik, Krautrock, Free Psych
Vibes: Mysterious, Exploratory, Murky, Visceral, Confident, Nocturnal, Groovy, Raw, Suspenseful, Psychedelic, Surreal
Music Qualities: Collective, Improvisation, Rhythmic, Atmospheric, Lo-Fi, Jams, Live Recording
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Brother Ahh – Move Ever Onwards
Vibes: Ethereal, Communal, Healing, Flowing, Heartfelt, Devotional, Conscious, Utopian, Warm, Intertwined, Spiritual, Uplifting, Sombre, Nature, Peaceful, Sentimental, Comforting, Compassionate, Psychedelic
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Lori Goldston / AF Jones / Greg Kelley / Austin Larkin – Miasms
Style: Free Improvisation
Vibes: Suspenseful, Exploratory, Murky, Mysterious, Impressionistic
Instrumentation: Cello, Violin, Trumpet, Piano Harp
Musical Qualities: Droney, Atonal, Dynamic, Electro-Acoustic, Collective Improvisation, Live Recording
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Water Shrews – Forest Faces
Style: Drone, Psychedelic Electronic
Vibes: Woozy, Forest, Exploratory, Earthy, Washy, Hypnotic, Psychedelic, Murky, Rhizomatic
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Improvisation, Lo-Fi, Loops, Slow, Pulse, Analogue, Atmospheric
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Water Shrews – Widening Spaces
Style: Drone, Free Improvisation, Psychedelic Ambient
Vibes: Journeying, Amorphous, Introspective, Woozy, Exploratory, Earthy, Washy, Hypnotic, Psychedelic, Murky, Rhizomatic
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Improvisation, Lo-Fi, Loops, Slow, Pulse, Analogue, Atmospheric
Instrumentation: Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Electronics, Synthesizers, Field Recordings
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Water Shrew Trio
Style: Drone, Free Folk
Vibes: Meditative, Forest, Peaceful, Contemplative, Nature, Soothing, Hypnotic, Psychedelic
Instrumentation: Harmonium, Hammered Dulcimer, Electronics, Acoustic Guitar
Arrington de Dionyso – Sacred Mushroom Songs
Vibes: Mystical, Visceral, Ceremonial, Psychedelic, Serpentine, Cosmic, Ritualistic, Raw, Surreal, Spiritual, Rebellious, Mythic, Colorful, Devotional
Instrumentation: Throat Singing, Electronics, Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Synthesizers
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Cassia Streb – Marginal Habitats
Style: EAI, Reductionism
Vibes: Meditative, Desert, Ecological, Desolate, Meandering, Lonely, Contemplative, Morning, Intimate, Lethargic, Primordial, Raw, Restrained
Musical Qualities: Graphic Score, Sparse, Slow, Soft, Instrumental, Improvisation, Dissonant, Electro-Acoustic
Instrumentation: Field Recording, Viola, Small Objects
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Tongue Depressor & John McCowen – Blame Tuning
Style & Influences: Ritual Drone, Spectralism, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Haunting, Ritualistic, Ominous, Forest, Murky, Eerie, Suspenseful, Pagan, Menacing
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Acoustic, Microtonal, Slow, Droney
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Catherine Christer Hennix – Solo For Tamburium
Style: Ecstatic Minimalism, Intuitionistic Modal Drone
Vibes: Devotional, Celestial, Healing, Meditative, Transcendent, Cosmic, Hypnotic, Spiritual
Musical Qualities: Just Intonation, Raga, Modal, Improvisation, Solo, Sampling, Electro-Acosutic, Droney, Minimalistic, Live Recording
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Eniks Cave – Seven Heavenly Palaces
Style: Ritualistic Drone-Jazz
Vibes: Cathartic, Ecstatic, Visceral, Mystical, Ritualistic, Transcendent
Instrumentation: Saxophone, Synthesizers, Drums, Harmonium, Upright Bass
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Famoudou Don Moye – Sun Percussion
Style: Great Black Music, Free Improvisation, Solo Percussion
Vibes: Ritualistic, Sunny, Colorful, Hypnotic, Spiritual, Passionate, Tribal
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Acoustic, Improvisation, Polyrhythmic, Sparse, Atmospheric
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Lester Bowie – The 5th Power
Personnel: Lester Bowie, Arthur Blythe, Amina Myers, Malachi Favors, Phillip Wilson
Style: Free Jazz, Gospel, Post-Bop
Vibes: Uplifting, Passionate, Sunny, Spiritual Energetic, Flowing, Driving, Kinetic, Exploratory, Colorful
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Don Cherry – The Summer House Sessions
Style: Free Jazz, World Jazz, Organic Music
Vibes: Communal, Utopian, Energetic, Driving, Summer, Intertwined, Chaotic, Psychedelic
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Off World – 2
featuring Sandro Perri, Eric Chenaux, Drew Brown, etc
Style: Alien Electronics, Tribal Ambient, Kosmische
Vibes: Spacey, Surreal, Imaginative, Exploratory, Impressionistic, Abstract, Cinematic, Meandering, Messy, Mysterious, Warm
Jack DeJohnette – New Directions
with Lester Bowie, John Abercrombie, Eddie Gomez
Style: Progressive Jazz, ECM-Style Fusion
Vibes: Adventurous, Triumphant, Ethereal, Mysterious, Playful, Complex, Impressionistic, Energetic
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Ash Ra Tempel – Ash Ra tempel
Style: Kosmische Musik, Free-Psych, Krautrock
Vibes: Primordial, Ritualistic, Cosmic, Mysterious, Suspenseful, Spiritual, Primal, Eerie, Psychedelic, Spacey, Hypnotic
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Daniel “Belteshazzar” Higgs – Metempsychotic Melodies
Style: Mystical Folk, Free Folk
Vibes: Ecstatic, Ritualistic, Poetic, Passionate, Spiritual, Cosmic, Meditative, Psychedelic, Alchemical
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Tomeka Reid – 3+3
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Chamber Jazz
Vibes: Playful, Intertwined, Angular, Colorful, Abstract, Complex, Exploratory, Knotted, Triumphant
Manas & E.M.M. – At House Unamerican
Tashi Dorji, Thom Nguyen, Efrim Menuck
Style: Free-Rock, Noise Rock, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Rebellious, Cathartic, Free, Hypnotic, Passionate, Angsty, Political, Dystopian, Liberation, Intense, Driving
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Brötzmann / Graves / Parker – Historic Music Past Tense Future
Style: Free Improvisation, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Visceral, Triumphant, Cathartic, Ecstatic, Spiritual, Healing, Energetic, Knotted, Ritualistic, Complex, Exploratory, Mysterious, Kinetic, Multi-Directional, Chaotic, Driving
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Tony Williams Lifetime – The Old Bum’s Rush
Style: Jazz-Rock, Abstract Funk, Psychedelic Soul
Vibes: Playful, Energetic, Eccentric, Urban, Uplifting, Groovy, Bombastic, Confident, Bluesy
Musical Qualities: Rhythmic, Fuzzy, Shred, Improvisation, Loose, Group Vocals
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Xylouris White – The Sisypheans
Style: Cretan Folk Music, Avant-Folk
Vibes: Passionate, Mythic, Sombre, Rootsy, Spiritual, Warm, Poetic
Instrumentation: Vocals, Lute, Drums, Lyra, Mandolin, Oud, Cello
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Scalpy + Meanstreetz
Style: Free Improvisation, Experimental, Noise Rock
Vibes: Ecstatic, Visceral, Hypnotic, Somatic, Abstract, Passionate, Cathartic, Liberatory
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Percussive, Repetitive, Improvisation, Dissonant
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fLuXkit Vancouver (it’s suite but sacred)
Style: Avant-Garde Chamber Jazz
Vibes: Epic, Intense, Cathartic, Passionate, Driving, Energetic, Intertwined, Spiritual, Transcendent, Ominous, Triumphant, Powerful, Fiery, Cerebral
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Embryo’s Reise
Recorded September 1978 – May 1979 in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, & Germany
Style: Free-Psych, Krautrock, Prog, Jazz-Rock, Raga Rock, Arabic Folk
Vibes: Adventure, Communal, Triumphant, Exploratory, Warm, Psychedelic, Bluesy, Playful, Energetic, Spiritual
Third Ear Band
Style: Psychedelic Chamber Music, Free Folk, Neo-Medieval Folk, Dhrupad
Vibes: Mystical, Medieval, Nature, Alchemical, Flowing, Meditative, Ritualistic, Mysterious, Earthy, Occult
Instrumentation: Cello, Oboe, Percussion, Violin/Viola
Neon Knights / Magick Lantern Cycle – Al-Kitab Alf Laylah Wa Laylah Vol. 1 – The Knight and the Wizard –
Split LP featuring two raw, psychedelic bands from Japan – one side of Neon Knight’s wild & heavy psych and another side of ritualistic acid folk from Magick Lantern Cycle.
Andrew Weathers Ensemble – The Thousand Birds in the Earth, The Thousand Birds in the Sky
Styles & Influences: Cosmic Chamber-Jazz, Post-Rock, New Age, Progressive Electronic, Post-Minimalism
Vibes: Ethereal, Epic, Soothing, Uplifting, Psychedelic, Hypnotic, Mystical, Nature, Cosmic
Musical Qualities: Lush, Washy, Improvisation, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Atmospheric, Dense
Kieran Hebden & William Tyler – Darkness, Darkness
Style: Psychedelic Electronic, Post-Rock, Trip-Hop, Ambient, Krautrock-Influenced
Vibes: Hypnotic, Uplifting, Warm, Soothing, Summer, Peaceful
Musical Qualities: Sampling, Repetitive, Atmospheric, Improvisation, Progressive, Rhythmic
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Matt Baldwin – Mysteries [Review]
Mysteries’ process-based guitar meditations feel like introspective encounters with the unknown, never diving into chaos but leading you safely to the edge for observation.
recommended if you dig Ashra, Durutti Column or Popol Vuh
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Eric Dolphy – Musical Prophet (The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions)
featuring Richard Davis, Bobby Hutcherson, Woody Shaw, Clifford Jordan, Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, J. C. Moses, Eddie Khan
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Intertwined, Flowing, Uplifting, Warm, Flowing, Playful, Spring
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Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra – Flight 17
with Jesse Sharps, Adele Sebastian, Horace Tapscott, etc
Style: Experimental Big Band, Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Communal, Uplifting, Ecstatic, Triumphant, Driving, Spiritual, Energetic, Cathartic, Complex, Groovy, Passionate, Warm
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Alan Silva and the Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Seasons
Lineup: Alan Silva, Roscoe Mitchell, Robin Kenyatta, Don Moye, Steve Lacy, Jerome Cooper, Dave Burrell, Bernard Vitet, Alan Shorter, Joseph Jarman, Ronnie Beer, Michel Portal, Dieter Gewissler, Jouk Minor, Kent Carter, Irene Aebi, Oliver Johnson, Joachim Kuhn
Style: Cosmic Big-Band, Creative Music, Free Jazz
Vibes: Apocalyptic, Cosmic, Cathartic, Communal, Intense, Ritualistic, Entropic, Meditative, Spiritual, Mysterious, Energetic
Musical Qualities: Conducted Improvisation, Dense, Acoustic, Instrumental, Atonal, Orchestral, Active Listening, Complex, Noisy, Heavy, Progressive
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Pat Metheny / Ornette Coleman – Song X
with Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Denardo Coleman
Style: Jazz Fission, Free Jazz
Vibes: Entropic, Bombastic, Triumphant, Futuristic, Abstract, Chaotic, Climactic, Complex, Manic
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John Coltrane – Kulu Sé Mama
with Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Donald Garrett, Juno Lewis, Frank Butler
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Healing, Devotional, Tender, Earthy, Warm, Sombre, Communal, Poetic, Passionate, Hypnotic
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Yusef Lateef – Psychicemotus
with Reggie Workman, James Black & George Arvanitas
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Warm, Joyful, Flowing, Romantic, Soothing, Bluesy, Sentimental
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Shakti – A Handful of Beauty
with Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar, John McLaughlin, T. H. Vinayakram
Vibes: Ecstatic, Uplifting, Warm, Energetic, Devotional, Hypnotic, Spiritual, Passionate
Musical Qualities: Virtuosic, Acoustic, Improvisation, Instrumental, Uncommon Time Signatures, Percussive
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Albert Ayler – The Last Album
wiwth Muhammad Ali, Mary Maria, Bil Folwell, Stafford James, Henry Vespine, Bobby Few
Styles: Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Free Blues
Vibes: Apocalyptic, Cathartic, Raw, Spiritual, Intertwined, Passionate, Communal, Free, Eclectic, Nature, Poetic
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Ilhan Mimaroglu – Sing Me a Song of Songmy
Style: Avant-Garde Classical, Electro-Acoustic, Tape Music, Creative Music, Third Stream
Vibes: Ominous, Sombre, Anxious, Cinematic, Dystopian, Surreal, Poetic, Chaotic, Cold, Complex, Eclectic, Exploratory
Themes: Political, Colonialism, War, Death, Liberation, History
Musical Qualities: Orchestral, Collage, Polyphonic, Dynamic, Spoken Word, Dense, Progressive, Sampling, Choral, Improvisation
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Anthony williams – Spring
with Herbie Hancock, Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter, Gary Peacock
Style: Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Driving, Intertwined, Energetic, Spring, Complex, Sunny, Abstract
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Sonny Sharrock – Black Woman
featuring Milford Graves, Linda Sharrock, Sirone & Dave Burrell
Style: Free Jazz, Jazz Fission
Vibe: Ecstatic, Cathartic, Anthemic, Spiritual, Ritualistic, Kinetic, Communal
Musical Qualities: Thematic, Loose, Collective Improvisation, Dynamic
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Loren Connors & David Grubbs – Arborvitae
Style: Chamber Ambient, Post-Minimalism, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Contemplative, Mellow, Elegant, Soothing, Suspenseful, Light, Open, Peaceful
Musical Qualities: Sparse, Soft, Improvisation, Minimalistic, Slow
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Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Les Jardins Mystiques Vol. 1
featuring Deantoni Parks, Austin Peralta, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, DOMi & JD Beck, Jeff Parker, Carlos Niño, Bennie Maupin, Jamael Dean, Jamire Williams, Josh Johnson, Brandon Coleman, Devin Daniels, Lara Somogyi, Liza Wallace, Sara Andon, Alison Bjorkedal, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dexter Story & more
Style: Cosmic Chamber-Jazz, Progressive Exotica, Jazz Fusion, Third Stream
Vibes: Ethereal, Mystical, Cosmic, Immersive, Communal, Epic, Colorful, Flowing, Contemplative, Fantasy, Reflective, Spiritual, Eclectic
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Last Exit – Last Exit
Sonny Sharrock, Peter Brötzmann, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Bill Laswell
Style: Free Jazz, Noise Rock, Jazz Fission
Vibes: Aggressive, Dystopian, Chaotic, Bombastic, Urban, Powerful, Deconstructed, Angular, Cold, Dark, Intense
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Caravan – In the Land of Grey and pink
Style: Canterbury Scene, Progressive Pop, Jazz Rock
Vibes: Whimsical, Romantic, Sunny, Anthemic, Fantasy, Epic, Playful, Pastoral, Warm, Complex, Eccentric, Optimistic
Musical Qualities: Catchy, Progressive, Rhythmic, Riffs, Lush, Improvisation, Technical, Melodic, Vocal Harmonies
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Marion Brown – Duets
Compilation of two duo records:
“Creative Improvisation Ensemble” recorded with Wadada Leo Smith in 1970
“Soundways” recorded with Elliott Schwartz in 1973
Style: Creative Music, Free Improvisation, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Open, Suspenseful, Abstract, Deconstructed, Intertwined, Restrained, Searching, Spontaneous
Musical Qualities: Dynamic, Poly-Free Improvisation, Atonal, Percussive, Slow, Sparse, Instrumental
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David Sylvian – Manafon
Marcio Mattos, Sachiko M, Tetuzi Akiyama
Style: EAI, Experimental Songwriter, Reductionism
Vibes: Sombre, Forest, Depressive, Nocturnal, Introspective, Apathetic, Poetic, Open, Death, Visceral, Mysterious, Anguish, Bleak, Alienation
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Pharoah & the Underground – Primative Jupiter
Pharoah Sanders with Chicago / São Paulo Underground (Mazurek, Guilherme Granado, Mauricio Takara)
Style: Cosmic Jazz, Psychedelic Fusion
Vibes: Advenure, Epic, Exploratory, Psychedelic, Mysterious
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Alan Braufman – Valley of Search
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Ecstatic, Mysterious, Exploratory, Communal, Adventure, Complex, dense, Passionate, Spiritual
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Thematic, Suite, Acoustic, Progressive, Dense
Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone, Upright Bass, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Flute, Dulcimer, Pipe Horn, Spoken Word
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Chick Corea – The Song of Singing
with Dave Holland & Barry Altschul
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Vibes: Adventure, Searching, Knotty, Intense, Mysterious, Abstract, Complex, Energetic, Impressionistic
Musical Qualities: Virtuosic, Collective Improvisation, Polyphonic, Acoustic, Instrumental, Dissonant, Thematic, Technical
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Ornette Coleman – The Art of the Improvisers
featuring Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Ed Blackwell, Jimmy Garrison, Scott La Faro
Style: Free-Bop
Vibes: Kinetic, Playful, Knotted, Joyful, Energetic, Driving, Warm
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Instrumental, Thematic, Rhythmic
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Andrew Hill – Point of Departure
featuring Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson, Tony Williams, Richard Davis, Kenny Dorham
Style: Avante-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Vibes: acoustic, Knotty, Searching, Complex, Woozy, Serpentine, Exploratory, Elegant improvisation, innovative, knotty, nocturnal, passionate, playful, polyphonic, progressive, reflective, rhythmic, thematic, woozy,
Musical Qualities: Polyphonic, Acoustic, Thematic Improvisation, Progressive
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YoshimiOizumikiYoshiduO – To the Forest to Live a Truer Life
Style: EAI, Progressive Electronic
Vibes: Reflective, Winter, Ethereal, Meditative, Playful, Hypnotic, Exploratory, Abstract, Deconstructed, Forest, Futuristic, Intimate
Instrumentation: Piano & vocals processed through modular synthesis
Musical Qualities: Studio-as-an-Instrument, Electro-Acoustic, Dynamic, Glitchy, Improvisation, Extended Technique
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Milford Graves & Don Pullen – Nommo
Percussion & Piano Improvisations, recorded live at Yale in 1966
Style: Free Improvisation, Free Jazz
Vibes: Ritualistic, Ecstatic, Kinetic, Manic, Raw
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Atonal, Improvisation, Acoustic, Live, Dense, Dynamic, Instrumental
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Bola Sete – Jungle Suite
Style: Guitar Soli, Brazilian Classical, Samba-Jazz
Vibes: Forest, Passionate, Nature, Mystical, Warm, Healing, Morning, Soothing
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Instrumental, Sparse, Technical, Suite, Improvisation, Solo
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Archie Shepp – Derailleur
1964 Demos
Personnel: Roswell Rudd, Denis Charles, Arthur Harper, Steve Lacy
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Vibes: Ecstatic, Knotted, Bluesy, Angular, Passionate, Rootsy, Energetic, Romantic, Uplifting, Abstracted
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Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek – New Future City Radio
Style: Collage Jazz, Broken Transmission, Jazz Poetry, Future Jazz, Radio Drama, Instrumental Hip-Hop
Vibes: Surreal, Radio, Collage, Futuristic, Mechanical, Eclectic, Sci-Fi
Musical Qualities: Beats, Spoken Word, Sampling, Electro-Acoustic, Improvisation, Loops, Noisy, Suite
Instrumentation: Spoken Word, Sampler, Trumpet, Piccolo Trumpet, Modular Synthesizer, Flute, Percussion
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Elijah McLaughlin Ensemble – III
Style: American Primitivism, Post-Minimalism, Ambient Americana
Vibes: Contemplative, Nature, Pastoral, Sombre, Focused, Hypnotic, Rootsy, Aquatic, Meditative
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Ornette Coleman – Science Fiction
featuring Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, Billy Higgins, Dewey Redman, Asha Puthli, Gerard Schwarg, Carmon Fornatto, Don Cherry, Bobby Bradford
Style: Free-Bop, Jazz Fission, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Energetic, Urban, Driving, Knotted, Apocalyptic, Communal, Chaotic, Abstract, Eclectic
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John Fahey – Sea Changes & Coelacanths
4LP Box Set including the albums “Womblife”, “Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts, and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites”, and
“Hard Time Empty Bottle Blues”
Style: Avant-Folk, Free-Folk, Ambient Blues, American Primitivism, Tape Music
Vibes: Haunting, Nocturnal, Murky, Brooding, Eerie, Aquatic, Bluesy, Woozy, Raw, Meditative
Musical Qualities: Instrumental, Sparse, Improvisation, Collage, Vignettes, Suite, Electro-acoustic, Live
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Jack DeJohnette – Sorcery
with Dave Holland, Bennie Maupin, John Abercrombie, Michael Fellerman, & Mick Goodrick
Style: Psychedelic Jazz-Rock, Prog, Jazz Fusion
Vibe: Exploratory, Mysterious, Driving, Groovy, Psychedelic, Bluesy, Eclectic
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Dub, Shred, Technical, Rhythmic. Progressive
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Sun Ra and His Arkestra – Omniverse
Style: Post-Bop, Cosmic Jazz
Vibes: Reflective, Elegant, Nocturnal, Playful, Mellow, Cosmic
Instrumentation: Piano, Upright Bass, Drums, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet, Baritone Saxophone
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John Martyn – Live at Leeds
with Danny Thompson & John Stevens
Style: Jazz-Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Folk
Vibes: Ethereal, Passionate, Cryptic, Exploratory, Wistful, Exuberant, Meditative, Pastoral, Reflective
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Echoplex, Upright Bass, Drums, Vocals
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75 Dollar Bill – Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock
Style: Desert Blues, Psychedelic Trance Rock, Tishoumaren, Post-Minimalism
Vibes: Hypnotic, Desert, Earthy, Psychedelic, Communal, Driving, Ritualistic
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Percussive, Riffs, Improvisation, Instrumental, Repetitive, Microtonal
Instrumentation: Homemade Percussion, Plywood Crate, 12-String Guitar, Shakers, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Upright Bass, Viola, Trumpet, Saxophone (Baritone & Alto)
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Milford Graves with Arthur Doyle & Hugh Glover – Children of the Forest
Styles: Free Improvisation, Free Jazz
Vibes: Kinetic, Ritualistic, Free, Ecstatic, Earthy, Passionate, Forest, Tribal, Spiritual, Adventure, Intense, Intertwined, Responsive
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Percussive, Improvisation, Acoustic, Atonal, Complex, Dissonant, Extended Technique, Home Recording, Instrumental, Polyphonic
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Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden
Style: Free Jazz, Creative Music, Liberation Music, Jazz Poetry, Spiritual Jazz
Vibe: Passionate, Rootsy, Poetic, Storytelling, Rebellious, Compassionate, Intertwined, Haunting, Spiritual, Driving, Communal, Triumphant, Sad, Powerful
Themes: Ancestry, History, Feminism, Trauma, Memory, Black Liberation, Identity, Death
Musical Qualities: Suite, Thematic, Graphic Score, Improvisation, Spoken Word, Complex, Group Vocals
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Paul Bley Trio – Closer
Paul Bley (Piano); Steve Swallow (Upright Bass); Barry Altschul (Drums)
Style: Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Mysterious, Playful, Impressionistic, Exploratory, Reflective, Intimate, Morning
Musical Qualities: Sparse, Acoustic, Improvisation, Instrumental, Lo-Fi
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Alan Silva and His Celestrial Communication Orchestra – Luna Surface
featuring Leroy Jenkins, Archie Shepp, Malachi Favors, Anthony Braxton, Grachan Moncur III, Dave Burrell, Claude Delcloo, Kenneth Terroade, Bernard Vitet, Berb Guérin
Style: Free Space Music, Cosmic Jazz, Avant-Garde Big Band
Vibe: Intense, Chaotic, Bombastic, Ecstatic, Free, Cosmic, Hypnotic, Raw, Communal, Apocalyptic
Musical Qualities: Conducted Improvisation, Dense, Atonal, Dissonant, Acoustic
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Miroslav Vitous – Mountain in the Clouds
featuring Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin, Joe Henderson, Joe Chambers, Jack DeJohnette
Style: Jazz Fusion, Post-Bop
Vibes: Triumphant, Epic, Energetic, Bombastic, Playful, Driving, Adventure
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Joseph Allred – What Strange Flowers Grow in the Shade
featuring Patrick Shiroishi, Jen Powers, Matthew J. Rolin, Magic Tuber String Band, Mikey Allred, Matt Johnson, Michael Pierce, Anthony Ford, Chris Davis
Style: New Age, Kosmische Folk, Ambient Americana
Vibes: Meditative, Nocturnal, Soothing, Cosmic, Ethereal, Contemplative, Surreal, Pastoral
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Brötzmann, Bekkas, Drake – Catching Ghosts
Style: Gnawa, Spiritual Jazz, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Ritualistic, Earthy, Communal, Groovy, Hypnotic, Ecstatic, Triumphant, Uplifting
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Percussive, Chants, Rhythmic, Repetitive, Live
Instrumentation: Guimbri, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Drums, Percussion
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Daniel Villareal – Lados B
with Anna Butters (Upright Bass, Electric Bass) & Jeff Parker (Electric Guitar)
Style: Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Vibes: Sunny, Groovy, Breezy, Relaxed, Mellow
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Irreversible Entanglements – Protect Your light
Style: Liberation Music, Jazz Poetry, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Uplifting, Polyvocal, Intertwined, Triumphant, Meditative, Driving, Spiritual, Rebellious, Political, Warm, Conscious, Poetic, Liberation
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Polyrhythmic, Acoustic, Polyphonic, Progressive, Thematic, Ostinato
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Monypeny + Meanstreetz – The Beating Stutter of Hope
Style: Free Improvisation, Psychedelic Noise, Drone
Vibe: Ritualistic, Hypnotic, Spiritual, Desert, Nocturnal, Eerie, Meditative, Sombre
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Improvisation, Droney
Instrumentation: Drums, Electric Guitar, Shaahi Baaja
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jaimie branch – Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
featuring Chad Taylor, Lester St. Louis, Jason Ajemian, Rob Fry, Daniel Villarreal, Akenya Seymour
Style: Liberation Music, Progressive Folk-Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibe: Triumphant, Rebellious, Communal, Colorful, Warm, Uplifting, Energetic, Passionate
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