Basalt Fingers – Basalt Fingers
Members: Elisa Ambrogio, Ben Chasny, Brian Sullivan
Style: Drone, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Primordial, Mysterious, Murky, Lethargic
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Improvisation
Jackie McLean & the Cosmic Brotherhood – New York Calling
Style: Post-Bop
Vibe: Uplifting, Busy, Urban, Warm, Passionate, Energetic, Complex, Elegant, Straight Ahead, Triumphant, Bright, Playful, Driving
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Sun Ra – Media Dreams
Style: Cosmic Jazz, Avant-Garde Big Band
Vibe: Mysterious, Nocturnal, Serpentine, Cosmic, Chaotic, Intertwined, Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi
Musical Qualities: Dynamic, Collective Improvisation, Atmospheric
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Amon Düül II – Yeti
Style: Krautrock, Free Rock, Heavy Psych, Jam Band
Vibes: Surreal, Primal, Hazy, Communal, Witchy, Psychedelic, Energetic, Forest, Raw, Epic, Exploratory, Hypnotic, Pagan, Tribal
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Ahmed Abdul-Malik – The Eastern Moods of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Style: Arabic Jazz, Modal Jazz
Vibes: Nocturnal, Summer, Patient, Searching, Hypnotic, Longing, Devotional, Hypnotic, Meditative, Mysterious, Spiritual, Warm
Instrumentation: Upright Bass, Oud, Korean Reed Flute, Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
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Daniel A.I.U. Higgs – Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot
Style: Free Folk, Psychedelic Tape Music
Vibes: Raw, Ecstatic, Ritualistic, Mystical, Manic, Free, Meditative,, Psychedelic
Musical Qualities: Noisy, Solo Improvisation, Lo-Fi, Home Recording, Tape Manipulation, Dissonant, Extended Technique, Instrumental, Droney
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Jon Hassell & Brian Eno – Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics
Style: Fourth World, Tribal Ambient, ECM-Jazz
Vibes: Ethereal, Exploratory, Hypnotic, Tropical, Mysterious, Aquatic, Woozy, Tribal, Surreal, Meditative
Instrumentation: Trumpet, Electric Bass, Ghatam, Electronics, Synthesizers, Congas
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Oliver Lake – Life Dance of Is
with Anthony Davis, Michael Gregory Jackson, Pheeroan AkLaff, Buster Williams, Leonard Jones, Ntozake Shange
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Creative Music, Loft Jazz
Vibes: Angular, Anxious, Knotted, Abstract, Mysterious, Eccentric, Energetic, Intense, Manic, Abstract
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David Grubbs – Whistle from Above
featuring Nate Wooley, Cleek Schrey, Andrea Belfi, Rhodri Davies, Nikos Veliotis
Style: Post-Rock
Vibes: Suspenseful, Introspective, Contemplative, Searching, Patient, Responsive, Eerie, Abstract, Impressionistic
Musical Qualities: Instrumental, Sparse, Improvisation, Thematic, Soft, Droney, Atmospheric
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Big Black – Message to Our Ancestors
Ritualistic duo explorations for percussion & flute
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Chick Corea – Inner Space
with Woody Shaw, Joe Farrell, Steve Swallow, Joe Chambers, Ron Carter, Hubert Laws, Grady Tate, Karl Porter
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Adventurous, Driving, Triumphant, Complex, Passionate, Dramatic, Energetic, Epic, Triumphant
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John Coltrane Quartet – Ballads
Style: Cool Jazz
Vibes: Romantic, Elegant, Flowing, Sentimental, Tender, Contemplative, Mellow, Nocturnal
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Air – Air Time
Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Creative Music
Vibes: Spontaneous, Responsive, Knotty, Passionate, Exploratory, Intertwined, Open, Airy, Playful, Elegant, Abstract, Complex, Eclectic, Mysterious, Suspenseful
Muhal Richard Abrams Octet – View From Within
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Vibes: Rootsy, Imaginative, Energetic, Colorful, Complex, Bluesy, History, Eclectic, Triumphant, Angular, Warm, Communal, Driving, Playful
Musical Qualities: Polyphonic, Dense, Progressive, Improvisation, Thematic, Acoustic, Percussive, Technical, Dynamic, Instrumental
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David Murray – Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club
with Lester Bowie (Trumpet), Fred Hopkins (Upright Bass), Phillip Wilson (Drums)
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Responsive, Complex, Elegant, Busy, Rootsy, Intertwined, Passionate, Moody, Adventure
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Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas – Totality
Style: Ecstatic Minimalism, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Patient, Hypnotic, Meditative, Ritualistic, Luminous, Peaceful, Restrained, Warm, Soothing, Mystical, Psychedelic, Spiritual, Focused, Responsive, Contemplative, Cosmic, Elegant, Intertwined
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Black Ox Orkestar – Everything Returns
Style: Klezmer, Chamber-Folk, Balkan Folk Music
Moods: Sombre, Passionate, Mournful, Intertwined, Cathartic, Reflective, Rootsy, Dark, Spiritual
Instrumentation: Clarinet, Violin, Acoustic Guitar, Upright Bass, Mandolin, Saz, Cymbalom, Percussion
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Andrew Cyrille – Special People
with Ted Daniels, David Ware, Nick De Geronimo
Style: Post-Bop
Vibes: Colorful, Playful, Confident, Groovy, Elegant, Energetic
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Jackie-O Motherfucker – Wow!
Style: Free Improvisation, Post-Rock, Free Folk, Ritual Psych
Vibes: Primordial, Communal, Mysterious, Ritualistic, Exploratory, Meandering, Raw, Murky, Amorphous, Searching, Psychedelic, Abstract, Deconstructed, Suspenseful
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Shabaka – Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
featuring Moses Sumney, Elucid, Saul Williams, Brandee Younger, Carlos Niño, Jason Moran, Lianne La Havas, Laraaji, Floating Points, André 3000, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Esperanza Spalding, Surya Botofasina, etc…
Style: New Age, Spiritual Jazz
Moods: Ethereal, Poetic, Healing, Meditative, Introspective, Soothing, Mellow, Flowing, Spiritual, Peaceful, Uplifting
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Kahil El’Zabar with David Murray – Golden Sea
Style: Spiritual Jazz, Creative Music, ECM-Style Jazz
Vibes: Meditative, Aquatic, Peaceful, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Soothing, Morning, Open, Uplifting, Spiritual, Warm
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Improvisation, Melodic, Acoustic, Slow, Soft, Polyrhythmic
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P.G. Six – The Book of Rayguns
Style: Drone Folk
Vibes: Primordial, Exploratory, Mysterious, Murky, Eerie, Hypnotic, Suspenseful, Abstract
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National Health – National Health
National Health was a continuation of Canterbury supergroup Hatfield & the North, bringing over essentially everyone from that project, except Hatfield’s bassist Richard Sinclair (Caravan), including Pip Pyle (Gong), Dave Stewart (Egg), Amanda Parsons, and Phil Miller (Matching Mole). Unsurprisingly, the LP is packed with warm, playful virtuosity. Overdriven bass takes the helm for most of the themes, locked in with propulsive grooves and shifting time signatures of Pyle’s drums. The space fills out quite colorfully with harmonious waves of electric piano, woodwinds and Moog synthesizer. When things need to be taken up a notch, Miller comes in with some triumphantly energizing guitar solos. What really makes this album special though are Amanda Parson’s vocals, which work both as a wordless instrument within the polyphonic arrangements, and as a unifying, lyrical force during the album’s most epic moments.
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James Fella / Steve Jansen / Steve Zimmerman – Full Names, Alphabetical Order (Title)
12″, 45rpm, single-sided, Alien Summer / That’s Cool, 2020 Recorded live at Revolver Records (Phoenix, AZ) on 5/15/2011 Paste on Cover, Limited to 100 copies Style: Free Improvisation, Free Jazz Vibes: Chaotic, Abstract, Raw, Exploratory, Primal, Energetic, Kinetic Musical Qualities: Atonal, Electro-Acoustic, Noisy, Lo-Fi, Collective Improvisation, Live Recording Instrumentation: Saxophone, Homemade Instruments, Amplified Objects, Percussion
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Popol Vuh – Das Hohelied Salomos
Style: Ecstatic Chamber Rock, Neoclassical New Age, Kosmische Musik
Vibes: Majestic, Flowing, Utopian, Mythic, Uplifting, Ethereal, Spiritual, Spring, Luminous, Hypnotic, Soothing, Bright, Mysterious, Warm, Devotional, Reflective, Elegant, Pastoral
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Catherine Christer Hennix – Blues Alif Lam Mim (Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage Live in New York)
Style: Ecstatic Minimalism, Intuitionist 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
Charles Lloyd – 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from The Lobero)
Style: Post-Bop, Spiritual Jazz
Moods: Sunny, Warm, Flowing, Bright, Spiritual, Searching
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Improvisation, Modal, Instrumental, Live
Instrumentation: Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Drums, Piano, Upright Bass
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Tongue Depressor & Austin Larkin – Landau Bar
LP, Redscroll, 2024 Recorded by A.F. Jones, Mastered by Rashad Becker Style: Country-Drone, Electroacoustic, Ritual Ambient, Post-Spectralism Vibes: Witchy, Disorienting, Haunting, Ritualistic, Spectral, Dark, Nocturnal, Gothic, Gloomy, Alchemical, Desolate, Drifting, Eerie, Shadowy, Rural, Occult, Ominous, Murky, Mysterious, Intense, Elemental, Hypnotic Musical Qualities: Droney, Microtonal, Dense, Instrumental, Slow, Dissonant, Dynamic, Electro-Acoustic, Extended Technique Instrumentation: Viola, Lap
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Rafael Torral – Spectral Evolution
LP, Moikai / Drag City, 2024 Recorded 2020-2022 Style: Progressive Ambient, Experimental Electronic Vibes: Ethereal, Luminous, Patient, Nature, Birds, Blissful, Meditative, Abstract, Airy, Bright, Hypnotic, Mysterious, Soothing Musical Qualities: Loops, Lush, Textural, 432 hz, Harmonious, Droney, Suite, Extened Technique, Instrumental, Slow, Improvisation, Layered Instrumentation: Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Homemade Electronic Instruments
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Gayle / Graves / Parker – WEBO
Recorded live on Jun 6 & 7, 1991
Style: Fire Music, Free Jazz
Vibes: RItualistic, Kinetic, Fiery, Entropic, Raw, Searching, Cathartic, Ecstatic, Spiritual, Healing, Energetic, Exploratory, Mysterious, Multi-Directional
Musical Qualities: Collective Improvisation, Acoustic, Dense, Dynamic, Polyphonic, Polyrhythmic, Dissonant, Instrumental, Live, Heavy
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Ak’Chamel – Rawskulled
Style: Ritual Psych, “Apocalyptic Desert Folk”
Vibes: Ritualistic, Apocalyptic, Desert, Visceral, Raw, Surreal, Earthy, Haunting, Hypnotic, Thorny, Psychedelic, Shadowy
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Liang YiYuan & Li Daiguo – Sonic Talismans
Style: Free Improvisation, Chinese Avant-Folk
Vibes: Ritualistic, Visceral, Healing, Mystical, Forest, Folklore, Mysterious, Meditative, Free, Bombastic, Witchy, Chaotic, Free, Eerie
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Taupe Set XL – Swamp Prayer
Style: Ritual Drone, Dark Ambient
Vibes: Ritualistic, Shadowy, Meditative, Nocturnal, Patient, Murky, Hypnotic, Healing, Suspenseful, Mysterious
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Michael White – The Land of Spirit and Light
with Cecil McBee, Prince Lasha, Ed Kelly, Bob King, Kenneth Nash
Style: Spiritual Jazz
Vibe: Searching, Luminous, Ritualistic, Utopian, Warm, Mystical, Intertwined, Joyful, Mysterious, Ecstatic, Passionate, Ancestral, Spiritual, Majestic, Uplifting, Celebratory, Communal, Exploratory, Playful, Hypnotic, Spontaneous, Transcendent
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Areski & Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
Style: Avant-Folk, Chanson, Chamber Folk-Jazz
Vibe: Mysterious, Intertwined, Surreal, Haunting, Brooding, Hypnotic, Elegant, Contemplative, Storytelling, Moody, Existential, Suspenseful, Open, Intimate, Nocturnal, Political, Love, Hallucinogenic, Shadowy
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Merope – Vejula
Behind a luminous, translucent veil, we find ourselve immersed in ethereal, electro-acoustic sound worlds emerging from fragments of Lithuanian folk songs. With blissful instrumental contributions from Laraaji, Shahzad Ismaily, Bill Frisell, and Craig Taborn, the duo delicately weave celestial zithers, otherwordly vocals, warm guitar melodies, glitchy electronics and softly blooming synth pads into a colorful, healing cocoon full of harmonious secrets.
Henry Threadgill’s Zooid – This Brings Us To, Volumes I & II
with Liberty Ellman, Jose Davila, Stomu Takeishi, Elliot Humberto Kavee
Style: Creative Music, Avant=Garde Jazz
Vibes: Intertwined, Knotty, Responsive, Bright, Complex, Suspenseful, Colorful, Abstract, Exploratory, Elegant, Angular, Off Kilter
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Power Tools (Bill Frisell, Melvin Gibbs, Ronald Shannon Jackson) – Strange Meeting
Style: Jazz Fission, Free Jazz, ECM Jazz
Vibes: Knotted, Kinetic, Triumphant, Angular, Intertwined, Energetic, Ethereal, Exploratory, Free, Mysterious, Rebellious
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Daniel Higgs – Beyond & Between
Style: Mystical Folk, Free Folk
Vibes: Ecstatic, Ritualistic, Mystical, Hypnotic, Passionate, Poetic, Spiritual, Surreal, Psychedelic
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Training with Ruth Goller – Threads to Knot
Style: Jazz Fission, Cyber-Jazz, Post-Rock
Vibes: Menacing, Knotty, Intertwined, Industrial, Futuristic, Angsty, Complex, Mysterious, Aggressive, Eerie, Deconstructed, AngularRu
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Sumac – The Healer
Style: Free Sludge, Post-Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Noise Rock
Vibe: Cathartic, Visceral, Poetic, Luminous. Knotty, Triumphant, Angular, Patient, Complex, Epic, Primal, Abstract, Powerful, Amorphous, Apocalyptic, Exploratory, Intense, Psychedelic, Raw
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FYEAR
Style: Liberation Music, Industrial Jazz, Slam Poetry, Avant-Prog
Vibe: Dystopian, Rebellious, Anxious, Communal, Poetic, Bleak, Apocalyptic, Determined, Powerful, Conscious, Dark, Industrial, Intense, Winter, Climactic
Dredd Foole – In Quest of Tense
Style: Free Folk, Outsider Folk, Weird Americana
Vibes: Raw, Eccentric, Haunting, Primal, Surreal, Murky, Psychedelic, Ritualistic
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SML – Small Medium large
Anna Butterss, Jeremiah Chiu, Joshua Johnson, Gregory Uhlmann, Booker Stardrum
Style: Abstract Groove, Cyber-Jazz, Post-Minimalism, Organic Beat Music
Vibes: Hypnotic, Warm, Colorful, Squiggly, Intertwined, Exploratory, Playful, Groovy, Soothing, Uplifting, Surreal, Aquatic, Futuristic
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Terry Riley – Descending Moonshine Dervishes
Style: Ecstatic Minimalism, New Age, Drone
Vibe: Spiritual, Meditative, Heavenly, Cosmic, Hypnotic, Mystical, Longing, Intertwined
Musial Attributes: Just Intonation, Instrumental, Minimalistic, Repetitive, Suite, Improvisation, Drone
Instrumentation: Yamaha YC-45D Organ with multiple digital delay channels for live layering & interactions
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Asher Gamedze – Constitution
Style: Free Jazz, Cape Jazz, Avant-Garde Big Band
Moods: Philosophical, Communal, Political, Triumphant, Rebellious, Intertwined, Spiritual
Themes: Dialectical Materialism, Time, Anti-Colonialism, Communism, Liberation, Storytelling
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Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – The Way Out of Easy
with Josh Johnson, Anna Butterss, Jay Bellerose
Style: Jazz Fusion, Post-Bop, Post-Minimalism
Vibe: Hypnotic, Patient, Relaxed, Autumnal, Playful, Exploratory, Mellow, Soothing
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Darius Jones – Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)
with Gerald Cleaver, Chris Lightcap
Style: Free Jazz
Vibes: Cathartic, Brooding, Healing, Rebellious, Personal, Kinetic, Determined, Intertwined, Knotty, Moody, Passionate, Driving, Energetic, Spiritual, Triumphant, Powerful, Fiery
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Exploding Star Orchestra – Live at the Adler Planetarium
featuring Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Nicole Mitchell, Damon Locks, Gerard Cleaver, Craig Taborn, Angelica Sanchez & Mauricio Takara
Style: Cyber-Jazz, Cosmic Big-Band, Jazz Fission
Vibes: Futuristic, Communal, Triumphant, Cosmic, Surreal, Exploratory, Anthemic, Colorful
Musical Qualities: Dense, Collective Improvisation, Polyphonic, Percussive, Progressive, Rhythmic, Spoken Word, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Suite
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Pat Metheny – 80/81
Style: ECM-Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Folk-Jazz
Vibe: Pastoral, Sentimental, Open, Airy, Energetic, Tender, Complex, Smooth, Ethereal, Uplifting
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Woody Shaw – Blackstone Legacy
with Gary Bartz, Bennie Maupin, Ron Carter, Lenny White, George Cables, Clint Houston
Style: Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz
Vibes: Groovy, Communal, Triumphant, Complex, Uplifting, Harmonious, Journeying, Bombastic, Earthy, Energetic, Passionate, Anthemic
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Can – Live in Paris 1973
Style: Krautrock, Abstract Groove, Free Psych, Jam Band
Vibes: Spacey, Exploratory, Groovy, Communal, Primal, Hypnotic, Serpentine, Hallucinogenic, Adventure, Determined, Driving, Surreal, Mysterious, Cosmic, Introspective, Journeying, Kinetic, Psychedelic, Responsive, Spontaneous, Suspenseful
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Elkhorn – Red Valley
Style: Acid Western, Psych Folk
Vibe: Journeying, Desert, Western, Hazy, Intertwined, Road Trip, Nature, Summer, Adventure, Earthy, Exploratory, Flowing, Focused, Impressionistic, Luminous, Pastoral, Patient, Psychedelic, Reflective, Rural, Spiritual, Warm
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Zachary James Watkins – Affirmative Action
Styles: Experimental, Black Liberation Music, Drone, Microtonal Composition, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Healing, Cathartic, Meditative, Spiritual, Political, Liberation, Intertwined, Psychedelic
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Max Jaffe – Reduction of Man
Style: Cyber Jazz, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Kinetic, Surreal, Entropic, Abstract, Futuristic, Exploratory, Mysterious, Angular, Colorful, Complex, Intertwined, Playful, Responsive, Woozy
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William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake – Heart Trio
Style: Organic Music, Afro-Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Vibes: Healing, Earthy, Flowing, Meditative, Patient, Responsive, Ritualistic, Spiritual
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Acoustic, Improvisation, Percussive, Sparse, Instrumental
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Harmonia – Documents 1975
Style: Kosmische Musik, Düsseldorf School, Progressive Electronic
Vibes: Hypnotic, Spacey, Mysterious, Exploratory, Motorik, Murky, Cosmic
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Daniel (A.I.U.) Higgs – Ancestral Songs
Style: Mystical Folk, Free Folk, American Primitivism
Vibes: Devotional, Mantric, Serpentine, Apocalyptic, Cosmic, Forest, Eccentric, Raw, Mythic, Passionate, Primal, Mystical, Death, Rhizomatic
Instrumentation: Chants, Banjo, Toy Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Hindi Harp
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Anna Butters – Mighty Vertebrate
with Josh Johnson, Gregory Uhlmann, Ben Lumsdaine, & Jeff Parker
Style: Cyber-Jazz, Abstract Groove, Chamber Jazz, New Jazz
Vibes: Playful, Surreal, Colorful, Groovy, Exploratory, Sunny, Intertwined, Futuristic, Psychedelic, Warm
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Can – Live in Keele 1977
Style: Krautrock, Free Psych, Abstract Funk, Space Rock, Jam Band
Vibes: Exploratory, Serpentine, Primal, Adventure, Determined, Driving, Focused, Hypnotic, Journeying, Motorik, Mysterious, Spacey
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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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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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