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
Marion Brown – Duets Read More »
Style: Psychedelic Electronic, Ecstatic Dance Music, Tribal Techno
Vibes: Utopian, Uplifting, Earthy, Playful, Ecstatic, Dance, Cosmic, Colorful, Hypnotic, Spiritual, Pagan, Whimsical, Ritualistic, Tribal, Warm, Surreal, Harmonious
Musical Qualities: Dense, Repetitive, Rhythmic, Instrumental, Progressive
James Holden – Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities Read More »
Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause
Style: Rock in Opposition, Avant-Prog, Tape Music, Chamber Rock
Vibes: Dystopian, Sombre, Winter, Ominous, Anxious, Cold, Disturbing, Knotty, Suspenseful, Theatric, Eccentric
Musical Qualities: Dissonant, Complex, Uncommon Time Signatures, Extended Technique, Loops, Technical, Progressive, Studio-as-an-Instrument
Art Bears – Winter Songs Read More »
featuring Anna Butters, Ben LaMar Gay, Dan Bitney, Rob Frye, Mikel Patrick Avery, Macie Stewart, Anton Hatwich, Deiego Gaeta, Bed Lumsdaine, Oren Marshall
Style: Collage-Jazz, Chamber-Jazz, Post-Minimalism, New Age, ECM Jazz
Vibe: Aquatic, Soothing, Flowing, Ethereal, Healing, Airy, Meditative, Morning, Nature
Bex Burch – There is Only Love and Fear Read More »
On their second LP, Henry Cow weaves together elements of eerie chamber music, free improvisation, and deconstructed prog to create something that seems like the missing link between the Canterbury jazz-rock of Soft Machine and Gong and the dissonant avant-rock of This Heat.
Henry Cow – Unrest Read More »
Style: Singer/Songwriter, Art Pop, Chamber-Jazz
Vibes: Autumnal, Sombre, Introspective, Vaudeville, Lush, Sentimental, Theatric, Surreal, Storytelling, Haunting
Rustin Man – Drift Code Read More »
Style: Avant-Folk, Acid Folk, Free Folk
Moods: Cryptic, Thorny, Communal, Witchy, Anxious, Haunting, Ominous, Nocturnal, Eerie, Mystical, Psychedelic, Surreal, Shadow, Dark
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Cello, Vocal Harmonies, Mbira, Zither, Percussion, Slide Guitar, Drums, Electric Guitar, Organ, Xylophone, Autoharp, Harmonium, Spike Fiddle, Thumb Piano, Lap Steel
Spires that in the Sunset Rise – Four Winds the Walker Read More »
Style: Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Vibe: Warm, Spring, Rootsy, Peaceful, Tender, Morning, Rustic, Lethargic, Nature
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Vocal Harmonies, Melodic
Michael Hurley – The Time of the Foxgloves Read More »
Style: Avant-Garde Jazz, Afro-Jazz, Experimental Big Band
Influences: Ghanaian Music & other West African Music, Hindustani & Carnatic Music, Spiritual Jazz
Vibe: Ritualistic, Communal, Hypnotic, Intertwined, Spiritual
Musical Qualities: Polyrhythmic, Improvisation, Repetitive, Percussive, Polyphonic, Acoustic
Bitter Funeral Beer Band – Live in Frankfurt 1982 Read More »
Released in 2003 on Asthmatic Kitty Records Format: LPx2
Sufjan Stevens – Michigan Read More »
