Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder Are Nearly Flawless on Debut as Dinner Party

Published Jul 08, 2020

Even by supergroup standards, Dinner Party is an embarrassment of riches. Kamasi Washington is the most important young talent to arrive on...

Jordan Nobles's Spacious Neo-Classical Compositions Span Decades on 'Chiaroscuro'

Published Jul 06, 2020

Taken at face value, it would seem that the two pieces that make up Jordan Nobles's new recording belong on entirely different releases. The...

Stuart Hyatt Assembles a Who's Who of Ambient Visionaries for Field Works' Brilliant 'Ultrasonic' Comp

Published May 04, 2020

Behind this rather understated cover, a virtual who's who of contemporary electronic music has come together to produce a brilliant new entr...

Pole's '1 2 3' Box Set Is a Defining Document of Minimal Techno

Published Apr 27, 2020

It is a cliché to describe old music as timeless, and often a harmful one at that. It generally smacks of narrow-minded nostalgia, and a kin...

Jarboe Is as Haunting and Dangerous As Ever on 'Illusory'

Published Apr 20, 2020

This new disc from former Swans vocalist and keyboardist Jarboe La Salle Devereaux will satisfy her many admirers locked down around the wor...

Simon Fisher Turner and Edmund de Waal A Quiet Corner In Time

Published Mar 25, 2020

It is certainly quiet, this impressive collaboration between acclaimed artist and author Edmund de Waal and former punk rocker turned actor/...

Aquarian The Snake That Eats Itself

Published Feb 06, 2020

Any artist capable of creating music that elicits a physical response beyond emotion deserves our consideration. It is no small thing to pro...

Cheryl Duvall / Anna Höstman Harbour

Published Jan 08, 2020

It is not difficult to imagine that in a different pair of hands, this collection of six works by Victoria, BC-based composer Anna Höstman c...

Anne Müller Heliopause

Published Nov 21, 2019

There are two kinds of classical music lovers. For the traditionalists, new music is primarily about (gently) reinterpreting the masters. Ne...

Kamaal Williams DJ-Kicks: Kamaal Williams

Published Nov 11, 2019

The long-running DJ-Kicks series hits another high note with South London jazz and rare groove master Kamaal Williams. The CD/download versi...

Bella Boo Once Upon a Passion

Published Oct 29, 2019

Every now and then a record comes along that is so clearly the work of a genuine music lover, the artist's enthusiasm becomes infectious. Th...

Sarah Pagé Dose Curves

Published Oct 10, 2019

Montreal harpist Sarah Pagé has produced a strikingly wide-ranging solo debut that celebrates her instrument with a fresh relevance. She pus...

J. Pavone String Ensemble Brick and Mortar

Published Oct 04, 2019

Jessica Pavone was desperate to learn the violin, but at only age three, it took some convincing for her to win parental support — two years...

Michael Vincent Waller Moments

Published Oct 04, 2019

This new collection of works for piano and vibraphone from young New York City composer Michael Vincent Waller is absolutely sparkling. The...

Miles Davis Rubberband

Published Oct 02, 2019

Mixed media artist Mike Hansen coined the term "re-bop" in the early '90s to describe the mining of Verve, Blue Note and other jazz label ar...

AIR LQD Repeat Itself

Published Sep 05, 2019

Hailing from Brussels, fewer than 50 km southwest of Front 242's hometown of Aarschot, Belgium, it's difficult not to draw comparisons betwe...

Nina Keith MARANASATI 19111

Published Aug 28, 2019

Nina Keith is giving new meaning to the term Philly soul. Her debut full-length disc, named for the Buddhist practice of meditating on death...

Kronos Quartet Sun Rings

Published Aug 28, 2019

Composed by new classical music giant Terry Riley, Sun Rings dates back to an early 2000s collaboration with Kronos Quartet. This is the fir...

The Art Ensemble of Chicago We Are On the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

Published Jul 29, 2019

Legendary frontman Mark E. Smith once famously said that no matter the lineup, any record he was on was a record by the Fall. "If it's me an...

Eddie C Green Space

Published Jul 23, 2019

The fourth LP from Southern Ontario transplant Eddie C (the DJ/producer calls Berlin home now), Green Space, features ten downtempo hip-hop...