Posts Tagged ‘Jaga Jazzist’
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
After a five-year absence, Norway’s Jaga Jazzist releases the symphonic prog rock of One-Armed Bandit, which immediately has become the group’s best album.
Turntablist Rob Swift, formerly of the X-ecutioners, takes a foray into the classical world with The Architect, a dynamic DJ disc; stoner-metal trio High on Fire picks up its pace and crafts an album that isn’t as outstretched.
Malian sensations Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté present another beautiful set of duets that sees a posthumous release after the passing of Farka Touré in 2006.
Icelandic producer Valgeir Sigurðsson establishes a name for himself as a composer with the gentle, mini-orchestral soundtrack to Dreamland, and Greek black-metal quartet Rotting Christ puts out another striking, original album that fuses its dark style to the ethnic sounds of its ancestors. (more…)
Tags: Ali Farka Toure, Bedroom Community, Ben Frost, Bjork, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Breez Evahflowin, Cindy Blackman, Daníel Bjarnason, Eluvium, Frank Zappa, High on Fire, Ipecac, Jack Rose, Jaga Jazzist, Johnny Cash, Jono El Grande, Kill Rock Stars, Mum, Nico Muhly, Ninja Tune, Nonesuch, Quasi, Rob Swift, Rotting Christ, Sam Amidon, Season of Mist, Temporary Residence, Terry Riley, Thrill Jockey, Toumani Diabate, Tzadik, Valgeir Sigurdsson, X-ecutioners
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Kid Koala and Dynomite D build a band, dubbed The Slew, with the ex-Wolfmother rhythm section to dice psychedelic-blues riffs for a defunct documentary.
Jaga Jazzist foreshadows a great progressive album with a single that evokes sounds of Frank Zappa and Norwegian countryman Jono El Grande.
Diverse producer David Sardy creates a percussive score for Zombieland that oscillates between brooding minimalism, blood-curdling neo-classicalism, and horror-infused rock and roll. (more…)
Tags: Barkmarket, Daptone, David Sardy, Dynomite D, Erik Deutsch, Fin Fang Foom, Frank Zappa, Hammer & String, Jaga Jazzist, John McEntire, Jono El Grande, Kid Koala, Lovitt, Ninja Tune, Puget Sound, Sajjanu, The Slew, Tortoise, Tzadik, Wolfmother
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Multi-instrumentalist loop guru Tyondai Braxton of Battles issues an astonishing sophomore solo full-length with Central Market, a brilliant combination of neoclassical composition and filtered electronics.
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Tags: Battles, Black Feather, Harland Froland, Jaga Jazzist, Other Electricities, Tyondai Braxton, Warp, Wordless Music Orchestra
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
As Trey Spruance’s unparalleled Secret Chiefs 3 sets its sights on the Italian giallo horror/erotica genre, hardcore behemoths Coalesce return from a 10-year full-length drought.
The fast-talking, pinched-nose intonations of Busdriver resurface, The Horse’s Ha makes a dual-vocal folk debut, and guitarist Stian Westerhus issues a limited-edition vinyl solo work.
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Tags: Anti, Boy Sets Fire, Bruna Nicolai, Busdriver, Charles Rumback, Coalesce, Colorlist, Daedelus, Ennio Morricone, Freakwater, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Goblin, Hidden Agenda, Idi Amin, Jaga Jazzist, James Elkington, Janet Beveridge Bean, Jeremy Enigk, Kneebody, Leaves, Led Zeppelin, Michael Richards, Mimicry, Monolithic, Nick Macri, Puma, Regan Farquhar, Relapse, Rune Grammofon, Sean Ingram, Secret Chiefs 3, Stian Westerhus, The Horse's Ha, The Last Record Co., The Traditionalists, The Zincs, Trey Spruance, Vandermark 5
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Wherever you are this weekend, check your calendars to catch the diversified endtime ballads of Crippled Black Phoenix, the beautiful electro-grooves of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, and the pummeling mid-tempo riffs of Pelican and Tombs. (more…)
Tags: Crippled Black Phoenix, Electric Wizard, Geoff Barrow, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Isis, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Jaga Jazzist, Justin Greaves, Mono, Pelican, Portishead, Rachel's, Reed Mathis, The Black Heart Procession, Tombs
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
ALARM columnist Sean-Michael Yoder shares his first five electronic picks in 2009. The list includes Aether’s “melodic” Artifacts, London’s John Tejada with Fabric 44, the pop/dance beats of Hercules and Love Affair’s self-titled album, a Lollapalooza mix, and Jaga Jazzist leader Lars Horntveth’s 37-minute song, “Kaleidoscopic.” (more…)
Tags: Aether, Amy Winehouse, Anticon, B-52s, Boards of Canada, Cat Power, DFA, Elvis Costello, Exponential, Flying Lotus, Hercules and Love Affair, Jaga Jazzist, Jamie Lidell, John Tejada, Lars Horntveth, Latvian National Orchestra, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Mark Farina, Mark Ronson, Mush, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Patti Smith, Phil Collins, Phil Spector, Philip Glass, Roger Eno, Smalltown Supersound, Steve Reich, Stones Throw, Warp
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The latest album by Norwegian post-prog madmen Shining is a claustrophobic, exciting, and ingenious amalgamation. That album, Grindstone (Rune Grammofon), encompasses elements of bop, funk, and metal. It’s so diverse and accomplished that it has begun winning major Norwegian awards, including the Alarm Award (no relation) for album of the year. (more…)
Tags: Franz Schubert, Jaga Jazzist, Shining, Susanna & the Magical Orchestra
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