Posts Tagged ‘Nonesuch’
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, February 16th, 2010
Electro-doom specialists The Bastard Noise hearken back to their ties to Man is the Bastard this week in a progressive noise-sludge split with The Endless Blockade.
Freeway & Jake One offer a funky, malleable hip-hop disc that leans on Freeway’s fiery delivery; The Souljazz Orchestra twirl through funk, Latin, African, down-tempo jazz, and big-band bits.
Meanwhile, Chicago trio Mako Sica reflects a Native American influence via a brooding combination of jangly guitars, reverberated vociferation, and instrumental dynamics, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops blur new and old while beholden to the traditions of Americana and early African-American folk. (more…)
Tags: 20 Buck Spin, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Crosstalk Int., Dday One, Freeway, Graveface, Jake One, Kansas Joe McCoy, La Societe Expeditionnaire, Mako Sica, Man is the Bastard, Noah Creshevsky, Nonesuch, Rhymesayers, Strut, The Bastard Noise, The Endless Blockade, The Seven Fields of Aphelion, The Souljazz Orchestra, Tom Waits
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
The densely packed, melodically driven post-rock of Lymbyc Systym tops our list this week as brothers Jared and Mike Bell showcase their continued musical development.
Meanwhile, multi-instrumentalist producer Mr. Chop issues funky, jazzy, effects-fueled renditions of the beats and productions of critically acclaimed producer Pete Rock, and Nile returns with another disc of Egyptian-tinged eruptions of guitar fury, blazing double bass, vocal ferocity, and slowly churning chugs. (more…)
Tags: Bill Frisell, Cornerstone RAS, Coz Littler, Karl Sanders, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Lymbyc Systym, MF Doom, Mr. Chop, Mush, Nile, Nirvana, Nonesuch, Now-Again, Nuclear Blast, Pete Rock, Rita J, Stones Throw, Sub Pop, The Gift of Gab, This Will Destroy You
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
The members of Cave In have resurfaced to redefine their sound once again — this time with their heaviest material since Until Your Heart Stops. Old-school fans should be really fucking pumped.
John Zorn’s beautiful sequel to The Dreamers covers Tropicália and other exotic styles with an all-star backing ensemble.
Full of instrumental country, lap-steel blues, and twangy Americana, Bill Frisell’s newest soundtrack is a multimedia venture set to the folksy black-and-white photos of Michael Disfarmer.
After more than 20 years as a frenetic bass/drums duo, Tatsuya Yoshida’s Ruins transforms to a sax/drums duo for a new sonic texture.
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Tags: Adam McGrath, Arthur Crudup, Bill Frisell, Caleb Scofield, Cave In, Clouds, Cyro Baptista, Greg Leisz, Hank Williams Sr., Hydra Head, Jamie Saft, Jenny Scheinman, John Zorn, Kenny Wollesen, Marc Ribot, Michael Disfarmer, Nonesuch, Old Man Gloom, Ono Ryoko, Ruins, Sax Ruins, Stephen Brodsky, Tatsuya Yoshida, Trevor Dunn, Tzadik, Zozobra
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