Posts Tagged: jazz

ØKSE ~ ØKSE

New York hip-hop label Backwoodz Studioz continues their hot streak with the self-titled debut from international experimental jazz quartet ØKSE: California-raised NYC-based drummer Savannah Harris, Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen, Swede Petter Eldh on double bass, synths and sampler, and Haitian

ØKSE ~ ØKSE

New York hip-hop label Backwoodz Studioz continues their hot streak with the self-titled debut from international experimental jazz quartet ØKSE: California-raised NYC-based drummer Savannah Harris, Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen, Swede Petter Eldh on double bass, synths and sampler, and Haitian

Speak, Moment

Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroishi ~ Speak, Moment

On Speak, Moment, the first album on which Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, and Patrick Shiroishi appear as a trio, the musicians sound as though they’ve been playing together for years. Perhaps it’s not surprising, each of the players comes by

Speak, Moment

Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroishi ~ Speak, Moment

On Speak, Moment, the first album on which Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, and Patrick Shiroishi appear as a trio, the musicians sound as though they’ve been playing together for years. Perhaps it’s not surprising, each of the players comes by

Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double ~ March

Protest music, carried through the streets and bounced off of bodies marching in loose procession, is often about cacophony as much as unification. There is a looseness, a budding improvisation to the beats of spontaneous bursts— an offbeat clap snowballs

Tomas Fujiwara’s Triple Double ~ March

Protest music, carried through the streets and bounced off of bodies marching in loose procession, is often about cacophony as much as unification. There is a looseness, a budding improvisation to the beats of spontaneous bursts— an offbeat clap snowballs

the new objective presents ‘ALONE WITH OTHERS’ [mix]

March. April. May. The days have long since lost all meaning, blurring into one another as we improvise with adapted rhythms of life. Winter in Montreal is finally over, with June just around the corner. Things have gradually begun to

the new objective presents ‘ALONE WITH OTHERS’ [mix]

March. April. May. The days have long since lost all meaning, blurring into one another as we improvise with adapted rhythms of life. Winter in Montreal is finally over, with June just around the corner. Things have gradually begun to

SP* Episode 2: DANCING ON THE HYPHEN – with Phillip Johnston

Phillip Johnston moved to Australia over a decade ago, but NYC still feels like his home turf. We were both back in town last November for Thanksgiving, and we met to discuss memory, music, media, the (not-so-silent) history of silent

SP* Episode 2: DANCING ON THE HYPHEN – with Phillip Johnston

Phillip Johnston moved to Australia over a decade ago, but NYC still feels like his home turf. We were both back in town last November for Thanksgiving, and we met to discuss memory, music, media, the (not-so-silent) history of silent

LCNL 084: Velleitie presents ‘Felt Like Dusk All Day’

Straight out the American Midwest, this mix comes courtesy of Velleitie. A direct sonic challenge to rising nationalism, ‘Felt Like Dusk All Day’ is out to open minds through a clash of sound cultures. No sonic walls, no sonic borders

LCNL 084: Velleitie presents ‘Felt Like Dusk All Day’

Straight out the American Midwest, this mix comes courtesy of Velleitie. A direct sonic challenge to rising nationalism, ‘Felt Like Dusk All Day’ is out to open minds through a clash of sound cultures. No sonic walls, no sonic borders

Premiere: Ras Moshe + Stefan Christoff // Rêves Sonores à Alwan

A CLOSER LISTEN is proud to premiere the latest tape from Howl! Arts, featuring duets between Ras Moshe and Stefan Christoff, with reimaginings by Nick Schofield. The A-side of the tape was recorded at Alwan Centre for the Arts early

Premiere: Ras Moshe + Stefan Christoff // Rêves Sonores à Alwan

A CLOSER LISTEN is proud to premiere the latest tape from Howl! Arts, featuring duets between Ras Moshe and Stefan Christoff, with reimaginings by Nick Schofield. The A-side of the tape was recorded at Alwan Centre for the Arts early

LCNL 069: Morgen Wurde presents Sturm

Wolfgang Röttger is Morgen Wurde, an atmospheric electro-acoustic project using trumpet and electronic sounds and processing to create a new form of lyricism and haunting soundscapes. Coming from Kiel, Germany on the Baltic Sea, a port city between Hamburg and

LCNL 069: Morgen Wurde presents Sturm

Wolfgang Röttger is Morgen Wurde, an atmospheric electro-acoustic project using trumpet and electronic sounds and processing to create a new form of lyricism and haunting soundscapes. Coming from Kiel, Germany on the Baltic Sea, a port city between Hamburg and