UNSEEN SCENES (Studio Songs) 7.5/10 Respective Scene has the bass and drums initially lurching in off-kilter lockstep through a light mist of electronics. But as first the piano and then the tenor saxophone join the lockstep unravels and engrossing exchanges build over the simple root material. It is among the…
Category: Album Reviews
MEANTIME (Newvelle) 7.5 stars What a way to launch a new label dedicated to high-end audio on vinyl! The sound! This is surely among the best recorded albums I have heard, but not in a clinical way. Turn this up, close your eyes, and the band is in the room,…
SAND LINES (Earshift) 7/10 The dreamily enigmatic cover image is a perfect pointer to the musical contents. The expansive title track has skipping propulsion without ever seeming to burn any energy, and its melody and subsequent improvising dance across this propulsion without ever touching the ground. It is the musical…