Zoharum The twenty miniatures on Short Scenes barely push beyond three minutes in length, but each fits neatly into a cohesive whole that makes the album work as both abstract background music and an engaging delight to become lost in. Anne Bakker‘s violin moves deftly from mellow and swooping to staccato and
Daily archives: 19/03/2019
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Discus Martin Archer founded Discus thirty years ago this year and has pushing the envelope of what we might expect from jazz-based music ever since. Describing itself as the adventurous label, two recent releases that dropped through my letterbox are both vivid sonic adventures that use very different foundations as their jumping-off points.
London 2 March 2019 PFM (Premiata Forneria Marconi) were one of the earliest progressive rock bands to emerge from Italy in the early 1970s. They were certainly one of the best known Italian bands of that era, mainly thanks to being signed by Greg Lake to Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s then fledgling Manticore label in the UK and USA, giving the band a much wider profile than they […]
Upset The Rhythm Fresh on the heels of Vital Idles‘ 2018 LP comes a four-track 7″ vinyl EP containing all-new material. The resonant post punk bass intro of “Break A” puts me straight into a good mood and the clear guitar slashes strike through at just the right tempo. Jessica Higgins‘ vocals when scattered across the track are intriguing