Masterful album, covering an expansive territory from jazz to deep ambient synth but still painting a cohesive picture. Love pretty much everything about this from the great cover art to the beautiful harp tones throughout.
il gruppo di improvvisazione nuova consonanza is kind of an acquired taste, Morricone, Micalizzi and their friends scratched their darmstadt school itch when playing in this band and the results are slightly too avant-garde and atonal for a pleb like me, but and there's a big but, the title track here has some of the greatest breakbeat action ever committed to magnetic tape, and the rest of the record has plenty of weird percussion sounds so for sample heads this is still worth owning on vinyl.
Raul Lovisoni and Francesco Messina only worked together on one record, this one, and it's a concept album dedicated to the unfinished adventure novel 'Le Mont Analogue' by Rene Daumal. This has already the making of a legendary, forgotten classic, and the music doesn't disappoint, at all.
Long ambient washes, motifs coming in and out of focus from the haze, hypnotic harp sequences, vocal textures, piano licks and warm synth tones make up an incredible collage of sounds painting a mesmerizing but slightly unnerving picture. It really feels like a long climb up a mysterious mountain while reality slowly warps and bends in strange ways.
Legendary producer Marta Salogni starts her day by listening to an album all the way… More
Very interesting bit of library music, originally released on the Colorsound label. Lots of high energy tracks, ranging from funk and rhythm and blues to more manic, weird psych jazzy tension numbers.
A really cool blend of different textures and colors. Originally intended to be used alongside scenes of factory work and assembly lines the music here feels not so much as high tech and clean but rather frantic and quite alienating.
Great album and great piece of social commentary as well.
this album feels like a more cohesive and atmospheric trip rather than a collection of outtakes and unused bits from Mike Dean's superstar collaborations. Sonically rich with amazing classic analog synth tones, hypnotic vocoder lines and heavily effected saxophone riffs.
Masterful use of sparse melodic elements, flutes, clarinet, electric piano mixed with all kinds of percussion sounds evoke feelings of mystery and tension throughout.
was reminded of this because the song "Street Fighter Mas" is used in the opening credits of the apple tv show "Sugar".
An excellent album that expertly weaves strong solo performances from Kamasi and a lot of other strong players into a tapestry of expansive orchestral tones. Really high level stuff.
"Street Fighter Mas" is probably one of the most millenial-coded artistic achievements. A song that blends Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop and a cinematic theme which seems lifted straight out of Morricone dedicated to a beloved early nineties capcom fighting game. There's probably some parallels in the finger dexterity and improvisation skills needed to play high level Street Fighter that Jazz musicians can appreciate and respect. Textbook case of Game… More
one of my favorite ambient records of the last few years, very inspired work, organic textures from saxophone, harmonium and sitar mixed perfectly with deep synth tones and soundscapes. Haunting, melancholic compositions that would make a perfect soundtrack for a Tarkovsky film.
Davachi and Kalma are from different generations and backgrounds and found themselves perfectly half way to record this in a single day, the vibes are immaculate but I wish they had recorded and worked together more!
Probably my favorite record by Khruangbin, feels slightly more intimate and stripped back. There's loads of different elements and influences, blended together really well. I really love the production, the vintage warm tone of the bass, the crispy drums, the guitar, everything is to die for.
I just love this record so much, I don't really have a lot to say. I remember when it came out many people in my 'bubble' seemed disappointed by it, probably expected something else but I honestly have been completely floored by the first listen. It's a small world that I love to inhabit. It's an incredibly well crafted record that has attention for the smallest details and never loses sight of the bigger picture.
great little piece of italian library music by Giuliano Sorgini. Heavy funk stylings with brass, guitar and woodwinds over a tight rhythm section. Drums sound deep and heavy, everything else sounds pristine. Perfect collection of old school sampling material.