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Modal explorations, atonal destruction. Sanders’ forgotten masterpiece is the ultimate exploration of the legend’s multiple facets. Recorded in a time where the jazz world in its post-Coltrane era was rapidly dominated by the free jazz idiom Sanders demonstrates that he can, while giving a nod to those who paved the steps for his style to thrive, keep with the times and fuse his style and the modern innovations seamlessly.

The A side is in a style the saxophonist’s fans are ... read more

The idiom of free music, born out of Coleman's rhythmic and melodic innovations, attempted to undermine tradition and fundamentally subvert and reshape the meaning of jazz itself. The saxophone of Free Jazz is born out of the groove and swing of bebop, even if rarely returning to those. Braxton, however, is committed not to the subversion or extension of jazz tradition but total uncommitment to it. He is committed only to his own idiom, born if anything out of Stockhausen's piano solo ... read more

Ken Nordine's work is deeply ordinary. About ordinary man, about their ordinary struggles in mid century America. With a well dosed injection of TV commercial sensibilities and a well regulated filter of direct, honest humor he explores the every day and the subtleties you can find in it. A man addicted to the TV driven to madness because of it, the impending threat of rain, the precise details of eating in the middle of the night and the inevitable guilt that comes from it.

It serves as ... read more

"Deluge", a flood. From the scattered ruble of this improvisational flood of technical virtuosity, emerge angelical strings of beauty. Rock has been decomposed, opposed, brutally murdered and we have watched it, unnable to not fall in love with its death. Now it's reborn, all culminates in piano melody, muffled singing, unrelenting coldness.

It somehow all feels safe. There's nothing to fear, after all, we are alone in this desolate place. What matters is, where to go from ... read more