Edit: this is getting way too long and I'm a bit tired, so i'm going to finish writing this later
I couldn't stop thinking about this record since I heard it for the first time, actually, I couldn't stop thinking about this record when I was still listening the first track for the first time.
"Jordan, Minnesota" is such a bold and dangerous statement to make on your debut record. Not only the song is about pedophilia, but it actually talks about it on a really specific and almost ... read more
Some of you on this website are a bunch of piss-babies, that's for sure
The sounds of a truly twisted and dark nightmare that seems to never end.
This one is a record that I've been wanting to listen for a while, but never had the opportunity because of the fact that this one isn't available in the Spotify of my country, but now I was finally able to listen to this masterpiece and holy shit.
But first, here's a little bit of context. This was the third and last part of what todat is known as the "gothic trilogy" or "dark trilogy" from The Cure, ... read more
The second time that Miles worked with a big band (this record, the first one being Miles Ahead) is what I consider one of his biggest achievements. This album sounds so cinematographic (which makes a lot of sense, considering that he worked on an OST for a french noir movie short before this), so big and beautiful at the same time.
Although Big Bands are not the type of jazz that I usually listen to the most (I'm more the hard bop, avant-garde and free improvisation type), I've heard some Duke ... read more