Archive for the 'jazz' Category

Painkiller

I’ve noticed the touch of drums by Mick Harris right from the first listening. The entire result of this project is insanely beautiful. Amhakara:

Started by John Zorn (saxophone) of many, many things, most notably Naked City, Mick Harris (drums) of Scorn, Napalm Death, and Bill Laswell (electric bass) of Praxis, Material, Tabla Beat Science, in 1991, [...]

4 July 2010 at 16:51 - Comments

Estradasphere

Dubway (all vocal)

Estradasphere is a band of multi-instrumentalists from an unlikely variety of musical backgrounds. Timb Harris (violin/trumpet), Jason Schimmel (guitar/banjo/keyboards/vocals), Tim Smolens (upright and electric bass/vocals), Kevin Kmetz (Tsugaru Shamisen/guitar/keyboards), Adam Stacey accordion/keyboards/clavinet), and Lee Smith (drums/percussion) were trained in disciplines ranging from classical and jazz to metal. This diverse instrumental and [...]

2 February 2010 at 03:39 - Comments

Scott Joplin, the “King of Ragtime”

The Entertainer:

20 January 2010 at 20:43 - Comments

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

Lead Squid: Shadows:

10 January 2010 at 18:09 - Comments

Povarovo

Povarovo is a experimental jazz/instrumental/ambient band from the Russian Federation. J.S. Bach:

9 January 2010 at 08:31 - Comments

The amazing voice of Sainkho Namtchylak

Boomerang:

Sainkho Namtchylak is an experimental singer, born in 1957 in a secluded village in the south of Tuva, an autonomous Russian state bordering Mongolia. She has an exceptional voice, spanning seven octaves and proficient in overtone singing; her music enmeshes avant-jazz, electronica, modern composition and Tuvan influences.

24 April 2009 at 10:32 - Comments

Kraked Unit – Poupees Russes

20 March 2009 at 09:16 - Comments

Michel Colombier

L’Alpagueur

10 February 2009 at 19:56 - Comments

More zydeco-cajun-creole songs

This great music needs more attention! Amédé Ardoin — Two step

Dewey Balfa & Todd Balfa — Jai Ete Au Bal

Dewey Balfa — Parlez nois a boires

22 December 2008 at 21:04 - Comments

The Zydeco/ Cajun/ Creole music

Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot — Bonsoir Moreau

Nathan Abshire — Jolie Blond

Clifton Chenier — Don’t Lie to Me

Zydeco, a transliteration in English of ‘zaricô’ (Snapbeans) from the song, “Les haricots sont pas salés”, born in Cajun and Black Creole communities on the prairies of southwest Louisiana in the 1920s, is considered by many, [...]

9 December 2008 at 04:00 - Comments
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10 December 08 at 12:39