Archive for the 'avant-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

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

Lead Squid: Shadows:

10 January 2010 at 18:09 - 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

Dosh

Dosh is a musician and multi-instrumentalist. Is a percussionist who uses various electronics, often with a Fender Rhodes. Dosh has been characterized mostly as experimental and electronic-based due to his use of many samplers and looping machines and the rhythmic feel of much of his music, with songs often relying on Dosh alone on keyboards, [...]

18 July 2008 at 13:00 - Comments