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Sebastiano Meloni + Adriano Orru + Tony Oxley – Improvised Pieces For Trio
Closely miked and cleanly recorded free improvisation from two Italians and a Brit. As soon as these three men man their instruments–piano, drums and bass–they proceed to push out vivid yet subtle sound…
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Tropical Punch Tour: South Korea Video
Tropical Punch Tour: South Korea Video presents some downright captivating and moving performances of traditional South Korean music on instruments like the haegum and the komungo, caught during a layover at Incheon airport…
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Tropical Punch Tour: Myanmar Video
Enigmatic and intriguing, Myanmar is land of contradictions. It boasts some of the nicest people on Earth who are, ironically, ruled by an oppressive military regime. On the religious front, Buddhism reigns supreme,…
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Spooky Actions – Retrospective
Spooky Actions is, ironically, a very non-spooky-sounding ensemble that employs guitar, bass, drums, woodwinds and cello to reinterpret Early, Western classical and Native American music in a light jazz setting. Retrospective gathers together…
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Bruce Arnold + John Stowell – Sonic Infestation
Like some kind of overture to an epic krautrock adventure, the first track of this album brandishes some prime chiming acoustic guitar all a-pickin’ and a-riffin’, surrounded by strange swooshing and twittering sounds.…
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Tom Hamilton – London Fix
One could easily imagine the title London Fix attached to an obscure heroin-based concept album by some mid ’70s British glam rock band. Thankfully, in the case of Tom Hamilton’s London Fix, that’s…
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Tropical Punch Tour: Thailand Video
Shaped exactly like an elephant’s head, Thailand is a vast, sweltering hot tropical kingdom whose landscape ranges from powder white beaches with turquoise water to ultra-green, lush jungles and mountains full of traditional…
