Category: Album Reviews

August 7, 2023 / Album Reviews - Archive

THE GLASS HOURS  (Biophilia) 8/10 There’s always an element of risk when artists interrogate themselves as to why they do what they do, as analysis can jeopardise the purity of intuition. But for those brave enough to take the plunge, it can also lead to deeper areas of endeavour, as…

July 28, 2023 / Album Reviews - Archive

OUR DAILY BREAD 9/10 A piano keyboard is laid out as formally as a Government House dining table. It’s up to the pianist to mess up the placement of cutlery and glassware, spill some wine and knock over a candle or two. For decades improviser Marilyn Crispell has displayed an…

June 26, 2023 / Album Reviews - Archive

Devin Brahja Waldman/Hamid Drake: Mediumistic Methodology (Astral Spirits) 8/10 Ken Vandermark/Hamid Drake: Eternal River (Corbett vs. Dempsey) 8.5/10 It’s a secret few drummers unlock: the art of playing so melodically as to create relationships between their instrument (of indeterminate pitch) and other instruments (of determinate pitch) that imply a kind of harmony.…