Reigning Sound – ‘Shattered’ (2014)
Make no mistake about it, 'Shattered' is nearly an entirely different record when compared to other albums by Reigning Sound. Fist and not least important is the presentation...
Reviews
Juan Trip’ – Fireplace (2008) review
Juan Trip’ - Fireplace (Citizen Records, 2008) If you’re an armchair traveler, or a real traveler for that matter, sitting there at a window seat, watching the world...
Jeff Liberman – Jeffery Liberman (1975) review
(Original release on Librah/1975; reissued by Out-Sider/2016) Our esteemed editor has written the liner notes to the reissue of Liberman’s debut album, so I turn your attention there...
The Soundcarriers – Entropicalia (2014) review
The Soundcarriers - Entropicalia (Ghost Box, 2014) Laced with sunshine vibes and some subversive Bossa Nova, on this The Soundcarriers fourth outing, they don’t stray far from center and...
The Orange Drop – Stoned in Love (2016) review
The Orange Drop - Stoned in Love (Mega Dodo Records, 2016) Hailing from Philadelphia, the five piece neo psych experiment, Marc-Andre Basil on Guitar, Peter Stanko also on...
From The Vault: Steely Dan – ‘Can’t Buy A Thrill’ (1972)
The year? 1972 ... The place? Quang Tri, Vietnam, just off Route 9 ... The sun doesn’t so much rise in Vietnam as it’s just there, in all...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Clifford Brown and Max Roach – Study in Brown (1955)
With many of the original tracks, by differing members of the band, such as “Lands End,” “Sandu” and “Cherokee,” going on to become jazz standards, it’s no wonder...
Harold Nono – Ideeit (2016) review
Harold Nono - Ideeit (Bearsuit Records, 2016) Listen: https://bearsuitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ideeit With an eclectic ear for a variety of musical styles, Scotland’s Harold Nono has kept us guessing across his solo...
Deep Sea Arcade – Outlands (2012) review
Deep Sea Arcade - Outlands (Ivy League, 2012) Having lived through the 60s, and having experienced all it was and wasn’t, often gives me pause when I hear...
Three Man Army – ‘Three Man Army’ / ‘Three Man Army Two’ (2016)
Some bands had cult status in their time and some have retained it ever since, even if they played together only for a short period. Later estimates may...