Mar 11, 2022 Music Sven Wunder’s Natura Morta is Orchestral Pop of the Highest Quality (Review) With its impeccable pop melodies and lush orchestration, Sven Wunder’s latest album is a pure delight for the ears.
Feb 7, 2018 Music The Honeybear by Hampshire & Foat (Review) This “children fairytale book concept album” is full of enchanting, beguiling music.
Mar 11, 2017 Music Russian Lullabies by Havalina (Review) Two decades after its original release, Havalina’s third album remains as much an unsung masterpiece as ever.
Dec 10, 2010 Music Psychic Temple by Chris Schlarb (Review) A meticulously crafted album that straddles the lines between jazz, folk, and psychedelia.
Aug 27, 2009 Music Cartography by Arve Henriksen (Review) Arve Henriksen may be a “jazz trumpeter,” but calling Cartography a “jazz album” simply doesn’t do it justice.
Aug 12, 2007 Music Altered Realities by Erdem Helvacıoğlu (Review) The disc has a highly improvised feel to it, based entirely around the live electronic manipulation of Helvacıoğlu’s acoustic guitar.
Jan 23, 2005 Music Life Begins Again by The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex (Review) A very solid debut from a group that clearly knows their strengths and plays to them consistently from beginning to end.
Jan 8, 2005 Music The Floating Glass Key in the Sky by Rainstick Orchestra (Review) Rainstick Orchestra’s music doesn’t quite come together in a way that ultimately satisfies.
Jan 20, 2004 Music Memories of a Color by Stina Nordenstam (Review) Though it starts off in jazzy pop-lite territory, Stina Nordenstam’s debut develops an emotional wallop by its end.
Sep 6, 2003 Music Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note by Madlib (Review) Shades of Blue is smooth, no doubt about that. So smooth, in fact, that it barely leaves any impression.
May 24, 2003 Music Animal Chin EP by Jaga Jazzist (Review) The group’s intriguing use of jazzier elements ensure that their sound more than stands on its own.
May 22, 2003 Music 6 by Supersilent (Review) Whereas before I had heard a formless jumble of sounds, I found something beautiful and truly intriguing.
Mar 2, 2003 Music Waltz for Koop by Koop (Review) Ever so sweet and it will bring a smile to the face of even the most hardened cynic.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Small Talk at 125th and Lenox by Gil Scott-Heron (Review) This recording is special simply because it captures Gil doing what he does best.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Beatsville by Rod Mckuen (Review) There’s not enough that can be said for this disc or Rod Mckuen’s dignified narrative genius.
Feb 17, 2001 Music Maximum Priest EP by Squarepusher (Review) Before the disc is even out of the case you expect to have your speakers blown to bits under a barrage of nose-bleed techno.
Dec 23, 2000 Music Perennial Favorites by Squirrel Nut Zippers (Review) Another impressive jazz album from the North Carolina band.
Dec 23, 2000 Music The Blue Moods of Spain by Spain (Review) This is an album that simply exudes swankiness and style.
Dec 21, 2000 Music The Unstable Molecule by Isotope 217 (Review) I could take 84 minutes of this and not just a tad over a half hour like they gave me instead.
Aug 19, 2000 Music The Impossible World by Combustible Edison (Review) Kistchy yet intense is the correct description of this catchy album.