improv

  • 2012

    Internal Combustion by Tony Falco & Josh Sinton A series of free jazz odysseys on this new collection of tracks from percussionist Tony Falco and saxophonist Josh Sinton. While Falco and Sinton don’t create the most relentless or chaotic improvisations, they do get quite noisy and freakish. Stream it

  • Śmierć w miękkim futerku by Niechęć Polish alternative jazz outfit Niechęć has its new album streaming via the widget above, and it ‘s a pretty nice blend of improvisation, aggression, and a driving rock sensibility. Though I wish the recording felt a bit more, well, organic and natural, these guys

  • cumbia

    Soundway Records is my go-to label when it comes to the most pristine cuts from lost trends in music from around the world. If you’re looking for some rare afro-funk compilations circa 1970, then they’re your first destination, believe. However, the track streaming above is a rare instance

  • avant

    Gatekeeper’s Invitation by Carson McWhirter Guitar monster Carson McWhirter has a new album up on Bandcamp titled SNDLPVN, and “Gatekeeper’s Invitation” is one of the easier ins on the album; meaning that straight drumming and angular riffs digest a little easier than some of the other tracks on

  • 2

    Ever since one of my all-time favorite rock bands, Earth, dropped the album Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I, I’ve been anxiously waiting for the album’s sequel to be released. As you might remember from my review of that album. I was a fan of the songs,

  • A new live video of the boys in BADBADNOTGOOD performing “Brooklyn Zoo,” “Alex Swag,” and “The World Is Yours.” Check our review of the trio’s new album here, and listen to the album here.

  • blink-

    The Chicago jazz quartet blink. is releasing its sophomore LP, The Architects, today via Whistler Records. A departure from the ’08 release Epidemic of Ideas, the band’s founder and bassist, Jeff Greene, pushes the envelope of jazz, rock, and electronica, fusing it with free improvisation. The highlight of this