nu jazz
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A tad inconsistent, but still Tom’s most solid full-length in many years. Dostrotime by Squarepusher
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The trio pushes their sound’s electronic elements and futuristic vibes further to mostly great results.
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Talk Memory seems like the start of an exciting new chapter for BBNG.
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This album’s pretty good and shows potential; that’s the long and short of it.
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Mood Valiant is a considerable improvement over Choose Your Weapon on the songwriting and performance fronts, though the production remains a bit of a weak link.
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While often pretty and groovy, Makaya McCraven’s reimagining of Gil Scott-Heron’s swansong tends to drain the suspense and emotional potency out of its source material.
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Flamagra mostly sounds like a hodgepodge of ideas FlyLo has already explored on previous efforts, and what surprises it does bring are hit-and-miss.
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The Comet Is Coming is doing its part to bring jazz into the next decade.
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Chicago jazz drummer Makaya McCraven reassembles a series of lo-fi live recordings into a batch of exciting, dynamic nu jazz beats.
