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12th March 202312th March 2023 Band/Artist 1 Comment 2020sclassicalfolkguitarsinger-songwriterSpotify Recommends

Alan Mearns

I first came across the name Mearns in my late twenties. Quite out of the blue, I received an email from one Pete Mearns that read simply, "Fancy a game of Dippy?", and gave details of his Diplomacy fanzine. Puzzled, I scratched my head for a connection and, eventually, it dawned on me that I…Read more Alan Mearns

6th February 2023 Band/Artist Leave a comment 2010s2020sAfrobeatBandcampchamber orchestra

Me and My Friends

Judging by how much time we spend together, my best friend is a computer. My Amelia connects me with the world and all the people in it. Sometimes, she sulks, but she is always there when I need some information or advice. She is a great source of entertainment, too. The other day, for example,…Read more Me and My Friends

1st January 2023 Band/Artist Leave a comment 2020sBand/Artist of the YearHubzilla Recommendsjazzminimalism

Graham Costello’s Strata

Head and Cloud Strata, Geoffrey Key Here we are at the start of another year. What, I wonder, will it bring? It's dangerous, of course, to make predictions, but I'm going to stick my neck out and say that Graham Costello's Strata will turn out to stand head and shoulders above all the other bands…Read more Graham Costello’s Strata

4th December 2022 Band/Artist 1 Comment 2020sBand/Artist of the YearcooljazzSpotify Recommendsworld

Monsieur MÂLÂ

Spotify delivered an early Christmas present this week. Down at number 28 in my Release Radar playlist, there was a track called Sahara Spring by Monsieur MÂLÂ. In these cold, damp, early winter days, there could hardly be anything more incongruous than a Sahara Spring, but the music warms the heart like a glass of…Read more Monsieur MÂLÂ

3rd October 2022 Album, Band/Artist 2 Comments 2020sclassicalexperimentaljazzminimal grooverock

Fractal Sextet

A fractal is a complex geometric shape, but it's difficult to find a precise definition. One well-known example is the 'snowflake' curve, invented by Niels Fabian Helge von Koch in 1904. Start with an equilateral triangle, then add an equilateral triangle one third the size to each of its edges to generate a new, more…Read more Fractal Sextet

31st July 20221st August 2022 Band/Artist 2 Comments 2000s2010sclassicalfolkHubzilla Recommendsjazz

Anna Maria Jopek

From the pictures of Anna Maria Jopek on the Web, you'd have thought she is a glamour model. Her hair is the colour of sun-ripened wheat, her eyes shine cornflower blue, and her feminine curves would grace the cover of any glossy magazine. But AMJ is not known primarily for her looks. She is a…Read more Anna Maria Jopek

18th July 2022 Album, Band/Artist Leave a comment 1970sfusionprogressive rockVinyl Connection

Solution

Here's a problem for you: What do you get if you add a solute to a solvent? That's right, you get a solution. But that doesn't mean you can dissolve every problem. When I was a student, I had a summer vacation job at the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, an official establishment that analyses…Read more Solution

23rd May 202223rd May 2022 Band/Artist 2 Comments 1990s2000s2010s2020sdrum & bassIndian classical

Talvin Singh

In rehearsal, 2009 There we were, round at a mate's house listening to his excellent hi-fi, when he selected a track from his extensive collection and announced the artist as Talvin Singh, OBE. (That's Order of the British Empire for those of you outside the UK.) Embarrassingly, I had to admit that I had never…Read more Talvin Singh

25th April 2022 Band/Artist Leave a comment 2000s2010s2020sclassicaldanceelectronicajazz

Grandbrothers

The grand piano usually leads a solitary life. It rarely teams up with other instruments, especially electronic ones. So, the intimate connection between Erol Sarp's grand and Lukas Vogel's electric hammers and dampers may be unique. Together, Sarp and Vogel are Grandbrothers. Sarp is a classically-trained jazz pianist; Vogel is an electronics engineer who builds…Read more Grandbrothers

28th March 2022 Band/Artist 1 Comment 2010s2020sBurning Shedfusionnewsprogressive rock

Pymlico

A house in Pimlico, London Today, Crotchety Man has followed the sign at the Burning Shed, and headed in the direction of Pymlico. We have agreed to meet there on 20th May to celebrate the release of that band's seventh album, Supermassive. In the meantime, I have been mugging up on both the Pymlico band…Read more Pymlico

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