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SATCHMO · 07-04-2013, 08:57 PM

Spectrals - Sob Story
Upbeat guitar-driven UK garage Rock/power pop. Hints of Elvis Costello at times with a nice, sparing implementation of steel guitar and country flavor on a handful of tracks.

Date Palms - The Dusted Sessions
Very cool drone/psychedelica that's not much typical of offerings from either genre. The implementation of sitars, flute, and slide guitar make it a very hypnotic listen. The album itself, interestingly enough, progressively becomes heavier and more driven as the tracks go on until the end of the album where it teeters on the precipice of doom metal.

Black Host - Life in the Sugar Candle Mines
Some of the best free jazz I've ever heard easily the best released withing the past 10 years. The influence of Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come can be unmistakable at times, although this ensemble of bass, guitar, drums, piano, and sax definitely adds a much different dynamic. If you get a little beleaguered at times that contemporary jazz can't bring the magic of it's halcyon days with any sort of originality to spare this album will definitely change your mind.

07-04-2013, 08:57 PM	#9684 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Spectrals - Sob Story Upbeat guitar-driven UK garage Rock/power pop. Hints of Elvis Costello at times with a nice, sparing implementation of steel guitar and country flavor on a handful of tracks. Date Palms - The Dusted Sessions Very cool drone/psychedelica that's not much typical of offerings from either genre. The implementation of sitars, flute, and slide guitar make it a very hypnotic listen. The album itself, interestingly enough, progressively becomes heavier and more driven as the tracks go on until the end of the album where it teeters on the precipice of doom metal. Black Host - Life in the Sugar Candle Mines Some of the best free jazz I've ever heard easily the best released withing the past 10 years. The influence of Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz to Come can be unmistakable at times, although this ensemble of bass, guitar, drums, piano, and sax definitely adds a much different dynamic. If you get a little beleaguered at times that contemporary jazz can't bring the magic of it's halcyon days with any sort of originality to spare this album will definitely change your mind.