Kevin Press
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This week’s picks:
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Released: 2018 Label: Different Track Recordings Genre: Jazz “What I am very consciously trying to do is push this idea that jazz should have a norm to begin with. I believe in the history of this music. I believe in the intention and impetus and all that jazz was built on. But I also believe that…
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Released: 2018 Label: Sub Rosa Label Genre: Contemporary Given its acoustic instrumentation, the piece has enormous depth. There is a striking subtlety to the performances, even as the volume level rises and falls throughout. The Moderns
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Released: 2019 Label: Mystery & Wonder Genre: Contemporary It’s a communion of sounds, linked in an experiential continuum rather than through fixed harmonies and rhythms. Ten minutes into 2, there’s a passage that sounds like a very wise child is gently plucking at a guitar for the first time, a trumpet plays muffled lines and there’s a…
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Released: 2018 Label: Touch Genre: Contemporary Its density is a significant part of its appeal. Arcade never overwhelms, but there is so much going on here. His application of surface noise may be most impressive. The Moderns
The Moderns 