Pawel Szamburski - Dlugo, Dlugo Nic, A Potem Wszystko [Rope Worm 005]

Freshly released via the Warsaw-based Rope Worm label on April 4th, 2k25 is "Dlugo, Dlugo Nic, A Potem Wszystko", the latest longplay outing by Polish clarinet player and composer Pawel Szamburski who teamed up with the AUKSO Orchestra for the performance and live recording of this album on October 6th, 2k23 at the Auksodrone Festival in Tychy. With the seven part composition stretching out over the course of approximately 37 minutes we see Szamburski embarking on a deeply enchanted journey with the opening piece that is "Tafla / Surface", tapping into ancient memories of an unscathed, mystical world full of wonders humanities elders faced thousands of years ago with the lively and indeed "Wzburzenie / Turbulence" fully living up to its name whilst the foreboding "Cisza Przed Burza / Calm Before The Storm" perfectly captures the building tension which surprisingly isn't fully and finally unleashed in the lively, yet rather subdued "Burza / Storm" whereas "Pozegna / Farewell" falls back into full on Classical string romanticsm for those who know. Defo an album for the avid fan and follower of Contemporary Classical composition and a rather surprising release for the already musically diverse label.

Meat.Karaoke.Quality.Time. - Paradice [Umland Records 066]

Put out on the circuit via Umland Records as the labels cat.no. 066 as a limited to 75 copies 7" vinyl edition on March 14th 2k25 is "Paradice", the latest musical outing by Florian Walter, Jan Klare and Karl-F. Degenhardt under their shared collective musical alias that is Meat.Karaoke.Quality.Time.. With the title track "Paradice" on the A-side of this beautifully coloured and translucent single the trio delivers a fascinating take on highly experimental Cut-Up x Illbient Rave for out of control robots and cybernetic lifeforms incorporating basically everything from Plunderphonics to Vaporwave aesthetics, zapping laser guns, computer game sounds and densely layered sonic madness which initially can be quite overwhelming even for those used to hyper-detailed (Neo)Breakcore and similar niche genres. On the flip we see the groups very own AI entity known as π∆∞m∫ on remix duty for a track named "Robotler-Nejo", catering a similarly heavy, yet somewhat more structured, slightly more metallic and futuristic take on providing approximately a gazillion sonic events per microsecond which makes this one quite an intense experience for even the most advanced and HyperNoize-savvy listeners out there. Do not play to infants, children or anyone diagnosed with ADHD or severe forms of autism. This is likely to cause an absolute hell of a meltdown. Therefore: recommended.

7" artwork on Instagram!

Death-Static - Time Is Ignorance [Sound In Silence 119]

Another fresh album put out on the circuit via the ever expanding Greek label Sound In Silence on February 10th, 2k25 is "Time Is Ignorance", a six tracks and roughly 50 minutes spanning longplay affair cooked up by Leeds-based composer x artist Gareth S. Brown who's introducing his latest solo project with this one working under the artistic nom de guerre that is Death-Static. Aiming to capture the '...hopeless melancholy of the New Age movement...' according to the accompanying press release this solely hardware-focused project opens with "Final", presenting an ever repeating, yet slightly meandering set of minimalist melodic loops and sine modulations of analogue nature which, carefully layered as they are, over time provide a deeply comforting and soothing organic vibe, inducing a shift into a dream state of sorts with every new layer whereas the subsequent "Reentry" caters an emotionally touching ebb and flow of deeply felt Ambient melancholia followed by the floating harmonics of "Delay" which, in their solemn form, are evoking memories of church organs and introspective music for masses with what seems to be a chiming xylophone or piano adding a surprising Pop Ambient layer towards the tunes very end. Furthermore we see "Return" diving deep into almost Modern Classical-leaning solo Piano Ambient excursions whilst "Latent Body" seems to be based on a Field Recording of a huge swarm of tiny buzzing insects paired with calm and slow moving pads alongside occasional piano tones buried deep within the mix before "Ready" waves goodbye on a vintage note, coupling sustained harmonies with a simple chiming three tone motif to create the most nocturnal Deep Listening Music to be found on this album. A lovely listening experience, this.

Album artwork on Instagram!

3000 - Unrepeatable [Umland Records 065]

3000 are back. Or better - the group originally named 1000 is back with a new incarnation and a new album on Umland Records which has been put out on the circuit on October 1st, 2k24. This time we see Bart Maris, Jan Klare, Wilbert De Joode and Michael Vatcher working in a quintet setting alongside trombonist Steve Swell, catering a set of two extended improvisations on "Unrepeatable". Their new longplayer, a roughly 50 minutes spanning affair, opens with "Hands" which presents a backing of thundering, yet skeletal drums as a foundation for floating brass lines and intricately layered, oftentimes detailed dialogue between various wind instruments which is in parts completely free whereas other sequences are operating with the confines of 'regular' Jazz rules whilst the subsequent "Tongues" sees the quintet working and playing on a deeper level with still sparse drums subdued in the background of the overall mix, hints of nocturnal melancholia as well as rather sustained tones even though phases of non-tonal experimentation and x or controlled agitated quasi-chaos occur throughout. One for the advanced Improv connaisseur, this.

Album artwork on Instagram!

baze.djunkiii Charts 04/2k25

01. Monopass - Sounds Real [Umland Records 064]
See review for details...

02. Moin - You Never End [AD 93 082]
Although we've lost a lot of respect for the label after rebranding from Whities to AD 93 for questionable reasons and preemptively giving in to woke pressure which - to our understanding - hadn't been put on them, yet still continuing to use the WHYT 0xx catalogue numbers in the deadwax engravings, this album is an undeniable gem, catering a fascinating amalgamation of MathRock and raw PostRock garnished with sprinkles of PostPunk-infused Indie recorded in the confines of a lo-fi basement studio tucked away in some undisclosed rundown suburb. If you still remember projects like Village Of Savoonga you're in for a treat here.

03. Sascha Müller & Das KNO [Proper Baby Cuts 001]
See review for details...

04. Sascha Müller - Rumble In The Jungle [Proper Cuts Recordings 006]
See review for details...
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Julien Demoulin - A Trial Of Distances [Sound In Silence 120]

Put out on the circuit via the Greek Sound In Silence imprint on February 10th, 2k25 is "A Trial Of Distances", the fourth full length album cooked up for the label by French born, Brussels-based producer Julien Demoulin. With the first part of the roughly 60 minutes spanning album being actually comprised of Demoulin's "A Trial Of Distances Pt. 1 - 3" which sees the artist exploring a comforting, classic and time dissolving take on Ambient with Kelly O'Donohue providing additional washed out brass textures of which especially the flugelhorn adds a certain depth and melancholia with "A Trial Of Distances Pt. 3" even touching base with echoes of twangy New Age for hot hawaiian summer evenings the second part of the longplayer weighs in a set of three remixes which is quite a new direction for releases on Sound In Silence. This being said, the rework provided by HTDC takes things to a slightly calmer, deeper and more emotional level with a certain focus on O'Donohue's contributions which are more present and put to the foreground in comparison to the original composition whereas "A Trial Of Distances *.Foundation Rework" brings on a brooding, Drone-based take on electrical buzzing and gravitates more towards the Dark Ambient spectrum in general before the final, more than 30 minutes long Zake Remix caters a longform blueprint for timeless and time-dissolving glacial Ambient mist in 2k25. Lovely.

03.04.2025 baze.djunkiii presents Rave Age Volume 7 @ Radio Flouka / Paris, France

Welcome to the 90s. Welcome to Rave Age. For this months show Hamburg-based Radio Flouka-resident baze.djunkiii opens his unending vinyl archives once again, this time providing a captivating tour the force through a selection of original Rave and Techno bang0rz, brain-melting MonoAcid cuts from the deepest underground as well as beloved AcidTrance anthems which will bring back happy memories for all those who remember innocent, yet highly ecstatic dancefloors, a barrage fire of strobe-lights and soaked bodies moving freely and relentlessly with absolutely no smartphones in sight.

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / Carsharing Tapes]

file under: Rave / Trance / AcidTrance / Techno

transmission time: 22oo - 23oo GMT+1

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Alberto Popolla - Really The Blues [Aut Records 120]

Another fresh one put out via the ever expanding Aut Records label on January 8th, 2k25 as the imprints cat.no. 120 is "Really The Blues", the latest full length album effort by Italian clarinet player Alberto Popolla who, over the course of 13 pieces and an approximate runtime of roughly 52 minutes, takes on an array of original Blues-leaning cuts from artists like Randy Weston, Louis Armstrong, Eric Dolphy, Jelly Roll Morton and others, tackling them with his instruments of choice, the tapping of his foot and what is described in the accompanying press release as a 'pedalboard of objects' and turning them into a set of inward-looking, Blues-infused Jazz pieces for night late listening, with Randy Weston's "Anu Anu" being one of the most expressive and probably thought provoking of the bunch for us whereas Popolla's approach to Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground" seems to be both informed by Minimal Music and echoes of partly grating nocturnal DarkJazz whilst Jimmy Giuffre's "Cry, Want" is as tender as it gets in this context and Milt Jackson's "Bags' Groove" is clearly flirting with influences of old time Jazz just to name a few. A quite interesting affair, this. Go check!

Album artwork on Instagram!

Gianni Mimmo / Ove Volquartz - Say When [Aut Records 118]

Released via the ever expanding Jazz x Free Improv and beyond imprint that is Aut Records as their cat.no. 118 on December 8th, 2k24 is "Say When", the latest collaborational album effort cooked up by Gianni Mimmo and Ove Volquartz. Combining the sound of soprano sax, flute and bass as well as contrabass clarinets over the course of six extended pieces and a total playtime of roughly 50 minutes the Italo-Germanic duo starts with a fascinating instrumental dialogue blurring the boundaries between enchanted score works and skittish pixies, elements of Modern Classical composition and lively Improv with a notion of tongue-in-cheek Jazz in the not so reluctant opening cut "Stay Reluctant" subsequently followed by the ethereal and playful beauty of "Athena Amidst The Olive Trees" which reveals the calmer, deeper, yet not less thrilling side of the duos ever flowing and meandering creative works whereas "More Than One Threshold" explores a more droning, nocturnal and solemn attitude in Jazz slightly referencing, yet not diving deeper into DarkJazz for many a reason, just to name a few. Defo an album to check out for the dedicated Jazz x Improv collectors out there.

Album artwork on Instagram!

baze.djunkiii Chart Haul 03/2k25

Monopass - Sounds Real [Umland Records 064]

Put out on the circuit via the ever expanding German Umland Records label on November 15th, 2k24 is "Sounds Real", the first full length album outing by the synthesizer-, theremin- and live processing-based artistic conglomerate operating under the name of Monopass. Comprised of Oxana Omelchuk, Luis Antunes Pena, Mark Polscher and Florian Zwißler the electronic ensemble serves two extended pieces on this one - "Rea Ranch" and "Sonara Junction" - which both embark on a dedicated journey into the realm of experimental electronic music with the A-side fully indulging in dense and ever bubbling atmospheres reminiscent of damp alien swampscapes densely populated by swarming metallic insects and other curious, yet unknown critters before further evolving into a stripped down take on Deep Listening Music and minimalist Ambient informed by both modular and electro-acoustic techniques only to end in a captivating whirling climax of densely layered sounds. On the flip Monopass are weighing in a more intense approach with an intro sequence resembling an unsynchronized array of different retrofuturist alarm tones and a swell of sirens immediately shifting the listeners nervous system into what could be described as high alert mode before adding unsettling distorted and washed out elements as well as ever intensifying tonal pitches building up to a spine-tingling peak which is slowly falling apart again, ending things on a rather deep, desolate and somewhat melancholia-infused note and therefore also ending up as our preferred cut of this highly recommended vinyl piece. Go check!

TZESNE - QnoisenoCARRIER

Drone Records · TZESNE - QnoisenoCARRIER

More buzzing experimental goodness from the Drone Records camp, this time catering to dedicated fans of densely layered Noize pulses.

Just For The Night 89 - baze.djunkiii

Dust Down Records · Just For The Night 89 - Bazedjunkiii

Flut - Stones That I've Chiseled [Aut Records 114]

Put out on the circuit via the Italian Aut Records imprint in October of 2k24 is "Stones That I've Chiseled", the latest six track album release cooked up by Flut - a trio comprised of Christopher Kunz, Isabel Rößler and Samuel Hall. Over the course of this full length, limited to 200 copies vinyl LP the trio explores a stripped down instrumental setting built on saxophone, contrabass and drums / percussion only, starting with the lively exploration of "Driplines" which serve almost classic melodic meanderings atop a rather wild and complex, ever tumbling foundation of drums before "Glimmung" caters a rather vintage and urban take on Jazz Improv, preferrably to be consumed - and performed! - in smokey basement bars before the extended "Zuflucht Für Die Ewig Suchenden" weighs in a rather naturalistic and slightly subdued approach, somewhat even evoking subconscious memories of shamanistic rituals and ancient healing procedures in its extended intro sequence. On the flipside we see "You Don't Have To Leave - Yet" weighing in laid back and relaxed sax meanderings backed and complemented by calm bass accents and percussions buried deep within the mix before further evolving into a whirling Improv affair whereas "It's Already Out There" not only offers some common knowledge in its title but also reconnects with the lively opening piece musically, the thundering drums and percussions included, whilst the closing cut that is "When Shadows Become Real" is digging into longing, yearning and emotional Jazz melancholia for deep contemplative nocturnal thinkers preferring late night listening sessions accompanied by high quality high octane spirits and therefore probably turns out to be our favorite cut on this album. Go check.

Album artwork on Instagram!

N & BU.d.d.A. - Falling Apart

Drone Records · N & BU.d.d.A. - Falling Apart

Super deep and most beautiful spatial Ambient musings leading into dark'ish echoes of Rhythm Industrial taken from the sophomore full length album release by N & BU.d.d.A. which was put out on the circuit in March 2k25 via the famed Drone Records imprint.

Massimo De Mattia - Resonance [Aut Records 121]

Coming in via mail from Italy recently is "Resonance", the new, January 29th, 2k25 released album by Massimo De Mattia. Put out on the circuit via the ever growing label that is Aut Records the ten pieces and roughly 32 minutes spanning longplayer was recorded in its entirety at a location named Mako Of Cordenons, an ancient and long time abandoned industrial complex originally built for cotton processing at which Massio De Mattia performed solo on flute and found objects, just by himself and without any audience present. The result of this adventurous venture is without a doubt an eerie one in which the ever present and presumably vast spaces to be found in the former industrial site play as much of a role than the actual music itself, a combination of wandering, oftentimes improvised, lively and somewhat enchanted melodies and randomly occuring industrial 'percussions' - hard hitting bursts of kicked bricks, rocks and concrete, clattering metal sheets and brutalist noises, at times evoking echoes of memories of Avantgarde Jazz and early Einstürzende Neubauten at the same time, at other points and especially in the title track "Resonance" filled with longing melancholia and the wondrous nature of curious, yet giddy pixies and other magical creatures of rather shy nature whereas "The Smell Out Here" presents a rather thrilling back and forth between high frequency flute sequences, scraping metal and stones, cluttering litter and an overall Avantgarde-leaning cut-up feel whilst "Burnt Plastic Bodies" pairs rather unsettling, earth-shaking metallic quasi drums and short whipping hollow hits with deep, emotionally touching melodies seamlessly leading into the rather oriental "Nowhere To Hide" just to name a few. A highly recommended take on improvised, location-based Avantgarde Jazz this. Go check.

Listen Again: baze.djunkiii presents Nachtfahrt Volume 4 @ Radio Flouka / Paris (06.03.2025)

Radio Flouka راديو فلوكة · baze.djunkiii: Nachtfahrt Volume 4 - 06/03/2025

Sascha Müller & Das KNO [Proper Baby Cuts 001]

Scheduled for release in April 2k25 is the first sonic outing of a new lathe cut label named Proper Baby Cuts which, according to information we acquired, sets out to release a series of hyperlimited 7" releases which might be considered unobtainium even by extremely dedicated collectors of electronic music rarities. On the A-side of this forthcoming release we see Sascha Müller & Das KNO unearth "The Invisible Man", an unreleased collaboration from more than two decades ago which fuses beautifully hovering Athmospheric Drum'n'Bass pads with complex, probably slightly experimental and - by today's standards - unusual beat structures which were way more common when the genre itself used to be less formulaic in the mid and second half of the 90s. On the flip we see Das KNO "Direktivebrot *Sascha Müller Edit" provide more of a high speed take on highly experimental Lo-Fi Drum'n'Bass meets DarkJungle flirtations backed by organic Bristol basslines and continuously changing, ever evolving Drum'/ Drill'n'Bass beat madness which, for reasons known, evoke fond memories of beloved and legendary underground releases like Paper Tiger's "Politische Semantik I" and similar goodness. One for those in the know.

Lathe cut artwork on Instagram!

Sascha Müller - Rumble In The Jungle [Proper Cuts Recordings 006]

Another highly limited lathe-cut release put out on the circuit via Proper Cuts Recordings on February 7th, 2k25 is Sascha Müller's "Rumble In The Jungle", a one-sided and hand-cut 10" outing which only a handful of avid collectors and electronic music nerds might ever see in person. The sixth release on the label sees Mr. Müller in a well proper, pun intended, dancefloor mood, weighing in a reduced - not: minimal - take on highly functional and tool-oriented Techno clearly speaking to those following genre greats like Robert Hood or Jeff Mills with its clean 'troity hyperfuturism and distinct filter works which provide enough variation to keep the crowd going for hours at high speeds in dark places, attacked by a barrage fire of strobes, swaths of fog and a sound system able to turn every single tone into a physical experience. Techno in its purest form.

Lathe cut artwork on Instagram!

06.03.2025 baze.djunkiii presents Nachtfahrt Volume 4 @ Radio Flouka / Paris, France

March, 2k25 is the date and Hamburg-based Radio Flouka-resident baze.djunkiii is back with a new instalment of his „Nachtfahrt“ series. With the German word basically translating to 'night drive' this is what you get in this one – music for high speed rides on nocturnal autobahns sporting epic, trance-inducing melodies, floating synths, positive vibes, hints of Acid, quite a bite of 90s nostalgia and even a brief excursion into most epic Future Jungle for a reason. Get locked.

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / Carsharing Tapes]

file under: Trance / AcidTrance / TechTrance / Rave

transmission time: 22oo - 23oo GMT+1

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Paris

baze.djunkiii Charts 03/2k25

01. Iam JDP - Now Eh! *Mental Inertia Remix By Sascha Müller & baze.djunkiii [Freebreakz.FWD 002]
See release announcement for details...

02. FEX - Subways Of Your Mind [The Outer Edge 028]
Once dubbed 'the most mysterious song on the internet' FEX's 1983 demo "Subways Of Your Mind" is now finally available on 7" vinyl, transferred from original cassette tape and remastered by Frederic Stader. Still raw and charming, fusing 80s PopRock with elements of early Goth, SynthPop and PostPunk and quite a seductive melodic sensibility whereas the additionally unearthed "Heart In Danger" attempts to dive deeper into Goth x SynthPop territories whilst delivering another highly captivating hookline which provides an idea of what a - maybe even mainstream-leaning - phenomenon the band probably could've become throughout the 80s if they hadn't vanished into obscurity after their first demos.

03. Deadbeat - Pressure Double Down EP [Echochord 095]
Nearly 25 years into his career and still going strong Scott Monteith a.k.a. Deadbeat delivers three extended and dubbed out cuts with especially the lively and positive "Too Much Pressure" evoking memories of early Kompakt days with its take on stripped down House grooves whereas "Rattle The Roof Down" explores the deep and trippy Electronica Dub fusion aspect of Deadbeat's work we've loved and appreciated since day one. Pressed on brown marbled vinyl.

04. Peter Rehberg - Liminal States [Editions Mego 315]
Previously unreleased soundtrack work by Mego / Editions Mego founder Peter Rehberg who dives deep into droning, glistening and slowly evolving glacial midrange Ambient structures and a calm ebb and flow of Deep Listening Music at times even reminiscent of spiritual and ritualistic South East Asian medidations and healing echoes of what was once known as New Age music as well as, deep into the two-side-spanning composition, thundering low frequency movements and dramatic Cosmic synth sweeps and modulations.

05. Zark [M0N0 - 1]
See review for details...

06. Fresh & Low - Wind On Water [Rawax Tresures 005]
Originally released via Guidance Recordings all the way back in 1996 this 2k25 reissue brings back stripped down House grooves, deep pads and carefully selectred vocal snippets for intimate club settings and late night workouts attended by dedicated music lovers carrying nothing but vibes and no cell phones.

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FBFWD002: First Store Reactions Incoming

A week after we released the second one-sided 7" vinyl single on our Freebreakz.FWD label we're seeing the first store reactions coming in.

Berlin's famed Hardwax store describes this release as

"Mind-bending, glitching Footwork / Juke / Bass / Drill hybrid Global Bass madness"

Buy from Hardwax!

Whilst Juno Records in the UK provides a detailed review stating:

"Heavyweight global fusion... This vinyl only release began on a South African label (Sneja), was composed by a Colombian artist (IAM JDP) and is now being remixed by two respected German producers Sascha Muller and baze.djunkiii. That's before we even get to the actual sonic melting pot. Spacious and intoxicating, doffing its cap to Jamaican soundsystem, US footwork sounds, Latin Baile and South African gqom elements in the percussion and fat dollops of Bristolian bass; Sascha and baze have cooked up something super special here. Limited and unifying."

Buy from Juno!

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Zark [M0N0 - 1]

Scheduled for release as a hyperlimited lathe-cut 8" whitelabel edition in March of 2k25, marking the very first sonic transmission made by the new M0N0 label is an untitled stamped two track single produced by Zark. Providing little to none information the hand-stamped whitelabel side revives the so-called Schaffel niche within MinimalTechno and therefore instantly evokes associations with Cologne's Kompakt circles whilst catering noisy, yet extremely present hi-hats and a repetetive microsample for dedicated Minimal dancefloors. Furthermore the label-less flip side brings forth a similarly stripped down vibe, yet bordering on rather uptempo MinimalHouse vibes, especially when it comes to its filtered uplifting vocal fragments which might sit well with fans of track-focused DiscoHouse minimalism as well. File under: Soon to be sought after unobtainium , especially for its flipside.

Lathe cut artwork on Instagram!

Out Today: Iam JDP - Now Eh! *Mental Inertia Remix by Sascha Müller & baze.djunkiii [Freebreakz.FWD / FBFWD002]

Tracklist
A1: Now Eh! *Mental Inertia Remix by Sascha Müller & baze.djunkiii

File under: Bass / Footwork / 160 / Dubstep / Global Bass

Define: Global Bass Culture. What initially started out as a remix request from the South African Sneja Recordings label for a tune written by Colombian artist Juan Diego Pedroza a.k.a. Iam JDP ended up as the second limited edition vinyl release on the German underground label Freebreakz.FWD. Embracing influences from Chicago's Footwork x Juke sound as well as UK Bass Music, IDM and other electronic subcultures Sascha Müller and baze.djunkiii deliver a sparse, tense and wildly hypnotic take on the 160 bpm freeform movement, continously fusing and layering intermingling rhythmic patterns with ethereal vocal snippets, Trap- and Drill-infused hi-hats, an ever floating minimalist synth motif and deadly low end attacks for some of the most advanced dancefloors out there. This is crime scene music. Mastered by Frederic Stader.

Distributed worldwide via Wordandsound / Hamburg.

baze.djunkiii Chart Haul 02/2k25

Iam JDP - Now Eh! *Mental Inertia Remix by Sascha Müller & baze.djunkiii (Snippet) [Freebreakz.FWD / FBFWD002]

bazedjunkiii · Iam JDP - Now Eh! *Mental Inertia Remix by Sascha Müller & baze.djunkiii (Snippet) [Freebreakz.FWD / FBFWD002]

Soon.

Alfredo Santa Ana / Miranda Wong - Before The World Sleeps [Redshift Records / ASA Records]

Released as a collabroation project between Redshift Records and ASA Records on November 15th, 2k24 is "Before The World Sleeps", a roughly 51 minutes spanning solo piano album which sees Miranda Wong, acclaimed piano player, taking on a full length piece written by Mexican / Canadian composer Alfredo Santa Ana. Split into four chapters and their respective sub-sets, 18 in total, the compositional approach of Alfredo Santa Ana, the creation of a series of rather short pieces, 'easy to finish' in his own words and therefore probably more accessible than long and complex pieces of Contemporary Classical X Modern Classical music, is reflected by Wong's piano interpretation which ranges from lively, light-hearted and playful in the opening piece "Zaloasymphnesis" to tender and minimalist, yet still highly expressive in "Two Worlds" whereas "The Feeling Of Forgetting" and its almost hammered melodic expressions provide rather dramatic sonic pictures and probably the most extreme dynamic range on this album, the "Phantom Etude" references full on Classical compostion whilst its follow up "Fuchsia" seems to dabble with probably slightly Jazz-infused salon vibes of yore, "Ice Gods Don't Keep" caters, despite its title, some rather warm and comforting harmonies and the sparse "Snow Dirge" evokes memories of romantic evenings spent in front of an open fire just to name a few.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Tobia Bondesan x Nazareno Caputo - The Hidden Idea [Barly Records]

Incoming via mail all the way from Italy is "The Hidden Idea", the latest full length album collaboration conceived by alto sax player Tobia Bondesan and Florence-based vibraphonist Nazareno Caputo. Released on January 29th, 2k25 via Barly Records the duo embarks on a ten tracks and roughly 46 minutes spanning journey which leads them from a vantage point of deep and beautifully inward-looking ethereal late night Jazz minimalisms to be found in the opening piece that is "Forming" which, at some point, even harks back to glimpses of shimmering retrofuturism whilst to the chiming, playful and highly detailed percussive universe of "Gemini 101" later accompanied by uplifting sax harmonics whereas "Signs Of The Weather" is as tender and romantic as it gets when Jazz is for deeply connected long time lovers, "Sharp Edges" caters a new and hypnotic approach in terms of perfectly balanced attention-grabbing Jazz with explorative sax lines slowly fading out in favor of hypnotic percussion harmonics and "Relief" weighs in a refined dialogue of airy, chiming minimalisms and a saxophone at times operating at the very fringes of the upper tonal spectrum, sometimes even making the most physical aspects of these high frequency excursions audible just to name a few. File under: a cosy and intimate duo Jazz outing for late night listening.

Listen Again: baze.djunkiii presents JDB. Volume 15 @ Radio Flouka / Paris (06.02.2025)

Radio Flouka راديو فلوكة · baze.djunkiii presents JDB. Volume 15 - 06/02/2025