... (on Important Records), for ample proof of their gently ecstatic, peace-inducing vibe rations. DAVESEGAL From Up & Coming : John Abercrombie Quartet (Triple Door) In the '70s and '80s, guitarist John Abercrombie recorded for the impeccable ECM label, abetted by phenomenal players like drummers Billy Cobham and Jack DeJohnette, keyboardist Jan Hammer, bassist Dave Holland,...
What DaveSegal recently wrote about the darkling sounds of King Midas Sound : [Producer] Kevin Martin and vocalist Roger Robinson strikes me as a fantastical fantasy project hatched from two of Charles Mudede's biggest musical crushes—Burial and Tricky. The duo's album on Hyperdub, Waiting for You... (due in November), sounds like an ideal merging of those artists' phenomenal...
... of a tragedy and the resultant calm; think of the music moving from wah to aaahhh, very gradually. DAVESEGAL From Up & Coming : Big Business, Thrones (El Corazón) Live, Big Business are a powerhouse of deafening bass chords and dexterous drums. Yet the band have repeatedly recruited indie-pop producer Phil Ek—the man behind records by Fleet Foxes and the Shins—to...
