My review of Medeski Martin and Wood’s Radiolarians III is now up on Jambase.com! Check it out, along with all the other awesomeness they’ve got going on…
Posts Tagged as ‘instrumental’
June 3, 2009
Album Review: Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
Beacons of Ancestorship brings Tortoise’s sound firmly into the future. Once known for their majestic, open-ended post-rock instrumentals, the band have turned engineer John McEntire’s fascination with breakbeats and off-kilter rhythms into an altogether new venture.
The album gives listeners a clear indication of where Tortoise’s sound is probably headed. Change is manifested in dense, [...]
May 11, 2009
Bonnaroo Preview: Russian Circles
Chicago’s Russian Circles are sure to draw plenty of attention from adventurous music lovers during their 50-minute slot at Bonnaroo 2009. As the festival-at-large gears up for Bruce Springsteen at 9 PM, the trio will be lighting up the Troo Music Lounge with their explosive instrumentals.
A huge crowd could be headed this band’s way. [...]
March 25, 2009
Album Review: Bell Orchestre – As Seen Through Windows
If there’s room in the musical cosmos for another classically inclined, genre-welding Canadian group, then Bell Orchestre is in luck – their place in the galaxy is safe. Including full and part-time members of the popular Canadian art rock outfit Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre takes the “rock” in “art rock” and replaces it with impressively [...]
December 22, 2008
Talkdemonic – Eyes at Half Mast
I haven’t met too many Talkdemonic fans personally, but the band’s supporters must be out there somewhere, because their new album sold out of its first pressing in a week. Upon listening to Eyes at Half Mast for the first time, it’s easy to see why folks are pining for their sound – they succeed [...]
