Month: February 2014

• Music Recorded music

  Pannón Melankólikusok – Szerelmedért (chamber rock)

  

  I don’t know if Christina Domene and Robert Hofmann were a performing duo before they conceived their love of the Hungarian language, and began to set that culture’s poetry to music. That is the agenda around which this project revolves, however, and they certainly chose its name, which translates as…

  February 24, 2014
• Music Recorded music

  Sons of Kemet – Burn (avant-jazz)

  

  I often start my reviews by talking in general terms about the schtick of the artist or release; creative practice, methodology, how I theorise the music, what my critical approach will be and so forth. However, there’s equally often not that much to say. A lot of good music comes…

  February 17, 2014
• Music Recorded music

  Various Artists – Singles and EPs

  

  This music is the brainchild of Michael Woodman, guitarist and vocalist in Thumpermonkey, written using the immersion composition techniques described in The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook. The method seems to work. I have no idea what method he employs when writing for Thumpermonkey, but that seems to work too, and for…

  February 10, 2014
• Music Recorded music

  Robert Wyatt – ’68 (avant-rock)

  

  Robert Wyatt has very few rivals for the title of most influential percussionist in British underground music (among many other things), but he hasn’t played drum kit in over forty years, after losing the use of his legs in an accident. The release of an album on which he does…

  February 2, 2014