Lucas Sierra - Diario sonoro / Japón (Skupina)
Diario sonoro / Japón is the debut solo album by musician and composer Lucas Sierra, better known as a member of the Madrid-based indie trio La Paloma. "According to theory, music is born, at least in part, as an imitation of natural acoustic phenomena, but also as a form of spell. This sound diary, set in Japan, is a project that springs from the overstimulation that sprouts from the place itself. Its materialisation reflects the feelings that were present at the moment the sounds were captured." Itziar Feito
Marshall Allen - 101: An Audio Odyssey (Ropeadope)
Marshall Allen, current leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra, and electric bass legend Jamaaladeen Tacuma, former Ornette Coleman Prime Time member, came together at the Knoxville, Tennessee event, scooping up an array of collaborators like Nels Cline, immanuel Wilkins, DM Hotep, and Roberto Verástegui, for this wonderful session.
PJS - Auroras (Okla Records)
Comprising Patrick Dique and Jordan Christoff, PJS present a new album out on Okla.
Auroras is a live, intuitive reflection of the moment - bubbling, free, and flowing, yet not always tranquil.
Rosso Polare - Cacciamali (12th Isle)
Cacciamali is an exploration of diegetic sound, folk chants and traditional rhythms and instrumentation building upon Milan based Rosso Polare’s last outing Campo Amaro and the subsequent departure of co-founder Anna Vezzosi from the group. Where the 2024 album incorporated a heavy use of folklore as a new tool, Cacciamali explores the influence further by bringing in a host of collaborative players including Italian avant-garde veteran Riccardo Sinigaglia, sound artist and researcher HMOT (Stas Shärifulla) and Persian/Parisian electro-acoustic musician Cinna Peyghamy.
Sir Richard Bishop - Hillbilly Erotica (Drag City Records)
In the words of Sir Richard Bishop, Hillbilly Erotica is “…still exploring the areas around these parts with a similar type of aggression [as Hillbilly Ragas], but as morning light approaches, a clearing or two present themselves, with hills and valleys viewable in the distance inspiring a slightly different sonic landscape. One could be forgiven for feeling a sense of relief from finally arriving from out of the night-time woods to a place which may seem less threatening in the daylight, but it’s a trap - the darkness of night is always right around the corner. Enjoy the postcoital smoke but tread carefully!”
Ute Wasserman - chimeric (Thin Wrist Recordings)
On her new album “chimeric”, Wassermann extends her voice with a wide array of implements; breath-driven drums, hydrophones used as throat microphones, bird whistles, jaw harps, brass megaphones. These objects don’t just function as embellishments or demonstrations, but rather, as companions – materials with which she communicates and is herself transformed. The result is a music in which the lines between self, object, and environment are constantly blurred, erased and redrawn.
