Two from Jeff Gburek on Soundcloud

Two new pieces by American composer residing in Poland, Jeff Gburek.

‘Process Peace’ has a drone-laden quality to it. This piece has a mystical, Kosmiche feel to it. Gaza 6 Another Kinda Jungle is more reminiscent, to my ears, of early This Heat, one of the greatest and most underrated bands of the post-punk era, though with a more modernized and topical sound. If these are sketches, I look very much forward to the finished product.

[Music] Florian Arbenz & Greg Osby – Reflections Of The Eternal Line

Florian Arbenz advised me several months ago that this album was coming down the pipe, and after hearing some tracks he kindly provided, I was pretty excited to hear what he and American saxophonist Greg Osby were up to. As it stands, the two have been working together off and on for well over two decades, and you can hear it in the flow of this album. What I did not expect, however, and what made for a very pleasant surprise, was the collaboration with artist Stephan Spicher, who is credited on the album cover, but you really need to see the videos (a sample can be seen here) to appreciate his contribution to the album. I expected to hear Osby and Arbenz work seamlessly together, and I wasn’t disappointed. The album does not have an overwhelming, “crowded” sound that some jazz albums to. The musicians give each other plenty of space to let themselves roam, never straying too far from the center, but giving a feeling of a pleasant wander in the park.

As far as contemporary jazz goes, this album has been the best, for my ears, that I’ve heard in 2020. It’s worth picking up.

[Music] The Hip Priest Radio Program, Volume 8 — The Hip Priest Radio Program

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[Music] Joachim Spieth – Tides

Joachim Spieth has has a fairly long and storied career as a musician and impresario of one of the best and bleakest of ambient record labels going today, Affin Ltd.  Take my word for it: bleak, in this case, is a compliment.

There will be no Bandcamp samples or vinyl releases of this album until sometime in March of 2020, but if you hear the sound samples posted below on Joachim’s SoundCloud account, you will listen to a booming (at least on these speakers), resonant sound that gives you the feeling of being immersed in an ocean the size and power of the one seen in Andrei Tarkovsky’s masterpiece, Solaris.

There are elements of Kosmische Musik, techno at is warmest, and a hint of darkness which reminded me of the best of albums produced by Cold Meat Industry in the 1990s.

This should go down as Joachim’s masterpiece.

[Music] The Monolith Cocktail Playlist Revue: Feb 2020: Chassol, U.S. Girls, Juga-Naut, Pongo… — Monolith Cocktail Blog

 

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