To record improvisations that eventually birthedNew Blue Sun, the flutist worked with producer Carlos Niño, keyboardistSurya Botofasina, and guitaristNate Mercereauto craft a surreal, textured soundscape. Throughout, André 3000 plays the contrabass flute, Maya flute, wood and bamboo flutes, ...
There is also a bit of guest flute. The Åland Islands are in the Baltic, south of Finland. Although there are bits of field recordings (e.g., birds), this is minimalist ambient music, the sort of thing you might be delighted to find from Jon Hassell. ** 22. Chad Fowler/Ivo ...
Metal Magic Pantera, 'Power Metal' (1988) Whereas many genre artists peak early on, most of Pantera’s best material came during the 1990s. As such, Power Metal is sandwiched in the middle both chronologically and creatively. Even so, it’s an excellent introduction to lead vocalist Phil An...
Drummer, born in Germany but long based on Chicago, with a remarkable series of albums since 2006. Marvin Tate's spoken word is arresting, and the music -- Ben LaMar Gay (cornet), Rob Frye (tenor sax/flute), Coper Crain (guitar), Dan Quinlivan (synth) -- loops sinuously, sometimes ...
Welcome to Pitchfork's best of 2007. Today we present our 100 favorite songs of 2007; the top albums come at you tomorrow. As we did in 2006, we've extended the candidate pool beyond the confines of singledom-- basically any song released or covered in 2007, whether a single or not,...
Dogged by a torrent of regicide and appalling battles, such as the bloody devastation at Towton, where 28,000 men died amidst a snow-storm befitting Winterfell, this epoch supplies the heart-stoppingly brutal, but realistic violence that has made the show so controversial and absorbing for ...
Bonnie “Prince” Billy: The Letting Go (2006) The solemn strings that open “Love Comes to Me”– the first track on The Letting Go–indirectly echo the sumptuous opening of Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, one of the most ethereal pieces of music ever written. Arranged by Nico ...
Though the album cascades as anemotional torrent, it’s as cohesive as it is potent. It’s (unsurprisingly) produced by her brother and day-one collaborator,FINNEAS, whose minimalistic but nevertheless hard-hitting soundscape gives bedroom pop a makeover. Eilish’s third Album Of The Year nomi...
Sherman produced the magic key and we felt great privilege entering the fenced off area, eyes eagerly scanning the walls for the red ochre (hematite) drawings we had seen many times in Gallery A, at the National Museum. He then directed us to the back of the cave and when he shone his...
John Primer: Teardrops for Magic Slim: Live at Rosa's Lounge (Blues House) ** Quantic: Dancing While Falling (Play It Again Sam) ** Ratboys: The Window (Topshelf) ** Recognize Ali: Back to Mecca II (Greenfield Music) ** Regal86: La Onda: Groove In-Groove Out (self-released) **...