Bandcamp articles

The sophomore release by the trio Szun Waves, New Hymn To Freedom, is Album of the Day over at Bandcamp.  The trio of saxophonist Jack Wyllie (of Portico Quartet), drummer Laurence Pike and synthesizer player Luke Abbott has a sound that is quite striking and definitely worth checking out.  And it’s yet another intriguing release on The Leaf Label that doesn’t fit neatly into any one category or genre.

Go read about the album, and listen to it, on The Bandcamp Daily.

Now up, the latest Best Jazz on Bandcamp recommendations for The Bandcamp Daily.  The newest monthly installment covers albums for August 2018.  There’s twelve primary recommendations in total, but let’s keep that between us, since I’m really only supposed to submitting ten.  And, as always, I’ve snuck in some side recommendations to boot.  Because, really, ten is not enough, and twelve isn’t either.  There’s some familiar names to regular visitors of this site (and my other outlets), and, of course, there’s some names that’ll be brand new to you just as they were to me (including one that I unmercifully teased on Twitter. Speaking of which, if you’re not following me on Twitter, you should, because I give extra recommendations and shout-outs that don’t make it onto this site, plus, of course, cat pics. I’m at @BirdIsTheWorm).  Have fun!

Follow this LINK to read those recommendations and listen to music from each album.

And check out past recommendations by running through the archives.

Have fun going through the list!

Cheers.

Now up, the latest Best Jazz on Bandcamp recommendations for The Bandcamp Daily.  The newest monthly installment covers albums for July 2018.  There’s ten primary recommendations in total, plus some side recommendations to boot.  Because, really, ten is not enough.  There’s some familiar names to regular visitors of this site (and my other outlets), and, of course, there’s some names that’ll be brand new to you just as they were to me.  Have fun!

Follow this LINK to read those recommendations and listen to music from each album.

And check out past recommendations by running through the archives.

Have fun going through the list!

Cheers.

For a little while there, we had a series going called Sunday Morning Jazz Album.  It highlighted albums with a gentle nature, dispensing the peaceful kind of music that suited angry hangovers, hushed sunrises and a sustained tranquility that one wished would never end.

This is the kind of music I like to start most all days with, and rarely does the selection of a particular album confine itself to the jazz genre.  An artist who has contributed to several albums that fill this particular need of mine is Aaron Martin.  The cellist has new album out.  It’s called Touch Dissolves.  It’s the Album of the Day over at Bandcamp.  Go check it out.  I wrote some words about it for The Bandacmp Daily.

And if you needed any additional motivation, here’s the second track from Touch Dissolves.  I swear, it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve heard all year long.