TALITAKUM
The trio Avalanche Kaito is a meeting between Burkina Faso born urban griot Kaito Winse and fellow experimentalists Belgian guitarist Nico Gitto and
French drummer/producer Benjamin Chaval. This transnational avant-rock
trio created waves with their visceral self-titled 2022 debut, bagging
notable festival appearances (Supersonic, End of the Road), a KEXP
session and much deserved critical and audience enthusiasm.
Polyrythmic futurism, raw epiphanies, Burkinabe parables: Gitto’s angular guitar riffs seem at the beck and call of Kaito
Winse’s forceful speech-song, as Benjamin Chaval layers perfectly punchy
drums build the lockstep rythmic.
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MENTO in JAMAICA ca. 1951-57
An amazing compilation of Jamaican folk music linking Ska and Calypso, European quadrille and Wesr African rythms. Early recordings from the 50s. A nice drift!
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TOC - Theory of constraints
On the label Circum-Disc, the trio TOC is back with Peter Orins (drums), Jérémie Ternoy (piano) and Ivann Cruz (guitar) with a new album which will be released end of May 24.
Five steps: 1 - identify the constraint, 2 - exploit the constraint, 3 - subordinate all processes to the constrained process, 4 - raise the performance of the constraint (if necessary), and 5 - start again at step 1.
a review on Drame here
Waiting for the issue's date, a title of their 2022's last release to listen to
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行歌走月 STROLLING IN THE MOON
A moonlit promenade in Dong Stockaded Village in the Qiandongnan region of Guizhou, China, dedicated to preserving the oldest traditions of ethnicity.
With
Chorus singers: Shi Yan, Wei Chunhuan, Li Yanshu, Li Yueyun, Li Shuyan, Yang Meng’e, Li Ming
& Shi Canming (Dong pipa), Ou Guochao (Dong violin/Niutuiqin)
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THE HANDOVER
Throughout this amazing album, produced by Sublime Frequencies, native
Alexandrian Ayman Asfour plays the violin with breathtaking beauty,
while not being afraid to make the violin buzz, squeak and rattle at
times. Belgian/Norwegian keyboardist Jonas Cambien makes the synthesizer
a melodic instrument in its own right, at times evoking almost
classical Maqam, while in other moments it seems like he comes straight
out of an Egyptian wedding. The oud forms the backbone in the
composition's structure, as Aly Eissa's solos guide the listener from
minimalist, meditative drones, to a compelling climax, and back to
earth. The Handover was recorded in Alexandria Egypt in January of 2023.
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