With ‘Skip a Turn’, deb. draws us into a game whose rules suddenly no longer seem so simple. Life becomes a board game in which everyone else seems to be making progress effortlessly, whilst you yourself are trying to keep track of it all. Blending jazzy influences with light-footed pop moments, the result is a…
Schlagwort: Jazz
Nöbi – Victoria Pfeil
Mit Nöbi (österreichisch für „Nebel“) legt die Oberösterreicherin eine EP vor, die sich kompromisslos auf zwei Klangquellen stützt: Stimme und Baritonsaxophon. Aus diesen beiden Elementen formt sie ein ganzes Universum – rhythmisch, atmend, organisch. Die Produktion wirkt dabei nie minimalistisch, sondern konzentriert: Jeder Ton hat Gewicht, jede Schicht eine Funktion. Zwischen Indie‑Anklängen, Avantgarde‑Gesten und Singer‑Songwriter‑Intimität…
Please Don’t Make Me Come Back From the Moon – E.G. Phillips
‘Please Don’t Make Me Come Back From the Moon’ sounds like a daydream that refuses to wake up. The track hovers somewhere between cosmic psychedelic alt-folk and jazzy fusion – a hybrid that feels like drifting through radio static in slow motion. Beneath the verses lies a subtle crackling, as if an old satellite were…
The Music I Still Adore – E.G. Phillips
E.G. Phillips’ The Music I Still Adore unfolds as a sober yet lingering composition in which Americana and folk do not merely coexist but are braided into a concentrated narrative, the piece eschewing theatricality in favor of economy—sparse acoustic layers, delicate rhythmic inflections and occasional harmonic turns that, while suggesting a jazz lineage, never allow…
‘Not My Fault’ – No Thanks, Man
‘Not My Fault’ is a haunting portrayal of stagnation in motion. Marimbas open the song with a creeping fade to reveal a pulsating core of identity. At the same time, tom-toms keep this pulse going, making listeners feel trapped in a repetitive cycle. Initially, a second marimba line mirrors the vocal melody, sounding confident. However,…
‘Water that Comes and Goes (Album)’ by sofabed
‘Water that Comes and Goes (Album)’ by sofabed Today, we’re traveling to Japan, not musically, but geographically, to new territory. sofabed is the name of the formation, inspiring above all with jazz elements that meet avant-garde electro performance, among other things. ‘Water that Comes and Goes’ is the title of the duo from Tokyo’s recently…
