This Weeks Releases
So this week is a bit slimmer than last, but some potentially intriguing releases are on the distribution trail:
1. Githead - Profile. I know next to bupkes about this except it might have some former members from Wire, which makes it at least worth looking into further. Wire was one of those UK exprimental post-punk bands almost wholly unknown in the US save for college radio. Too bad, as their Chairs Missing album is pretty good. I'd like to recommend more, but that is all I've heard myself.
2. The US will get a domestic release of Faluas do Tejo by Portuguese chamber folk group Madredeus, which has become a bit of a world music darling as of late. Teresa Salgueiro's voice will most likely be in clear, piercing focus once again, and the arrangements will most likely continue to be complex. Good on them, especially after letting the Nettwerk label take their material and do second-string electronic remixes (Madredeus's material, particularly the vocals are ideal for remix, but the Electronico album fell far short of my expectations).
3. Belgium's Milk Inc. will be releasing a sophomore full-length album. Why?
4. Greg Osby releases Channel Three. He is by far one of the finest saxophone players Blue Note has on its modern roster, and compositionally he never gets boring or repetitive. Apparently he covers one Eric Dolphy track on this one, and that sounds promising. As an aside, his website keeps a rather karge archive of free, high quality live mp3s of his various ensembles. Get thee to the dl page.
5. Mr. Aimee Mann (also known by his actual name of Michael Penn, aka the No Myth one-hit-wonder-and-brother-of-Sean-Penn) releases his newest after years holed up in LA playing at Largo and a general low profile.
6. And finally, Doug Pinnick of Kings' X (who just recently delivered a fine double live album themselves) steps out for another solo project, although his first under his own name (the first two were released under the name of Poundhound). I had mixed feelings about the recording quality of his debut, and I never managed to get around to hearing Poundhound's second effort Pineappleskunk, but I am hopeful this one does his vocals and bass tsunami sound some justice.
1. Githead - Profile. I know next to bupkes about this except it might have some former members from Wire, which makes it at least worth looking into further. Wire was one of those UK exprimental post-punk bands almost wholly unknown in the US save for college radio. Too bad, as their Chairs Missing album is pretty good. I'd like to recommend more, but that is all I've heard myself.
2. The US will get a domestic release of Faluas do Tejo by Portuguese chamber folk group Madredeus, which has become a bit of a world music darling as of late. Teresa Salgueiro's voice will most likely be in clear, piercing focus once again, and the arrangements will most likely continue to be complex. Good on them, especially after letting the Nettwerk label take their material and do second-string electronic remixes (Madredeus's material, particularly the vocals are ideal for remix, but the Electronico album fell far short of my expectations).
3. Belgium's Milk Inc. will be releasing a sophomore full-length album. Why?
4. Greg Osby releases Channel Three. He is by far one of the finest saxophone players Blue Note has on its modern roster, and compositionally he never gets boring or repetitive. Apparently he covers one Eric Dolphy track on this one, and that sounds promising. As an aside, his website keeps a rather karge archive of free, high quality live mp3s of his various ensembles. Get thee to the dl page.
5. Mr. Aimee Mann (also known by his actual name of Michael Penn, aka the No Myth one-hit-wonder-and-brother-of-Sean-Penn) releases his newest after years holed up in LA playing at Largo and a general low profile.
6. And finally, Doug Pinnick of Kings' X (who just recently delivered a fine double live album themselves) steps out for another solo project, although his first under his own name (the first two were released under the name of Poundhound). I had mixed feelings about the recording quality of his debut, and I never managed to get around to hearing Poundhound's second effort Pineappleskunk, but I am hopeful this one does his vocals and bass tsunami sound some justice.
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