“From Sun Records strut to bearded space station confessions: one brain, zero genre loyalty.”
From the bog and the bayou: syn.terra's Mechanical Jazz welds jazz pianos, horns, and upright bass with distorted synth saws and industrial grime — the first model in a line of mechanized jazz. Aeon / Umbrasia closes the Aeon Ouroboros trilogy with melodic trumpets over rust-neglect machinery, while Baeiophonic wanders through crackling bogs of metallic pianos and saturated organ. Dino DiMuro's Mirror Man is a gloriously shameless Captain Beefheart riff — finally given its "real" vocals. Ultimate Rick Jones' The Color of an Empty Room brings twangy Lovecraftian dread, and Ade Wilding's Just Before The Dawn offers atmospheric, soulful reflection on a thoroughly mixed-up world.
“From Sun Records strut to bearded space station confessions: one brain, zero genre loyalty.”
“A raw and fearless fusion of protest-driven lyrics and psychedelic rock grooves, Anotherside channels the band’s underground spirit into an urgent sonic trip through political dissent and personal ...”
“A cover version of the final track on Captain Beefheart's 1972 gritty blues album 'The Spotlight Kid.'”
“Sufian Abdullah’s debut is a guitar-fueled thrill ride through chaos, catharsis, and whatever just exploded behind the drum kit.”