The latest em:t release, 302 Acid’s 0005 Even Calls, is a very cool voyage into a new territory of improvisational ambient jazz. Doug Kallmeyer, Justin Mader and Andrew Reichel make up 302 Acid. Some may recognize Reichel’s name from em:t’s earlier release gel-sol1104. There some similarities with the earlier album, but 302 Acid’s CD has… Read More 302 Acid – 0005 Even Calls
On this creative collaboration, Japanese producer Hoppy Kamiyama joins avant-bassist Bill Laswell to create a groove-filled jazz electronic experiment. Bill Laswell works with percussionist Kiyohiko Semba to create some rock-solid jazz-funk grooves, while Kamiyama adds freeform electronic effects that seem to integrate tightly and react to the tight rhythm section. The result is true world… Read More Hoppy Kamiyama + Bill Laswell – A Navel City/ No One is Here
Jan Hammer is a multi-talented musician and composer who has achieved success as a jazz musician, composer, and electronic music innovator. His career has spanned over three decades, and with each decade he has successfully reinvented his music. In the sixties, he worked as a keyboardist and conductor with jazz great Sarah Vaughan. In the… Read More Jan Hammer
Who Can You Trust? is the debut release for Morcheeba. It combines downtempo electronica grooves with traditional soul instrumentation and the delicious vocals of Skye Edwards. Morcheeba’s music is great for dancing or for just chilling out. The music is consistently chilled, with slow grooves, mellow lyrics, and Edward’s soulful voice. The instrumentation on Who… Read More Morcheeba – Who Can you Trust?
Beautiful, wonderfully recorded, and moving, Feels Like Home proves that Norah Jones is not a one hit wonder. Norah Jones is the real thing. So what’s Norah Jones, acoustic chanteuse, doing on Synthtopia? Every now and then, even electronica fans need to disconnect from the power grid and listen to some clean, simple, heartfelt music.… Read More Norah Jones – Feels Like Home
Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton and Rob Gaza lay down the mellow grooves with The Richest Man in Babylon. The latest tracks from this duo draws respectfully from a variety of influences, including jazz, world music, soul and electronica. The world music influences are especially strong. There’s afro-beat, Persian, and Indian influences throughout. By combining these… Read More Thievery Corporation – The Richest Man in Babylon
Relentlessly funky, Headhunters, defined the world of jazz-funk.… Read More Herbie Hancock – Headhunters
Here’s something for the jazz lovers – John Scofield’s Überjam mixes jazz fusion with world music and electronica and creates a new path for the future of jazz. The result is a record that may not appeal to all jazz fans, but should win him a few listeners that love jam bands and electronica. John… Read More John Scofield – Überjam
