Rare is the band that knocks me off of my seat on first listen, so to my friend Helenka, I thank her for utterly blowing me away with this slice of rollicking music from Slovakia. Banda (yeah, a pretty common … Continue reading
Mexico’s greatest progressive rock band, Nazca were highly influential in the country’s bustling new music scene.
Though I am relatively familiar with a lot of Nordic jazz and classical music, I never really had the opportunity to give much thought to Faroese music, simply because, outside of a progressive rock record or two, I had never … Continue reading
A warm instrumental version of the classic that made The Wizard of Oz such a huge success, done by Chet Baker.
Hoelderlin (then known by their umlaut) provide a mellow slab of progressive folk to ease into the morning.
Griel Marcus does an outstanding job reviewing James Gavin’s new biography on legendary trumpeter Chet Baker, whose matinee-idol looks were lost due to a heavy addiction to heroin. Still, he never really lost his singing voice.
Find more Nicolas and the Iceni songs at Myspace Music Up until reading an advertisement on a mailing list from Holyground Records, I had never heard of this band. As it turns out, they look to be a new band … Continue reading
Pēteris Vasks is one of the finest composers to ever come out of Latvia.
A bit of meaty drum & bass for the day.