Double-bassist and composer Ozzy Moysey has brought together a 15-strong orchestral jazz band from the ever rich scene in Leeds and created an album that leaves one with a sense of peace, joy and community. Spiritual jazz at its core but intertwined with folk and classical elements, ‘It’s Always About Love’ is a glorious and natural progression from their debut record for the excellent Gondwana Records label. I usually like it more apocalyptic but I’ve been completely seduced by this album’s uplifting feeling of love and freedom. Read / Listen.
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Error Subcutáneo 'Temporada Ciclónica' (Running Circle) - a review
The new 7 track E.P. that Dominican Republic duo Error Subcutáneo have released today on Summer Solstice is a provocative and wild ride of free jazz, soundscape interventions and modular experimentalism fueled by the chaos of life in the Caribbean and the wider uncertainties of our world right now. Band member Mauro Ferreiro is a frequent contributor to our magazine and this record is released on Nottingham imprint Running Circle so somehow, a kind of harmony has arrived from the chaos. A lot like the music. Read / Listen
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Seljuk Rustum 'Cardboard Castles' (Hive Mind) - a review
Indian musician and multidisciplinary artist Seljuk Rustum has an astonishing album coming out in Feb on the brilliant Brighton label Hive Mind Records. Playful, surprising and joyful, alongside his fellow first take collaborators and musical freedom travellers, he explores some very strange tales. Traditional sounding Indian techniques are abstracted and repainted with sweet electronics colliding with Indian strings, guitars and synthesisers, field recordings and more. It’s brilliant. Read / Listen.
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