Volume five of Abstract Truths . If unfamiliar with the series, please first read here about the its genesis and intention. Bringing us this look at the contemporary Chicago jazz scene is Scottie McNiece, head of […]
Month: March 2018
Open Field :: O.F. II
With very little accompanying hype, Kenneth Stephenson (formerly of the underrated NC band The Kingsbury Manx ) has been releasing music on Bandcamp under the Open Field moniker for a few years […]
Gérard Manset :: Animal On Est Mal
Painter, photographer, writer, musician: Parisian omnivore Gérard Manset is a man of many talents. Virtually unknown in America, the multi-instrumentalist is most renowned for his musical output in France. His […]
Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul & Synth Boogie / 1980s South Africa
The latest excursion from Soundway Records finds the label beaming out eighteen glittering and never-before-heard tracks of 80s bubblegum soul and electro-dance. It’s a revelatory listen, crossing a wide range […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Kevin Morby / Second Session
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Kevin Morby returns this week with his second installment […]
Minami Deutsch / å—ドイツ :: With Dim Light
When we spoke with Kikagaku Moyo’s Go Kurosawa at Chatei Hatou in Shibuya last February, he tipped us off to Minami Deutsch . The band were his roommates at the time, and KM’s label, Guruguru Brain, had released […]
Hans Chew :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Late last year, Hans Chew quietly released his fourth album, Open Sea . He’s known for his work with Endless Boogie , Jack Rose , Steve Gunn , Hiss Golden Messenger , and others, and the record caught our ears […]
Abstract Truths: An Evolving Jazz Compendium — Volume Four
Volume four of Abstract Truths . If unfamiliar with the series, please first read here about the its genesis and intention. For this installment we tapped bay area record collector/muso David Katznelson. Katznelson likens the genre […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (7pm PST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can now be heard every Wednesday at 7pm PST with an encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. SIRIUS 514: Jean […]
Total Jazz :: Blutch
In the preface of Total Jazz, Fantagraphics’ new collection of jazz comic strips by Christian “Blutch” Hincker, the author is tasked with providing an introduction to the book. Imagining himself as a young Native American brave, […]
Basa Basa :: Homowo
In some parts of West Africa, the appearance of twins is considered a harbinger of blessings to come. And when Fela Kuti , who had already installed statues of twins on the […]
David Gedge (The Wedding Present) :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
If Barry Manilow writes the songs that make the whole world sing, David Gedge pens the songs that make the world drunk dial their ex’s after punching a hole in […]
Jack Adkins :: American Sunset
Settle in with this one. With a kinship to Bobby Brown , this is private-press psych folk at its most private, perhaps never intended for anyone but its author. Jack Adkins’ 1984 […]
Tim Heidecker :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
There’s a pretty good chance that the person you think of when you think of Tim Heidecker isn’t the real Tim Heidecker. Since emerging in the early 2000s with Adult Swim ‘s […]
Les Bibliothécaires :: A Library Music Collection (1967-1982)
Don’t sleep on this expansive labor of love – a 12+-hour mix of strange and entrancing Library Music , compiled for your listening enjoyment over on the ever-reliable Musicophilia blog. This so-called “stock” music from the 60s, 70s and […]