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Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention. All of the releases listed below I have heard for the first time recently and come recommended. Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons – Live in PhiladelphiaVerhoven / Lopes / Serries – Invincible TimeSonic […]

​“I grew up listening to ‘Innocence’. For NERO to put their name on this is the ultimate blessing”

For 12 minutes, Seungmin Jung and his virtuosic ensemble take easy listening jazz and give it a smoky revival with Acadia, a composition that reaches the epitome of fluidity. The time signatures refuse to leave room for complacency, locking listeners into a state of mesmerised anticipation. It’s textural tonal alchemy at its finest—low reverberating basslines create a striking contrast against ascending brass notes and the ornate chimes of piano keys, threading together a soundscape as suave as a tailored suit. Jung’s journey into jazz began in Seoul, where a spontaneous purchase of a double bass at 17 set the course for his future. Now based in New York, he has studied under some of the biggest names in the scene, including Buster Williams and Ingrid Jensen, earning his master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. His career has seen him grace renowned venues from Korea’s Giwon Art Museum to Dizzy’s Jazz Club in New York, and his talent has been recognised with a second-place win at the Hyunsik Kim competition. Acadia showcases a musician who understands the elegance of timeless jazz while fearlessly pushing its parameters. Jung orchestrates moments of undeniable intrigue, making every shift in tempo feel like a deliberate […]

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Source: 15 questions. Developments that take electronic music forwards: I think it’s exciting when festivals bring together all kinds of electronic music: mixing experimental, electroacoustic, or acousmatic music with more mainstream electronic genres, and vice versa. It creates opportunities for audiences to discover new sounds and for artists to meet, exchange ideas, and inspire each […]

As progressive emo titans Coheed And Cambria reach the halfway point of their latest arc, the New York four piece prove that sticking to the hits sometimes pays off.

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world

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Róisín Murphy doesn’t do normal gigs. She shapeshifts, unravels, reinvents, and pulls us all along for the ride. Sitting somewhere between the driven absurdity of Laurie Anderson and the pop superstardom of our own Kylie Minogue, she moved The Enmore Theatre to an alternate dimension where disco, theatre, and performance art reigned supreme. If you …

Sleep Token Keeps the Mystery Alive With ‘Even In Arcadia’ – New Album Lands May 9

Awards at this year’s Children’s and Family Emmys went to ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians,’ ‘The Velveteen Rabbit,’ ‘Orion and the Dark’ and more.