Master bassist Michael Formanek calls the music on his new “Were We Where We Were” palindromic music. During the lockdowns he began to hear and see music differently. The new album with his Drome Trio is definitely worth checking out. A couple more new releases from Intakt Records debut, both trios: Brandon Lopez with Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey and Punkt Vrt Plastik. There’s more from Polish trumpeter Piotr Damasiewicz, and there are three very interesting new albums from French artists: Sylvain Cathala, Otok and The Healing Orchestra. Lots more too! As always!
00:00 Brandon Lopez, Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey * No Es La Playa – Intakt * Saturnian Staring * USA
08:03 Host speaks
09:01 Brandon Lopez, Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey * No Es La Playa – Intakt * No Es La Playa * USA
22:29 Barber Mouse * Heretic Monk – Auand * Monk’s Dream * Italy
28:26 The Dark * The Dark – Just For The Records * Martin Högberg * Norway
33:18 Host speaks
35:22 Sylvain Cathala Quintet * Poetry Of Storms – Triton * My Strong Identity My Real Self 2 * France
43:56 Felix Hauptmann * Percussion – Boomslang * Once * Germany
51:29 Host speaks
53:17 Otok * Cabrioles Cérébrales Et Accidents Psychotiques – LFDS * La Serenade De Nelson * France
1:01:29 OK-KO * Liesu – We Jazz * Arvo * Finland
1:06:18 Jan Garbarek, Arild Andersen & Edward Vesala * Tryptykon – ECM * Tryptykon * Norway/Finland
1:18:55 Host speaks
1:21:56 Michael Formanek & Drome Trio * Were We Where We Were – Circular File * Never Odd Or Even * USA
1:34:02 Sergio Armaroli & Giancarlo Schiaffini 4Tet * Monkish (Round ‘Bout Thelonious) – DodiciluneBlue Monk * Italy
1:39:15 Dave Rempis, Elisabeth Harnik & Michael Zerang * Astragaloi – Aerophonic * Macateta * USA
1:44:11 Host speaks
1:45:54 Piotr Damasiewicz & Viennese Connections * Vienna Suite – L.A.S. * Introduction * Poland
1:47:25 Piotr Damasiewicz & Viennese Connections * Vienna Suite – L.A.S. * Suite #1 Part 1 * Poland
1:53:57 Andy Emler MegaOctet * Obssession 3 – La Buissonne * La Megaruse * France
2:01:29 Eric Fratzke’s Fake Accent * Four Serious Allegations – Self-released * City Science * USA
2:09:59 Host speaks
2:11:41 Punkt Vrt Plastik * Zurich Live – Intakt * Nuremburg Amok * Slovenia
2:18:18 Friends & Neighbors * The Earth Is # – Clean Feed * Salad Days * Norway
2:21:02 James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet * Jesup Wagon – Tao Forms * Jesup Wagon * USA
2:27:20 Host speaks
2:29:06 STL Free Jazz Collective * Live At Holmes Lounge – Self-released * America Loves Its Guns More Than Its Children * USA
2:38:26 Lisa Ullén * Space – Relative Pitch * Tempest * Sweden
2:48:33 Host speaks
2:49:29 Healing Orchestra * Free Jazz For The People – LFDS * Blooming In Tough Days * France