The decision by any musical project to go without a vocalist will lead to either disaster or a determination to avoid redundancy. Add to that the fact that most bands live and die by the growth and maturity of their music. While niche music is a bit safer from this sort of unspoken principle, stagnation is still just one recycled hook […]
Jack Soundfield: “Shine” – his music is perfect for so many things
By profession Jack Soundfield is an engineer who has travelled around the world. He has lived in Canada, Germany and Switzerland. Besides uncovering the secrets of the globe Jack has a passion for music and experimenting with instruments and sounds. “Before publishing a song, it is mine alone,” says Soundfield. “After publishing it, anyone can […]
Anomalous Leaf: “Ellipsis” – a quietly masterful and emotionally rich work
Irfan Azam, alias Anomalous Leaf, is the kind of artist that you think about in terms of scale. There is the sheer size of his songs – the “Sojourner” mini-suite has a fifteen minute playing time – but also the size of the music’s scope and ambition on his latest album “Ellipsis”. The album gives […]
Tony Marino: “A Sound Investment” – the compositions are terrific
Composer, pianist, and musical leader Tony Marino released his brand new full-length album entitled, “A Sound Investment”, on February 15, 2017. The CD contains 10 original Jazz compositions written in the following styles: Samba, Frevo, Baiao, Calypso, Tango, Swing, Funk, Rock, and World music. To date, Marino has released 8 original albums. “Music is my […]
Walter Hansen: “Perspective” – characteristically hooky, melodic and familiar
Musician, Recording Artist and Producer, Walter Hansen is originally from the Tampa Bay area and now living in the Greater Seattle area. He mainly writes and records for other artists but has a new EP freshly released, entitled “Perspective”. Walter started playing the accordion at the tender age 4, and then later began playing the […]
Elmo Karjalainen: ‘Age Of Heroes’ glues together all the elements
Elmo Karjalainen is a ‘guitarist’s guitarist’ who revels in a self-penned musical hybrid shot through with intensity and precision. His latest album ‘Age Of Heroes’ is a big sounding album with enough twists and turns to make Karjalainen’s solos sound both dynamic and interesting. This album represents a milestone, for Elmo, who is considered one […]
Stefan Certic: “FusionWorks” – a high technical and emotional quotient
Stefan Certic describes himself as a “System Analyst and Entrepreneur by day, ethical hacker by night, and a Fusion Guitar player in between.” Certic has recently released his album “FusionWorks”, which contains two originals and three covers, including a version of Michael Jackson’s “Liberian Girl”. If you love the electric guitar and desire more than just […]
Don Hughes: “It’s Christmas” has a renaissance feel to it
Don Hughes started playing piano at 8 years old. Starting as a junior in high school, he competed in high school talent shows, and the Crazy Fest Annual Talent Show, the longest running talent competition in Pennsylvania. He would place 1st and 2nd in a number of competitions before he became a judge in 2002. […]
Corbeau du Nord: “Le Purgatoire” – filled labyrinthine musical worlds
Jason Bernier was born in 1978 in Longueuil, in the Montréal’s south shore, Québec. Coming from a modest background and raised by a single mother, his first contact with music was with a miniature wind organ of only 25 notes and 6 pre-made chords. Very quickly, the instrument became restrictive for his thirst of learning and creation […]
DARKMOOD: “The Haunting” – Creepy, goose-bump inducing, spooky!
Mind-boggling and delicious, DARKMOOD delivers a myriad of unraveled stylistic forms; beauty, grace, and eerie transitions into the deep unknown. He is beyond most anything currently on the electronica market. Listen again and again, you will not get bored. “The Haunting” is unrivaled genius with a taste for the darkly unfathomable. As with his previous […]
