Watching the Well is not only a tribute to a great musician, but a love letter to an instrument.
Jazz
Calibro 35 – Ritornano Quelli Di…
Take a ride into the soundtracks of 1970s classic Italian cinema with super-tight band Calibro 35 and you won’t regret it.
Black Carrot – Milking Scarabs for Dough
As wilfully odd as ever, Market Harborough-based Black Carrot return with a perplexing second album.
Polar Bear – Peepers
Polar Bear work the contrasts wonderfully well; brooding with an easy, laconic swing one moment, climbing up the walls the next.
Polar Bear – Junction 2, Cambridge, 24/02/2010
An evening of Jazz in the company of Polar Bear is an early live highlight of 2010 for Rich Hughes. Photos by Valerio Berdini.
Chicago Underground Duo – Boca Negra
Boca Negra – named after the mouth of the volcano Tiede on Tenerife – is the Chicago Underground Duo’s 5th album continues their quietly dazzling exploration of jazz improv themes and studio electronics.
Thomas Dybdahl – Thomas Dybdahl
The key to Thomas Dybdahl’s sound is subtlety – he won’t force you to sit up and pay attention, he won’t cram his consummate musicianship down your throat. But you’d be pretty silly to ignore it.
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid – NYC
The latest collaboration between the groundbreaking electronic artist and veteran jazz drummer is a heady brew that evokes the intensity and atmosphere of the Big Apple. James Dalrymple takes a bite.
Olympus Mons – Nothing’s Gonna Spoil My Day Today
After hearing ‘Nothing’s Gonna Spoil My Day Today’, TLOBF’s Sean Bamberger doesn’t feel like he’s wasted time, but could have listened to half of the Olympus Mons’ C.D. and still got the gist.
