Ariel always kept an altar, ether in her room or in the hospital rooms she was too often in. She developed a tradition of sending me photos of the altars she made in hospital rooms with things to remember loved ones by, and would zoom in on whatever keepsakes or photos she had to think of me by.
This piece is a musical/magical altar for Ariel. The hovering arco 'bass clouds' act as the intentional surface, and the pizzicato melodies on top spell out (both impressionistically and literally) my feelings of love and intentions for her freedom.
This Chicago (where else?) post-rock group builds wafting atmospheric ambient out of slow drums and a shimmering churn of droning guitars. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 30, 2024
Energy time maddafakkas! This is hard hitting free jazz for the revolution. Listening to this you could believe it might actually happen!
Anyone who thinks Jazz is for old folks should give this a spin. It couldn’t be more contemporary to my ears. Crinklechips