In a year of fantastic music, one album stood out - The Outer Church compilation on Front & Follow records. This amazing assortment of artists, associated with Joseph Stannard's Brighton club night of the same name, has been collected into one of the most essential musical anthologies of this or any other year. It is an album… Continue reading Ears For Eyes – Best Albums of 2013
Month: December 2013
Ears For Eyes – 2013 Live Round-up
Me, displaying an ace gig entrance-stamp.Ears For Eyes has been fortunate enough to publish many interesting end-of-year lists by some fascinating people. Now, I'm afraid, it's time for you to read my thoughts on what has fed my nucleus accumbens throughout the year, beginning with a summary of my encounters with the music venues of London.Luke Younger's noise gear w/ Paul Clipson… Continue reading Ears For Eyes – 2013 Live Round-up
Kay Grant’s 2013 Round-up
Kay Grant is a vocalist, songwriter and free improviser whose work is informed by experience in a broad range of styles including jazz, opera, pop and rock. Her last release, Fast Talk with Alex Ward on clarinet, is out on Emanem (http://www.emanemdisc.com/E5021.html). -------------------------------------Here is my top ten for 2013: a collection of experiences, milestones, meaningful… Continue reading Kay Grant’s 2013 Round-up
Alex Ward’s 2013 Round-up
Alex Ward is a clarinettist and guitarist working in both composed works and improvisation. A member of many scratch duos and trios, he also plays in N.E.W, Forebrace, Dead Days Beyond Help, God's Mama, and other bands. This summer also saw the premiere of his composition for quintet 'Glass Shelves and Floor'. A regular feature at… Continue reading Alex Ward’s 2013 Round-up
Kek-w’s 2013 Round-up
Hacker Farm made one of the albums of the year with 'UHF'. As well as being one third of Hacker Farm, Kek-w is a writer and blogger. Here is his look back at 2013. ---------------------------------------------------------------Some random personal / musical highlights from 2013. In no particular order - ask me again tomorrow and they’d probably be slightly… Continue reading Kek-w’s 2013 Round-up
Free Kick’s 2013 Round-up
Free Kick is a weekly free-form radio show broadcast on CKUT 90.3 from Montreal every Sunday at 11am-1pm eastern time; or alternatively, subscribe to the podcast - all links at the bottom of this post. Here is a shared top 10 of 2013 from hosts Swan and Dave.------------------------------------------------------True to the format of the show, each of us… Continue reading Free Kick’s 2013 Round-up
Laica’s 2013 Round-up
Laica (aka Dave Fleet) released the excellent 'Environs' earlier this year, an album which Ears For Eyes deemed to be "intelligent, mature and engaging", a belief that hasn't changed at all with several listens since then. Here is Dave's look back at 2013.--------------------------------------------------------I'm starting to find end of year album lists a bit of a strange thing as a lot… Continue reading Laica’s 2013 Round-up
Corey Mwamba’s 2013 Round-up
Corey Mwamba is a improvising musician playing the vibraphone in a group with Dave Kane and Joshua Blackmore. They released an album 'Don't Overthink It' earlier this year. Here are Corey's thoughts on 2013.---------------------------------------Here are ten things I heard that I liked this year, in no particularorder. Most of them are live, although some of those were also… Continue reading Corey Mwamba’s 2013 Round-up
The Geography Trip’s 2013 Round-up
The Geography Trip is a label exploring the "the strange, the odd, and the ramshackle" through some amazing music. Here is their look back at 2013.-----------------------------------------------Geography Rob’s Top Ten Tapes of Two Thousand and Thirteen.Numerical position does not necessarily indicate preference. All of these releases are super. 1. Knock of the Shoe by Canonbury (Exotic… Continue reading The Geography Trip’s 2013 Round-up
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