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Odd Cirus 'Arch Nova'
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Review: Odd Circus ‘Arch Nova’

24th June 20216th August 2021 Reza Mills Good Idea Music, Jazz, Odd Circus, Prog

When Shaman Lee asked whether I was interested in reviewing Odd Circus‘ latest four track EP Arch Nova, I joked

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Odd Circus - Photo by Trevor Hall
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Premiere: Odd Circus ‘Arch Nova’ – New EP Of Improv Jazz Fusion Releases This Friday

23rd June 20216th August 2021 Lee Edwards Good Idea Music, Jazz, Odd Circus, Prog

It’s been a day of jazz at The Shaman as if you missed it earlier, we published Maxwell’s review of

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Kilter ‘Sys’
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Review: Kilter ‘Sys’ EP

23rd June 20216th August 2021 Maxwell Seeman Alter-Nativ, Jazz, Kilter, Metal

A new development is happening in the world of music, and specifically in the realms of metal and jazz. Until

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Swami Lateplate 'Doom Jazz'
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Review: Swami Lateplate ‘Doom Jazz’

15th June 202121st July 2021 Reza Mills Doom, Jazz, Subsound Records, Swami Lateplate

Subsound Records have dipped their toe into the world of jazz before with albums by Last Call at Nightowls and

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Neptunian Maximalism ‘Solar Drone Ceremony’
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Review: Neptunian Maximalism ‘Solar Drone Ceremony’

21st April 202124th May 2021 Jamie Grimes Drone, I Voidhanger Records, Jazz, Neptunian Maximalism, Solar Drone Ceremony

Releasing a debut triple (!) album was a ballsy statement of intent from a new band but Belgian collective Neptunian

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Dead Neanderthals 'Rat Licker'
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Review: Dead Neanderthals ‘Rat Licker’ EP

2nd April 20216th May 2021 Reza Mills Burning World Records, Consouling Sounds, Dead Neanderthals, EveryDayHate, God Unknown Records, Jazz, Moving Furniture Records, Noise, Rat Licker, Restraining Order, Saw-Whet Distro, Sentencia Records, Utech Records

As Twin Sister‘s S/T debut made number one in my Shaman Top Ten of 2020, it made sense for me

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Dead Neanderthals - Artwork by Nicholas Pyle
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Premiere: Dead Neanderthals ‘Restraining Order’

27th March 202128th April 2021 Lee Edwards Burning World Records, Consouling Sounds, Dead Neanderthals, EveryDayHate, God Unknown Records, Jazz, Moving Furniture Records, Noise, Rat Licker, Restraining Order, Saw-Whet Distro, Sentencia Records, Utech Records

You often see two, three, sometimes more labels collaborating on a release to help spread expenses and increase exposure, but

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Titan To Tachyons 'Cactides'
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Review: Titan To Tachyons ‘Cactides’

6th August 202014th September 2020 Jeremy Moore Cactides, Jazz, Metal, Nefarious Industries, Titan To Tachyons

NYC’s Titans To Tachyons is a new instrumental progressive jazz power trio featuring guitarist Sally Gates (ex-Orbweaver, ex-Gigan), with Kenny

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Sly & The Family Drone 'Walk It Dry'
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Review: Sly & The Family Drone ‘Walk It Dry’

8th July 202027th August 2020 Reza Mills Drone, Feeding Tube Records, Jazz, Love Love Records, Sly & The Family Drone, Walk It Dry

I first encountered London outfit Sly & the Family Drone via the two split singles that were released on the

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Sonny Simmons & Moksha Samnyasin ‘Nomadic’ CD/LP/DD 2014

12th November 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, CD, Digital, Guido Segers, Heavy, Improv, Jazz, LP, Moksha Samnyasin, Nomadic, Sonny Simmons, Sonny Simmons & Moksha Samnyasin, Svart Records

If I’d be wearing a hat, I’d tip mine to Sonny Simmons. Sonny is 82 years old and felt it

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DNMF – S/T – LP/DD 2014

8th November 20143rd September 2019 Jorge Miguel 2014, Avant-Garde, Dead Neanderthals, Digital, DNMF, Drone, Experimental, Jazz, Jorge Miguel, LP, Machinefabriek, Moving Furniture Records, Review, Self Titled

DNMF is the final result of a collaboration between a group of strange but creative minds: Dutch heavy jazz act

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress
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