CD Reviews

There are no two ways about it; it takes a lot of intense focus to craft an album, and to some extent, it demands even more focus to compose and record an instrumental album. Although […]

The new release from renowned Italian composer Louis Siciliano, Ancient Cosmic Truth, continues illustrating the immense talents of this visionary musician and songwriter. He has put together an exceptional group of musicians to flesh out […]

Instrumentally speaking, the new album from Ralph Nix & the Guilt Birds – titled Good Ingredients – tells us a story as grand as its lyrics do in surreal songs like “Cohay,” “Wish,” “Retold” and “Window Shopping”. […]

CelestiOwl is one of the most unique musical artists working today. 44 year old CelestiOwl has released his 44th album this year entitled StarGarden 12 – PlediAncestree and it embodies the best qualities of his work. Inspired by […]

Modern rock music can be extremely hit or miss, with most modern “rock” bands blending their sound with something completely out of left field (dubstep-rock has never grown on me, personally) or being so stuck […]

Enormous melodies dressed as jazzy, unassumingly harsh daggers confront us with formidable strength in “Far Away.” An implied overdrive gets turned down while the tempo gets twisted in “Missing You.” Dan Engelhardt gets his funkier […]

  There’s nothing easy about a debut album. The consensus around most of them is using it as a “calling card” for studios to know your worth and your potential, but every once in a […]

Modern jazz is a behemoth of a genre to even begin to tackle. For one, modern audiences are scared of anything they can’t whittle down into a thirty-second clip for their TikToks, and for two, […]

When it comes to crafting an established repertoire within the modern classical music genre, there are very few nooks and crannies left to find your way into; in Elizabeth Sombart’s position, there’s no need or […]

The impeccable Mike Montrey Band are back with their fourth album Searching For My Soul, a deeply impressive entry from their discography that boldly and humbly stands seven songs tall; but as anyone can tell […]

In the modern music world, there is seldom a place for classical music that acted as the building blocks for everything we know and love today. You’re not going to go on Pitchfork and see […]

While there are a few different elements to appreciate right off the bat in the new single “We’re Gonna Have a Big Time” by Water to Wine, the most intriguing from an instrumental perspective is […]

The hype that Elektragaaz has been getting in the press recently is nothing to shake a stick at, and for those of us who keep up with the underground element in music, it’s deserving of […]