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Confinement whets the appetite for wide open spaces, for propulsive movement and the vicarious thrill of collaboration. On the album On Our Own Clock, musicians from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Senegal find kindred spirits despite having their meetup plans skewered by the pandemic. Portico Quartet find their groove on the hang drum and saxophone, in an uptempo...

As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations at Jagjaguwar, this week Hypnotic Brass Ensemble announced This is a Mindfulness Drill, a thorough reimagining of the 1998 record Sapphie by Richard Youngs. The original album by Youngs was an aching ode to the memory of a pet Alsatian. The first salvo from Hypnotic Brass Ensemble features the sweetly sustaining voice...

On Breathe the jazz organist Dr. Lonnie Smith keeps the blue note alive, stretching out enough space for some of Iggy Pop's indelible soul stylings. On Haram, Armand Hammer cut through the din, in the exclusive company of the premier hip hop producer The Alchemist. And on Fresia Magdalena, the Berlin-based Peruvian artist Sofia Kourtesis finds the right blend...