Tracks of the Week 27.01.24
Back in 2008 as Jon Irabagon prepared for his first album as a leader, his plans were as simple as they were ambitious: to take his main three horns in the alto,...
Culturedarm’s Songs of the Year for 2023
In the year of 2023 artists from Tyla, Bad Bunny and NewJeans to Vagabon, Tems and Sofia Kourtesis continued to redefine the borders of contemporary pop, while Cassandra Miller covered Beethoven’s ‘Heiliger...
Tracks of the Week 22.04.23
The visionary percussionist and veteran bandleader Kahil El’Zabar guides his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and special guests on a rhythmic tour de force in celebration of the legendary jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, figured...
Tracks of the Week 25.02.23
Taking the stage in 2018 for a spontaneous performance in their adopted hometown of New York City, the trio of Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily shared an immediate chemistry, a...
Tracks of the Week 22.01.23
Following the choppy tumult of High and Low, which saw the classically trained cellist duet with the drummer Dan Sasaki while paying tribute to her erstwhile friend, the illustrator and musician Geneviève...
Tracks of the Week 06.08.22
Stretching a simple conceit, this week Panda Bear and Sonic Boom take on the 1963 smash hit ‘Denise’ by Randy & the Rainbows, spinning the opening bars of the doo-wop classic into...
Tracks of the Week 30.07.22
The sounds of crickets and cicadas fill the air this week, as Florist salute a decade-long journey of friendship from a rented house and screened porch in the Hudson Valley, while Sam...
Tracks of the Week 16.07.22
Inspired by a diverse array of influences, from the trippy beats and lush strings of Bonobo, Ólafur Arnalds, and Moses Sumney to the apocalyptic explorations and post-bop meditations of Shabaka and the...
Tracks of the Week 14.05.22
This week the Los Angeles-based new music collective Wild Up return with their second volume of works by the late composer Julius Eastman, combining the fiery minimalism of early pieces like ‘Stay...