Different Noises

On this edition we have a selection of new releases from a wide variety of jazz stylings together with a classic live recording of Cecil Taylor from 1962.
PLAYLIST
Dennis Mitcheltree “911” from Seeing Red (Dengor Music) 00:00
Michael Sarian “The Eyes of Parajanov” from In This Desert (Burning Ambulance Music) 07:09
Kelly Green “Tongue Twister” from Eat Your Greens (Green Soul Studio/La Reserve Records) 20:29
Enzo Favata “Sine Nomine” from Ritomare (ECM Records) 27:02
Nicolas Meier World Group “A Night In Sant Cugat” from Elysian Drift (MGP Records) 35:30
Jamie Safir “Momentism” from Momentism (Chill Tone Records) 43:05
Tommy Smith “Four” from Four (Spartacus Records) 46:27
Oscar Peterson “Stella By Starlight” from Around The World (Mack Avenue/Two Lions Records) 1:01:27
Alex Roitman Tango Ensemble “Leyenda” La Cocina De Tango from (ARTE-FL Records) 1:07:27
Chris Alford, Evan Lipson, Justin Peake “Sweet Lips” from Cooked (Ramble Records) 1:11:29
Jason Kao Hwang Human Rites Trio “Second Life” from Second Life (True Sound Recordings) 1:26:59
Cecil Taylor “D Trad That’s What” from Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come - Live At The Cafe Montmartre, 1962 (Revenant Records) 1:40:02

Three new releases from Steve Wynn plus a treasure trove of other new things and a handful of archive classics.
PLAYLIST
Steve Wynn and the Dragon Bridge Orchestra - Amphetamine - Live In Brussels
Fairport Convention - Sloth - Full House
Neon Crabs - Altered States - A Big Dumb Racket
Occult Character - Unrequited Vibrations - Unrequited Vibrations
Cracked Hands - Cobbles - Cautionary Tales
Benny J Ward - Fear Of Going Out - Fear Of Going Out
Marcel Borrack - Snake Charm - Sun Dust
The TD Band - Mullumbimby Nights - Mullumbimby Nights
Marcel Borrack - The Man In The High Castle - Telecaster Diaries
Xenonaut - Laika - In Caelum
Steve Wynn - Death Valley Rain - Live In Bremen
Blue Umbrella - Salt In My Wounds - Recklessly Yours
Anatomy Of Habit - Paired Sentinels - Paired Sentinels
Doghouse Rose - Hollywood - Born To Break Even
Dad Fight - Reality Check - Split 7”
Meanies - Blacklist - Split 7”
Librarians With Hickeys - 1972 -1972
Kyle Grimm - Twist, Then Pull - Forever, Eve
Mark Urness/Asuka Kakitani - Beneath Our Feet - The Garden
Kelariz Keshavarz - Circa - Meditation Tomorrow: Solo Flute
Steve Wynn - Devil Town - Up There : Home Recordings
The Go-Betweens - Unfinished Business (Acoustic Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
The Dave Graney Show - Drugs Are Wasted On The Young - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Moff Skellington - Holiday Greetings - Derti Berlap
Dead Sea Apes - Severance - Psychic Tension
The Junta - Open Your Eyes - Euphoria
Things of Stone And Wood - Devenport Drive - Rae Street
Peter Hammill - Out Of My Book - Been Alone So Long (The Naked Songs Tour, Bremen, 1985)
 

This playlist pairs a diverse selection of new and forthcoming contemporary jazz releases with a pair of foundational live recordings. The first ten tracks highlight recent and current directions in improvised music—spanning modern piano trios, cross-cultural collaborations, and adventurous small-ensemble arrangements. Providing historical context, the final two tracks deliver classic live performances from John Coltrane and the avant-garde outfit Curlew.
PLAYLIST
Andy Sheppard, Rita Marcotulli, & Michael Benita “This Too - Three Hills” from Salt Catcher (ECM Records) 00:00
Volkan Kaplan & Rembrandt Trio “Shushter” from The Analtolian & Kaspian Suites (Volkan Kaplan Production) 08:59
Nicki Adams, Michael Eaton (feat. Francisco Mela) “Kupka Disks” from Arrival (J-man Records) 15:00
Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo “El Dia Que me Quieras” from El Arte de Bolero Vol 3. (Miel Music) 25:01
Cipher “Dolphin Diver” from Cipher (Smeik Records) 31:27
Skinny Hightower “Strides” from Feels Like Destiny (CastOver Records) 36:00
David Borgo “Málaga” from Panta Rhei (Borgoriginals) 42:25
Las Vegas Boneheads “Morning - Pensavita” from Stretchin’ Out (Curt Miller Music) 50:54
Mike Jones “Kelly’s Blues” from Mike Jones With Strings (Capri Records) 55:57
Bill Connors “Melting” from Of Mist And Melting (ECM Records) 1:04:56
Curlew “Agitar-the Victim-Improvisation-Oklahoma” from Live In Berlin (Cuneiform Records) 1:16:23
John Coltrane “Afro Blue” from Live in Japan (Impulse!) 1:33:00

The familiar, albeit in a slightly different guise, sits alongside the new and unique in this eclectic mix. The key theme is quality, the rejection of the mundane, and a willingness to open ears to new sounds.
PLAYLIST
The Taps Of The Holy Trinity - The Passage - Customs And Rituals Of
Origami Horses - Vultures - Vultures
The Riflebirds of Portland - Dreaming Of A Kiss - April
Soft Science “Understand” from Sand
Sunset & The Windy Hills “Malibu” from Dirty Power
Grex - Sicky - Auntie + Tebs
Body Type - Sick Bag - Tally
Cor De Lux - The Deli - The Year Of The Horse
Ed Kuepper - Not A Soul Around - The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper
Marshmellow Overcoat - Wrote A Letter To You - Beat A Dead Horse
The Morning Line - Anhedonia - Anhedonia
Alvin Singleton - Baked In The Cake (Jackie Leung : Piano) - from Inside Out
Jocelyn Morlock - Artemis Sleeps-m from Artemis Sleeps
Walton Lott - Piano Sonata No.2 - III Ricercare - Impulses
Barb Walters featuring Van Walker - Chalet Light - Chalet Light
OBA - Zahov - OBA
navā - Poly Varghese and Alec Ilyine - (Intro) Call For Love - Rainflower
Heikki Ruokangas - Sideshow Blues - I Do Believe There Is A Ghost In My Pipe
Ashley Naylor - Racing Time - Racing Time
The Goods - Summer’s Almost Gone - Goodbye Summertime
Neon Crabs - Altered States - A Big Dumb Racket
The Go-Betweens - Too Much Of One Thing (Acoustic Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betwens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Dead Sea Apes - Psychic Tension - Psychic Tension
Moff Skellington - Hide The Fizzy Truth - Derti Berlap
The Dave Graney Show - Street Dreams - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Things Of Stone And Wood - Don’t Fall Down (The Rabbit Holes) - Rae Street
The Junta - Neon Highway - Euphoria
Miles Davis - Honky Tonk - The Cellar Door Sessions

This international collection brings together a varied range of music , spanning current releases from independent labels alongside historical performances from earlier eras of the genre. It incorporates diverse stylistic approaches, moving across contemporary jazz compositions, avant-garde improvisations, and larger ensemble arrangements. By pairing recent releases with archival material, the sequence offers an insight into the broad world of jazz and its development.
PLAYLIST
The Scornful Four “One Day You Will Know” from Hopeful Music For Hopeless People (4000 Records) 00:00
Rafael Zaldivar “Walking With Christian” from ZALDIVER/MCBRIDE/MELA : Meeting In New York Vol.1 (577 Records) 07:04
Rob Dixon “Fields And Valleys” from Naptown Soul (Strikezone Records) 16:24
Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM “Minotauro” from Jazz Sinfónico Mexicano (Urtext Records) 23:04
Rachel Spencer “Liminal Spaces” from The Next Right Thing (Rachel Spencer Music) 32:10
Shapeshifter “The Meaningful Conversations” from Shapeshifter (Lit Soc Records) 40:23
Isabelle & Raphaël Olivier “On The Edge” from Open (Rewound Echoes) 47:47
Or Bareket “X Tsu’unu’um / out is through” from /AYIN/ (Enja Records) 51:24
Rodrigo Amado This Is Our Language Quartet “Hot Folk” from Wailers (European Echoes) 54:36
James Brandon Lewis Quartet “Spirit Of The Living God” from Omni (Intakt Records) 1:05:01
Tomeka Reid “Under The Aurora Sky” from dance! skip! hop! (Out Of Your Head Records) 1:15:25
Jared Schonig Big Band “Jiggle Jaggle” from Live At Dizzy’s (Anzic Records) 1:27:05
The Joshua Breakstone Quartet “Soultrane” from Wonderful! (Capri Records) 1:37:45
John Coltrane featuring Pharoah Sanders “Cosmos” from Live In Seattle (Impulse!) 1:47:42

Herein we have a journey across genres and eras with a sprawling, eclectic collection of tracks that move seamlessly from heavy psych-rock and pulsing indie rhythms to avant-garde soundscapes, shimmering dream pop, and hypnotic experimental noise. Designed to keep you guessing, this selection weaves provides a series of unexpected sonic detours in one continuous, immersive listening journey.
PLAYLIST
Dead Sea Apes - Damn Your Eyes - Psychic Tension
Janel Leppin - Walking Through A Party - The Realist
Gentles - My Fugue, My Greek, My Brahms - Nation
The Datsuns - Moonstruck Man - Moonstruck Man
The Golden Gaytimes - I’m Not Going Anywhere - I’m Not Going Anywhere
Pyroclast - Pyroclast - Fractured State
St Silva - Blue Heron - Forager
Arthur King - Intimacy - UMN (Fantastic Planet)
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians - Love, Light, Beauty, And, Truth - Love, Light, Beauty, And, Truth
The Secrecy - Pins And Needles - Pins And Needles
Huxton Creepers - Opposites Attract - Opposites Attract
DEATĦ B¥ LØVE -In Unity (WIELORYB Power Noise Remix) -In Unity (WIELORYB Remix and Tribute)
Mercedes Brown - No Tomorrow - Light The Fire
Jah Wobble and Tian Qiyi - Strawberry Fields Forever - Strawberry Fields Forever
Randy California - Day Tripper - Kapt. Kopter & The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds
Peter Hammill - Red Shift - The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage
Cinder Well - August - A Blooming Body
Peter Eötvös, Bob Rutman, Ensemble Modern Orchestra - Spring - Heiner Goebbels : Walden
The Go-Betweens - Something For Myself - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Moff Skellington - Red Monkey, Peter Woods, Phobia, Birthplace, Crikey, Owlitz - Dawn Ablutions
Fancy Weapon - I Bring Nothing - Fancy Weapon
The Dave Graney Show - Don’t Be True - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Smoked Salmon - There’s A Virus Going Round - Totally Sick!!
The Junta - Afterglow (Extended Mix) - Euphoria

This playlist demonstrates the global reach of contemporary jazz, featuring international collaborations and artists from diverse musical traditions. The selection spans a wide range of styles and line-ups—from large-ensemble arrangements and acoustic trio interplay to world fusion and intimate duo performances—incorporating recent releases from both independent and established labels across different regions and cultures.
PLAYLIST
New England Jazz Collaborative “Another Brighter Day (feat. Mitch Selib, Temidayo Balogun & Lumanyano Mzi)” from Tributaries (ACP Records) 00:00
Tony Grey featuring Bob James “Nostalgia” from Nostalgia (Tony Grey Music) 10:00
The Holland Court Jazz Trio “Domenica Canta” from Inverted Tango (Composers Concordance Records/Naxos) 16:45
Strat Andriotis “Great Forgiveness” from The Wolf Sleeps Alone (Dekble atria Records) 25:11
YUGEN “When order fell in love with chaos” from Picture #2 (Filibusta Records) 30:30
Ryan Keberle’s Collektiv Do Brasil “Ê Menina” from Here Is Donato! (Alternate Side Records) 36:39
Cindy Blackman Santana “Circe” from Coherence (Mack Avenue Records) 41:45
Martin Iaies “In an Unknown Mood (feat. Klaus Gesing)” from PEOPLE, PLACES music for large ensemble (Challenge Records) 49:02
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart “Everything That Lives Laments” from Rhombus (Smoke Sessions Records) 57:50
Cipher “Shuffle” Cipher (Smeik Records) 1:05:04
Chick Corea “Some Time Ago” from Some Time Ago (Live in Bremen 1972) (Moosicus and MIG Music) 1:08:01
Ayumi Tanaka, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Strønen “Driftwood” from Windflower (ECM Records) 1:22:54
Harry Bartlett and Kurtis Perrie “Banya” from This Is Living (Adhyâropa Records) 1:28:52
Mike Clark “Softly As In Morning Sunrise” from Kuon Ganjo (Time Without Beginning) (Wide Hive Records) 1:32:57
WEAVE4 “Sospeso” from La gomma di Dante (Parco Della Musica Records) 1:39:41
tellKujira “En Greve” from La lucha es un poema colectivo (Superpang Records) 1:42:54

A loose, exploratory current runs through this set, pulling together guitar‑driven haze, electronic drift, post‑punk edges, outsider pop, chamber stillness and a few sharp archival turns. The mood shifts without fuss: ambient bloom into jangling indie shapes, dub‑touched folk into synth shimmer, noise‑bitten punk into spacious improvisation, all threaded by a sense of artists working their own corners with clarity rather than chasing a single style. It plays like a long, unhurried walk through parallel scenes — familiar textures, odd detours, and the occasional jolt — unified more by curiosity than genre.
PLAYLIST
Deardarkhead - Flamethrower - The Pendulum Swings
Windy & Carl with Optigan Conservatory - Alvin Loving — Windy & Carl Meet Optigan Conservatory
Ups And Downs - Out Of Thin Air - Out Of Thin Air
Hard Ons and Jerry A - My One Regret - Hard Ons, Jerry A
Professor and the Madman - Tolerant World - Dreamworld
Pressgang Mutiny & Sunray Grennan - Hill and Gully - Hill and Gully/Sally Rackett
Cohen Almonte Duo - Siena - Timelines
Suzanne Ciani - Section 6 : The Vamp - CIANI/ORKEST
My Face Is Dancing - Anytime Forever - My Face Is Dancing
Robyn Jacobs - Pith - New Forevers
Linda Catlin Smith, Cheryl Duvall - The View From Here - The Complete Piano Solos (1989-2023) Volume II: The Underfolding and Early Works
Moff Skellington - Four Speed Knock Knock - Dawn Ablutions
The Go-Betweens - Poison In The Walls (Acoustic Demos) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Dave Graney and Clare Moore - Death By A Thousand Sucks - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Smoked Salmon - Making Me Better - Totally Sick !!
The Junta - Interstate - Exposure
Fancy Weapon - Following You - Fancy Weapon
The Dream Syndicate - John Coltrane Stereo Blues (Live at the Lexington, London, 2023) - Live Through the Past, Darkly
Peter Hammill - Fireships - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 (2026 Remaster)
The David S. Ware Quartets - Mikuro’s Blues - Live In The World
Eldritch Priest - nape…wrinkle…linger - Too, So Like Nothing

Music has always been a reflection of the moment—an ever evolving landscape shaped by innovation, tradition, and reinvention. This selection of new releases brings together a fascinating cross-section of contemporary sounds, moving from expansive large-ensemble arrangements and intricate modern jazz compositions to free improvisation and avant-garde exploration. Whether driven by deep grooves, striking dynamic contrasts, or quiet moments of acoustic intimacy, each piece offers a distinct listening experience.
PLAYLIST
Sam Blakeslee Large Group “Slow Growth/New Growth (Feat. Matt Pavolka and Martha Kato)” from New Blood (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records) 00:00
Russ Spiegel “Lydian Dream” from Timepieces (Ruzztone Music) 10:47
Charles Tolliver All Stars “Peace With Myself” from Right Now And Then (Strata-East) 21:37
Eduardo Elia “La Templanza” from Las Nubes (Club Del Disco) 31:02
Kevin Sun “Hold Music” from Kevin Sun 1 (Endectomorph Music) 39:09
Raymond Roussel “Black Is The Colour” from No One Asked Us Yet (Halocline Trance) 44:58
Tres Hongos “Skipped Rocks Don’t Not Dance” from More Chips (Relative Pitch Records) 55:20
Mick Goodrick “In The Tavern Of Ruin” from In Pas(s)ing (ECM Records) 1:07:07
Florian Stoffner “bijou f” from bijou (Relative Pitch Records) 1:18:28
Chad Taylor Trio featuring Brian Settles and Neil Podgurski “Between Sound And Silence” from The Daily Biological (Cuneiform Records) 1:27:38
Finola Merivale Catherine Sikora “Des Os” from Abhaile (Relative Pitch Records) 1:39:40
Joanna Mattrey, Camila Nebbia, Camilo Ángeles & Violeta García “1” from Heavy Handed (Relative Pitch Records) 1:58:13
 

This collection pulls together a vast, unruly landscape of sound, weaving through jagged post-punk rhythms, raw underground grit, and hauntingly melodic experiments. It is a deliberate collision of the obscure and the visceral, where high-octane distortion shares space with stripped-back, dusty anthems and strange, sonic detours. Designed for the listener who prefers their music without borders, this playlist offers a restless journey across decades and genres—a sprawling, unpolished tribute to the power of finding a perfect noise in the chaos.
PLAYLIST
Tiger! Shit! Tiger! Tiger! - Glue - Glue
JFK HOLE - Raymond The Bastard - Living Next Door To Monster Incinerator
Ecce Shnak - Eddie, Legalistic Homeslice - Eddie, Legalistic Homeslice
Taxi Girls - Auto-Hysterics - Static
The Veldt - Morning, June, And, Yesterday - Morning, June, And, Yesterday
Jeane - Cash - Sicko
Jonny Couch - Where The Sidewalk Ends - Where The Sidewalk Ends
Joey’s Coop - Henry Collins - Sawdust Memories
Sunnyboys - I’m Shakin’ - Sunnyboys Box Set
Tacron John - You Make Me Scream - Truthfully… You Make Me Scream
Blood Magick - Vox Mortis - Moribund
Semantron - Krummholz Heart - Secrets of a Krummholz Heart
Pylar - Adoración - Delyrio
Irata - Seeds - Human
Nine Pound Hammer - Burn The Whole World Down - Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country
Steve Austin - Crazy Dreams - The Magnolia Sessions
Hannah Juanita - Workin’ Girl Blues - The Magnolia Sessions
Tony Orzano, Bryan Rohmer, Jeremy Wexler - Vintage Gym Shorts - Blown Fuse
James Lyon - Dejate Caer - Turning
The Go-Betweens - Night Time Rising (Acoustic Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3
Danny Short - Curveball - HALT!
Moff Skellington - Nannas Butter Guts Are Safe - Dawn Ablutions
Smoked Salmon - Pathologise Me - Totally Sick!!
The Junta - Afterglow - Euphoria
Dave Graney and Clare Moore - The Stuff That Night Is Made Of - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Peter Hammill - His Best Girl (2026 Remaster) - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996
The Dream Syndicate - When You Smile - Live, Through The Past Darkly
Neon Crabs - Why Apologise, They, Lisa Kudrow, Planet Destroyer - This Puppy Can See A Frog
Salem Trials - No Earthly Good - Fingerprint on a Blind Eye
Jackson Code - Hold On Tight - Del Musical Del Mismo Nombre