7.3
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The Neighborhood Orchestra and Marco Paul Reviewed

The Neighborhood Orchestra – In A Little Mood Similar artists: Antibalas, The Budos Band, The Daktaris, Ikebe Shakedown, The Souljazz Orchestra Genre: Jazz Fusion Unless you grew up in a house where eating chocolate was viewed as a sin and watching television…
8.3
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B. Hamilton and Hand Drawn Maps Reviewed

B. Hamilton – Martin Eden Written Left-Handed in Crayon Genre: Jazz Fusion Modern pop music, and nearly every other art form still practised in the modern age, doesn’t see much use for craft and technique. Of course, supporters of this will tell you that this…
7.5
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Vinnie Corbo and Zaub Reviewed

Vinnie Corbo – In Bloom  Similar artists: Jazz Sabbath, Jazz Against The Machine Genre: Jazz Fusion Becoming part of pop culture is the surest road to earning wonderful success and then becoming irrelevant. You see, it’s hard to remain cool and relevant…
7.5
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As It Is: Ari Joshua and Andrew Savage Reviewed

Andrew Savage – Water the Cat Genre: Folk Andrew Savage is a performer that writes songs as if dutifully adding daily information into a diary that will one day be shared with the world. Most performers put on an act. If you’ve watched documentaries or…
8.0
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Wishbone serenade: Wolves With Virginia and Yuphoric

Yuphoric – Almighty Goyde Similar artists: Blue Lab Beats, Kamaal Williams, Alfa Mist Genre: Jazz Fusion German duo Yuphoric takes on the complicated mission of pouring classic jazz motifs into a modern context. And, for the most part, their approach works…
8.3
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Future happened long ago: Teun Creemers and Sun Ohm

Sun Ohm – Sonorisation no. 1 Genre: Electronic, Pop It’s easier than ever before to record music. And it’s never been easier, at least in theory, to promote. And while the internet seems to hold the keys to all matter of strange, unusual sounds, these are not…
8.3
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Never over: The Feelgood McLouds and BenOaks

BenOaks – Summer’s Day feat. Lee Morr Similar artists: Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper Genre: Jazz Fusion Art is the last worry of a developing society, and it is the first thing to go. Entertainment…
8.0
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Follow blindly: Scrimshire and The Ocelots

The Ocelots – Basket Case Genre: Indie Folk, Folk Never has there been a time in which chart-topping pop stars had less to do about the music that they are releasing than nowadays. This is not because the figureheads have become lazier or less…