Mr. Bungle’s ‘California’ Still Feels Fresh 25 Years Later
Despite not being strictly metal, Mr. Bungle’s unhinged musical adventurousness showed heavy metal could get weird and silly without losing the heaviness.
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Trevor Dunn Defies Musical Categorization with the Spellbinding ‘Seances’
With the help of his longstanding trio and a chamber quartet, bassist/composer Trevor Dunn unleashes the messy, complex, and utterly mesmerizing Sèances.
King Buzzo Continues His Reign with ‘Gift of Sacrifice’
King Buzzo's collaboration with Mr. Bungle/Fantômas bassist Trevor Dunn expands the sound of Buzz Osborne's solo oeuvre on Gift of Sacrifice.
Kris Davis’ ‘Diatom Ribbons’ Is the Most Versatile and Bracing Jazz Recording of 2019
New Jazz pianist and composer Kris Davis makes a recording that presses with excitement into hip-hop and groove music without sacrificing any daring or compromising her vision.
Dan Weiss Forms His Dream Band to Play His Nightmare Music
Dan Weiss' Starebaby is both terrifying and thoughtful. The balance it achieves might be even more terrifying.
John Zorn: Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula
The tide pulls the quiet surf back to the shore where John Zorn's Dreamers await with nine new compositions. Nice.