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Bobby Previte: A Journey Through Rhythm and Innovation

Introduction: When discussing influential drummers in modern jazz, the name Bobby Previte often emerges as a pioneer who has continuously pushed the boundaries of what rhythm can achieve. With a career spanning several decades, Previte has not only established himself as a master percussionist but also as a composer and bandleader whose work transcends conventional jazz frameworks. This blog…

Bobby Previte: A Journey Through Rhythm and Innovation

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Album reviews 4/26/18

Marsmobil- Minx: Time for something new! My local library had a book sale not too long ago, so I decided to hop down and check out their CD selection. I ended up getting a handful things by artists I'd never heard of. (And American Idiot.) Starting us off is this hot-pink album from 2006 by an artist I'll bet no one's ever heard of! They're very much a chillout, loungey sort of alternative electronica, which is a roundabout way of saying they sound exactly like the Cardigans. Just nowhere near as notable. If you're a really big fan of the Cardigans, maybe check this out and see if I'm right. 4/10

The Horse Flies- Gravity Dance: This is from 1991! They're kind of an alt country group? Kind of? It shows up here and there, at least. The big problem is that the songs tend to be too long, droning on and on with choruses that are just irritating in large amounts. This album is, in short, really boring, aside from maybe the opening track. 4.5/10

Kitaro- Astral Voyage (Tenkai): I apparently couldn't read the artist name when I saw this, because I have heard of Kitaro! We step back to 1977 for his very first album. This isn't bad, but it's very quiet, to the point where I had a hard time hearing most of the album without turning everything up to max. Still, if you want to find out why Kitaro is considered a classic in the New Age scene, there's no better place to start. 5/10

Groundtruther- Latitude: Here's a group I could find zip about. Discogs.com has the album info, but that's about it. This is from 2004, and... ugh, it's jazz. I don't do jazz. This entry is here for completeness' sake. N/R

A3- La Peste: And now I'm checking out a bunch of albums given to me in a roundabout way by someone someone else knows, I don't know. This is the group's second album, from 2000, and it's worth noting they're also known as the Alabama 3. This particular mix of alternative and hip-hop is very indicative of things I was hearing on movie soundtracks from around that time, so it's familiar even if I've never heard of these guys before. It takes me back, but I never had any particular attachment to the style, so overall this did nothing for me. 5.5/10