– Preston Frazier Hello, Catherine and Colin, how are you? – Catherine Russell I’m fine. – Colin Hancock Good, how’s it going? – Preston Frazier Great! Let’s discuss your new project, ‘ Cat and the Hounds’ I got ‘Cat and the Hounds’ a few weeks ago, started listening to it, and thought, this is a […]
1. Ambient Den was born out of the lockdown era. What was the moment or conversation that sparked the formation of the band? The lockdown period presented many crises and opportunities. One of the opportunities was that I finally had time to finish off my previous solo album “Monsters From The Id”, which was so […]
Preston Frazier Tim, welcome. I’ve been a fan since ‘ Transformation” first came out back in 2005. – Tim Morse Wow, yes, the original album came out 20 years ago. – Preston Frazier I’m unsure if I got it before your book, “Yes Stories”. That book started me down the rabbit hole of your music […]
The August installment of prog-rocker Fernando Perdomo’s ‘Waves’ series continues its devotion to the ocean/water theme with another ten forward-leaning songs. Dedicated to the late Strawbs leader Dave Cousins, Perdomo jumps in the deep end of the water with the álbum opener, “The Motion”. The slow-burning tracks feature atmospheric rhythmic guitar, Pino Palladino-inspired bass, and […]
The second single from Steve Porcaro’s second solo album, ‘The Very Day,” brings in Michael McDonald on lead vocals. McDonald, who contributed lead vocals on “Swing Street” and “Night of Our Own” from Porcaro’s first solo album, 2016’s ‘Someday/Somehow’, adds his usual swagger and technical acumen to this funky and socially conscious song, written by […]
Powerhouse saxophonist Ron Blake follows up his critically acclaimed 2023 release, ‘Mistaken Identity’, with a profoundly personal and evocative release, ‘ SCRATCH Band featuring Reuben Rogers & John Hadfield ‘. Recorded in two worldwind sessions at Brooklyn Recording Studio in 2021, Blake assembled John Hadfield on percussion and drums and Rueben Rogers on bass to […]
The pairing of a multi-instrumentalist/jazz scholar, Colin Hancock, with a multi-Grammy-nominated vocalist, Catherine Russell, is a match made in heaven. Russell, fresh off her 2024 collaboration with Sean Mason, has consistently proven her versatility as a jazz vocalist. Hancock, an able producer, writer, and arranger, frequently works without a net and has cast his skilled […]
Beto Martinez, guitarist with Brownout, joined Preston Frazier for a Sitdown covering everything from the band’s latest – titled Brown Sabbath Vol. II – to his early musical experiences to his work with Grupo Fantasma … PRESTON FRAZIER: Congratulations on Brown Sabbath Vol. II. Before we talk about it, tell our readers a little about you. You are originally from Laredo […]
Produced by Willie Colón | Released on Fania Records | Reissued by Craft RecordingsHéctor Lavoe’s sixth solo album, El Sabio (“The Wise One”), originally released in 1980 and lovingly remastered by Craft Recordings, is a vivid portrait of the salsa icon at a pivotal time in his career and life. RTe’s album is deeply personal, […]
The second and final Best Live / Reissues of 2017 honorable mention goes to Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou. Better known as Vangelis, he has already made his mark on the music and film industries with the critically acclaimed and Academy Award-winning soundtrack to the movie Chariots of Fire. Yet, as this expansive new 13-disc box set demonstrates, Vangelis’ catalog […]
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