What are the best jazz releases from this year?
I can't tell you that. I can only tell you what I like.
Matt Chandler - Astrometrics
Toufic Farroukh - Villes Invisibles
Lars Danielsson - Liberetto III
>>73845230
Really wanted to like that since I enjoy his studio stuff but the band is pretty meh.
Miguel Zenon - Tipico
Tigran Hiramayan - An Ancient Observer
For this 2017 release Puerto Rican alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon returns to the quartet lineup that he has not explored on an album exclusively since 2009's "Esta Plena." For those unfamiliar with the Miguel Zenon quartet, it consists of Zenon, Venezuelan pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer Henry Cole. Recorded in 2016, the album is a self-released project, funded by a Kickstarter crowdsourcing campaign.
Zenon's music largely follows the aesthetic he has previously established with his previous quartet releases. The compositions are riddled with complex polyrhythms and knotty counterpoing, always handled nimbly by the rhythm section. The opening track, "Academia" is a good example, beginning with an ostinato piano pattern before Zenon and the rest of the band let loose with a roller-coaster of a melody that seems to push and pull at the underlying current of the music. A standout track, "Entre las Raices" is no less complex, but finds the quartet exploring melody in a much less structured form. Beginning with a free improvisation, a rhythmically-driven written melody eventually reveals itself, but soon the band delves back into interactive free improvisation territory.
Though the music can probably be most accurately identified as post-bop, Zenon's (and Perdomo's) roots in traditional Latin music shine through often. The title track hints at a clave feel with another ostinato piano pattern harmonized in thirds and reminiscent of a traditional montuno. The track is an excellent example of how Zenon blends the complexities of modern jazz with his folkloric roots. Another obvious example of the folkloric aspect of Zenon's music is the closing track "Las Ramas" which begins with a simple piano progression and a whistled melody that has an air of tradition to it.
I've not seen this musician discussed before.
Maybe I'm new or something, whatever, shit on me if I have bad taste or haven't lurked enough
what do you guys think though
>>73845195
you have bad taste and you haven't lurked enough
>>73845195
Igorrr is too patrician for /mu/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBakgOHKI-g
really jingles my jangles
>björk
>bj
wtf?
>grimes
>grimes
wtf?
It's pronounced bee-york. At least I think it is anyway
>>73845089
I think it's more like byork
ITT: Recreate an album cover using only stock images and Comic Sans
I already have a job
I'm really on a restricted budget and I need mixing monitors as I am tired of mixing with headphones. Really interested in Yamaha's HS series. Can you guys give me some advice about which budget studio monitors could be good for mixing alternative rock? I can spend about 500€ for the pair
http://www.krksys.com/
>>73844873
Well every system is bound to sound different, so it's wise to go with industry standards. In the EDM community in LA/USA, Krk is very popular. That was the whole idea behind Dr. Dre beats, to make it so people could listen to music on the same headphones producers use. Hope that helps. If Yamaha is really popular in your community, you may want to give it a try, so that you're hearing stuff the same way your friends do.
>>73844899
Cause if you mix a file on one set of monitors, then go to another you may mix it differently. I like KRK because it's what my friends use.
Humans are incredibly intelligent beings, with an extremely wide range of taste. So why is it that as a whole, a majority of people seem to enjoy music that appeals to the lowest common denominator?
Not hating on songs like Despacito that are genuinely good, but more like anything that DJ Khaled shits out.
Oh yeah also, how is it that a song in a foreign language has been the most popular song of all time for almost half a year now and has 2.5 billion views on YouTube. How did Despacito do it? How did Gangnam Style do it? Did the artists just get extremely lucky with an incredibly catchy song and they just happened to be foreign?
>>73844869
>Most popular song of all time
>For half a year now
Wut
>>73844900
You know what I meant senpai
>how come the majority of people like music that appeals to the majority of people
No clue OP, sorry
post your favorite album, others judge your taste
>>73844779
how can i judge your taste if you don't have one?
limp bizkit - chocolate starfish and the hot dog flavored water
>>73844779
it's shit stop posting
>>73844779
Who started it?
Jay
>>73844641
Who cares.
It is sort of over, they're both respected artists nobody looks at them as enemies anymore.
Music for recluses?
>>73844357
all dark ambient and black metal
Grimes
>>73844357
Elliott Smith does the job just fine. You'll like him even more if you're a drug addict or fucked in the head (or both).
the great debate
Death Grips easily
twenty one pilots easily
>>73844352
I can't tell the difference
>"dude Nirvana sucks dick"
>"dude you should totally check out [insert less popular but equally as edgy 90's alternative band]"
>>73860257
>>73860257
>"Nirvana was just a watered-down [insert less popular bands who influenced Nirvana, as stated on wikipedia]"
>punk is garbage
does the majority of /mu/ still like death grips?
so-so
i do desu
>>73859581
Nah, a few vpnfags =/= the majority. /mu/ never liked them.
ITT: we support, follow, share, and give constructive criticism to each other on various websites for music sharing such as Bandcamp,Youtube,Soundcloud etc..
After 6 months I release my second Album Hidden Horizons with instrumental solo made by me. All the material are original nothing are sampled also I added instrumental solo played by me. I'm very proud of this album check it out !!!!!
https://svccy.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-horizon
Eletronic with instrumental (vaporinet):
https://soundcloud.com/svccymusic/main-road
Vaporhouse:
https://soundcloud.com/svccymusic/destiny
Vaportrap:
https://soundcloud.com/svccymusic/grey-sky
>Vaporinet
>Dream
>Vaportrap
>Chillwave
new track bois guaranteed to like it or ur money back bois
https://soundcloud.com/nathanoriginal/beyond-the-red-sky
>chip hop
>raps
>>73844276
Amazing album, Svccy you are great!!!!
>>73844280
interesting keep going
>/mu/ yesterday: lol tyler fucking sucks
>tyler comes out of the closet today
>/mu/: damn, he's actually pretty patrician....
is this solid proof that mu is the gayest board?
yes, it is
He's gay?
>>73859547
I'll hate him forever.
>>73859547
I wouldn't believe him.