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Ever notice that the language we use to talk about sound can be pretty aggressive? Reviewers often write about amplifiers "taking control" of a speaker, possibly "ironfisted control," especially if the amplifier in question happens to be a "juggernaut." In this particular linguistic trash fire, we also find "razor-sharp transients," "hair-raising dynamics," and that ickiest of descriptors, "bass slam." If words could smell like hair gel and drugstore cologne, these might.

Improvising around Iyer compositions and numbers by Stevie Wonder, Roscoe Mitchell and more, these musicians foreground openness and receptivity

Forty years ago, Simon Adams was impressed by Surman's ability to bring ideas and memories to life in sound

In this 2022 session the late drummer focuses on electronic sounds while his colleague Stefan Hölker provides acoustic percussion

Drummer and percussionist who developed his own musical language as a composer