I played two tracks from the cellar and point. If you enjoyed hearing their music, you might enjoy an excellent podcast featuring two members of the band discussing the making of their 2014 album, ambit.
The music featured this week mirrors the clean, collaborative, and simpler approach reflected in guitarists Nels Cline and Julian Lange’s new release, “Room.” Many of the other tracks comprising this week’s playlist, like “Room”, are straightforward, not heavily effected, and simpler (in a positive way)—both compositionally and sonically. Perhaps it is a direct response on my part to the largeness that is the “holiday season.” Not sure. But should you want to escape to a slightly simpler musical place, amidst the hectic holiday push, I invite you to listen enjoy any of these tracks.
| Song | Artist | Album | Amazon | iTunes| Other |
| Silverline | M. Ward | End of Amnesia | Amazon | iTunes |
| Zarafah | Joshua Redman | Back East | Amazon | iTunes |
| Sacraments | Throttle Elevator Music | Area J | Amazon | iTunes |
| Ahmad the Terrible | Jack DeJohnette | Album Album | Amazon | iTunes |
| Anxious Battle for Sanity | Antonio Sanchez | Birdman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Amazon | iTunes |
| etude xv | the cellar and point | ambit | Amazon | iTunes |
| The Train and the River | Jimmy Giuffre | The Jimmy Giuffre 3 | Amazon | iTunes |
| The Train and the River | Dave Douglas, Chet Doxas (reeds), Jim Doxas (drums), Steve Swallow (bass) | Riverside | Amazon | iTunes |
| Whispers from Eve | Nels Cline & Julian Lage | Room | Amazon | iTunes |
| purple octagon | the cellar and point | ambit | Amazon | iTunes |
The music featured this week mirrors the clean, collaborative, and simpler approach reflected in guitarists Nels Cline and Julian Lage’s new release, “Room.” Many of the other tracks comprising this week’s playlist, like “Room”, are straightforward, not heavily effected, and simpler (in a positive way)—both compositionally and sonically.
