Ion Engine
Stewart SmithUnderground, experimental and improvised music
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 39 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | a month ago |
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Friday roundup
My guide to the current wave of microtonal jazz (and those who paved the way) for Bandcamp Daily has just dropped. I love the alternately sharp and woozy effects composer-performers like Anna Webber, Amir ElSaffar, Alec Goldfarb, Steve Lehm...
Glasgow Now and Then
Gordon Bruce & Joel White of GLARC
The closure of Glasgow’s CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) earlier this year, along with the now averted threat to Trongate 103, has underlined the precarity of the city’s cultural infrastructure. Neo-l...
Back to life...
It’s been a while… some major life events and general workload have meant I’ve not kept up regular posts on here, but I’m hoping to change that. At the very least, I’ll aim to keep up to date with any new articles I’ve published. So, welcom...
Harping on...
My latest piece for Bandcamp Daily is a guide to the harp in contemporary jazz and improvised music, built around an interview with the great Rhodri Davies. There are also blurbs on Zeena Parkins, Brandee Younger, Helene Breschand and more....
Ingrid Laubrock: We Jazz Worldwide
Each issue of the beautifully designed magazine from powerhouse Finnish label/shop/festival We Jazz has a different title. This one is called Worldwide and features a lengthy interview with Gilles Peterson, plus great features on 1970s Swed...
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