Western Addiction - Tremulous - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

San Francisco hardcore stalwarts Western Addictionreturn with Psychedelic Munitions, a high-octanesuccessor to Frail Bray that captures the explosive fervorand technical precision of their Bay Area roots. Recordedand mixed by Scott Evans at Sharkbite Studios andAntisleep Audio, then mastered by Brad Boatright atAudiosiege, the album delivers a massive,Inchlive-in-the-roomInch sound that avoids modern Polish infavor of visceral, room-shaking grit.Despite the time between releases, the band bridges thegap with a collection of songs that feel both seasonedand dangerously urgent. Psychedelic Munitions standsas a definitive masterclass in authentic California punk,honoring the legacy of the Gilman Street scene whilepushing the boundaries of the genre's aggressivepotential.

Western Addiction - Frail Bray [COMPACT DISCS] date 05/15/2020

The music of composer Anthony Branker stands firmly on jazz traditions while simultaneously pushing the boundaries in bold and beautiful new directions. For his seventh for Origin Records, Branker features brilliant new works as performed by longtime collaborator & saxophonist Ralph Bowen, guitarist Pete McCann, pianist Fabian Almazan, bassist Linda Oh, and drummer Rudy Royston. Branker's new ensemble, Imagine, takes his expansive compositional vision and infuses it with passionate performances drenched with lyrical flow and dexterous rhythmic interplay. Truly a fascinating and exceptional recording from an imaginative composer.InchHoning a hybrid of freewheeling postbop and social commentary, abetted by judicious dollops of funk, fusion, spoken word, clave and polyrhythmic percussion Branker incorporates these elements in broad, bold strokes, like a muralist. He has yet to make a bad record.Inch - JazzTimes