Different Noises

Bob Osborne

A weekly look at new music

  1. HACE 4 D

    World of Jazz 782

    This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, balancing the refined elegance of established labels with the bold spirit of independent releases. From expansive orchestral arrangements and intimate live performances to experimental dialogues and vibrant global influences, the playlist captures a diverse array of textures and moods. Whether exploring melodic introspection or energetic improvisation, these tracks collectively celebrate the evolving colour and depth of modern creative music. PLAYLIST Brian Landrus “Averse” from Just When You Think You Know (BlueLand  Palmetto Records) 00:00  Sean Imboden Large Ensemble “The Gentle Giant” from Uncharted Realms (Self Released) 07:28  Marilyn Crispell, Anders Jormin “Dialogue” from Momento (ECM Records) 15:18  Bill Frisell “Isfahan (Live)” from In My Dreams (Blue Note Records) 19:47  Brian Molley Quartet “Dance of the Waves” from Tùs Origin (BGMM Records) 26:18 Henrique Mota “Echoes Of China” from Waning Moon (Self Released) 31:03  Jordan Williams “Blue Ridge” from Playing By Ear (Red Records) 35:13  Gregory Golub “African Passions” from African and Other Jazz Passions (Gregory Golub Music Concept) 41:42  Leslie Vincent “Harriet The Spy” from Little Black Book (Jazz Is Cool Records) 45:47  Peter Furlan Project “Return to the Be-Bop Tango” from Live At Maureen’s Jazz Cellar (Beany Bops) 48:33  Pat Bianci “Wise One” from Confluence (21H Records) 56:26 PARRA.DICE “At Ease” from TURN THE DICE (Self Released) 1:06:27  Living With Tollways “Garbage Fire Of Innuendo” from Eponymously Titled (Signbearer Records) 1:11:14  Shawn Maxwell “The Last 10 Kilometers” from Frenetic Domain (Cora Street Records) 1:20:07 Feine Katzen Orchestra “Nine Laments” from Miaousic Is Our Mother Tongue (Rote Welt Records) 1:27:16  Tomeka Reid “Under The Aurora Sky” from  dance! skip! hop!  (Out Of Your Head Records) 1:42:20  Adam Larison and Richard Gilman-Opalsky “Other Powers Than Theirs” from  Ancient Universalities (Ramble Records) 1:53:59  Francesca Remigi & Fabian Mösch “(What) You Will Find (Excerpt}” from Hoarse (Habitable Records) 2:07:54

    2 h 26 min
  2. HACE 6 D

    Different Noises 133

    A new album from Hugo Race is always something to celebrate and he is in fine form on his latest, which kicks off the playlist. As for the rest, a selection of contrasting styles - starts loud, goes contemporary composition, gets ambient, features some current obsessions and then gets noisy again. PLAYLIST Hugo Race Fatalists - Against The World  2 Lost Souls - Unfunky  Neon Crabs - Crisis On Infinite Crabs  Bleak Squad - A Suitcase In Berlin  Satellite Inn - Faded By Time  The Ex-Bombers - In Music City  FÄHM - Ruby  Laclan X Morris - Illusionaires  This House - Out in the Westlands  Barbican Quartet - Enigma Variations Op.36 Nimrod  Mativetsky Amiri Pagé - Metamorphose  Hannah Marshall - Peasantry (Except)  Meredith Bates - 3rd incantation (binding)  Anne Efternøler, Maria Laurette Friis, Johanna Borchert - A bitter comfort for no-one & me  shrube - Flat Battery  The Green Apple Sea - Dark Kid Episode 5 (Big Heart)  The Go-Betweens - He Lives My Life (Larry Crane Rough Mix)  Agent Starling - The Charm  Half Man Half Biscuit - I’m Going Out Of My Mind Trying To Get Into Yours  2 Lost Souls - The Real Thing  Clare Moore - Parchman Farm  Elkeyes - Thalassaphobia  Mark Snarski - I’ve Got A Bullet In My Heart And Fifteen Minutes To Tell You That I Love You  Moff Skellington - o me little peters gone to sea  Salem Trials - Impressed  Neon Crabs - Near To My Eye  The Parasite - Dreaming Out Of The Slow Lane  2 Lost Souls - These Days  Aye Mammoth - Aetherium  Mad Professor - Africa 1983 Dub

    1 h 58 min
  3. 28 FEB

    World of Jazz 781

    This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the contemporary jazz landscape, seamlessly blending traditional virtuosity with avant-garde exploration. From the cinematic resonance of dedicated tributes to the intricate textures of improvisational duos, the collection showcases a diverse array of international talent and independent spirit. Whether moving through evocative, melancholic ballads or high-energy live performances, these tracks highlight the remarkable breadth of modern composition and the enduring vitality of the genre. PLAYLIST Sam Robinson “Brian’s Tune” from Chasin’ The Dream (Miles High Records) 00:00  Stephen Emmer “Cri de Coeur (for Mark Hollis)” from Asymmetrical Dot (Self Released) 08:21 Jon Irabagon “Evening Star” from Focus Out (Irabbagast Records) 12:30  Dan Clucas, Christian Molenaar, Nathan Hubbard “further down the road (for Robbie Steinhardt)” from Further Into The Corner (Castor & Pollux Music) 22:30  Masayo Koketsu, Nava Dunkelman “ 夕霧–yūgiri” from Veins of Rain (Relative Pitch) 29:09  Antonio Faraò & Stéphane Belmondo Quartet “Melancholy of Rita” from  Do It! (Notes Around) 39:04  Benji Porecki “Chrysalis” from Faster Than We Know (Self Released) 47:06   Spyro Gyra “Dancing On Table Mountain” from Live In Leverkusen 2022 (Moosicus) 51:53 The BLCK Madonna “‘Round Midnight” from Between The Lines (The Noir Collective/Downtown Music) 1:01:43  Jon Irabagon and Dan Oestreicher  “Medley Molasses Candyland-Tag-Gripe” from Saturday’s Child (Irrabagast Records) 1:09:20  Devin Gray feat. Andrea Parkins & Frank Gratkowski “In Vivo” from Hz of Gold (Rataplan Records) 1:26:09   The One (Anthony Coleman, Adam Lane, Patrick Golden) “The Intervals Between” from Chasing Shadows (Park West Records) 1:32:38 Yelena Eckemoff “Gamla Stan” from Rosendals Garden (L & H Production) 1:49:28  Audrey Ochoa “Another One” from The Sorceress (Chronograph Records) 1:58:55

    2 h 4 min
  4. 20 FEB

    World of Jazz 780

    A mixed set of new releases with a broad selections of styles in play including a preview of the type of material likely to land on Record Store Day in April 2026 i.e. the ubiquitous “previously unreleased material”. Early indications are that there will be a flurry of material from archives. Pending that here is a bakers dozen plus one of artists striving to extend existing jazz boundaries to exciting new places. PLAYLIST Andrew MacKelvie “Realities Blossom” from Many Worlds (Watch That Ends The Night) 00:00 Dave Douglas “Ruminants” from Four Freedoms (Greenleaf) 07:31  Björn Meyer “Motion” from Convergence (ECM Records) 16:08  Connor Bernhard “Jackalope” from Pathways (BACE Records) 21:13 Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra & Sean Irvine “Movement II - Texas” from Forgotten Stories Suite (Chronograph Records) 28:03  Eva Novoa “Stilte Cabine” from Solo (I) (577 Records) 41:20 Gregory Hutchinson “Fall” from Kind Of Now - The Pulse Of Miles Davis (Warner Music) 47:49 Kenny Wheeler Sextet “Blue Nile” from What Was (False Walls) 54:46 Roy Hargrove “Circus” from BERN (Time Traveler Recordings) 1:05:39 Karen Stachel, Norbert Stachel & LehCats with Giovanni Hidalgo “Power Tap” from LIVE @ The BreakRoom (Purple Room Productions) 1:14:38  Jimmy Farace “Chelsea Bridge” from Big Shoulders, Big Sounds (Shifting Paradigm Records) 1:26:53 Maria Schneider “American Crow” from American Crow (ArtistShare®) 1:36:11 Devin Gray “Doom Loops/Hz of Gold” from Hz of Gold (Rataplan Records) 1:46:28 Mark Turner Quartet “Patternmaster” from Patternmaster (ECM Records) 1:54:54

    2 h 1 min
  5. 13 FEB

    World of Jazz 779

    This collection offers a rich exploration of contemporary jazz and improvised music, traversing a landscape of diverse textures and international influences. From cerebral, atmospheric openings and avant-garde energy to vibrant rhythmic inflections, the selection balances intricate composition with spontaneous dialogue. Whether revisiting classic themes through a modern lens or delving into expansive collective improvisations, these tracks highlight the exceptional craft and emotive power found across the modern independent landscape. PLAYLIST Dave Adewumi “The Flame Beneath The Silence” from The Flame Beneath The Silence(Giant Step Arts) 00:00  The Tomeka Reid Quartet “dance! skip! hop!” from dance! skip! hop! (Out Of Your Head Records) 03:37  Red Norvo “Rose Room” from The Secret Session (Dot Time Records) 13:40 Oná Ensemble “Sentimental” from Traces of Brazil, Voices of Toronto (Duas Trompas) 22:04 Melissa Aldana  “No Pidas Imposibles” from Filin (Blue Note) 27:34  Ingrid Jensen  “Amsterdam after Dark” from Landings (Newvelle Records) 33:40 Ron Rieder “I Sing For You” from Compositions In Blue And Other Hues (A Meson Records) 40:48 Angelika Niescier with Jason Adasiewicz, Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis and Luke Stewart “SAMO (bsqt)” from Chicago Tapes (Intakt Records) 46:47 Samuel Torres “Duet No. 1 in Em” from Trio Libre (Blue Conga Music) 57:54 The Alfie Jackson Sextet “The Peacocks” from The Peacocks (JackoJazz) 1:02:23 Michael Jackson’s Heads,  Hearts & Tails “Bugsy (goes to Brazil” from The Girl from Ochi (Jackojazz) 1:12:00  Niklas Lukassen  “Rainbow Surfer” from Still Waters (Heartcore Records) 1:17:56  Walter Thompson, Sam Day Harmet, Billy Martin “Left of Dawn” from WaSaBi Trio (577 Records) 1:21:29  Mujician “The Journey (Excerpt)” from The Journey (Cuneiform Records) 1:30:32

    2 h 1 min

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A weekly look at new music