Martin Fowler

I’ve now made it a habit of mentioning six new musical discoveries I made this year. I don’t have very mainstream tastes, so its likely that most of these will be unfamiliar to you. Most of them you can sample on Bandcamp to see if they might appeal to you – I’ve linked to the albums and sample tracks for that.

Jazzrausch Bigband is compelling evidence that, however unlikely it sounds, Duke Ellington had a baby with Kraftwerk. Techno beats and textures, performed by a big band, with quirky lyrics (I’ve not found Wittgenstein to be a common lyrical inspiration for musicians), and appealing solos. I’ve listened to several of their albums this year, picking this, older one, out for longer tracks that allow the band to stretch into their material. This video is compelling evidence that they are a lot of fun live too.

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