This past weekend in Ottawa, Canadian experimental jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD covered Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music crew's single "Mercy". During their performance at the Ritual Nightclub the trio gave fans a taste of their latest jazz-infused rework. By now it should come as no surprise what Chester, Alex and Matt are capable of crafting when they collectively set their sights on reworking a hip-hop banger like "Mercy" into a crazy free jazz interp. With a growing repertoire of insane covers of cuts from the...
I was seriously taken aback when I first started listening to "Set The Mood" by Jenova 7 & Mr. Moods. It was like sex had hit my ear as soon as I pressed play. The first half of the song reminded me of something that the late, great Nujabes would have conjured. But I guess that makes sense since Mr. Moods did participate in a Nujabes tribute song. Anyway, I was instantly reeled in. The incorporation of modest ambient and the soft clarinet in the background gave the song the smooth boost it needed to propel this...
I've always had a soft-spot for jazz influenced beats and instrumentals. Needless to say, I became a fan of Mr. Moods & Erik Jackson's latest collaboration project. Their most recent life-coasting score is the track "Purity". The track is dripping with a jazz influence which resonates through...
![Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges [Album Review]](/thumbs/post/320x152/colin-stetson.png)
This album was released by Constellation Records back in 2011, and although here on EARMILK we're not really on the business of reviewing older albums, the staff thought it was well worth a review when I presented them the album. And if they already thought that on first listen, imagine how I feel...
![Bahwee - HW&W Vol. 1 [Album]](/thumbs/post/320x152/all-day-i-dream16.png)
The chill music just won't stop, at least not this week. After you've filtered through our Happy 4/20 list, pick up a digital copy of Huh What & Where's newest 13-track compilation featuring all of our favorite HW&W folks like Bahwee, Te-ku and TEK.LUN. If you fancy anything with jazzy or...
If you find yourself in search of music that needs no special effects, visualizers or voice modifiers, we have just the thing. Jazz-slash-soul vocalist Jose James paid a visit to Belgium at the beginning of the month, wooing the crowd minute by minute for over an hour and twenty minutes. The set,...
![BadBadNotGood - BBNG2 [Album]](/thumbs/post/320x152/Ji5oa1.png)
Yesterday we posted "Vices" the only leak from BADBADNOTGOOD's latest project BBNG2. Less than 24 hours later and the wait is over and BBNG2 is out and available to the listening masses. The trio's latest project stands out from their previous releases in that it features a mix of both the trio's...
Kick off your shoes and loosen that tie, it's time for a meeting with that good ol' recliner. Elaquent has released a blood pressure lowering album called The Scenic Route that will surely ease you into a world of calmness. "Grey Poupon" has a heavy jazz/lounge influence, making it suitable for...
