Articles by David Lewis
Sonic Youth
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2000
Just as they braved the interface between jazz and noise-core, Sonic Youth remains one of those fertile cul de sacs in NYC's sonic landscap...
Lightnin' Hopkins
Feel So Bad
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000
Drawn from his earliest recordings for the Aladdin label, these 22 performances date from 1946 to '49 and feature Sam in compelling trio, d...
Annbjorg Lien
Baba Yaga
PUBLISHED May 1, 2000
One of the most celebrated new age folk singers in Norway, Lien’s third North American CD release ranges from the compelling trip-hop...
Various
Louisiana Gumbo
PUBLISHED May 1, 2000
Here’s an anthology that perfectly captures the legendary party spirit of Nawleans in 12 vibrant performances that combine a compelli...
Various
The Story of Chanson
PUBLISHED May 1, 2000
Twenty tracks introduce the unique lyricism of French vaudeville artists like Bourvil, Maurice Chevalier and Germaine Montero, but at the h...
Claude Williams
Swinging The Blues
PUBLISHED May 1, 2000
Williams was a star soloist with Count Basie until producer John Hammond insisted that the Count replace his raw violin dynamics with the s...
Mark Applebaum
The Janus Remixes
PUBLISHED May 1, 2000
There is high drama in the composer's startling remixes of his own heavily processed original works. From the intensifying circular repetit...
F. Gerrard Errante
Beyond No End Wih Errante
PUBLISHED May 1, 2000
Errante is a clarinet player and composer who explores the lyrical interface between electronics and free improvisation. Although, duo ball...