Articles by John Goodman

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  Rez Abbasi

  Snake Charmer

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  New York-based guitarist Rez Abbasi may have flirted with Eastern musical concepts on past recordings but his Pakistani heritage comes into...

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  Chicago Luzern Exchange

  Several Lights

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2005

  More fine sounds of freedom via Chicago's Delmark label, Several Lights is improvised from scratch yet grounded in sublime sound choices. T...

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  Mats Gustafsson, Sonic Youth and Friends

  Hidros 3

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  Recorded several years ago, but not available commercially until recently, Hidros 3 captures Sonic Youth at their most experimental. Swedis...

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  Sticks And Stones

  Shed Grace

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

  Shed Grace is not just another project for Sticks and Stones — they’ve spent years defining their approach as a collective. Each musician h...

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  Cecil Taylor and the Italian Instabile Orchestra

  The Owner of the River Bank

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

  Throw Cecil Taylor’s new disc with the Italian Instabile Orchestra into your computer and up pops Internet links to the label and band’s we...

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  Kalaparush And The Light

  Morning Song

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

  Kalaparush and the Light is all about longevity and sustaining the spirit against all odds. Two of the members of the trio, Jesse Dulman (t...