Joe Zawinul (1932-2007)

Jazz keyboard player Joe Zawinul died today (September 11th) from skin cancer aged 75. He was a co-founder of the fusion group Weather Report, but first came to prominence as a member of Miles Davis’ late sixties line-up. He played on the classic albums In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew. A full report can be [...]

Album: M83 - Digital Shades Vol. 1 (Gooom / EMI 2007)

Digital Shades isn’t the next ‘official’ M83 album, rather the first in a series of more ambient workings aimed primarily at the digital download market (hence the title). It is available on CD and vinyl, although these are supposedly limited editions. A full-scale M83 album is scheduled for the start of 2008.
So what exactly is [...]