Ujico* - [FLOWERS] (2017) downtempo, chillout, prog rock, post rock, jazz, neoclassical

This album appeared second on the list of post-rock recommendations on Bandcamp. It definitely has a cinematic rock quality, but this isn't primarily a post-rock album. It's progressive, has some elements of downtempo, future funk, jazz, and neoclassical, and borrows from other genres, creating a masterpiece work.

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Nim Sadot - Felix (August 26th, 2022) [UK] jazz, bass, fusion, groove

Nim Sadot's Felix is a dedication album to his late grandfather, a Polish artist whose art helped him survive in a concentration camp during World War II. Nim Sadot composed all of the music on this album, plays, and enlisted top tier musicians for the other instruments. Yet another quality release of 2022.

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Tier List for 2022 (July & August)

*August additions in bold.*

Monthly Average Rating:

July - 4.0 (A)

August - 3.8 (A-)

Favorite Album of Month (& 2 Runner-Ups):

August - 

(1) Plini - Homemade Cities (2016)

(2) Maykretch - 帰りのない旅 (2022)

(3) Ed Harrison - Valley (2022)

July -

(1) Negativland - True/False (2019)

(2) Juergen Reiter - Dead on Arrival: A Junktime Journal (2009)

(3) Yīn Yīn - The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers (2019)

S-Tier:

Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence (2019)

Ed Harrison - Valley (2022)

Geoff Scott - Asheron's Call 2 Legions Promo CD (2005)

Juergen Reiter - Dead on Arrival: A Junktime Journal (2009)

Maykretch - 帰りのない旅 (2022)

Negativland - True/False (2019)

Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The Moe I Love You (2013)

Plini - Homemade Cities (2016)

Yīn Yīn - The Rabbit That Hunts Tigers (2019)

Zola Jesus - Arkhon (2022)

A-Tier:

Ariana Sahara & Flight Behavior - From the Wild (2022)

Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses (2018)

Geoff Scott - Oblivious (2012)

Heather Farrier - From the Ashes (2022) 

Karl Hector & the Malcouns - Non Ex Orbis (2020)

Marriages - Kitsune (2012)

Risa Takeda - Pandora (2018)

Robohands - Violet (2022)

Rizomagic - Voltage Raizal (2021)

B-Tier:

Advanced Corpse Materials - Travels (2022)

Arrington de Dionysus - Emergency Ritual to Avert Nuclear War (2022)

Arrington de Dionysus - Abraxasaxophonic Smooth Jazz Vagina (2001)

Diamanda Galas - Broken Gargoyles (2022)

Flightless Birds Take Wing - Taking Flight (2022)

Geoff Scott - Asheron's Call 2 OST (2005)

Himiko Kikuchi - Flying Beagle (1987)

How to Disappear Completely - Aural Stream (2022)

Marine Eyes - Chamomile (2022)

MAYAEWK - The Village (2022)

Roxanne Olivia - Accordion Crumbs (2012)

Senor Kino - Aurora Boreal (2021)

Flightless Birds Take Wing - Taking Flight (2022)

This duo from Australia combine their unique musical talents into a field recordings, ambient, and jazz fusion album. It's definitely a unique sound that's more accessible than the list of genres would otherwise suggest.

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JULY RANKINGS:

1. Negativland - True/False (2019)

2. Juergan Reiter - Dead on Arrival (2009)

3. Geoff Scott - Asheron's Call 2 Legions Promo CD (2005)

4. Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence (2019)

5. Zola Jesus - Arkhon (2022)

6. Roxanne Oliva - Accordion Crumbs (2012)

7. Risa Takeda - Pandora (2018)

8. Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses (2018)

9. Heather Ferrier - From the Ashes (2022)

10. Rizomagic - Voltaje Raizal (2021)

11. Flightless Birds Take Wing - Take Flight EP (2022)

12. Himiko Kucuchi - Flying Beagle (1987)

Jurgen Reiter - Dead on Arrival: A Junktime Journal (2009)

Tom Waits toured with Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention back in the 1970s. Waits was still most of a decade away from the release of Swordfishtrombones, which aligns with Zappa's late career shift to the serious classical compositions he wanted to make.

This album is what I'd imagine if Zappa's Jazz from Hell and the Waits & Burroughs collaboration The Black Rider were a single coherent album.

Bandcamp rarely lets me down with it's recommendations. This is no exception. Definitely pick it up on Bandcamp!

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Risa Takeda - Pandora (2018)

Risa Takeda rose to prominence with her performance of Frank Zappa's compositions. Blending together the precise late Zappa classical compositions with the improv and experimentalism with Jazz helps create a masterpiece.

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