Imperial Triumphant
Most black metal albums don’t start with a six-part horn chorale, but Imperial Triumphant‘s Vile Luxury does. The album’s first track, “Swarming Opulence,” begins with three trumpets (Jonathan Powell,...
View ArticleEdgard Varese
Edgard Varèse is a crucial figure in the history of 20th century music. His major works—Arcana, Intégrales, Density 21.5, Ionisation, Déserts, Octandre, Offrandes, and Poème Électronique—with their...
View ArticleDave Douglas
Trumpeter Dave Douglas has led a lot of groups since emerging onto the global jazz scene in the late 1980s, including the Tiny Bell Trio; a quintet that included violin, cello, bass, and drums; a...
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BA Podcast 32: Melvin Gibbs
Melvin Gibbs, seen at right in the photo above, is the bassist for the avant-rock/jazz/metal/dub trio Harriet Tubman, whose new album The Terror End of Beauty is out now and sweeping up rave reviews...
View ArticleInsurrection
The two-guitar quartet Insurrection, assembled by saxophonist and composer John Zorn, is back with their second album, less than a year after their first. The group continues to include Matt Hollenberg...
View ArticleNeptunian Maximalism
There are a lot of different ways you can combine jazz and metal (and avant-garde noise) to create something more powerful than any one of those elements on its own. Kevin Martin, best known these days...
View ArticleJorge Roeder
While solo instrumental albums are a long-standing part of the jazz tradition, one rarely encounters albums featuring a lone double bass. Given the instrument’s frequency range and role in the rhythm...
View ArticleTitan To Tachyons
Avant-garde metal continues to gush forth from New York City at an unprecedented rate, and the latest manifestation comes in the form of the trio Titan to Tachyons. The rhythm section consists of what...
View ArticleStarebaby
Drummer Dan Weiss’s Starebaby emerged in 2018 with their self-titled debut album, a fascinating mixture of jazz and improv inspired by both the Twin Peaks universe and the bandmembers’ shared affinity...
View ArticleBA Podcast 60: Tim Berne
Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletter Episode 60 of the Burning Ambulance podcast features an interview with saxophonist Tim Berne. Links to listen: Osiris /...
View ArticleBurning Ambulance Music
After 10 years of existence, and gradual growth from a print zine to the website you’re currently reading to a beloved podcast, Burning Ambulance is expanding yet again. Our label, Burning Ambulance...
View ArticleO’Neal’s Porch @ 20
Bassist William Parker had already been a key figure on the New York jazz scene for close to 30 years in 2001. His first record date was in March 1973, on saxophonist Frank Lowe‘s Black Beings. (An...
View ArticleSana Nagano
Smashing Humans is the debut album by Brooklyn-based violinist Sana Nagano, and also the name of the ensemble she has assembled to perform it. In addition to Nagano’s violin, the group consists of...
View ArticleSorey/AWS
The new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound has released a new album, For George Lewis/Autoschediasms. It features recordings of two compositions by Tyshawn Sorey. For George Lewis has never been recorded...
View ArticleAva Mendoza
Guitarist Ava Mendoza has a solo album, New Spells, coming at the end of November. The CD version is on Relative Pitch, while the cassette and digital versions are on Astral Spirits. The album offers...
View ArticleChaos Magick
In 2015, prolific composer John Zorn debuted Simulacrum, a trio featuring organist John Medeski, guitarist Matt Hollenberg, and drummer Kenny Grohowski. He did not play with the group, but he wrote...
View ArticleTitan To Tachyons
From the outside looking in, NYC appears to be populated by elite musicians who obsess over the boundaries between jazz and metal and continue to spit out record after record of mind-melting fusion...
View ArticleLoud As Giants
While it’s likely to be overshadowed by the release of a new Godflesh record in June, Justin K. Broadrick has teamed up with Dirk Serries of Vidna Obmana and Fear Falls Burning in the collaborative...
View ArticlePurple Trap
In case you hadn’t heard, John Zorn (who turned 70 on September 2) has at long last allowed his Tzadik label’s catalog to appear on streaming services like Spotify and Tidal. With close to 1000...
View ArticleSpy Vs. Spy @ 35
John Zorn has been operating with total independence for over 30 years. In 1992, he started Avant Records, with distribution via the Japanese label DIW. Three years later, he launched Tzadik, which...
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