Sound & Vision

[Ash Armstrong]

Searching YouTube to see what Allan Holdsworth live was available, and hit on this concert. Mighty fine. And Chad Wackerman on the kit as well! What's not to like?

[pianozach]

Yep. It happens when I actually "Search".

I might be searching for a song with "tree" in the title, and I'll end up with a band with "Tree" in their name, like "Porcupine Tree".

If I were searching of Porcupine Tree, I might end up with a song about Porcupines further down the hits.

[Ash Armstrong]

I adore Marilyn Crispell's music, and For Coltrane is a return-to album for me on a regular basis.
One day I would love to see her live.

[Ash Armstrong]

Anthony Braxton Quartet live in 1993, featuring Marilyn Crispell on piano.

[Ash Armstrong]

And Elephant9, from their most recent offering, The Arrival of the New Elders (2020)

[Ash Armstrong]

I happened upon Norwegian improvisational outfit Supersilent sort-of by chance, as they are connected with Elephant9, also from Norway.
Similar to avant-garde jazz composer Anthony Braxton, they have not named their albums, nor the tracks on those albums, but merely designated them by album number and track number. I find this practice strangely freeing.

[Ash Armstrong]

Have you happened upon music on YouTube unexpectedly, in defiance of their algorithms, that struck a chord with you?