New Releases: March 2026
Five March 2026 releases reviewed: Frost*, Agent Fresco, Wheel, Meer and a Krokofant live album.
Jazz
Jazz, en català: discos, concerts i figures del gènere, des dels segells històrics fins als projectes actuals que continuen ampliant el llenguatge de la improvisació. Tótum Revolútum Press hi dedica ressenyes i cobertura de concerts a Catalunya amb la mateixa atenció que al rock progressiu i el metal.
New Releases: June
Fourteen June releases in brief: Katatonia, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Fallujah and more.
New Releases: April
Twenty-one April releases in brief: Ghost, The Mars Volta, Panzerballett, Hiromi Uehara and more.
New Releases: January
Fourteen January releases in brief: Pentagram, Jazz Sabbath spoofs aside, Krokofant, Sotomonte and more.
New Releases: December
Fifteen December releases in brief: Jazz Sabbath, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Odd Crew Part III, Wizrd and more.
New Releases: November
Twenty-six November releases in brief: Opeth, Klaus Schulze, Rick Wakeman, Vola and more.
New Releases: October
Twenty October releases in brief: Blood Incantation, Frost*, Devin Townsend, Von Hertzen Brothers and more.
New Releases: September
Twenty September releases in brief: David Gilmour, Pure Reason Revolution, Weather Systems, Steve Howe and more.
New Releases: June
Seventeen June releases in brief: Black Country Communion, Alcest, DarWin, Meltem and more.
New Releases: April-May
Thirty-four April-May releases in brief: Amarok, Haishen, Wheel, Bear McCreary and more.
Ethic Labs
Photo report: outstanding experimental jazz fusion from Ethic Labs at Auditori Joan Bordetas (Calàbria 66), 18 May 2024.
Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba – Bolsa Amarilla y Piedra Potente
A band with names like Dandy Piranha and Machete Carrasco deliver a record far richer than their goofy alter egos let on — flamenco-rock, punk and Greek choruses included.
Mary Halvorson – Cloudward (2024)
A record of strong bookends and a less remarkable middle stretch from one of avant-garde jazz’s most respected guitarists.
The Haas Company – Galactic Tide Vol. 1
A jazz-rock debut bankrolled by a Texan ex-executive and stacked with elite session guitarists, Andy Timmons especially.
Art Against Agony – Sound of Inevitability
94 minutes of masked, pseudonymous jazz-metal from Stuttgart — demanding, sprawling, and technically flawless.
Verneri Pohjola – Monkey Mind
A hard-to-classify, demanding ninth record from the Finnish trumpeter, closing with a genuinely disturbing final track.
Richard Bona
Photo report: Richard Bona with the Liceu Big Band at the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival, 14 November 2023.
Myele Manzanza – Crisis & Opportunity, Vol. 4
The New Zealand drummer closes his four-volume series with a classically instrumented, deeply impressionistic jazz record.
Aaron Parks
Photo report: Aaron Parks’s new quartet at the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival, Conservatori del Liceu, 13 November 2023.
Donny McCaslin
Photo report: Donny McCaslin Quartet, featuring Bowie’s own ‘Blackstar’ band, at the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival, 6 November 2023.
Hania Rani – Ghosts
A 66-minute record with real gems, especially in its second half, but stretched well past the point of diminishing returns.
Fusion Code, “We Always Find Common Ground — That’s How Fusion Happens”
Fusion Code on blending funk, jazz, rock, Latin and blues, and what to expect from their Tótum Revolútum Fest show.
The Funky Knuckles
Photo report: The Funky Knuckles’ double masterclass at Jamboree, part of the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival, 10 November 2023.
Tigran Hamasyan
Live report: the Tigran Hamasyan trio at Sala Paral·lel 62, Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival.
FORQ announce new album and prepare 2024 tour
Michael League’s instrumental outfit FORQ announce a new album for spring 2024 alongside plans for next year’s tour.
Hiromi – Sonicwonderland
A technically flawless quartet record that never quite shakes off the feeling of already-heard jazz-fusion ideas.
Tauk – Equalizer
A lean 35-minute instrumental record that fuses jazz-rock and prog with impeccable taste — short, good, and twice as good for it.
