Blog: New Jazz Noises

New Jazz/Nu Jazz

For my first set of noises, I've decided to veer instantly away from what's conventionally seen as jazz. Is this a statement about how this thing's gonna swing? You decide... I'm not sure if I like the 'Nu-Jazz' label, reminds me of that awful thing called Nu-Metal, but the way I see it there's definitely a new strain of music out there, being made by both jazz and electronic musicians, which sits almost evenly in both jazz and electronic genres. That said, the following tracks both contain entirely conventional instruments, without a sampler or turntable in sight. So without further [...]