Jon L Davis
@jonldavis.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy
Musician, primarily interested in "art" music rather than popular. Also involved in software development and general all-around science nerdery who loves […]
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New #review today: "#drillforabsentee is a band that’s taken quite a while for me to get a handle on. On the one hand, that means that their music has depth to it that can’t be figured out on casual listening; but on the other hand, it means many listeners will have […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
New #review today: "#drillforabsentee is a band that’s taken quite a while for me to get a handle on. On the one hand, that means that their music has depth to it that can’t be figured out on casual listening; but on the other hand, it means many listeners will have […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "Longtime #fruitsdemerrecords band #schizofunaddict will release their first single from their forthcoming album Desolate Ecstasy as a 7-inch turquoise 1-sided lathe cut in March 2026, an extremely fun and addictive West Coast #psychpop song […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
New #review today: "Longtime #fruitsdemerrecords band #schizofunaddict will release their first single from their forthcoming album Desolate Ecstasy as a 7-inch turquoise 1-sided lathe cut in March 2026, an extremely fun and addictive West Coast #psychpop song […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "#ubiks is a project that began in 2017, a more electronic oriented offshoot of a much earlier Chilean #spacerock band called #primaveranegra, specifically guitarist #reinhardtschutz and keyboardist #mariodelcastillo." #exposeonline #progressiverock […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
New #review today: "#ubiks is a project that began in 2017, a more electronic oriented offshoot of a much earlier Chilean #spacerock band called #primaveranegra, specifically guitarist #reinhardtschutz and keyboardist #mariodelcastillo." #exposeonline #progressiverock […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "For Umwelt, #denmanmaroney reconvened his quintet about a year after releaseing The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, and it’s another set of fascinating and unconventional tunes that use a #jazz quintet to play music that has more in common with […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 PM
New #review today: "For Umwelt, #denmanmaroney reconvened his quintet about a year after releaseing The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, and it’s another set of fascinating and unconventional tunes that use a #jazz quintet to play music that has more in common with […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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In other Seaprog alumni news, #ImmensityCrumb (2019) has a new album out. Chamber Music for Sleeping Giants provides further evidence that this is a really special group. Let's all support the community! #FolkRock #ProgressiveRock immensitycrumb.bandcamp.com/album/chambe...
Chamber Music for Sleeping Giants, by Immensity Crumb
9 track album
immensitycrumb.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
In other Seaprog alumni news, #ImmensityCrumb (2019) has a new album out. Chamber Music for Sleeping Giants provides further evidence that this is a really special group. Let's all support the community! #FolkRock #ProgressiveRock immensitycrumb.bandcamp.com/album/chambe...
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Yes, it's #BandcampFriday, so if you follow this page but don't have the album yet, here's a great chance to support the music. I know a lot of my friends are music lovers like me. We're always groaning about how the industry is skewed heavily against independent artists. Bandcamp (especially on […]
Original post on musicians.today
musicians.today
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Yes, it's #BandcampFriday, so if you follow this page but don't have the album yet, here's a great chance to support the music. I know a lot of my friends are music lovers like me. We're always groaning about how the industry is skewed heavily against independent artists. Bandcamp (especially on […]
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New #review today: "Sentient: Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness. That’s a good start for describing this latest release by #SteveRoach — a little bit of a lot of things: sequenced electronics, sweeping melodic beauty, panoramic brilliance, dreamy […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
New #review today: "Sentient: Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness. That’s a good start for describing this latest release by #SteveRoach — a little bit of a lot of things: sequenced electronics, sweeping melodic beauty, panoramic brilliance, dreamy […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
#startrek's Captain Picard and his resistance to #gaslighting while in captivity is a common meme, but here's an in-depth analysis of the further depths of the story. https://reactormag.com/star-treks-unwitting-allegory-for-domestic-abuse/
There Are Four Lights: Star Trek’s Unwitting Allegory for Domestic Abuse - Reactor
The parallels are unmistakable, once you consider Picard's final confession.
reactormag.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:53 PM
#startrek's Captain Picard and his resistance to #gaslighting while in captivity is a common meme, but here's an in-depth analysis of the further depths of the story. https://reactormag.com/star-treks-unwitting-allegory-for-domestic-abuse/
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New #review today: "The Life and Times of Blue Larry and the Huguenot Kid is #peterdaltrey’s 28th album, spanning a long musical career from Kaleidoscope in the 60s, Fairfield Parlour in 1970, and then a string of solo recordings starting in 1993. Peter will turn 80 […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
New #review today: "The Life and Times of Blue Larry and the Huguenot Kid is #peterdaltrey’s 28th album, spanning a long musical career from Kaleidoscope in the 60s, Fairfield Parlour in 1970, and then a string of solo recordings starting in 1993. Peter will turn 80 […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
WTF?!
"Meanwhile, the Justice Department has said it has no plans to investigate Good’s shooting.
“We don’t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody putting his life in danger,” Blanche told Fox News."
So the DOJ has decided, without an […]
"Meanwhile, the Justice Department has said it has no plans to investigate Good’s shooting.
“We don’t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody putting his life in danger,” Blanche told Fox News."
So the DOJ has decided, without an […]
Original post on universeodon.com
universeodon.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
WTF?!
"Meanwhile, the Justice Department has said it has no plans to investigate Good’s shooting.
“We don’t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody putting his life in danger,” Blanche told Fox News."
So the DOJ has decided, without an […]
"Meanwhile, the Justice Department has said it has no plans to investigate Good’s shooting.
“We don’t just go out and investigate every time an officer is forced to defend himself against somebody putting his life in danger,” Blanche told Fox News."
So the DOJ has decided, without an […]
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New #review today: "I’m not sure why it took so long for #espresso’s debut album to reach my desk, but here it is, and it’s worth noting even four years after it came out. The group was founded in Chile in 2015, and they released this album in 2022. It’s a solidly […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
New #review today: "I’m not sure why it took so long for #espresso’s debut album to reach my desk, but here it is, and it’s worth noting even four years after it came out. The group was founded in Chile in 2015, and they released this album in 2022. It’s a solidly […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "#danzadelaira is a Chilean band that combines elements of #hardrock, #symphonicrock and a touch of metal, with a sound comparable to some of the better Italian bands of the 70s, and although they’ve been playing together since 2017, Septies Kairos […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
New #review today: "#danzadelaira is a Chilean band that combines elements of #hardrock, #symphonicrock and a touch of metal, with a sound comparable to some of the better Italian bands of the 70s, and although they’ve been playing together since 2017, Septies Kairos […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "Aran is the third part of #christineott’s #silentmovie soundtrack trilogy composed and played for movies by #fwmurnau and #robertflaherty. She is accompanied on stage by #mathieugabry, her partner in #snowdrops, and the duo weaves a score between […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
New #review today: "Aran is the third part of #christineott’s #silentmovie soundtrack trilogy composed and played for movies by #fwmurnau and #robertflaherty. She is accompanied on stage by #mathieugabry, her partner in #snowdrops, and the duo weaves a score between […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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#throwbackthursday #review from 1999: "#hamstertheatre is led by the talented multi-instrumentalist #davewilley. On this release, recorded live, Willey is joined by a full band (including #thinkingplague bandmate #mikejohnson)." #exposeonline #avantprog […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
#throwbackthursday #review from 1999: "#hamstertheatre is led by the talented multi-instrumentalist #davewilley. On this release, recorded live, Willey is joined by a full band (including #thinkingplague bandmate #mikejohnson)." #exposeonline #avantprog […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "#chriscutler, #johngreaves, #timhodgkinson, and #FredFrith. Those four names sound familiar? If not, you need to go back and re-take #progressiverock 101. For whatever reason, maybe legal, maybe artistic, this 2022 reunion of what amounts to the […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
New #review today: "#chriscutler, #johngreaves, #timhodgkinson, and #FredFrith. Those four names sound familiar? If not, you need to go back and re-take #progressiverock 101. For whatever reason, maybe legal, maybe artistic, this 2022 reunion of what amounts to the […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
Where are the modern #protestsongs,
you ask? #brucespringsteen has one for you. #minneapolisprotests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w
you ask? #brucespringsteen has one for you. #minneapolisprotests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w
January 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Where are the modern #protestsongs,
you ask? #brucespringsteen has one for you. #minneapolisprotests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w
you ask? #brucespringsteen has one for you. #minneapolisprotests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w
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New #review today: "With Burning Wick, #satokofujii’s Quartet roars once again, following the excellent Dog Days of Summer with another set of unpredictable #jazz. As with the previous release, Fujii (piano) is joined by #natsukitamura (trumpet), #tatsuyayoshida […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
New #review today: "With Burning Wick, #satokofujii’s Quartet roars once again, following the excellent Dog Days of Summer with another set of unpredictable #jazz. As with the previous release, Fujii (piano) is joined by #natsukitamura (trumpet), #tatsuyayoshida […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
This is a pretty tasty tune from #Shezlöng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgNtDARMsNQ
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This is a pretty tasty tune from #Shezlöng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgNtDARMsNQ
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New #review today: "#chrisrussell’s intent on his fourth #spottedpeccary release, is to illustrate light, which also encompasses shadow and color, in the form of sound, the light being both physical and direct, reflected light, and inner, spiritual light, perhaps at […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
New #review today: "#chrisrussell’s intent on his fourth #spottedpeccary release, is to illustrate light, which also encompasses shadow and color, in the form of sound, the light being both physical and direct, reflected light, and inner, spiritual light, perhaps at […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "The last two albums I've heard from virtuoso violinist #lshankar have been Full Moon, which featured modern takes on Indian Classical music, and Chepleeri Dream, a set of tunes in popular song format. On Answers, Shankar returns to pop music with a […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
New #review today: "The last two albums I've heard from virtuoso violinist #lshankar have been Full Moon, which featured modern takes on Indian Classical music, and Chepleeri Dream, a set of tunes in popular song format. On Answers, Shankar returns to pop music with a […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "The #gardenofdelights label specializes in reissues of lost classics from the annals of German rock music, often what would be classified as psychedelic or progressive, but occasionally blues, jazz, and straight-up hard rock. In the beginning, the […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
New #review today: "The #gardenofdelights label specializes in reissues of lost classics from the annals of German rock music, often what would be classified as psychedelic or progressive, but occasionally blues, jazz, and straight-up hard rock. In the beginning, the […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "For this #inclusionprinciple EP, #HervéPerez is credited with field recordings, electronics, beats, processing, shakuhachi, and alto and soprano saxes, while #martinarcher plays modular synthesizer, organ, iPad, bass recorder, alto, tenor and […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
New #review today: "For this #inclusionprinciple EP, #HervéPerez is credited with field recordings, electronics, beats, processing, shakuhachi, and alto and soprano saxes, while #martinarcher plays modular synthesizer, organ, iPad, bass recorder, alto, tenor and […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: " Unlike many instrumental bands, #chatteroyal doesn’t indulge in long tracks that build slowly. They’re more likely to slap you in the face with full force within the first few seconds of a track, then use brief interludes of calm to punctuate […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 PM
New #review today: " Unlike many instrumental bands, #chatteroyal doesn’t indulge in long tracks that build slowly. They’re more likely to slap you in the face with full force within the first few seconds of a track, then use brief interludes of calm to punctuate […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "Dedication to BigNick by #rozvitalis is a nine-part musical dedication to Russian producer, radio host, and podcaster Nikolai Bogaichuk, who passed away in 2023. Overall the album has a #neoclassical, dreamy, and melancholy atmosphere." […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
New #review today: "Dedication to BigNick by #rozvitalis is a nine-part musical dedication to Russian producer, radio host, and podcaster Nikolai Bogaichuk, who passed away in 2023. Overall the album has a #neoclassical, dreamy, and melancholy atmosphere." […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
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New #review today: "#ollychalk’s new album In Those Remote Stars gives 2026 a great start with a compelling set of what might best be described as #chamberjazz. Chalk and his cohorts present eleven tunes that blend composition and improvisation in a way that is gentle […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
New #review today: "#ollychalk’s new album In Those Remote Stars gives 2026 a great start with a compelling set of what might best be described as #chamberjazz. Chalk and his cohorts present eleven tunes that blend composition and improvisation in a way that is gentle […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]