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  Words Underlined from Patrick Smith Label:  Lit Soc Records Release Date:  December 12, 2025 Website:  https://www.patricksmithsax.com https://litsocrecords.bandcamp.com Saxophonist-composer Patrick Smith plays with a soulful script and unwavering determination, displaying a sensitivity that is penetrative and an instinct that moves in sync with his collaborators.  His 2025 program Words Underlined is an 11-track disc that evokes introspection, willpower and solace.  The mournful wails of his sax construct an ecclesiastical edifice for "Hazel," contrasting the fiery blazes roaring across "Banff" kettled by guitarist Dan Pitt and drummer Lowell Whitty, and ignited by Smith's belting saxophone howls.  He plays a swinging ragtime-like shuffle across "I've Found A New Nemesis," nimbly moving into a hollering squeal.  Smith halos "As Years Go By" with amorous, cool jazz flutters that evoke reflection and solace as his sax soars and ebbs, sl...

  Self-Titled Release from Arid Landscapes Label:  Signal Chain Records Release Date:  September 19, 2025  Website:  https://aridlandscapes.bandcamp.com/album/arid-landscapes https://www.dan-pitt.com https://www.noahfranche-nolanmusic.com The self-titled release from Arid Landscapes, comprised of Canadian musicians Dan Pitt on guitar and electronics and Noah Franche-Nolan on piano, synthesizers, and electronics, is a compilation of voluminous and celestial excursions.  Their glacial-like soundscapes are malleable structures, fluidly mutating and traveling like ghostly shadows.  Employing techno and electronica tools, the duo craft a subtle rhythmic beat in the undertow of the sonic pulsations.  An art form reminiscent of the esoteric emanations and weightless formations shaped by Philip Glass and Brian Eno.  A combination of earthly and otherworldly communications transpire through "Weathered," stringing repetitive robotic-like phrases, ambie...

  New Release:  Self-Titled from Arid Landscapes Label:  Signal Chain Records Release Date:  September 19, 2025 Websites: https://www.dan-pitt.com https://www.noahfranche-nolanmusic.com https://aridlandscapes.bandcamp.com/album/arid-landscapes Toronto-based guitarist Dan Pitt and Vancouver pianist Noah Franche-Nolan come together to form Arid Landscapes.  Their self-titled CD demonstrates their commitment to curious-minded music-making, generating a body of work that probes the realm of abstract electronica.  Combining elements of sci-fi imaginings and atmospheric aesthetics, the pair delve into ghost-like textures and floating apparitions, prompting the listener to sink into the celestial soundscapes.  The charismatic gait and caressing fluidity of the sonic passages move like astral bodies, shimmering and gliding in a random schematic.  Sparse and roomy, the compositions produce an intimacy with the listener as though the music speaks to the min...