Lew, Benjamin & Brown, Steven - Douzieme Journee, Le Verbe, La Parure, L'Amour 8/13/24 AF Thelonious Monk's compositions/improvisations feature dissonances

Thelonious Monk's compositions/improvisations feature dissonances with complicated melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano (which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt

Told Slant is the solo recording project of Brooklyn songwriter Felix Walworth (they/them)

and a return to DIY recording with a leveled-up expertise in production

Concept 1 was recorded in isolation at a time when I was not allowed to enter the USA and with everything going on in the world at this moment

They also collaborate with a variety of other musicians under many futuristic pseudonyms

Lew, Benjamin & Brown, Steven - Douzieme Journee, Le Verbe, La Parure, L'Amour 8/13/24 AF Thelonious Monk's compositions/improvisations feature dissonancesA much told story by now, the chance encounter between Benjamin Lew and Steven Brown in the ebullient creative nexus that was Brussels in the early '80s led to one of these discreet but unforgettable minor miracles which take place sometimes. Poetic, magical and evocative, "Douzime Journe" takes the listener on a journey through alien landscapes, which has elicited comparisons to the music of Jon Hassell and Can. Steven Brown is a front figure of US