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A quartet that span decades of musical creation, Conjoint brings together a couple youngsters and a seasoned veteran for an album of electronic jazz wanderings. In the previous sentence, I refer to a single seasoned veteran, and that spot is filled by Karl Berger, who has played vibes since the 50s with the likes of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, George Clinton and others. That said, a couple of the "youngsters" on this release are veterans in their field, with Jamie Hodge (whose first release as Born Under a Rhyming Planet came out on Richie Hawtin's Plus8 label back in 1994)...

Hokie Joint is a five piece blues/rock 'n' roll band from Colchester, United Kingdom. On one hand we're talking part Waits, part Wolf vocals, fuzzing slide guitar, dirty harmonica, driving bass and train-like drumming. On the other hand it's gut-wrenchingly emotional vocals, melancholic guitar playing, sweeping harmonica, well constructed, melodic bass and intricate, mesmerising drumming. These musicians have covered all corners of the blues that influenced them and forged together a refreshing new sound. From perfectly executed slow blues to high-energy upbeat tracks that audiences can't help but dance to. The difficult task of writing blues with a catchy chorus...