From Within

Glaswegian groove/metalcore act Bleed from Within have their fifth album impending release. With a five-year gap between ‘Uprising’ and ‘Era’, their last couple of albums, it was worth the wait as BFW significantly stepped up their game. Luckily, there’s only been two years between ‘Era’ and ‘Fracture’, and we were treated to the first single from this album at the end of 2019. It seems on ‘Era’ they found a nice run of form with their songwriting abilities and chemistry – perhaps with the arrival and influence of Steven Jones (also of From Sorrow to Serenity), now on his sophomore BFW album. ‘Fracture’ doesn’t stray too much from the quality or tone of the last record. It’s a solid effort – so if you liked ‘Era’, you’ll probably enjoy this one too!

From Within (1994). The first in the "From Within" series set a new path in electronic Ambient and Chill-Out music. Combining sources of different sound and music these hypnotic, melancholic pieces are a true soundtrack for an inner journey. From within our minds to yours. An Atmospheric Soundtrack for an inner journey.
From Within 2 (1995). Pete Namlook and Richie Hawtin once again craft an exquisitely layered futuristic panorama of textured melodies (thanks to Namlook), underscored by Hawtin's specialized percussions. Any fan of the great Detroit techno tradition should check out this entire From Within series.

Altoist Jesse Davis can always be relied upon to perform modern swinging hard bop music. On this set he teams up with an impressive all-star cast also including trumpeter Nicholas Payton, pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Lewis Nash. Davis contributed six of the nine selections and, although the songs generally have challenging chord changes and inspire strong solos, the individual melodies are not too memorable. However the musicians play quite well and this music will be easily enjoyed by straightahead jazz fans. Davis and Payton make for a mutually complementary team.