Hum – Inlet (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Hum – Inlet (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 55:30 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Shoegaze
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Earth Analog Records

Champaign, Illinois rock band Hum have surprise-released their first new album in over 22 years: Inlet is the group’s follow-up to January 1998’s Downward Is Heavenward.

Hum—the quartet of Matt Talbott, Tim Lash, Jeff Dimpsey, and Bryan St. Pere—released four albums during their original run from 1991 to 1998. The band is best known for the 1995 hit “Stars.” Hum broke up in 2000 and, prior to the release of Inlet, sporadically reunited for concerts and tours.

The new album is an eight-track release that should appease fans of the band’s ’90s output. Highlights include the album opener “Waves,” the hypnotically epic “Desert Rambler,” the dark yet crushing “The Summoning” and the slow ebbing closer “Shapeshifter.”

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Hum – Don´t Take It so Personally (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Hum – Don´t Take It so Personally (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:57 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Losen Records

Hüm invites the listener into a world where the European jazz tradition meets contemporary music. In the trio’s musical expression, the Nordic jazz aesthetics collide with classically inspired textures, sometimes written in odd meters. The band’s philosophy is based on an equal presence of instruments in interplay and a compositional way of thinking that originates from chamber music. In this debut album, Hüm strives to explore the possibilities of fitting improvisation into the composition in a way that blurs the distinction between improvised and through-composed music. Yet, the music is based on carefully elaborated structural elements. By creating the frames with distinct rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic devices, through-composed sections are surrounded by improvised parts characterized by interactive listening and open sonic landscapes. The process of composing this music is directly tailored to each member’s personal expression and playing style. The concept is to create improvised music based on different musical vocabulary and divergent musical backgrounds of the trio members.
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