Archive - Attenuator

Fusion Best 100: Gábor Szabó & The Section

A Hungarian guitarist teams up with an R&B star and a group of soft rock session musicians show off their fusion chops.

Jun 15 •

April 2025

Saying goodbye to Michael Hurley, Boone, and Jocko.

Apr 21 •

February 2025

Fusion Best 100: Joe Zawinul & Chick Corea

Two former Miles Davis collaborators enter the latter half of the '80s surrounded by synthesizers.

Feb 22 •

Fusion Best 100: Return to Forever & David Sanborn

Chick Corea goes electronic and a saxophonist stands at the crossroads of fusion and smooth jazz.

Feb 2 •

January 2025

Fusion Best 100: Full Moon & Tony Williams

A genuine "big in Japan" record and a Miles Davis acolyte going solo.

Jan 19 •

Fusion Best 100: Deodato & Tom Scott

Hailey Bieber's grandfather and an ex-Blues Brother kick off a year-long exploration of jazz fusion albums.

Jan 9 •

December 2024

Playing Favorites

Rattling off 42 records I enjoyed during a year in which I took a four-month hiatus from trying to "keep up" with music.

Dec 27, 2024 •

November 2024

Point of Know Return

A weary new-ish dad returns to his Substack to lament the demise of Pitchfork Music Festival.

Nov 14, 2024 •

May 2024

Watching baseball on the other side of the world and listening to modular synths in a former church.

May 15, 2024 •

March 2024

Ambivalence Avenue

Unpacking Pitchfork Music Festival's Black Pumas panic and what it might signal for the event's future.

Mar 21, 2024 •

January 2024

Acceptance Speech

It's time for a newsletter-based awards ceremony where every categories is made up and the trophies don't matter (or exist).

Jan 29, 2024 •

December 2023

My Favorite Things

In honor of list season, a brief-as-I-can-manage rundown of my favorite records of 2023.

Dec 31, 2023 •

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