Time Traveller - Album Review

New Album From Matt Jaffe

Matt Jaffe’s latest album is called Kintsugi. For those unfamiliar with the term, it is a Japanese expression for “using imperfections to create perfection” - such as taking a cracked pot and healing the breaks with gold.

This review centers on another one of his releases, though, which was the first I heard from the San Fransisco-based songwriter. It is called Time Traveller, and in it, you will hear both floating pads - Matt was discovered by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads at 16 - and guitars that lift you up from your chair and onto the dancefloor. For me - I am a monk with a foundation in Christianity, Buddhism and other traditions - the lyrics spoke. Loudly. 

The relaxed way Matt sings this song, with lines such as “Dinosaur to Fossil, skeleton to dust, do what you want to…”, made it a pleasure to review this track. Especially since it is offset with such a great production! 

Connect with Matt on Twitter - @MattJaffeMusic - and check out what the buzz is all about. You won’t regret it! 

Haakon Rian Mancient Ueland has a long name. And a beautiful dog. He creates healing music, and comes from Norway. You can read about him on his site, http://earthhouse.church