{"id":32759,"date":"2026-04-25T18:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=32759"},"modified":"2026-04-25T18:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:34:32","slug":"sam-gendel-sam-wilkes-drop-surprise-new-album-unrelated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=32759","title":{"rendered":"Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes drop surprise new album UNRELATED<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Out of the blue, multi-instrumentalist and producer Sam Gendel<\/a> and bassist, producer and composer Sam Wilkes<\/a> released yesterday their fourth collaborative album, following 2024’s The Doober<\/em>. Entitled Unrelated<\/em>, it’s an unexpected and wonderful surprise from two of the most daring and distinctive voices orbiting the Los Angeles\u2019 contemporary jazz scene. The two first met while studying at University of Southern California and quickly developed a creative rapport that has carried through multiple projects over the years. Both have become key figures in a generation of musicians reshaping the boundaries of jazz and adjacent styles, with a steady flow of solo and collaborative work that never really slows down.<\/p>\n

Very much in line with everything they have been building together, Unrelated<\/em> is not to be missed. The album is now available to stream on Bandcamp<\/a> and also comes as a limited vinyl edition of 500 copies. To get a first feel, listen to a couple of tracks below, ‘Horse Master’ and ‘Fiefdom’.<\/p>\n