Yet another sublime release by fellow expatriate Jeff Gburek: “Our title Small Fires derives from the practice among certain Indigenous American people of making small fires periodically, often enough to prevent the build-up of fallen wood that could fuel large forest fires. It is also said that one makes a Continue Reading
Lavalove – Tan Lines
I owe this one to my niece Abi. She watched the band perform several times and they were good enough for her to insist that I give them a listen. Of course, she has golden ears! Lavalove has a garage rock sound that my brother and I grew up with, Continue Reading
RIHA – V
The seminal blog A Closer Listen introduces us to a treasure of a Georgian composer, Rati Oniani (RIHA). It’s a magically weird amalgam of metal, Svan folk, and baroque music. The absolute diamonds one can find in this city never cease to amaze me. You can read the article here: https://acloserlisten.substack.com/p/v
Upupayāma – Honesty Flowers
From the band’s Bandcamp site: “‘Mount Elephant’ is organic psychedelia at its finest. These are drifting, pastoral meditations rooted in the “joy and rhythms” of Eastern music and one of the most precious luxuries of our time: doing things slowly. Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessio Ferarri’s third Upupuyāma record and first on Continue Reading
Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players – Just Landed
From Burnt’s Bandcamp site: “Friedman had already founded the Nu-Dub Players in 1996 during a vacation in New Zealand (precisely, the Great Barrier Island off the coast of Auckland). The album Just Landed (Scape, 1999), released years later, was the product of a painful process of cut up. While the Continue Reading
Can – Düsseldorf 10/4/1973
From Reiffenvatter Repress’ Bandcamp site: “While Can’s UK shows were widely recorded (10 of the 20 shows from the 1973 UK tour were recorded and are available in various corners of the internet) – their German dates during this period aren’t as well documented. There is only one live recording Continue Reading
Zadig The Jasp – 🇰🇵애국자🇰🇵
Well, I guess I can now say I’ve seen everything. Zadig The Jasp is a French band that produces North Korean vaporwave, now dubbed as lablorwave. I see what you did there! Though I’m glad vaporwave fizzled out, this does make for a good, easy listen.
Bertil Strandberg Kvintett – Cirrus
From the Frederiksberg Records Bandcamp site: “Frederiksberg Records is proud to announce the first vinyl / digital reissue of Bertil Strandberg Kvintett’s “Cirrus” album. In 1973, a snowstorm almost prevented the band from making it to the studio to record this album. Cirrus, released in 1974 in tiny numbers, has Continue Reading
The End Of Eternity – Code
When I first listened to the work of The End Of Eternity, they had a more Berlin Sound. This new EP changes things up a bit, going more for something that sounds like late-80’s-era Electronic Body Music (EBM).
Los York’s – Abrázame / Abrázame Baby
Los York’s were Peru’s contribution to proto-punk and had far more rawness and power than a lot of what was coming out of the United States and the United Kingdom during their peak, well-documented here.