Music You Need To Hear

Month: November 2022

  • Various Artists – 紫​氣​東​來 Purple Haze From East Vol​.​1

    Various Artists – 紫​氣​東​來 Purple Haze From East Vol​.​1

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    French label WV Sorcerer Productions 巫唱片 offers a pretty amazing collection of Chinese psychedelic rock bands, some still active, some gone, but all make pretty powerful listening. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “集中國各地十個迷幻搖滾樂隊和實驗音樂人的優秀作品，曲目總時長超過兩小時，展現中國地下獨立音樂新風景，帶你徜徉於虛實之境間。 Featuring the selected works of ten psychedelic bands and experimental musicians from all over China, including veteran musicians and new names, with…

  • Ayanga Ensemble – Erkhuu Khoto: Songs of Buryats from Irkutsk

    Ayanga Ensemble – Erkhuu Khoto: Songs of Buryats from Irkutsk

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    Antonovka Records produced one of my favorite records of 2022, covering music from the region of Buryatia in Russia.  From the label’s Bandcamp page: “”Erkhuu Khoto” is the Buryat name of the Irkutsk city, where “Khoto” means “City”. Buryats are the indigenous people of this area. The ensemble “Ayanga” (“Melody” in Buryat) was founded in…

  • Niobe Poitier – Poemas Perdidos (To J. L. Borges)

    Niobe Poitier – Poemas Perdidos (To J. L. Borges)

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    Rudy Carrera
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    Today’s wee sonic adventure comes from a Berlin-based composer called Niobe Poitier.  What fascinated me about this release was that she was using the voice of my favorite author, Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, his voice and his works as his source material.  The feel of the tracks, especially The Other (El Otro), are otherworldly. …

  • [Podcast] Eno & Pop – Brian Eno talks about Forever And… LP, Collaborations & More – Radio Broadcast 26/10/2022

    [Podcast] Eno & Pop – Brian Eno talks about Forever And… LP, Collaborations & More – Radio Broadcast 26/10/2022

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    Rudy Carrera
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    Because of work-related issues, there won’t be any reviews today, but instead, I offer, thanks to my friend Jeffrey Kinart, a nice discussion between Iggy Pop and Brian Eno about Eno’s new album, having his daughter sing on it, and doo-wop, among other subjects.

  • Eddie Piller & Dean Rudland present​.​.​. Acid Jazz (Not Jazz)

    Eddie Piller & Dean Rudland present​.​.​. Acid Jazz (Not Jazz)

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    This compilation, released by Acid Jazz Records‘ managing director, Eddie Piller, along with general manager Dean Rudland, is pure joy.  The sounds blend a modern 1990s sound with Swingin’ London of the 1960s.  From the Acid Jazz Bandcamp site: “Acid Jazz’s Eddie Piller and Dean Rudland have put together this compilation of the sort of…

  • Los Malinches – Planeta Náhuatl

    Los Malinches – Planeta Náhuatl

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    I can’t seem to find much info on Los Malinches, an incredible psychedelic rock band out of Brazil, save their Facebook and Instagram accounts, but their latest album, Planeta Náhuatl, is phenomenal!  Fans of a Beatlesque style of garage rock, fuzz, and wild Latin American 60s music will be in heaven listening to this.

  • Akudama – Lost on the Bryan Ferry EP {September 2009}

    Akudama – Lost on the Bryan Ferry EP {September 2009}

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    Brooklyn-based band Akudama don’t remind me of Bryan Ferry (or Roxy Music, for that matter), but they have a sound that does sterling work combining art-rock with shoegaze.  This is an elegant single.

  • Chouk Bwa & The Ångstromers – Ayiti Kongo Dub #2

    Chouk Bwa & The Ångstromers – Ayiti Kongo Dub #2

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    What a wild and heavy album out of Haiti!  From Chouk Bwa’s Bandcamp site: “Following on from the first edition released earlier this year, we’re please to announce ‘Ayiti Kongo Dub EP#2‘ by Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers. As Afro-Caribbean polyrhythms meet bass-weight dub electronics, the two part EP has documented the group experimenting with…

  • Various Artists – Wearing of the Green

    Various Artists – Wearing of the Green

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    Rudy Carrera
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    The Sound Of Shellac is a record label out of Norway which refurbishes old 78rpm discs, brightens their sound and releases these tracks into well-curated compilations.  What’s more, they’re offered as pay-as-you-like releases, so purchasing these comps helps show support for such a fine label. This particular disc features artists John McCormack, Paul Robeson and…

  • Mita y su Monte Adentro – Arecibo

    Mita y su Monte Adentro – Arecibo

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    Rudy Carrera
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    Legends in Peru, the band Mita y su Adentro were led by Oswaldo “Mita” Delgado, also had a prestigious reputation in the Latin American music world, as he would be invited to perform in the bands of Célia Cruz and Joe Cuba.  Sadly, he never recorded another album after this one.