• Music - Radio

    Soft Tempo Lounge Internet Radio

    August 31, 2024 - By 

    Soft Tempo Lounge offer the best of easy / cheesy / sleazy listening all in one program.  From the station’s website: “Mentioning the first foray into content creation with the ‘UNCLE JERRY’S PAD’ channel, eventually transforming into SOFT TEMPO LOUNGE 13 years ago, is more perfunctory rather than illuminating. Likewise to hark back to the glorious parties and events we created in the 2010s is nice but seems of scant relevance to the here and now. The real value is in its purpose – to entertain and encourage a more relaxed way to live in the present moment. The genuine…

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    Hortense Ellis – Hell & Sorrow

    August 26, 2024 - By 

    From Death Is Not The End‘s Bandcamp site: “The outstanding original cut of Hortense Ellis‘ Hell & Sorrow, originally produced and released by Jimmy Radway for his Fe Me Time label in the mid 1970s and backed with Big Youth’s DJ counteraction Tribulation – now sees a valuable reissue through our 333 series.”

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    Seba Ramirez – Untied

    August 26, 2024 - By 

    From the Urban Waves Bandcamp site: “Seba Ramirez’s “Untied EP” invites you to explore a world of sound, emotion, and creativity. From intricate melodies to rhythmic grooves, this collection of tracks weaves a captivating narrative. Joined in the studio by talented musicians, Pablo Selnik (flute), Eddie Mejía (guitar), Alex Reviriego (bass), Seba (on drums) originally from Paraguay recorded this album while he was studying music abroad in Barcelona, Spain. Created by the talented Sara Alfonso, the EP cover captures the essence of “Untied” with vibrant colors and a touch of mystery. Each track has a photo associated (which can be…

  • Music - Youtube

    Deben Bhattacharya – Behind the Scenes of ‘Ecstatic Dances of the Whirling and Howling Dervishes’

    August 25, 2024 - By 

    From the Youtube link: “Ecstatic Dances of the Whirling and Howling Dervishes of Turkey and Syria: http://store.arcmusic.co.uk/ecstatic-… The Mevlevi Order of the Whirling Dervishes was inaugurated in Turkey in 1273. This CD features dances of the Whirling Dervishes from Turkey and Syria. These are authentic field recordings by ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya, made in 1974, 1972, 1960 and as far back as 1955, when the Mevlevis had to practise their religion in secrecy due to political and religious pressure. The booklet contains photographs and explanations of music and instruments.“

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    Glós – World Enough

    August 24, 2024 - By 

    Glós produced an album in 2022 I thought would be worth sharing.  From our friends at Affin Records: “The trip to the sea was already a few days ago… arriving in the city, looking for orientation, the time of seclusion henceforth gave way to a melange of voices. a polyphonic mixture, meanings faded away in the room and again created the wish to hear nothing more. back in the room, in which seemingly nothing moved and time stood still. lost in thought, all the lights, voices, sounds of the streetcars, cogwheel of time… terminal station, deceleration. darkness and shadows…”