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Month: August 2024

Soft Tempo Lounge Internet Radio

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…

fauxmúsica – Game Over

There’s something in fauxmúsica’s music that reminds me of a more soulful and slow 1980’s techno cassette release.  A very chilled out album.

We Came From The North – We Came From The North

We Came From The North are a post-rock band out of Scotland who actually blend metal and instrumental rock into something both listenable and intensive.

Tensal – Dethroned EP

Tensal produces some of the denses and beat-heavy techno I’ve run into in a good, long while.  Quite an intense listen.

VINYLSHOP.KG

I was pleasantly surprised to find what looks to be a cool record shop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  To learn more, see their Instagram site here.

Hortense Ellis – Hell & Sorrow

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…

Seba Ramirez – Untied

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…

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

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…

Glós – World Enough

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…

Various Artists – Magnificent Sounds Records: ¡Con Piano, Sublime! : Early Recordings from the Caribbean 1907-1921

This is the second Magnificent Sounds Records release we’ve had the pleasure of featuring.  This one covers music from Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago and Puerto Rico, among other locales.  Wonderfully remastered, and worthy of your time.