Music You Need To Hear

Expand your taste in music. Based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Year: 2025

Mukta – Indian Sitar & World Jazz

A new band for me, Muktar is from France, and their Bandcamp site introduces them this way: “French bassist Simon Mary and his band have performed on stages around the world. Generous and modern shamans, talented alchemists, Mukta occupy more than…

Orthodox Outcast – Bright Sadness

I never expected to encounter a band of devout Christians like Orthodox Outcast, whose sound evokes the demo tapes of early New Order, the Cocteau Twins, or a much more stripped-down version of the Human League. However, I was pleasantly surprised….

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Dan Krimm – Second Wind

Many years ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing fretless bassist and fellow Californian Dan Krimm’s album on my old blog, A Miscellany of Tasteful Music. Recently, Dan informed me that he has a new album coming out, and it’s one of the…

Various Artists – Mellow Label Productions: Omaggio a Demetrio Stratos

Demetrio Stratos was an Egyptian-born Greek who lived in Italy and served as the frontman and vocalist of the legendary progressive rock band Area, as well as a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music researcher.  Mellow Label Productions, a venerable Italian record…

Jon Porras – Achlys

Some interesting facts about Achlys, the latest album by guitarist Jon Porras: “Much of Achlys was composed during violet mountain storms. Living in a forested elevation high above sea level, Porras describes listening to trees sway under pressure, their movements…

Odion Livingstone – Where Are Our People

There doesn’t seem to be much info available about Odion Livingstone, but this is a nice, sunny, mellow Nigerian psych album.

Carrion – Where Did You Go?

According to their Bandcamp site, “Carrion is an experimental sound project from Leeds,” who offer a 15-minute track of a soft, repetitive motif occasionally broken up by what sounds like a heavy rainstorm of noise.

Michael Jackson – Thriller

No posts today because I have to attend a school function, so I leave you with a Halloween classic.  This is one of the very rare times Michael Jackson will ever be on my blog, but in this case, it’s…

Sandro Brugnolini – Utopia

From the artist’s Bandcamp site: “Sonor Music Editions is proudly continuing the dive into the glorious Sermi catalogue, a renovated Italian Library label that released, between late 60s and early 70s, some among the most sought-after and insane records of…