Vadou Game’s Fintou is a James Brown-tinged funky masterpiece, easily the most danceable work to come out of West Africa in a while. Respect to French record label Hot Casa Records for this one.
Music
The Necks – Disquiet
The Necks, perhaps my favorite improvisational music trio, have a new release. From the Northern Spy Records Bandcamp site: “Meticulously recorded and sculpted, the four extended pieces on Disquiet see Tony Buck, Chris Abrahams, and Lloyd Swanton pushing at the outer edges of their collective intuition, building and unraveling hypnotic Continue Reading
B🜁RBELITH – Terpsichore
Fresh post-vaporwave from B🜁RBELITH, one of the many aliases of IXΘΥΣ and Lux Aura Records. Heavy, crunchy techno beats, a bit more muffled. Not quite vaporwave, this is a beast that looks back to the 1990s techno scene.
Saagara – 3 The Shackleton Versions
From Waclaw Zimpel’s Bandcamp site: “Saagara’s album 3 made itself right at home in the tak:til universe as soon as it was released to considerable acclaim last October, quickly becoming as much of a touchstone for the label’s Fourth World aesthetic as Jon Hassell, 75 Dollar Bill and Širom. A Continue Reading
Various Records – Buh Records: Return To L.A.Y.L.A.H. – Tribute to Zero Kama
From Buh Records’ Bandcamp site: “Curated as a tribute rather than a simple reproduction, Return to LAYLAH brings together a diverse selection of contemporary experimental musicians, each with a distinct connection to the ritual music tradition. These artists offer reinterpretations that resonate with the original spirit of Zero Kama, while Continue Reading
iBroadcast And My Collection
As I have a lot of work now and almost no time to unwind, I use free moments to gather all my digital files into one locker. Dangerous, I know, but at least with iBroadcast, I can generate a list of all the tracks. The platform plays all audio files Continue Reading
Gwatta – Out Of Body
Living in a new country allows me to explore and immerse myself in the local music scene. On top of that, the legendary Steve Layton recommended this hidden gem to me, which is why I’m excited to share my latest discovery from the Tbilisi dream pop scene: Gwatta. Her sound Continue Reading
Džiunglių Dvasios – Night Rider
Evaldas Azbukauskas (Giriu Dvasios) is a Lithuanian DJ who spins some pretty amazing drum & bass-influenced electronic music.
underlyn – gwr. 240110
This release comes from the Xian Liam label in China and is described as a mixtape. It features a pleasantly drone-laden and hazy sound.
Fred Elias & Buddy Sarkissian – Outtakes from Magic Fingers Play Cleopatra’s Favorites & Hellenic Near East Gems: Near Eastern Music in New England ca. 1957
From Canary Records’ Bandcamp Site: “These recordings were released on Aris/Aristophone in the early ’60s on two LPs, tracks 1-8 from the album Magic Fingers Play Cleopatra’s Favorites and tracks 9-14 from an album divided between them and the Greek clarinettist George Mirros titled Hellenic Near East Gems. Both seem Continue Reading