Samsara Blues Experiment, End of Forever, Germany, Electric Magic Records, EMCD 009 digipak (2020) / catalogue number unknown vinyl LP
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Mien (Yao) – Canon Singing in China, Vietnam and Laos: hypnotic and unearthly singing from minority hill tribes
Various Artists, Mien (Yao) – Canon Singing in China, Vietnam and Laos, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF117 limited edition LP
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A light and lively Amazonian popular folk compilation – El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica (1966-1974)
Andrés Vargas Pinedo, El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica (1966-1974), Peru, BUH Records,
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Dagara – Gyil Music of Ghana’s Upper West Region: trance-like pointillist xylophone music
Dagar Gyil Ensemble of Lawra, Dagara – Gyil Music of Ghana’s Upper West Region, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF118 limited
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Sound Storing Machines – The First 78rpm Records from Japan, 1903 – 1912: early recorded Japanese music still sounding fresh after over 100 years
Various Artists, Sound Storing Machines – The First 78rpm Records from Japan, 1903 – 1912, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF115
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Manbarani: modern Arabic folk in a quest to find physical and spiritual place and purpose
Natik Awayez, Manbarani, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF116 vinyl LP (2021) It seems astonishing that a composer / lyricist /
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Slonk: a raging blackened monster representing a hidden esoteric reality beyond human understanding
Alkerdeel, Slonk, Belgium, Babylon Doom Cult Records, BDC019 vinyl LP / Consouling Records, soul0156 CD (2021) No fewer than two
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A New Instability: minimal noise electronics meets martial arts in a tense sound context
Francisco Meirino, A New Instability, United States, The Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS057 vinyl LP (2021) Originally a much larger 32-channel
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Fulgor Renegrido: an unusual and striking fusion of atmospheric black metal and Chilean C&W / folk
Aume, Fulgor Renegrido, United Kingdom, Ancient Entity Records, AER023 cassette (2021) Based in Coquimbo, in north-central Chile, Aume is a
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Swamps / Things: a work of deep and complex mystery and beauty
Kassel Jaeger, Swamps / Things, France, Shelter Press, SP119 2 x LP (2020) As François Bonnet, the man behind Kassel
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