King Ayisoba, Work Hard, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB134 CD / vinyl LP (2023) It might be called “Work Hard” but it
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Stanze: nine short yet intimate and immersive free-form pop music soundscapes
Aperture, Stanze, Germany, Stray Signals, STRAY008 vinyl LP (2023) Admit it, sometimes when you’ve had a bad day, whether at
Continue readingThe Leisure Principle: a duet of bass harmonica and bass guitar produces eccentric and funky minimalist art
Otto Willberg, The Leisure Principle, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT106 vinyl LP (2023) Based in London, Otto Willberg is an
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The excellent Maja Bugge here with her latest record Together (NO LABEL). We enjoyed this Norwegian cellist with her No
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Delighted to hear Distant Saxophones (COMMUNITY LIBRARY CL26), an unusual selection of works recorded by the English woodwind player and
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Saphron Red Amber USA FEEDING TUBE RECORDS FTR565 / UK SHAGRAT RECORDS ENT025 (2022) This is a wonderful record of
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Two new vinyl items from the excellent label Horn Of Plenty. This UK label can do no wrong for me
Continue readingThe Berlin Session: a rich lush and exuberant world of Somali funk, disco, soul and dhaanto beats
Dur-Dur Band Int., The Berlin Session, Germany, Out Here Records, oh 035 CD / OH 036 vinyl LP (2023) Founded
Continue readingTechnodelic: a strange techno-psychedelic trip through Japanese and Western culture in the early 1980s
Yellow Magic Orchestra, Technodelic, Japan, Alfa, ALR-28030 vinyl LP (1981) Fans of legendary electronic synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra will
Continue readingUzu Oto: dreamy alt-pop soundscapes from glitch electronics and live improvisation
Gurun Gurun, Uzu Oto, Peru, BUH Records, BR157 vinyl LP (2022) A Czech quartet, Gurun Gurun play alt-pop deconstructed through
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