Boris, W, United States, Sacred Bones Records, SBR287 CD / vinyl LP (2022) Into their 30th year together as Boris,
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Tag: pop music
Songs of Friendship
Latest gem from Philip Sanderson is Not Even My Closest Friends (SNATCH TAPES tch 221), this time released as a
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Dans mon monde: back to the world of 1960s French pop / garage / surf music with retro-hipsters
Monsieur Paul et les Solutions, Dans mon monde, Germany, Staubgold, staubgold 166, limited edition 7″ vinyl EP (2022) I must
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Gate of Klüna: a unique and highly individual trippy space psychedelic rock / pop journey
Kuunatic, Gate of Klüna, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB117 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Japan has a long, looong history of all-female
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The Lonely Surfer
New single from the Fang Bomb label is by Sons of Viljems, a guitar & bass duo comprising Andrea Giommi,
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Magical Nights – Saigon Surf Twist and Soul (1964 -1966): retrospective of a significant 1960s Vietnamese pop singer brings a lost scene back to life
Phuong Tâm, Magical Nights – Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964 – 1966), United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF120 CD digipak
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Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970s Egypt: a heady and hypnotic adventure into a hybrid of past Arab and Western popular music styles
Baligh Hamdi, Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970s Egypt, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF119 CD (2021) A major figure in 20th-century
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The Little Round Button at the Top
Very happy to receive these two cassette tapes from Ergo Phizmiz, a unique musical creator who I regard as one
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Natura Aeternum (self-titled): a mix of atmospheric black metal and ambient dreamy pop
Natura Aeternum, self-titled, Bulgaria, BMC Productions, CD (2021) A self-titled fourth album, when previous albums have had other titles, might
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Sylva Sylvarum: a spellbinding work of otherworldly soundscapes describing fantastical locations and utopian societies
Ora Clementi, Sylva Sylvarum, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT077 vinyl 2 x LP (2021) Hands up who stopped by Black
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