Yellow Magic Orchestra, Technodelic, Japan, Alfa, ALR-28030 vinyl LP (1981) Fans of legendary electronic synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra will
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Uzu 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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Retro-pastiche easy-listening humour on Organ Greats (KINGS ROAD 001) from the team of Montague Armstrong…this English duo have rescued and
Continue readingPainting is Dead: lively electronic post-pop / jazz devolves into synthpop filler
Painting, Painting is Dead, Germany, Antime, ANTIME034, vinyl LP (2022) A lively (and, at least in its early half, very
Continue readingDora Agora: wistful dream ambient folk pop of insubstantial form and deep emotion
Ekin Fil, Dora Agora, United States, Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS067 vinyl LP (2022) Having been active for over 20 years
Continue readingSonbonbela: cosmic Afro-beat music takes you on a wonderful ride to trance heaven
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band, Sonbonbela, United States, Sublime Frequencies, vinyl LP (2022) An infectiously joyous album with a
Continue readingW: a work of calm and serenity through deep, immersive soundscapes
Boris, W, United States, Sacred Bones Records, SBR287 CD / vinyl LP (2022) Into their 30th year together as Boris,
Continue readingSongs of Friendship
Latest gem from Philip Sanderson is Not Even My Closest Friends (SNATCH TAPES tch 221), this time released as a
Continue readingDans 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
Continue readingGate 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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