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Tag: pop music

28/10/2021 nausika

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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28/09/2021 nausika

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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19/09/2021 Ed Pinsent

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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24/08/2021 nausika

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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29/07/2021 nausika

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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09/07/2021 nausika

A Fog Like Liars Loving: a graceful and haunted work of modern composition, noise and avant-pop

Leider, A Fog Like Liars Loving, United States, Beacon Sound, BNSD058 vinyl LP (2021) Born in Malaysia in 1985, artist

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26/06/2021 nausika

Putoo Katare Yire: lively lessons and moral guidance with dance rhythms and beats

Ayuune Sule, Putoo Katare Yire, The Netherlands, Makkum Records, MR30 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Its name translating from the

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27/05/2021 Ed Pinsent

And I In My Armour

Let Me To Rock (FEEDING TUBE RECORDS NO NUMBER) is an enjoyable set of songs from home-recording genius Joey Agresta

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22/02/2021 nausika

Der Grosse Preis: a lush and polished debut of synthpop and sparkling digital dub

Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge, Der Grosse Preis, Germany, Bureau B, vinyl LP BB 359 (2020) Its English-language translation being “The Grand Prize”,

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17/02/2021 nausika

The Sojourner: a singular achievement of eclectic jazz pop / improv virtuosity

The Ensemble Al Salaam, The Sojourner, United States, Strata-East Records, SES-7418 vinyl LP (1974) / Japan, P-Vine, PLP 6950 vinyl

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