Piyakdu, Vissiones ov Naeku the’e Plowmanne, United States, Grime Stone Records, (no catalogue number) cassette / CD (2023) Partly inspired
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Tago Mago: a classic of joyful, jazz-inspired improvisation embracing trance, funk, psychedelia and experimentation
Can, Tago Mago, United Artists Records, UAS 29 211/12 X, 2 x vinyl LP (1971) The news of Damo Suzuki’s
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Songs for the Nervous System: an album of light, warm and joyful electro-pop and ambient for the nerves
Autorhythm, Songs for the Nervous System, Sweden, Thanatosis Produktion, THT23 limited edition CD / limited edition vinyl LP (2023) The
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Threaded Folding Stock
Very good solo trombone work called Threads (SOFA MUSIC SOFA 592) from Mattie Barbier, Californian / LA musician although I
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Carry Them With Us: Scottish Gaelic folklore given new life by smallpipes and saxophone duo
Brìghde Chaimbeul, Carry Them With Us, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB 139 CD / vinyl LP (2023) Albums of instrumental music centred
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Work Hard: commentary on life in Ghana and a guide to better living in infectious and energetic music
King Ayisoba, Work Hard, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB134 CD / vinyl LP (2023) It might be called “Work Hard” but it
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Le désespoir utopique: eclectic selection of genre elements results in a wistful and complex meditation on human displacement
Forêt Endormie, Le désespoir utopique, Fiadh Productions, United States, FP210 cassette / vinyl LP (2023) In an age when, according
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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
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The 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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Searching for Mr. Wrong
Second item received 20 July 2022 from the micro-label Presses Précaires in Montreal. Perhaps untypically for this label, this is
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