Seeing as no-one ever listens to anything I recommend when it comes to new albums (you bunch of mud the far cars) I won't bother telling you that some Ghanaian dude who plays a glockenspiel has made a masterpiece:
Top drawer that Nozinja LP - listened to it when it first came out and it's taken a while to really get under my skin. But yeah, definitely one of my 2015 highlights. _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
Gonna have to second that SK Kakraba album - lovely stuff. Also, I'm a big fan of that new Co La record that Norman has mentioned elsewhere; his 2013 debut, Moody Coup, was a sorely underheard, really rather excellent take on post-dubstep with a decidedly ambient bent, but this latest feels like a big step forward, keeping the sense of mischief that his playful sampling brings, but feeling far more sure-footed and with a greater sense of direction. Very cool. Speaking of which, it's been a good couple of weeks for electronic releases/leaks, even if I still can't make my mind up about that new Oneohtrix album. Visionist and Rabit have both put out very good albums which offer differing takes on instrumental grime, the former's being more serene and vocal sample-heavy, the latter's being more industrial and abrasive, and both pretty dark in their own way. St Germain's new self-titled album is very cool too, beefing up his already-delightful smooth, jazzy, deep house sound with plenty of Malian vocal and string samples. Donato Dozzy's The Loud Silence is a unique, hypnotic little album that basically tries to find the link between trance music and the deep, buzzy resonance of the mouth harp. Natasha Kmeto is the still the most soulful white girl in the post-dubstep-goes-pop scene. Steve Hauschildt's new age synth noodling on Where All is Fled is truly beautiful at times, even if the album lacks any real surprises. Autre Ne Veut's Age of Transparency is far more ambitious and interesting than anything he's done before, even if that means there are moments which don't 100% come off, but I definitely prefer this record to Anxiety, which I thought was a little boring. Lastly (of these electronic recommendations, anyway), I've really been enjoying Floating Points' album, which is a spacious, synth-heavy take on jazz fusion, owing a lot to Zawinul but keeping everything within a deep house template (just about) - recommended to fans of Theo Parrish, Moodymann.
Outside of electronic music, I'm still swooning over the new Sean Nicholas Savage album, Other Death, on which our delicate hero decides to go full Sade. In hip-hop, I've been thoroughly enjoying the new record from Milo, So The Flies Don't Come, which is a massive improvement on last year's disappointing A Toothpaste Suburb - he's still as wordy as ever, but this time his lines feel a little less whimsical, and more focused and frustrated. It also helps that it features far more cohesive production than his last album, thanks to Kenny Segal's laid-back jazzy beats. Also, Lil Herb's Ballin Like I'm Kobe mixtape is mostly fantastic, a step up in every sense - his delivery, his concepts, his song-writing all feel far more confident than before, and he continues to bring a depth of lyricism to drill music that is otherwise unheard of. It's dark stuff, but it shuns the nihilism of Chief Keef in favour of something altogether more fleshed-out, even if it does feel a little indebted to the trad-lyrical New York street rap of Styles P at times.
And a final word is saved for the new Rob Mazurek record, Galactic Parables Vol. 1, which is brilliant, even if I haven't had time to digest it as fully as I'd have liked to yet. He and the Exploding Star Orchestra offer two very different live performances of the same material, flying from tape-sampling, throw-it-at-the-wall clutter to smooth, tropical grooves to something more violent and spaced-out and alien, often recalling Sun Ra but most notably reminding me of one of my favourite jazz albums ever, the Weather Report's Live in Tokyo. It might sound like a bit of an untamed mess, but it remains highly accessible throughout. I hesitate to offer more thorough feelings about the record until I've managed to listen it more than twice, but it is certainly worth checking out.
Most (if not all) of the albums mentioned above will be making it onto my 2015 chart at the next update, and so they all come highly recommended. As ever, I encourage anyone and everyone to visit my 2015 chart and drop off their own recommendations - the search for great new music is constant. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
I'm a big fan of that new Co La record(...) this latest feels like a big step forward, keeping the sense of mischief that his playful sampling brings, but feeling far more sure-footed and with a greater sense of direction.
Totally this. Great fun but knows where it's going. I like how it indulges into plain simple big-beatish boom but with the complexity of a Level 100 jigsaw puzzle.
Skinny wrote:
I still can't make my mind up about that new Oneohtrix album.
Mine is that, while I appreciate he's moving on and never quite offers the same take on what he does, he has taken this into a direction I mostly don't care much about on this LP. Can't blame him: he's moving, and most probably I am not. Couple of tracks I really enjoyed though.
Skinny wrote:
Visionist and Rabit have both put out very good albums (...) Floating Points
Will check these out.
Skinny wrote:
St Germain's new self-titled album is very cool too,
I'm on to this, ill get back to you probs later tonight with opinion.
Skinny wrote:
Natasha Kmeto is the still the most soulful white girl in the post-dubstep-goes-pop scene.
This is the one rec from you I couldn't get behind. My attention waned dramatically right after the first few minutes. I have the utmost difficulties with post-XX pop/r'n'b.
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I've totally fallen in love with this record. It's sort of a dark, slightly experimental take on 60s girl group pop. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
RockyRaccoonIs it solipsistic in here or is it just me?ModeratorProfile Maryland
I've totally fallen in love with this record. It's sort of a dark, slightly experimental take on 60s girl group pop.
It's definitely quite an interesting record. It's so dark, yet it's happy at the same time, it's strange, but really interesting. _________________ Progressive Rock
If anybody has heard these already, would love to know your thoughts. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
About as brutal as death metal gets, this sounds like a recording from the fiery bowels of hell. From a technical perspective, it's mesmerizing, especially the drumming. It's not necessarily anything groundbreaking, but it's still pretty impressive.
One of the better death metal releases this year, Cruciamentum show that death metal still has places to go and the establish their own specific identity in a genre that can be overpopulated and where artists can blur into one another. Everything fits together exceptionally well, everyone is in sync, the drumming complements the rhythm guitar well which in turn supports the lead well. It's really a great death metal album. _________________ Progressive Rock
clips from the new joanna newsom album have leaked!! theyre like 2 mins each. if ne1 wants a dl link pm me
(someone said that listening to the clip for "time as a symptom" is apparently a "huge spoiler" and should not be done, though)
im going thru it rn and it is v v good, def makes sense in terms of album progression, some cool interesting choices being made too tho. _________________ My top songs of the 2010s
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