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Look, it’s fine that Beyonce is going country and anyone can do whatever they want. We don’t have to write about it though, because we’re just not that bothered. It might be great, it might be average – it’s just not that interesting, regardless of the endless ‘MOTHER!’ comments and people insisting on the re-use…
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Hey! We have a new radio show out! It features music from all corners of the world, including something from the Fonteyn and Pat’s Soundhouse we’ve raved about recently, as well as the peerless Dina Ögon, and the new one from The Lemon Twigs. And there’s stuff from Lebanon, Turkey and more! Get stuck in!
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There’s a lot of videos online geeking out about obscure synths, but few are as fun as this one about the cutest thing you ever did see – the Casio ‘Rapman’. A video made with a lot of love, filled with clips and the aforementioned keyboard which had a scratch wheel, hip hop beats and…
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Hey! Are you a fan of Caroline Polachek? Are you a fan of Weyes Blood? We’ve got some good news for you in that case, because the two have teamed up for a new version of the song ‘Butterfly Net’ and it’s really very nice. This redo will appear on a deluxe version of Polachek’s…
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Many bands aim for Pet Sounds when they’re trying to make ambitious pop, but a lot of groups miss out on the pure, inventive, playful joy when they’re channelling Brian Wilson, Curt Boettcher & Co. There’s a shed pop, ramshackle feeling to when these things work best, like someone’s tripped over a box of classroom…
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If you’re a fan of Portishead and Beth Gibbons, you won’t need much in the way of convincing to listen to her new single. If you do, you’ll be thrilled to know it’s great! There’s no point us reviewing it to tease you. Just press play already.
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A Tory MP has attacked the whole of Drill music, because she thinks it is the reason that young people carry knives. Nickie Aiken says there’s a “direct link” and wants the government to look at record labels that release music that is found “celebrating gang culture.” At the House of Commons, the Cities of…
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Never mind Tay Tay announcing a new LP – we can ignored that as everyone has already talked it to death already. We’re more interested in the imminent music from the mighty Kacey Musgraves. She’s been making a slow-melting psychedelic country music since her utterly fabulous ‘Golden Hour’ album (yes, that wasn’t her debut, but…
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Look, we were all set to write and long love letter to Fonteyn’s utterly perfect LP ‘Trip The Light Fantastic’, even though it’s not a new release, because it really is one of the most wonderful records you’re likely to hear. The reason we were hesitating is purely selfish, and that was because we didn’t…
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As well you know – John Cage is a little bugger. One of his most famous compositions is a silent piece, but another that we’re mildly obsessed by is called ‘As Slow As Possible’ – and that’s because it’s a piece that, on completion, it will have been performed for 639 years. Yesterday, the piece…
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SHABAZZ PALACES FUTURE WONNK
Shabazz Palaces don’t exactly make straight-ahead hip hop, but this latest one is some supreme wonkiness and it sounds great. The track is called ‘Take Me To Your Leader’ and it features on their new LP ‘Exotic Birds of Prey’. You’re probably not reading these words because your eye has already been caught by the…
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JAMES BLAKE HITS OUT AT STREAMING
Streaming eh? What a mess. Super convenient and all that, and great for sharing tunes and making playlists – but it isn’t perfect is it? For starters, you have to listen to people complaining about it all the time, but when those complaints are valid, it’s enough to make you go grey. And so, to…
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MDOU MOCTAR: ELECTRIC TUAREG
When Tuareg musicians pick up electric guitars, something psychedelic and spectacular happens almost every time. This track we’re sharing is brand new and called ‘Funeral For Justice’ and comes from the brilliant Mdou Moctar. It’s firebrand stuff and taking names and numbers and kicking all kinds of ass. We love it. The track is from…
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DREAMY, NU AGE JAPANESE PSYCH MIX FROM MARI*
My Analog Journal is, as anyone with even the vaguest interest in record collecting, DJing and the culture, one of the finest channels around. Deep cuts, obscure stuff, amazing collectors playing inventive and super interesting sets. The latest that caught our ear is Mari*, who hails from Japan but now based in London, and produces…
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