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Perhaps it’s testament to Outkast that any new genre-blurring rap group that emerges immediately makes us think of them. The latest group who are surely getting tickled with that brush are young hot-shots, Paris Texas. That’s nothing to do with the film of the same name, so calm down country boys. It appears that Paris
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You’ll know Phil Hartman whether you know it or not. He was the voice of Simpsons character Troy McClure, Lionel Hutz, Duff Man and more. He was a pivotal member of the SNL cast, and featured in a number of movies and all that good stuff. Normally, any piece about Hartman soon moves into the
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If you’re not following Mystery Discs on YouTube, you’re denying yourself one of the most brilliant and unusual record collections on the planet. With the tagline ‘obscure records are fun’, you’ll find high school bands and amateur outfits performing shaky, gorgeous heartfelt music, Steely Dan covers, big jazz, wonkiness and loads of magic treasure that
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It’s poor form to liken a new artist to a legend straight off the bat, but there’s a wriggling, unescapable something about Ava Rocha that reminds us of Gal Costa. Gal, is of course, one of the most legendary artists to come out of Brazil and the Tropicalia movement, so no pressure Ava. However, while
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Aphex Twin, we’re happy to say, is at it again. Even though he’s not been especially prolific with sensible, mainstreamish releases, he’s been quite busy with a number of lung busting, eye frying shows around the world. Of course, there’s a been a slew of things released for the ultra-dedicated. Like what? Well, devotees will
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Hiroshi Nagai is the man who you may have seen the work of on a number of City Pop releases – for the uninitiated, that’s the cool ’70s and ’80s Japanese pop music that’s impossibly sophisticated; a bit like Yacht Rock with a smidge of disco and jazz fusion. Nagai’s work is synonymous with Japanese
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2023 has been a lean year for big time, platinum plated releases, and with the fact that there’s been a sore lack of number ones for the most competitive genre on the planet (after all, hip hop is a contact sport), Travis Scott is here to generate the fuss. And is there much fuss to
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Looks like Paul McCartney – the greatest living human on planet earth – is planning a big ol’ tour, which is great news for those of us who like seeing someone take yet another victory lap for a frankly absurd life of insane quality. On his social channels, it said ‘GOT TO GET YOU INTO
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Ice Spice appeared out of nowhere to many, and she was a breath of fresh air. Pure, fun, hip hop to shake your arse with. Of course, hipsters started saying it wasn’t all that, while at the other end of the spectrum, people started defending her like she was the saviour of hip hop. Neither
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LISTEN TO MORT GARSON (THERE’S A NEW THING)
You may have heard the brilliant Plantasia LP by Mort Garson – a gorgeous analogue synth LP designed to help your houseplants grow from 1976 – and if you have and get rightly excited about such things, there’s some good news! A new collection of his music is due out next month and it’s called…
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PROOF THAT THE UNIVERSE PREFERS BASS PLAYERS
Get ready for the most satisfying phrase you’ll hear in 2023. Astronomers have been looking toward space, as they are want to do, and have noticed something super cool. They’ve been using their ears as well as their eyes, and have found a magic thing. A cosmic bass note. If you’ve ever ingested any kind…
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CHEMICAL BROTHERS WHEEL OUT ANOTHER PSYCH DOOF-DOOFER
When you’re in the mood for some swirling psychedelia to accompany some arse-quaking 4/4s, there’s no-one able to scratch that itch quite like the Chemical Brothers. And honestly, there’s not many in the electronic field who have managed to maintain a career like they have, so they probably don’t need much help from tiny music…
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JAMES BLAKE IS BACK WITH THE GLITCH
There’s not just one James Blake. More recently, he’s been a bit more pastoral with his ambience, and because that, emotional electronic soul music. But never far away, is glitchy bop Blake, and we’re glad to tell that this version of him is rearing it’s lovely head. He’ll be releasing his sixth album proper in…
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