Squeezed out of our inbox in the last couple of weeks, this two part edition for Nov 09 has some great tunes. The second part contains more beats be it electronic or otherwise. Part 1 with indie / indiepop / folk stuff.

+ Texan producer & Exponential main man Ernest Gonzales reveals new project. Self Awakening EP features remixes by Take, Faunts, Yppah, CYNE, and Mexicans with Guns. Been Meaning to tell you.

+ Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of bossa nova, Brasilian singer Ithamara Koorax covers João Gilberto songs in “The Complete João Gilberto Songbook“.

+ I wonder if German beatsmith Protassov takes his name from Oleg Protassov the Russian? Headnods galore on this new EP on Switchstance Recordings.

+ 8 piece contemporary prog orchestra Aficionado releases new EP called The Myth about Real Life. A mature album with less prog more rock than their original, if I remember correctly.

Image : Isolation. Conceptual art by Jaap Scheeren.