africa

The tried and tested desert blues formula of twanging guitars, complex beats and chanting still seems fresh; and the guitars would inspire a whole new generation of afropop, or fit in with the lo-fi stuff that’s coming out of US these days. Just listen to the closer Era Tasfata Adounia, where the last four minutes go into an amazing drone.

* Siriusmo – Last Dear on Audiodrums
* Dillinja – Grimey on Fried my Little Brain
* 6 Bobby Womack tracks on A Plague of Angels
* Teddy Pendergrass – I don’t love you anymore on Some Velvet Blog
* Doctor Rockit – Tape Measure on The Sound of Indie
* Another James Pants track on 3hive.