We’re quite stoked for the next Friday as we’re preparing for a huge event in Istanbul focused on te spooky instrument that is “theremin“.

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Let’s start this day with a lovely nugget by Ninja Tune released last year by the obscure USA band The Dragons. Properly released after 37 years of initial conception, “BFI” is a psychedelic surf band from the 60’s with more soul than surf guitar. Composed of 3 Malibu, LA surfer brothers this little gem couldn’t [...]

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Another standard bearing netlabel is 12 Records. Specializing in ambient and folktronica they’re close to achieving the milestone 50th release. On No. 46 they have the Austrian David Schweighart and on No. 47 they have Muhr whose Miasmah release is still doing chores on my playlists. Here’s what the label has to say about both [...]

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For all you kids who don’t buy into the St. Valentine’s consumer festivities, here’s 2 love songs that you can enjoy. The first is by the mighty Baba Zula, who’s one of the handful of internationally notable artists coming out of Istanbul. It’s a shame I haven’t written about their new album, but let this [...]

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Second album by La Mar Enfortuna on Tzadik, led by guitarist & oud player Oren Bloedow and vocalist Jennifer Charles from Elysian Fields. Featuring downtown jazz players like clarinettist Doug Weiselman and accordeon player Ted Reichman alongside a wealth of other guests, “Conviviencia” is a lyrical tale from the Middle East formed on traditional [...]

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Alright fellas, I couldn’t finish the list on time, but I’ll finish what I started hopefully. I’m still in London so I’m trying to wrap this thing up on a borrowed computer.

Ahleuchatistas - Even in the Midst… (Cuneiform) : One of the three best math/maze rock albums this year from Asheville, NC’s Ahleuchatistas. Past review [...]

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The White Magic faerie Mira Billotte and co. released an EP on Drag City in October which I found out about while checking out the old Aquarius Records newsletters I had in my inbox and seriously I can only justify the 2 months lag by saying that “I must have been totally messed up by [...]

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Terapija
One of the many albums I’ve failed to write about in the last 2 months is Fire Escape by the infamous experimental psychedelic troupe Sunburned Hand of the Man. Fire Escape features Kieran Hebden of Four Tet fame in the helm in arguably his best project (IMHO) this year. In fact, this album can be [...]

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The Invisible - Constant

UK’s The Invisible are Matthew Herbert’s latest signings on Accidental. You’d think it’d be some kind of innovative electronic music, but surprise, it’s stone cold rock!. Dave Okumu (formerly of Jade Fox) , Tom Herbert (Polar Bear/Acoustic Ladyland) and Leo Taylor (Gramme/Zongamin) have created a stripped down and danceable indie rock [...]

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Artanker Convoy - Erratique directed by Paul Kermizian
Groovy Brooklyn collective Artanker Convoy has a new one out on The Social Registry also home to Gang Gang Dance, Samara Lubelski and Blood on the Wall, and the 6 tracker named “Cozy Endings” has easily piqued my interest enough to take the spot for the beginning of [...]

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