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Eiko Ishibashi
Hyakki Yagyō
On her first solo studio album in two years, »Hyakki Yagyō«, Eiko Ishibashi brings wonderfully wondrous sounds into flowing movements on two sound collages.
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Adult Fantasies
Towers Of Silence
A very deserving compilation brings us Stroom these days with »Towers Of Silence« from the Belgian Adult Fantasies.
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The Finnish multi-instrumentalist Antti Vauhkonen releases playful music with his vinyl 10-inch »2«, released by Jazzaggression.
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The new edition of »Dropsonde« comes along with seven bonus tracks. The Norwegian producer Biosphere then radically reinterpreted an entire genre.
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Two years ago Palmbomen II introduced us to Cindy Savalas and her hometown Carmel Vista. Now her »lost« debut album »I’m Cindy« has turned up.
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Greatness through reduction: On »Contact« drummer Greg Fox uses his instrument even more purposefully.
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Hessel Veldman
Eigen Boezem
DIY recordings made in the eighties in the Dutch city of IJmuiden: »Eigen Boezem« exposes music by Hessel Veldman.
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Irreversible Entanglements
Who Sent You?
Jazz doesn’t get any more historically relevant this year: the fantastic second album »Who Sent You?« by Irreversible Entanglements.
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Various Artists
Artificial Dancers – Waves Of Synth
You think you already know everything about synthesizer music from the 1980s? Then, thanks to »Artificial Dancers – Waves Of Synth« you can practice in humility.
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Cucina Povera & Haron
Plafond 6
Cucina Povera and Haron share the rills on »Plafond 6«. The dilettantish is sometimes so exaggerated that it hurts.
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Heerlens Percussie Ensemble
Biologic Music
If you say »drum group« now, you’re out: Hot Mule releases »Biologic Music«, six pieces written in 1986 by the Heerlens Percussie Ensemble.
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Red Axes have released »Red Axes«. On their second album the Israelis seem to have found themselves again.
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Jensen Interceptor
Strings Of Fear
Without Jensen Interceptor, the electro hype of the last few years would hardly have been justifiable. Now a new Vinyl 12" has been released.
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Daily Fauli
Fauli Til Dauli
Minimal Wave releases with »Fauli Til Dauli« musical finds of the Danish actor Søren Fauli, who calls himself Daily Fauli here.
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Ron Boots, Jo Bogaert & Morten Søndergaard
Lachrymation / Ambient Kinsky / Sahara I Mine Hænder / Far Boundaries
The latest release brings together tracks from Ron Boots, Jo Bogaert and Morten Søndergaard, a Dutchman, a Belgian and a Dane.
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Fire-Toolz
Rainbow Bridge
More weird, more beautiful music than on »Rainbow Bridge« has never been heard in the discography of Fire-Toolz or the catalogue of Hausu Mountain.
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Litia~Loe
Each Dawn Every Dawn
The new reissue label Mixed Signals has dedicated itself to the reappraisal of hidden corners of house music. One of their first releases is »Each Dawn Every Dawn« by Litia~Loe.
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Piero Piccioni
OST Il Dio Sotto La Pelle
After 20 years of waiting Piero Piccioni’s soundtrack to »Il Dio Sotto La Pelle« via Musica Per Immagini gets the well-deserved reissue.
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San Francisco-based producer Sepehr has released a thoroughly inspiring debut album with »Shaytoon«.
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Roza Terenzi
Modern Bliss
Barely two years ago, Roza Terenzi made her debut on Planet Euphorique. Now she presents her debut album on Sophie Sweetland’s label with »Modern Bliss«.
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The Mauskovic Dance Band
Shadance Hall
Four times transculturalism mish-mash, four lo-fi-dub versions: With »Shadance Hall« The Mauskovic Dance Band celebrates a furious debut with the Dutch label Dekmantel.
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Various Artists
Systems EP 1
Kalahari Oyster Cult has recovered this unknown classic. The six tracks on »Systems EP 1«, 25 years old, are made for the dancefloors in 2020.
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Ennio Morricone
OST Uccidete Il Vitello Grasso E Arrostitelo
Transversales Disques has reissued »Uccidete Il Vitello Grasso E Arrostitelo«, a less known soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
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Pharoah Sanders
Welcome To Love
Tidal Waves releases »Welcome To Love«, ballads by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders released only on CD in 1991, for the first time on vinyl.
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Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo
Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo
»Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo« from 1978 is an archival find not available anywhere. Mad About has now restored the record in all its details and reissued it.
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Simple in sound, open and slightly reverberant in arrangement: the Glasgow-based Finn Cucina Povera has released a new album with »Tyyni«.
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Mr Bongo reissues some rap classics from the 1990s on Vinyl-7inch. Among them »Jazz Thing« by Gang Starr.
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The jazz on Phi-Psonics’ »The Cradle« inspires with almost erotic charm. We get to be introduced to a band from which we will hear even more in the future.
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»1988«, the second album by Knxwledge for Stones Throw, shows on 22 tracks in just 37 minutes all the skills of the American Beatmaker.
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Out of the circle of the Neapolitans of Mystic Jungle comes Rosa. Her 6-track-EP »Acqua Di Sale«, released by Periodica, is without exception cocktail-suitable.
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On his new album »Manes« the Belgian clarinetist Ben Betrand combines classical music with electronic effects.
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Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty
Visions
The Canadians Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty, known as part of BadBadNotGood, have released an album with »Visions«. This has what it takes to be a big hit.
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World Quake Band
Everything Is On The One
»Everything Is On The One«, the only album of the World Quake Band released in 1981, has now been reissued on Mad About Records.
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Atmosphere, the duo from Minneapolis, is back with a new album. »Whenever« avoids experimentation and is a solid delivery.
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Pharoah Sanders
Live In Paris 1975
Pharoah Sanders recorded “Live In Paris 1975” in times of transition. This is reflected in the stylistic diversity of the recordings, but not in the playing of his quartet.
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Kris Baha
Barely Alive Remixes
The Australian Kris Baha is not getting tired and brings another release with »Barely Alive Remixes« on (Emotional) Espacial.
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Houschyar’s »Temmuz« is warm from the first second, really muggy, hazy, intoxicating, a cosy blanket, milk with honey.
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»Season 2«, the second album by Wildflower, with musicians from Sons Of Kemet and Ill Considered, is a meditation in exhilarated times.
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O Yuki Conjugate
Into Dark Water
O Yuki Conjugate’s subtle use of the then-new technique on »Into Dark Water« back in 1987 can only astound in retrospect.
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»Rakka«, the first album by Finnish musician Vladislav Delay in five years, is three quarters of an hour of catharsis with no way out.
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»Live At The Edge«, the title of the fourth solo album of the Parisian producer D.K., is as double-meaning as the live recorded music on it is ambiguous.
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