Song: HokayHokayHokay
Artist: Slug † Christ
Album: The Crucifixion of Rapper Extraordinaire, Slug Christ (2015)
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Commentary: You don't need to tell me I like too many goofy White rappers. I'm already embarrassed. For whatever reason, I did enjoy the album.
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Sunday, May 24, 2020
Saturday, May 23, 2020
"Just Like Heaven" [cover] by Dinosaur Jr.
Song: Just Like Heaven [cover of the Cure]
Artist: Dinosaur Jr.
Album: You're Living All Over Me (1987)
Commentary: Love me some grungy, late 20th century rock music. Dino Jr's great; they were trendsetters and I love that they're still rocking. Not a fan of the original version of this song.
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Artist: Dinosaur Jr.
Album: You're Living All Over Me (1987)
Commentary: Love me some grungy, late 20th century rock music. Dino Jr's great; they were trendsetters and I love that they're still rocking. Not a fan of the original version of this song.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
"The Queen Who Stole The Sky" by Sarah Mary Chadwick
Song: The Queen Who Stole The Sky
Artist: Sarah Mary Chadwick
Album: The Queen Who Stole The Sky (2019)
Commentary: Obviously, I love her singing. An album of organ music though? Magnificent.
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Artist: Sarah Mary Chadwick
Album: The Queen Who Stole The Sky (2019)
Commentary: Obviously, I love her singing. An album of organ music though? Magnificent.
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Monday, May 11, 2020
"Mallorca" by Pipe Major Forsyth
Song: Mallorca
Artist: Pipe Major Henry Forsyth
Album: Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics 1918--1955 (originally 1935, re-released in 2007)
Commentary: I agree that sometimes bagpipes are insufferable. Have you ever heard good pipe music though? (these might be Uillean pipes or something)
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Artist: Pipe Major Henry Forsyth
Album: Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics 1918--1955 (originally 1935, re-released in 2007)
Commentary: I agree that sometimes bagpipes are insufferable. Have you ever heard good pipe music though? (these might be Uillean pipes or something)
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Sunday, May 10, 2020
"Building Steam with a Grain of Salt" by DJ Shadow
Song: Building Steam with a Grain of Salt
Artist: DJ Shadow
Album: Endtroducing..... (1996)
Commentary: A watershed. Listen to the whole album.
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Artist: DJ Shadow
Album: Endtroducing..... (1996)
Commentary: A watershed. Listen to the whole album.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
"Fetiche" by Arca
Song: Fetiche
Artist: Arca
Single: Fetiche (2018)
Commentary: Arca is an interesting artist. As a producer, she's worked with Kanye on Yeezus, with Björk, with FKA Twigs. And also makes cool, weird electronic music. This is another of those posts where I like the artist, like their albums, but have no idea what track to post. I picked the first one on youtube, which I'd never heard, but is great and has a cool video
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Just the audio, which is not age-restricted:
Artist: Arca
Single: Fetiche (2018)
Commentary: Arca is an interesting artist. As a producer, she's worked with Kanye on Yeezus, with Björk, with FKA Twigs. And also makes cool, weird electronic music. This is another of those posts where I like the artist, like their albums, but have no idea what track to post. I picked the first one on youtube, which I'd never heard, but is great and has a cool video
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Just the audio, which is not age-restricted:
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
"Rejoice" by Julien Baker
Song: Rejoice
Artist: Julien Baker
Album: Sprained Ankle (2015)
Also try: Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers
Commentary: Member of boygenius supergroup. Lesbian, socialist, but also Christian. Julien Baker is a pretty cool cat. "I rejoice and complain" is a relatable lyric, even as a theology.
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Artist: Julien Baker
Album: Sprained Ankle (2015)
Also try: Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers
Commentary: Member of boygenius supergroup. Lesbian, socialist, but also Christian. Julien Baker is a pretty cool cat. "I rejoice and complain" is a relatable lyric, even as a theology.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
"Green Eggs & Ham" by Princess Nokia
Song: Green Eggs & Ham
Artist: Princess Nokia
Album: Everything is Beautiful (2020)
Commentary: I've liked Princess Nokia, but this year's double album is good times.
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Artist: Princess Nokia
Album: Everything is Beautiful (2020)
Commentary: I've liked Princess Nokia, but this year's double album is good times.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
"The Sakalava Vezo 3"
Song: The Sakalava Vezo 3
Artist: Sakalava & Vezo are both ethnic groups of Madagascar. Not sure which describes the group(s) of people singing and playing here!
Album: Madagascar - Traditional Music From The South-West (1991)
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Commentary: This just sounds like a good time. Turn your auto-play on and, if you're lucky, Youtube will give you #4 next.
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Artist: Sakalava & Vezo are both ethnic groups of Madagascar. Not sure which describes the group(s) of people singing and playing here!
Album: Madagascar - Traditional Music From The South-West (1991)
Also try:
Commentary: This just sounds like a good time. Turn your auto-play on and, if you're lucky, Youtube will give you #4 next.
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Monday, March 23, 2020
"In My View" by Young Fathers
Song: In My View
Artist: Young Fathers
Album: Cocoa Sugar (2018)
Commentary: This song doesn't encapsulate what I like about Young Fathers, because I like that they sound good doing a variety of styles.
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Artist: Young Fathers
Album: Cocoa Sugar (2018)
Commentary: This song doesn't encapsulate what I like about Young Fathers, because I like that they sound good doing a variety of styles.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
"Ndamutemba nyanga" by Ganizani Nyirenda
Song: Ndamutemba nyanga
Artist: Ganizani Nyirenda
Recorded in: (1950)
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Commentary: Ohhhhhh shooot. Just found another ethnomusicological online archive. Feels like college. I just love a lot of folk musical traditions. Let me introduce you all to the South African Music Archive Project. Ganizani Nyirenda is apparently a Chewa man singing and rocking out on the thumb piano here. Looks like he recorded this in Nyanja (language) in what is now Malawi (then Nyasaland). More info here. What a bop.
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Artist: Ganizani Nyirenda
Recorded in: (1950)
Also try:
Commentary: Ohhhhhh shooot. Just found another ethnomusicological online archive. Feels like college. I just love a lot of folk musical traditions. Let me introduce you all to the South African Music Archive Project. Ganizani Nyirenda is apparently a Chewa man singing and rocking out on the thumb piano here. Looks like he recorded this in Nyanja (language) in what is now Malawi (then Nyasaland). More info here. What a bop.
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Monday, February 10, 2020
"Cue the Machines" by Yonatan Gat
Song: Cue the Machines
Artist: Yonatan Gat
Album: Universalists (2018)
Commentary: Fun tunes, very interesting album. Yonatan Gat was in Monotonix and has collaborated with lots of cool musicians.
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Artist: Yonatan Gat
Album: Universalists (2018)
Commentary: Fun tunes, very interesting album. Yonatan Gat was in Monotonix and has collaborated with lots of cool musicians.
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Friday, February 7, 2020
"Hard to Explain" by Run DMT
Song: Hard to Explain (ft. Ruby)
Artist: Run DMT
Album: The Ad Hoc Comp (2012)
Commentary: Don't know who gave me this compilation, probably my brother, but there's a few catchy tracks. Ruby makes this one stand out, although Run DMT's no slouch.
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Artist: Run DMT
Album: The Ad Hoc Comp (2012)
Commentary: Don't know who gave me this compilation, probably my brother, but there's a few catchy tracks. Ruby makes this one stand out, although Run DMT's no slouch.
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Thursday, February 6, 2020
"Gomni" by Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
Song: Gomni
Artist: Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
Album: Talking Timbuktu (1994)
Commentary: Magnificent album. Two giants collaborating on a beautiful jam session.
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Artist: Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
Album: Talking Timbuktu (1994)
Commentary: Magnificent album. Two giants collaborating on a beautiful jam session.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
"Venom" by Little Simz
Song: Venom
Artist: Little Simz
Album: GREY Area (2019)
Commentary: Little Simz can spit some bars. I don't know how British rappers got overrepresented in my listens in 2019, but I'm not disappointed.
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Artist: Little Simz
Album: GREY Area (2019)
Commentary: Little Simz can spit some bars. I don't know how British rappers got overrepresented in my listens in 2019, but I'm not disappointed.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020
"Into Eternity" by Farah
Song: Into Eternity
Artist: Farah
Album: After Dark 2 (2013)
Also try: both After Dark compilations
Commentary: This song stood out on the original mix but it also simmers and just slaps on its own. Both the After Darks are great. I don't listen to 'em enough cuz I like to do each in a solid chunk without interruption.
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Artist: Farah
Album: After Dark 2 (2013)
Also try: both After Dark compilations
Commentary: This song stood out on the original mix but it also simmers and just slaps on its own. Both the After Darks are great. I don't listen to 'em enough cuz I like to do each in a solid chunk without interruption.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
"I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape" by the Nugrape Twins
Song: I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape
Artist: Nugrape Twins
Album: included on the wonderful American Primitive Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) (recorded in 1926)
Also try: you guessed it, the rest of the compilation. It's well curated.
Commentary: Mmmm. The harmonies. Even the humming parts, so good.
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Artist: Nugrape Twins
Album: included on the wonderful American Primitive Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) (recorded in 1926)
Also try: you guessed it, the rest of the compilation. It's well curated.
Commentary: Mmmm. The harmonies. Even the humming parts, so good.
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Monday, January 13, 2020
"Down" by Nadia Tehran
Song: Down
Artist: Nadia Tehran
Album: Dozakh: All Lovers Hell (2019)
Commentary: I liked this album the first time I heard it. It was interesting and cool and just good. There's some skillful genre mixing, lots of solid songs. A great debut.
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Artist: Nadia Tehran
Album: Dozakh: All Lovers Hell (2019)
Commentary: I liked this album the first time I heard it. It was interesting and cool and just good. There's some skillful genre mixing, lots of solid songs. A great debut.
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Friday, January 10, 2020
"Deaths Come in Three" by Tica Douglas
Song: Deaths Come in Three
Artist: Tica Douglas
Album: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Help and Protect Us (2017)
Commentary: A lovely record. You'd've seen it high in my 2017 lists, if I had ever completed and released them :D Love to see a queer enby getting some recognition after many years of toiling in obscurity!
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Artist: Tica Douglas
Album: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Help and Protect Us (2017)
Commentary: A lovely record. You'd've seen it high in my 2017 lists, if I had ever completed and released them :D Love to see a queer enby getting some recognition after many years of toiling in obscurity!
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
"Need You, Need Me" by AhMerAhSu
Song: Need You, Need Me
Artist: AhMerAhSu
Album: STAR (2018)
Also try: Shamir
Commentary: Star Amerasu is cool. A queer trans queen. idk. Listen.
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Artist: AhMerAhSu
Album: STAR (2018)
Also try: Shamir
Commentary: Star Amerasu is cool. A queer trans queen. idk. Listen.
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