April's foolish samurai (a digs' list)
neuroaesthetics is pretty cool on the one hand, but very frustrating on the other. Have to deal with some fucking nerds tryna wrap their heads around the concept of a "banger" is harder than non-linear dynamics in theoretical dimensions. |
| 1 | | Angie Stone
mahogany soul
fuck RYM (always). this got just as many bangers as black diamond. Very amazing neo-soul from 2001. |
| 2 |  | Blue Gene Tyranny
Out of the Blue
interesting hippie shit. The last 20-some minutes spoken word / minimalistic pop-folk-baroque thing was kinda meh at some points, but overall i do rec. |
| 3 |  | Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
2003 ver. by the wiener philarmonica. I'm really diggin Mahler rn. Guy's got a very keen ear for "goosebump" territory. Shit's epic. |
| 4 |  | RXK Nephew
Till I'm Dead
2023 Neph is still going strong and hard. |
| 5 | | Dinamarca
soñao
2023 New Dinamarca. Sweet, melancholic, nursery-rhyme-esque electronic. Not amazing but still worth checking out. |
| 6 |  | The Cure
Disintegration
another one of those bands i don't know why i never seriously got into, despite really liking most of what i heard from them in the past. This last month was as good an excuse as any to check out one of their most beloved albums. It's fucking good. Really took me by surprise how good it actually is! |
| 7 |  | Alfa Mist
Variables
2023. Another beautiful effort from the exciting london jazz scene. Got all that good stuff in it. You know, still going steady, bussiness as usual, ig. |
| 8 |  | Thomas Dolby
The Flat Earth
completely out of left field rec i got from spotify. Shit bangs, it's like that 80's quirky shit, same parts post-punk, new wave and funk with a hint of sophisti-pop in there? i dunno, it's bangin'. very short, too, so it doesn't get grating! |
| 9 |  | Pat Metheny
Bright Size Life
An ECM jazz classic. Pat Metheny is a legend, and this album really goes hard. I hope more people would explore this beautiful genre here, i think i'd like that. Might have to make a special list with some of my faves, i suppose i have no other choice! |
| 10 |  | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Tender Prey
this is the first album i rate in over... 6 months? i think? yea, it's a fucking classic. |
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