50 favourites - summer '17
once again, a mix of new discoveries & songs close to my heart |
50 | | Various Artists (World) Doing It in Lagos
Fellas Doing It in Lagos
dirty disco funk from nigeria, can't get enough of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcxR18E5YSI |
49 | | Joyce The Essential Joyce, 1970-1996
Aldeia de Ogum
(: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2x0JtEFKXg |
48 | | Shinichi Atobe Ship-Scope
The Red Line
delicious chain reaction techno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuyrzxJQd9c |
47 | | R. Kelly TP-2.com
I Wish
tearjerker tbh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8CXUzepL6k |
46 | | Bala Club Bala Comp, Vol. 1
Ballin Like Messi
picky with this kinda stuff but killavesi is consistently good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85RT4MnODpM |
45 | | Luc Ferrari L'œuvre électronique
Petite symphonie intuitive
Luc Ferrari + flutes is an unstoppable combination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG05gJ6uqP4 |
44 | | Timeghoul Tumultuous Travelings
Gutspawn
still destroys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKusos8netQ |
43 | | Solomon Ilori African High Life
Yaba E
summer essential https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGlQ0oqlJek |
42 | | Various Artists (World) Synthesize the Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica
Canta cu alma magoada
[2] don't miss out on this you fuckers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls36Cac8eTY |
41 | | Choi Joonyong I am scratching a cd in a room
I am scratching a cd in a room
pure / not on youtube or bandcamp |
40 | | The Magnetic Fields Holiday
Swinging London
good band yeah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F7wIAl6J1g |
39 | | Jeph Jerman and Tim Barnes Karst
Scumbling
2017 highlight, these lads can do no wrong https://jermanbarnes.bandcamp.com/track/scumbling |
38 | | Henning Christiansen Op. 50 Requiem Of Art
Requiem of Art
outsider classical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvz9ch4eKAI |
37 | | Baudouin Oosterlynck 1975-1978
Refuge
yikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew1_lGxLEJs |
36 | | Vinicius de Moraes En la Fusa con Maria Creuza y Toquinho
Samba em preludio
vinicius is the fucking man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-r_Q0toMME |
35 | | Caetano Veloso Araçá Azul
Tu me acostumbraste
the most conventionally beautiful song on this polarizing record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oild-nfMRw |
34 | | Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou Ethiopiques 21: Ethiopia Song
Ballad of the Spirits
everyone's favourite ethiopian nun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80_ydUz6CI0 |
33 | | Junior Delahaye Reggae
Movie Show
first-class reggae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tea3zNLxpuw |
32 | | Various Artists Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin'
Fuck Dem Niggaz
dump em in the river https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBpkzzWY_UM |
31 | | Susan Christie Paint a Lady
Rainy Day
gian throwback https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68hL87sJ74E |
30 | | Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Tropical Hot Dog Night
one of the don's catchiest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0uqyjGuxyA |
29 | | Various Artists (World) I've Found My Love: 1960's Highlife of Ghana
Akoko Hwere
ghostly highlife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYp07GQIieo |
28 | | Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf Big Shots
Talk About a Girl
contender for loveliest hip hop track ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzucu1tbQ2E |
27 | | The Yearning Evening Souvenirs
Don't Know What I'm Doing
best twee in years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBRhWY0yn1Q |
26 | | Larry Williams and Johnny Watson Two for the Price of One
Too Late
floorshaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKXow_GXTQI |
25 | | Benedito Lacerda Benê, o flautista
Myrthes
choro flute oldie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCWiDScchME |
24 | | Pastor Troy We Ready (I Declare War)
Help Me, Rhonda
pissed off, beach boys-quoting gangsta rap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnIdXvXcIA8 |
23 | | Rhythm & Sound Rhythm & Sound
Carrier
dub techno classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQP7z_FN2us |
22 | | Baden Powell A Vontade
Candomblé
my idea of good guitar music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqGmZ3_RGcA |
21 | | Henri Chopin OH Audiopoems
Dentalles soufflees
mouth sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jE2RDOB2s |
20 | | Ghosts of Dance The Complete Ghosts of Dance
Till I Wake
minimal wave, super underappreciated / not on youtube |
19 | | T-Pain Happy Hour: The Greatest Hits
Booty Wurk (One Cheek At a Time)
speed it up a little and you have one of the finest booty anthems ever, like so: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EMiki1pRrc |
18 | | Manduka Manduka
De un extranjero
lighter than air https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB10_sDejWs |
17 | | Bembeya Jazz National The Syliphone Years
Armée Guinéenne
music for a revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUfVHeRgN_U |
16 | | Jorge Ben A Tabua de Esmeralda
Errare humanum est
no-brainer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7cTTKkMgT8 |
15 | | Anthony Braxton Charlie Parker Project 1993
Bebop
Braxton interprets Bird with exhilarating results https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpB_OHRNXAc |
14 | | Francoise Hardy Ma jeunesse fout le camp
Des ronds dans l'eau
marry me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKkVBvkCO0Q |
13 | | Women Public Strain
Venice Lockjaw
rock song of the decade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHXYvnYkRZg |
12 | | Pierre Henry Cortical Art III
mythical recording - live performance of Henry making synth noise with his brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfQ0my3DhTM& |
11 | | Manuel Zurria Repeat!
Madame de Shanghai
Luc Ferrari + flutes is an unstoppable combination [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU92sfEOtCc |
10 | | Opus III Mind Fruit
It's a Fine Day
celebrate life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSkES0hh_pY |
9 | | Basic Channel Radiance
Radiance I
timeless https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUSzIPaGrQk |
8 | | Cartola Cartola
Preciso Me Encontrar
seriously one of the most essential songs of all time, sputnik needs more love for this samba master https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUjOfsoBhMY |
7 | | Alessandro Bosetti Stille Post. Radio Works: 2003-2011
Arcoparlante
sound art based on the chinese whispers game, a highlight from my #1 record of last year / not on youtube |
6 | | Kid Creole Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974-1983
There But for the Grace of God Go I
darnell is a genius i swear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGBDAxCDLs4 |
5 | | Arthur Russell Calling Out of Context
That's Us/Wild Combination
obligatory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y7G1Jig7Jk |
4 | | Kaoru Abe Last Date 8. 28, 1978
Harmonica Improvisation
for fans of wintersun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIybl5cS75Q |
3 | | Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam Litaneien, Motetten, Psalmen
Ein selig Ende mir bescher
paralyzingly beautiful vocal arrangement of the unfinished fugue, for 8 voices and continuo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcuA8q4m1gQ |
2 | | Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Sunshower
mutant disco masterpiece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2inOfmFcz7A |
1 | | Steel an' Skin Reggae Is Here Once Again
Hi Life
best song ever created? put a smile on your face https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXMjKrdOSXc |
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