So there seems to be a lot of reminiscing in this forum. Misty & hazy eyed looking back to more carefree, pre-mortgage, pre-kids, pre-hair loss/growth (delete as applicable), pre-MP3/streaming days.
So I thought I set up a topic for recommendations of new music from interesting bands (age flexible) and don’t forget the younger artists, who (Age of Virus aside!) are still wide eyed, hopeful and living their “rave years” now.
Keeping things fresh is a good way to stay young, and I’m talking from experience
Extra brownie points if the music is brand new & deviates from the forum’s favourite styles.
Here’s some to get the ball rolling: With club subwoofers gathering dust, @om_unit has moved with the home listening times, mined bass history and acid house sound palettes and with a futuristic twist combined them into a laid back, locked down lesson in dub deviance.
Thanks to my favourite new blog discovery @petalmotel for hipping me to @adelinehotel’s new LP. Like a vivid & most pleasant dream, guitar notes suddenly appear twinkling all around, before slowly settling into a snug, winter warming ambient folk blanket.
With hints of desert blues & all sorts of psychedelic slurry, Meril Wubslin’s widescreen acid folk album is a fine, far out trip with its French vocals giving it an extra cosmic je ne sais quoi. Big up @bongojoerecords for dropping this pleasant surprise into the punch.
I keep coming back to the new @lubomirgrzelak LP for @haunter.records & his less is more approach to deviant electronica. It’s a rollercoaster ride through ambient dancehall, odd sounds, raw drums, synthesizer futurism, dystopian soundscapes, whimsical asides & well recommended.
This is a good idea. There’s so much new music coming out now that I find trawling through it all very painful, especially when you’re trying to cover many genres.
Sounds good and interesting to hear really progressive electronic artists from places like Turkey, a country that often gets overlooked by the Angloleaning press - Skin | Aleksandir
I changed the remit to “allow” older artists as well Lady Blackbird is great, I want to hear her at the start of the next Bond movie. Berwyn sounds like a talent, there have always been loads of great black artists in the UK but this is their golden age, they’re smashing the charts, exporting grime and drill to the four corners. The recent Arlo Parks LP is a perfect slice of soulful pop. I went to see Stormzy about three years ago in Berlin and honestly I haven’t seen a 1500 people venue bounce like that since '91, not to mention the Germans knew all the words…
Yes the level of hipsterism is off the charts but the dudes can play. Louis Cole has gotten more young people into “jazz” in the past few years than any major jazz artist. And did I mention they can play?
Number two is much mellower, but also great IMO - Kate Bollinger. Found out about here through the fantastic “Nice Guys” Youtube/Spotify channel, and been listening to her music a lot in more relaxing moments.
Great band, fantastic voice, tunes, and yesssss I will mention she’s quite fetching too.
