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Heard > Magazine’s “No Thyself”, new release by seminal 1980s band.
One of the few post-punk bands from the early 1980s that I can still listen to without squirming with embarrassment for my own naiveté, Magazine were hugely underrated at the time but proved to be much admired with the benefit of hindsight. Name-checked by Radiohead, covered by Morrissey, Magazine defined the best of the “art-rock” [...]
Heard > Gonjasufi: music to pervert your mind into a chaotic bliss.
The drug-induced community mind meld that gave rise to the repetitive, celebratory techo beats that have flourished at raves, clubs and parties for years is also responsible for a trend to darker electronic music – inspired perhaps by the come down from the drugs rather than the trip itself. You might say that the emergence [...]
Iphone Gyrosynth
How was Léon Theremin to know that the revolutionary, magical electronic instrument he developed in the 1920s was going to inspire, decades later, bland, repetitive techno music that only works if you’re peaking on contraband pharmaceuticals. We can forgive him this lack of foresight; for the most part, the Theramin has been used sensibly since [...]
Dj in Distress > Kool Herc
A recent fundraiser at W2 helped raised money for legendary DJ Kool Herc’s medical bills.
Now Playing
Currently on the Wise Monkeys playlist: the blissful sound of Guinea’s African Virtuoses. This acoustic guitar quartet’s one and only album, produced in the late 70s, evokes languid Latin rhythms.
Food Music: Diner by Martin Sexton
In 2007, Martin Sexton’s song “Diner” reached a wide TV audience when it appeared in a “Scrubs” episode. First of more food-related music to come.
Street Musicians Downtown on a Saturday Afternoon
Video: Street musicians downtown. Rapper, Guitarist, and a Percussionist.
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Roli Roti - SF
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