Topical Dancer is a record for our politically charged times, when questions of race, identity, gender and equality never seem to be far from the surface.
Charlotte Adigéry – Topical Dancer (2022) – Album Review
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15/01/2022 This week I have been mostly listening to…
A few more late finds from 2021, including robust breakbeat techno from Ryan James Ford, syrupy synth pop from Men I Trust, and snaking beats winding their way through the streets of Lagos from Emeka Ogboh. And given how much I loved Mrs Jynx's collaboration with µ-Ziq, on Secret Garden last year - it seemed high time to check out more of her discography.
Nation of Language – A Way Forward (2021) – Album Review
Despite its throwback nature, a predilection for 80s synth pop is not a requirement for enjoying ‘A Way Forward’. The song-writing is so assured and the production so meticulous production, that anyone who takes pleasure in unashamed, life-affirming pop music will find much to savour here.
Snapped Ankles – Forest of Your Problems (2021) – Album Review
Forest of Your Problems maintains a high energy level throughout, with the band not missing a beat as they transition from post-punk, to wigged out synth jams to the funky, ‘The Prince is Back’.
Daniel Avery – Together in Static (2021) – Album Review
Together in Static is Avery’s document from a strange time and feels like a neat encapsulation of the feelings – hope, uncertainty, anticipation - shared by everyone looking forward to experiencing their next live music experience.
µ-Ziq – Scurlage (2021) – Album Review
It’s characteristic of the album as a whole, and in fact much of µ-Ziq’s discography - that Mike Paradinas' best moments come when he plays it a bit lighter and doesn’t overcomplicate things.
Skee Mask – Pool (2021) – Album Review
With the release of his third full-length album, Bryan Müller a.k.a. Skee Mask has surely established himself as one of the leading figures at the vanguard of electronic music.
Sofia Kourtesis – Fresia Magdalena (2021) – Review
As it traverses that blurred spectrum from house to techno, Fresia Magdalena remains an invitingly warm record, with its vintage crackles and hiss of analogue. But Kourtesis is careful to include just the right amount of crunch and poke to prevent things getting too soft around the edges.
Gazelle Twin – Deep England (2021)
At times shocking and at others darkly comic, Deep England is a complex and gripping album.
11/06/20 This week I have been mostly listening to
To Rococo Rot - The Amamtuer View (1999). I was prompted to listen to To Rococo Rot while reading Paul Morley’s book, Words and Music. It’s an intriguing, informative yet also maddeningly frustrating book, which I won’t go into detail on here. Apart from to say it seems to be part autobiography and part potted … Continue reading 11/06/20 This week I have been mostly listening to
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