Here’s some Latin Jazz and copla to sway the day away, courtesy of Buika, a singer from Palma de Mallorca, Spain with Equatoguinean roots.
Author: Rudy Carrera
[Music] Tablet Sleep – Inversion
As if I don’t have a number of interesting reasons to visit Russia. The Day Of Life Forgotten is an independent net label operating, it seems, out of Moscow (though if it’s not the case, I’ll update the post). This release, by my friend Alexei Serebreikov under his monicker Скрижали сна, is a great balance of electronic music, mixing elements of psychedelic music and drum & bass, a touch of IDM, all the while keeping everything sounding balanced and rhythmic. Something worth pursuing.
[Music] Nina Simone – The Ballad of Hollis Brown (Live)
Thanks to ace typographer Nick Sherman for posting this classic from Nina Simone!
[Music] The Upsetters – Blackboard Jungle Dub
Of the the true masterpieces of the dub genre, here are Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters doing mighty damage to your bass amp.
[Music] Carey Bell – Too Late
One of the finest players of blues harmonica, Carey Bell was not only a solo artist, but a sideman to such players as Earl Hooker, Robert Nighthawk, Lowell Fulson, Eddie Taylor, Louisiana Red, Jimmy Dawkins as well as his own son, guitarist Lurrie Bell, according to Wikipedia.
[Literature] The Fried Eggs of Jorge Luis Borges
César Chelala writes a charming reminiscence of the legendary Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges for The Globalist.
[Music] Nino Rota – Il Casanova Di Federico Fellini Soundtrack (1976)
Nino Rota is legendary in terms of composing soundtrack music, but I have to thank my friend Miguel Douglas on Facebook for turning me on to this gem.
[Poetry] Warmphase – Moulting
Tumblr is a place full of surprises (yes, and porn, and lame SJWs and freaks, and so on…). This is a happier experience. Wes Parham, recording under the name warmphase, reads some rather good poetry. If you have a Soundcloud account, consider subscribing to this.
[Music] (Rekem) New LP Edition: Leif Elggren – Das Baank
Great news from Nicolas Malevitsis in Greece:
Dear all,
We are very excited to announce a new release on Rekem Records, co-produced
with Fragment Factory in Hamburg:LEIF ELGGREN – DAS BAANK
– A New Era Of Economical Growth And Prosperity And Safety And Power –(LP, rekem 09 / [FRAG36])
Available January 15, 2016. Edition of 300 vinyl copies
http://rekemrecords.tumblr.com/post/137212865542/leif-elggren-das-baank-lpWe are proud to present this new solo album from veteran Swedish artist
Leif Elggren. Leif has been active as a writer, visual artist, stage
performer and composer since the late 1970s. On sound he works solo, in
collaborations, and as part of the Sons of God (with Kent Tankred). Work of
his has appeared on labels such as Ash International, Touch, Radium and
Firework Edition Records (which he co-runs with Kent Tankred). Skirting
both the area of pure sound, as well as that of symbolism, this new record
is a powerful statement on the limits of social and political absurdity and
corruption in our present time.You can stream a selection here:
https://soundcloud.com/rekem-records/leif-elggren-das-baank-excerpts
It is available today from us in the UK (Rekem/Organized Music:
http://thesorg.noise-below.org/2/?page_id=677) and from Fragment Factory in
Germany (http://store.fragmentfactory.com/product/leif-elggren-das-baank-lp)Distribution:
UK: Penultimate Press / Café OTO / Electric Knife Records / Norman Records
EU: Rumpsti Pumsti / Metamkine / SoundOhm
US: Tedium House
GR: Lotuswith more to be added…
Thank you for reading, and thank you for listening!
rekem
[Music] Horace Parlan – And That I Am So In Love (Ousley)
I confess ignorance to the work of Horace Parlan. He’s a hard-bop pianist who swings wonderfully.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 