Thanks to ace typographer Nick Sherman for posting this classic from Nina Simone!
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[Music] Else Marie Pade – Etude I (1962)
Though she wasn’t quite as famous as David Bowie, Lemmy or Glenn Frey, Else Marie Pade’s loss does damage to the electroacoustic community, as she had collaborated with some of the field’s giants. RIP.
[Music] Music legend David Bowie dies
I truly wish this was a hoax, but alas, Ziggy Stardust has left us for better shores.
[Music] Syd Barrett: the genius who almost was – a classic profile by Nick Kent
I’ll be the first to admit that I loathed Pink Floyd’s work after The Dark Side Of The Moon, and up until their rather charming final album, The Endless River. Syd Barrett, to many die-hards, was the heart and soul of the band. Nick Kent profiles the man over at The Guardian.
[Music] Leszek Możdżer – Sleep Safe And Warm
A rather chilling interpretation by Leszek Możdżer of the Krzysztof Komeda classic performed for Roman Polański’s film, Rosemary’s Baby.
[Music] Various Artists – The Lost 45s of Sudan (ShellacHead Annual 2015)
I feel like I struck solid gold today! Thanks to the brilliant lads over at Shellac Head, a fine reissue label one should explore deeply, I’m able to dig into a pile of fine Sudanese music. Only the most committed bin divers know about these tracks. At $5, it’s a steal!
[Music] The Rugbys – Wendenghal (The Warlocks)
Hot, heavy psych from The Rugbys, a group of whom I have absolutely no information, but must say I find amazing.
UPDATE: It looks like they were an American band from Louisville, Kentucky. What a shame that they didn’t release more music. They mastered psych and should rightly be considered proto-metal. As a bit of trivia, some groups from Peru like The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter and Belgium’s Climax covered their big hit, You, I.
[Music] Influenza – Astral Plane
A very pleasant surprise from this obscure Dutch band. I’m not sure if Influenza has a website, but former member of the band Peng Øffe, is the man responsible for posting this nugget.
[Music] 50 French Songs You Need To Hear Before You Die
Buzzfeed rarely surprises me as pleasantly as they have with this article, compiling some of the finest, and occasionally, cheesiest, French songs of all time.
[Music] Organisation – Tone Float (Full Album)
Before Kraftwerk coalesced as a band, they were called Organisation. You can tell where their influences mutated from.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 