Cluster are the grandfathers of ambient and electronica. This is one of great places to start if you want to learn the history of electronic music.
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[Music] Gasoline – A Journey Into Abstract Hip-Hop [Full album]
I have to admit that, as someone who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, and who enjoyed hip-hop when it came out, today’s batch is not my cup of tea, to put it as politely as possible.
This record, by the French group Gasoline, is a massive exception. They have something which reminds me of the good old days.
[Music] Sons Of Kemet – In The Castle Of My Skin
Britian-based Sons of Kemet bring together a fusion of Nubian, Egyptian, jazz and even a Gypsy sound with a raucous beat. Wicked stuff!
[Music] Two Beautiful Mornings: Flavien Gillié and Marcus Eads — a closer listen
The sounds of morning differ from continent to continent, as demonstrated in new recordings from Brussels (Flavien Gillié) and Minnesota (Marcus Eads). These short, lovely pieces provide a perfect entry into the day, energetic yet serene. Not every morning is placid. A morning on New York City’s upper east side begins with the sound of street cleaners […]
via Two Beautiful Mornings: Flavien Gillié and Marcus Eads — a closer listen
[Music] Otomo Yoshihide @ Transformer Station, Cleveland 5/09/16
From the Youtube site of Rob Galo:
Otomo Yoshihide’s entire performance at the gallery Transformer Station, in the Hingetown / Ohio City district of Cleveland, Ohio. The concert took place on 5/09/16. It was part of the concert series CMA At The Transformer Station.
Otomo’s set that evening composed of Ornette Coleman’s “Lonely Woman,” his own composition “The Blue Kite” (I believe) and Charlie Haden’s “Song For Che,” in that order.
[Music] Various Artists Wake Up You!: The Rise & Fall of Nigerian Rock 1972-1977 Vol. 2
A wonderful article on this classic comp covering the best of Nigerian rock, released by Now-Again Records.
[Music] Dick Khoza – Chapita
Deep, soulful groove out of South Africa, courtesy of Dick Khoza. Go to Bandcamp to order the full album, released by Matsuli Music!
[Music] (Petroglyph457) December Nightskies and Øystein Jørgensen – Tsunami — petroglyph music
[Theater] Richard Goodwin’s ‘The Hinge Of The World’ About Epic Clash Between Church And Galileo Being Developed As Feature — Deadline
BREAKING: Richard Goodwin’s play The Hinge of the World which tells the story about the epic battle between the Roman Catholic Church and astronomer Galileo Galileo when faith clashed with science is being developed for the big screen by Mark Karz and Bill Bindley’s Warner Bros.-based Gulfstream Pictures. Goodwin is an author, playwright and former…
[Music] Thomas Adès’ THE TEMPEST at the Hungarian State Opera — Opera, my love
Opera in two parts, three acts in English, with Hungarian and English surtitles Hungarian premiere Heralded by the New York Times as “one of the most inspired, audacious and personal operas to have come along in years”, Thomas Adès’s 2004 opera uses the tales of Prospero, Caliban and Ariel – as well as the young […]
via Thomas Adès’ THE TEMPEST at the Hungarian State Opera — Opera, my love
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 