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Music Shit / Re: Hello Africa

« on: December 19, 2015, 08:23:02 AM »

Quote from: Jared on December 18, 2015, 01:35:54 PM

This is even more broad than looking for American music, but here goes:

I've been really into the Lijadu Sisters lately, especially their album Danger. Minimal funky rhythms that remind me ESG (yet don't really actually sound like ESG), fuzzed-out guitar leads, chintzy sounding organ, and awesome dual harmony vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bc6XJvv5Bc

Konono No. 1's distorted thumb pianos sound pretty otherworldly. There's a whole slew of wild, raw thumb piano stuff out there, including a couple more volumes of the Congotronics series that introduced Konono No. 1 (the second one is various artists and the third one is the Kasai Allstars, all worth hearing). On the more minimal, stripped-down end of the spectrum, SK Kakraba's Songs of Paapieye LP is really good. If you want something even more far-out, check out the Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa comp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-17EnjPLTtk

Multi-instrumentalist (including thumb piano again) Francis Bebey's stuff is rather hypnotic and psychedelic without being "psych"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBNTqiLBkQo

William Onyeabor is funky as hell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyL4c_LDCl0

I could keep going, but I gotta get back to work.

Check out the Awesome Tapes From Africa label and blog. Shit's endless.

I know its broad, but I tried to narrow it down a little

Im in the beginning of learning the difference between different countries and genres. Or rather finding the stuff I like, Im no Alan Lomax. Thanks for the tips, I?ll check it out.

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Music Shit / Re: Hello Africa

« on: December 19, 2015, 08:16:37 AM »

Makes me think of Lloyd Miller and his oriental jazz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5oaxOsiHc

I prefer his collaboration with Heliocentrics though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lATVt0zaexY

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Music Shit / Re: Hello Africa

« on: December 19, 2015, 08:05:37 AM »

Quote from: Marko on December 18, 2015, 11:58:15 PM

Exuma is from Bahamas but possibly the sound and vibe you are looking for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWTaSNQULHE

Tried the record this morning, but couldn?t get through it. Perhaps I?ll give it another try. The stand out songs are good though!

Salah Ragab And The Cairo Jazz Band are corny but I really like it. Sounds exactly like how I would imaging a bar band playing in a Tintin novel taking place in Egypt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSi2a-6u430

Yes! This sounds very promising! Both the music and your description is pretty much spot on what I?m looking for. Found the whole record (?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rpnf90GWFM

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Music Shit / Hello Africa

« on: December 18, 2015, 06:21:58 AM »

Looking for African music with that hard to pin point mysterious/hypnotic/"psychedelic" vibe, like Mulatu Astatke, Hailu Mergia and Tinariwen. The rest of the Ethiopiques is ok, but nothing as good as the two already mentioned and high life?s too up beat for my taste.

Also looking for the same qualitites in jazz and funk (Heliocentrics), soundtracks (Fantastic Planet), space age music (Fantastica) and classical music (Rite of spring), but google mostly points me towards disappointment. Everybody got their own definitions, shitty taste, ugly faces etc. I thing there was ment to be a question or a potential starting point for a discussion when I started to write...

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Music Shit / Re: I need some good sad-bastard music

« on: October 14, 2015, 07:48:48 PM »

Rowland S. Howard, solo or with These Immortal Souls. So sad, so beautiful.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Impo & the Tents - Anxious Times

« on: August 25, 2015, 07:15:43 AM »

Powerpop
EP out soon on Alien Snatch, listen to the first tune!
https://m.soundcloud.com/aliensnatch/impo-the-tents-anxious-times

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Music Shit / Re: 2015; 6 months gone already, what's been good?

« on: August 18, 2015, 08:57:37 AM »

Bump!

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Music Shit / Re: Laurice - "Girls Cry" video

« on: July 03, 2015, 11:59:05 AM »

Thanks, hadnt seen that one. He keeps pushing them out!
If youve missed the other hits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vQPEx1CxgE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghZJCvdZAWA

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Music Shit / Re: Heavy/wild songs by non-heavy artists/bands

« on: April 06, 2015, 04:56:54 AM »

Village People - Food Fight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VggrgxGjL2k

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Music Shit / Re: Please help me find this song!

« on: April 06, 2015, 04:53:12 AM »

It?s a great song, but not the song I had in mind. I think Ill give up before it drives me insane. Thanks for your suggestions!

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Music Shit / Re: Please help me find this song!

« on: April 05, 2015, 09:41:36 AM »

Thanks, I?ll check it out!

Ps. It?s not this song, that someone suggested elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bill+clint+the+crying+of+a+generation

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Music Shit / Please help me find this song!

« on: April 05, 2015, 09:27:37 AM »

I dont remember where I heard it, but its in the private press, waxidermy type vein. Psychedelic/folk/loner, creepy and eeri. The best way to describe it is that the singer starts crying in the middle of the song and just keep going. 60s.

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Music Shit / Re: Youtube powerpop madness

« on: April 02, 2015, 11:31:34 PM »

This is the most wrong opinion I have ever read. People who comment on powerpop starting of with "I'm not really into powerpop", should just go play in the hardcore room where there's no difficult subjects such as melody and proper songwriting to wrap your head around. Protex RULES!

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