Koushik – Be With

★★★★☆ = Quality release and suggested listening

Sounds like?

60s psychedelica with a hip hop bend

Moods

hauntology psychedelica

Thoughts

There's an effort here to make this sound old with vinyl record crackle and surface noise as well as low fidelity mics. It's effective and compliments the scattered instrumentation to create a spectral hazy psychedelica that's interesting and true to original influences (not the watered down modern 'chill' stuff).

Works well, rivals caribous early catalog who does a very similar thing ( honestly you could've told me Dan snaith made this as it's a dead ringer to some of his work).

More Info

https://www.discogs.com/Koushik-Be-With/release/484910

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs1inZNRlKw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqZCiW5pGlM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikemItj6tI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsVy6a7dl7I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxfz8TmJ8gs

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Rating: 4 out of 5

 

Brazilian Girls – Brazilian Girls

★★★★☆ = Quality release and suggested listening

Sounds like?

Worldly downtempo pop

Moods

Comedown classic

Thoughts

An album I've gotten a lot of enjoyment from over the years. Its effective hybrid music incorporating from a variety of worldly styles (reggae, samba, etc) to add to it's core downtempo electronic base. The changes keep things fun and interesting, doing a lot well and staying true to what makes those genres great.

Nothing very deep but all enjoyable. It inspires a wandering worldly feeling and definitely seems as if they've had a share of coming down from heavy nights.

More Info

https://www.discogs.com/Brazilian-Girls-Brazilian-Girls/release/396418

Listen!

Youtube

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aVUB0nIONo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6TJULYLRBA

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Rating: 4 out of 5

 

Leo Kottke,Mike Gordon – Sixty Six Steps

★★☆☆☆ = Eh, fine

What’s it sound like?
Technically proficient guitar (x2?), drum acoustic trio.

Thoughts
Hokey, clean blue grass.

Instrumentation is great, lyrics are crap; couldn’t get into it.

More Info

https://www.discogs.com/Leo-Kottke-Mike-Gordon-Sixty-Six-Steps/release/4452734

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Rating: 2 out of 5

 

Ryo Fukui – Scenery

★★★★★ = Classic, essential listening

What’s it sound like?
Proper Jazz piano trio

Thoughts
Solid and highly accessible jazz album. A mix of originals and standards, each feels perfect. Lyrical playing and agile without feeling over the top. Recommended.

More Info
https://www.discogs.com/Ryo-Fukui-Scenery2/release/7296774

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Rating: 5 out of 5

 

Black Mountain – Black Mountain

★★★☆☆ = Good!

What’s it sound like?

A desert rock version of arcade fire: authentic and anthemic.

Thoughts

The band sounds very different here than on in the future. Elements of modern indie are at play and things seem more hopeful than dark and epic (though there is still a rich vision to their sound).

I like the tracks that incorporate sax, it’s used in a kind of jazz freak out way that I think is particularly effective.

Good band.

More Info

https://www.discogs.com/Black-Mountain-Black-Mountain/release/745333

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Boards Of Canada – The Campfire Headphase

⭐⭐

What’s it sound like?
Pleasant mellow ambient-like electro.

Thoughts
Nothing is inherently bad about the album but it kinda wanders without doing anything particularly well. Lots of good sounding electro bits but nothing memorable and not something I would recommend.

More Info

https://www.discogs.com/Boards-Of-Canada-The-Campfire-Headphase/release/541843

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