B.l.a.c.k. A.s.t.e.r.o.i.d. - 'T.h.r.u.s.t.' (2017)
V.a.r.i.o.u.s. A.r.t.i.s.t.s. - 'S.e.a.f.a.r.i.n.g. S.t.r.a.n.g.e.r.s.: P.r.i.v.a.t.e. Y.a.c.h.t.' (2017)
v.a.r.i.o.u.s. a.r.t.i.s.t.s. - 's.e.l.e.c.t.o.r.s. 003 c.u.r.a.t.e.d. b.y. m.a.r.c.e.l. d.e.t.t.m.a.n.n.' (2017)
V.a.r.i.o.u.s. A.r.t.i.s.t.s. - 'F.i.v.e. Y.e.a.r.s. o.f. L.o.v.i.n.g. N.o.t.e.s.' (2017)
this just in from pitchdork... they had me at dominique dumont, who leads off this fine comp.
_dj mink nun
t.r.a.n.s. a.m. - 'c.a.l.i.f.o.r.n.i.a. h.o.t.e.l.' (2017)
witty album title, lads. trans am still at it after almost twenty-five years or whatever. i got bored on them after futureworld, circa 1999. still, they put out some seminal work. i would love to herald this record as a return to form. instead i'm just gonna say you could be listening to worse shit in 2017. they're playing shows these days. i am pretty sure if i saw this live, i'd be pretty into it. good tunes. it kinda remind me of stuff like ota petrina, a little bit, or maybe some of the older shit they like to imitate. anyway, nothing revolutionary here. still, a formidable record. not too many other records i post fit the "jock jams" taxonomy quite as thoroughly as this.
_pert plus
A.k.i.k.o. Y.a.n.o. - 'T.a.d.a.i.m.a.' (1981)
A.k.i.k.o. Y.a.n.o. - 'I.r.o.h.a. n.i. K.o.n.p.e.i.t.o.u.' (1977)
c.o.l.o.r.e.d. m.u.s.i.c. (1981)
i was listening to the excellent 'more better days' comp, and a stand out track on volume one of that fine release was from this profoundly strange pop record. i was so happy to have been able to find this on the inter webs so that i could share it with you. front to back, this record does not disappoint.
_alibi