G.e.o.r.g.i.a. A.n.n.e. M.u.l.d.r.o.w. - 'O.v.e.r.l.o.a.d.' (2018)
V.a.r.i.o.u.s. A.r.t.i.s.t.s. - 'V.i.s.i.b.l.e. & I.n.v.i.s.i.b.l.e. P.e.r.s.o.n.s. D.i.s.t.r.i.b.u.t.e.d. I.n. S.p.a.c.e.' (2019)
f.a.t.i.m.a. - 'a.n.d. y.e.t. i.t.'s. a.l.l. l.o.v.e.' (2018)
it's been a real long time since i've been this excited about an r&b record... the guest appearance by roc marciano on this left me without any doubts as to fatima's bonafides.
_DJ Mink Nun
O.n.e.n.e.s.s. o.f. J.u.j.u. - “A.f.r.i.c.a.n. R.h.y.t.h.m.s.” (1975)
A.l.i. S.h.a.h.e.e.d. M.u.h.a.m.m.a.d. & A.d.r.i.a.n. Y.o.u.n.g. p.r.e.s.e.n.t. M.i.d.n.i.g.h.t. H.o.u.r. (2018)
T.E.R.R.I. W.A.L.K.E.R. - 'E.N.T.I.T.L.E.D.' (2015)
K.a.d.h.j.a. B.o.n.e.t. - 'C.h.i.l.d.q.u.e.e.n.' (2018)
A.d.r.i.a.n. Y.o.u.n.g.e. - 'V.o.i.c.e.s. O.f. G.e.m.m.a.' (2018)
new adrian younge is always cause for excitement in my book because he is a true maverick musician. this seems to me one of his most devil-may-care type of releases. it's also possibly my favorite to date. wax poetics describes it as being "heavy on the rotary connection references", as if people are supposed to know who rotary connection are in 2018. well, i checked that group out so you don't have to and i'm hear to tell you that they ain't got nothing on the boom bap bass and drums on this fine release. the copy used to describe the record may be a bit obtuse, but I have to hand it to them, they do say this, "Because remember the sharpness of those black and white heroines? ...Nora lining up six martinis so she can catch up to Nick in The Thin Man." Any record to directly reference Myrna Loy in its self-description definitely has my attention.
_DJ Alibi
p.h.i.l. r.a.n.e.l.i.n. - 'v.i.b.e.s. f.r.o.m. t.h.e. t.r.i.b.e.' (1975)
In between rains, I took my kid to the park. We were the only ones there. We splashed in puddles and climbed and jumped. I thought about Syria, and nuclear holocaust, the rejection of science and Europe's pivot to the right. I thought these things on a Monday just before the rain set in again. We need to do it for the children.
_dj lionshead