Mar 16, 2012 12:00AM
Radio Salone feels like everything good about radio (still a strong influence in African musical
culture)…the excitement of being glued to the dial waiting for what they’re bringing next, with
fresh-familiar references—reggae, tenory soukous guitar, West African majesty—and that thing
that makes this everyone’s music.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
Norwegian cosmic disco maestro Hans-Peter Lindstrøm typically constructs tracks in which
time takes on physicality, in which subtly shifting frameworks supplant crescendos.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
Jill Barber’s U.S. debut
is a perfect ’60s lounge
throwback, complete
with gentle vibes;
dramatic, swelling
orchestral strings;
Bacharach-style horn
arrangements; and
sweet, restrained singing
from a vocalist with
character—very different
from today’s overemotive
American Idol
thing.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
Once again scouring
the vaults, this time for
rare Latin funk gems,
Chicago’s Numero
Group unearths early-
’70s Puerto Rican
septet Los Nombres,
who successfully
combined War-worthy
funk with mellow,
three-part harmony
pop akin to Gary
Puckett and the Union
Gap or The Rascals.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
Releasing their first
album in six years,
production partners
Jan St. Werner and
Andi Toma compile
a full-length far less
pixelated than 2006’s
detuned Varcharz.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
This band hails from
Brooklyn, but the grooving
9-piece act has a Memphis
feel that immerses you
in a soul endorphin rush
usually only available via
the magic of James Brown
or Sharon Jones.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
Fifteen years after
the landmark Drum
and Bass for Papa
appeared as a spliffedout
alternative to the
formulaic dance music
of the era, Plug (aka
Luke Vibert) unearths
these previously
unreleased tracks.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:00AM
The glorious Chieftains
celebrate their 50th
anniversary with an
album that reveals
one of the secrets to
this Irish trad group’s
longevity: timeless,
virtuosic music joined
with modern voices.
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Feb 1, 2012 9:00AM
Costello actually cautions against buying his overpriced box: three discs of career-spanning tracks from his recent tour (where audience members spun a giant roulette wheel to pick songs), a souvenir book of photos, and a revealing tour diary. But for those who can''t help themselves, or who are sensible enough to wait for the later release of individual discs at a reasonable cost, this is the jackpot. In an interview for Mix, Costello said the difference between studio and live is “animal magnetism”; from “Mystery Dance” to “National Ransom,” this music has it.?
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