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A quietly radical record that slips from post-bossa ease into something deeper and stranger.
Lôbo blends folk intimacy with jazz ambition and liturgical weight.
Subtle and spiritual, but by the final bar you realise just how much it’s been doing.
Lôbo blends folk intimacy with jazz ambition and liturgical weight.
Subtle and spiritual, but by the final bar you realise just how much it’s been doing.
February 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
A quietly radical record that slips from post-bossa ease into something deeper and stranger.
Lôbo blends folk intimacy with jazz ambition and liturgical weight.
Subtle and spiritual, but by the final bar you realise just how much it’s been doing.
Lôbo blends folk intimacy with jazz ambition and liturgical weight.
Subtle and spiritual, but by the final bar you realise just how much it’s been doing.
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REISSUE OF THE WEEK: 'The Disintegration Loops (Arcadia Archive Edition)' by William Basinski
The greatest ambient series returns in its entirety in 4CD and 8LP box set forms complete with remastered audio.
@tempresltd.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
The greatest ambient series returns in its entirety in 4CD and 8LP box set forms complete with remastered audio.
@tempresltd.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
REISSUE OF THE WEEK: 'The Disintegration Loops (Arcadia Archive Edition)' by William Basinski
The greatest ambient series returns in its entirety in 4CD and 8LP box set forms complete with remastered audio.
@tempresltd.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
The greatest ambient series returns in its entirety in 4CD and 8LP box set forms complete with remastered audio.
@tempresltd.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
I have never seen so much excitement for an upcoming reissue
Julius Hemphill • Dogon A.D. (1972)
March 6 • Superior Viaduct, LP reissue
www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/...
March 6 • Superior Viaduct, LP reissue
www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/...
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I have never seen so much excitement for an upcoming reissue
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A 3LP/2CD Cecil Taylor live set — FRAGMENTS: THE COMPLETE 1969 SALLE PLEYEL CONCERTS — will be released in April. Two full concerts, 92 minutes and 50 minutes long respectively, featuring Jimmy Lyons, Sam Rivers, and Andrew Cyrille. This one will blow your house down. (I wrote the liner notes.)
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A 3LP/2CD Cecil Taylor live set — FRAGMENTS: THE COMPLETE 1969 SALLE PLEYEL CONCERTS — will be released in April. Two full concerts, 92 minutes and 50 minutes long respectively, featuring Jimmy Lyons, Sam Rivers, and Andrew Cyrille. This one will blow your house down. (I wrote the liner notes.)
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Here's a fantastic 1976 documentary on the British reggae scene. Filmed in Brixton, Stoke Newington, Notting Hill and Chalk Farm, it stars Delroy Washington, Roy Shirley, Sir Coxsone Sound System, Matumbi, Nicky Thomas, Tito Simon, Ijahman Levi, Aswad, Sharon Forrester etc
youtu.be/Ah5-2qA_drk
youtu.be/Ah5-2qA_drk
Aquarius British Reggae 1976
YouTube video by rocky storm
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Here's a fantastic 1976 documentary on the British reggae scene. Filmed in Brixton, Stoke Newington, Notting Hill and Chalk Farm, it stars Delroy Washington, Roy Shirley, Sir Coxsone Sound System, Matumbi, Nicky Thomas, Tito Simon, Ijahman Levi, Aswad, Sharon Forrester etc
youtu.be/Ah5-2qA_drk
youtu.be/Ah5-2qA_drk
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Legendary live Giant Steps. If this is the one I think it is, he does it slightly slower, opening it up ever so slightly to new creative pathways, and it's unbelievable.
JOHN COLTRANE
The Tiberi Tapes: A Preview of the Mythic Recordings
Impulse! 2026
recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelea...
The Tiberi Tapes: A Preview of the Mythic Recordings
Impulse! 2026
recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelea...
February 5, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Legendary live Giant Steps. If this is the one I think it is, he does it slightly slower, opening it up ever so slightly to new creative pathways, and it's unbelievable.
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"32 live performances of Sonic Youth’s 'The Diamond Sea' plunderphoniclly orchestrated by John Oswald (of Grateful Dead 'Grayfolded' fame) – providing two distinctly new experiences of the classic track from Washing Machine."
February 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"32 live performances of Sonic Youth’s 'The Diamond Sea' plunderphoniclly orchestrated by John Oswald (of Grateful Dead 'Grayfolded' fame) – providing two distinctly new experiences of the classic track from Washing Machine."
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #34 How Nina Simone is missed. She bestrode the worlds of culture, music and activism as a giant. If only we had her now. #NinaSimone
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Superior Viaduct is reissuing DOGON A.D. on #vinyl with original cover art #JuliusHemphill
www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/...
www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/...
Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D. LP - Superior Viaduct
Release Date: March 6th, 2026 "Julius Hemphill's debut record, 1972's Dogon A.D., was self-produced for his Mbari imprint, and it was issued with a beautiful black-and-white cover. Very DIY. The label...
www.superiorviaduct.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Superior Viaduct is reissuing DOGON A.D. on #vinyl with original cover art #JuliusHemphill
www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/...
www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/...
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"As a producer, musician, songwriter and engineer, Bovell welded together dub, disco, funk and post-punk — sometimes all at once — and revolutionised the sound of British music."
The unsung genius of dub innovator Dennis Bovell: thevinylfactory.com/features/the...
The unsung genius of dub innovator Dennis Bovell: thevinylfactory.com/features/the...
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"As a producer, musician, songwriter and engineer, Bovell welded together dub, disco, funk and post-punk — sometimes all at once — and revolutionised the sound of British music."
The unsung genius of dub innovator Dennis Bovell: thevinylfactory.com/features/the...
The unsung genius of dub innovator Dennis Bovell: thevinylfactory.com/features/the...
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"We've never had information more clear than we have today: the genocide in Palestine, what's happening in Ukraine, Russia, Sudan, everywhere. It's happening right in front of us."
Pep #Guardiola, at the press conference last night.
👇
Pep #Guardiola, at the press conference last night.
👇
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 AM
"We've never had information more clear than we have today: the genocide in Palestine, what's happening in Ukraine, Russia, Sudan, everywhere. It's happening right in front of us."
Pep #Guardiola, at the press conference last night.
👇
Pep #Guardiola, at the press conference last night.
👇
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Etta James was inducted in the 'Rock n Roll Hall of Fame' in 1993. Afterwards she pronounced, "They got this shit backwards, it should be the 'R&B Hall of Fame,' where Blacks decide which white rockers deserve to get in."
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Etta James was inducted in the 'Rock n Roll Hall of Fame' in 1993. Afterwards she pronounced, "They got this shit backwards, it should be the 'R&B Hall of Fame,' where Blacks decide which white rockers deserve to get in."
I'm spending almost 5 hours with Sun Ra today
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I'm spending almost 5 hours with Sun Ra today
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BACK IN STOCK: 'Djelika' by Toumani Diabate
One of the most celebrated works from the late mande music icon returns.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2128...
One of the most celebrated works from the late mande music icon returns.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2128...
Toumani Diabate - Djelika
Buy DJELIKA by TOUMANI DIABATE. LP £22.49. Order online today and get FREE UK delivery on orders over £75.
www.normanrecords.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
BACK IN STOCK: 'Djelika' by Toumani Diabate
One of the most celebrated works from the late mande music icon returns.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2128...
One of the most celebrated works from the late mande music icon returns.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2128...
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New episode archived @wfmu.bsky.social
Öppet Archives: Swedish Free Jazz Round Table
STREAM ➡️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Öppet Archives: Swedish Free Jazz Round Table
STREAM ➡️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 AM
New episode archived @wfmu.bsky.social
Öppet Archives: Swedish Free Jazz Round Table
STREAM ➡️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Öppet Archives: Swedish Free Jazz Round Table
STREAM ➡️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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Tonight in the Explorers Room, live on @wfmu.bsky.social & Give the Drummer Radio: a dub super-set dedicated to the drums of Sly Dunbar takes center stage, bracketed by sagacious funk and deep deep deeeeep minimalist soundscapes/landscapes. 7-10:00pm: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
January 29, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Tonight in the Explorers Room, live on @wfmu.bsky.social & Give the Drummer Radio: a dub super-set dedicated to the drums of Sly Dunbar takes center stage, bracketed by sagacious funk and deep deep deeeeep minimalist soundscapes/landscapes. 7-10:00pm: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
No.
"What if, guided by some invisible hand, we were all converging on the same likes and dislikes? What if taste was no longer a question of making finer and finer distinctions, but of being nudged towards uniformity?"
The big idea — are we all beginning to have the same taste?:
The big idea — are we all beginning to have the same taste?:
The big idea: are we all beginning to have the same taste?
Music seems to be at the forefront of a rush to uniformity. It’s time to rebel
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 AM
No.
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Alice Coltrane's PTAH, THE EL DAOUD (Impulse, 1970) in an episode of M*A*S*H
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Alice Coltrane's PTAH, THE EL DAOUD (Impulse, 1970) in an episode of M*A*S*H
Now Playing
Yoko Ono - Feeling The Space
Yoko Ono - Feeling The Space
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Now Playing
Yoko Ono - Feeling The Space
Yoko Ono - Feeling The Space
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Aretha Franklyn
Lou Reed
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Tony Allen
Pere Ubu
Aretha Franklyn
Lou Reed
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Tony Allen
Pere Ubu
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Alice Coltrane
Terry Riley
Jandek
Boris
The Necks
Alice Coltrane
Terry Riley
Jandek
Boris
The Necks
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Portishead
Bjork
Skinny Puppy
Autechre
Patrick Shiroishi
Portishead
Bjork
Skinny Puppy
Autechre
Patrick Shiroishi
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Aretha Franklyn
Lou Reed
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Tony Allen
Pere Ubu
Aretha Franklyn
Lou Reed
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Tony Allen
Pere Ubu
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Three decades into their existence, Italy's experimental metal/rock/jazz trio release 'Ferrum Sidereum,' a double-album that draws on meteoric iron symbolism, Tibetan philosophy, and the practice of creating inner silence amid external chaos.
The Lightning Bolt Sound and Diamond Nature of Zu:
The Lightning Bolt Sound and Diamond Nature of Zu:
The Lightning Bolt Sound and Diamond Nature of Zu
Three decades into their existence, Italy's experimental metal/rock/jazz trio release 'Ferrum Sidereum,' a double-album that draws on meteoric iron symbolism, Tibetan philosophy, and the practice of creating inner silence amid external chaos.
www.thetonearm.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Three decades into their existence, Italy's experimental metal/rock/jazz trio release 'Ferrum Sidereum,' a double-album that draws on meteoric iron symbolism, Tibetan philosophy, and the practice of creating inner silence amid external chaos.
The Lightning Bolt Sound and Diamond Nature of Zu:
The Lightning Bolt Sound and Diamond Nature of Zu:
My city of ruins
This is an amazing place, but I feel once you've seen one ruin you've seen them all, and this place is full of ruins.
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
My city of ruins
Starting this weekend with some obscure heavy psych.
Day Blindness (1969)
Day Blindness (1969)
January 17, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Starting this weekend with some obscure heavy psych.
Day Blindness (1969)
Day Blindness (1969)