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ALBUM OF THE MONTH - JAZZMATAZZ - GURU (1993)
Jazzmatazz is a fusion of hiphop and live jazz by Guru, one half of the hiphop duo Gang Starr. He’d noticed that hiphop artists were...
Mar 312 min read
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH - THE ELECTRIC LUCIFER - BRUCE HAACK (1970)
Bruce Haack was born in 1931 in the isolated town of Rocky Mountain House in Alberta, Canada. The only child of an abusive mother and a...
Jan 313 min read
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH - NOUVELLE VAGUE - NOUVELLE VAGUE (2004)
Take punk and new wave classics and cover them in a bossa nova style with female vocalists who’ve never heard the originals, and you get...
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH - U.F.O - JIM SULLIVAN (1969)
In 1975, Jim Sullivan disappeared in the desert. His abandoned Volkswagen Beetle was found near a remote New Mexico ranch, containing his...
Nov 29, 20244 min read
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH - GOAT - GOAT (2024)
GOAT claims to come from a commune in the cursed village of Korpilombolo, in the remote north of Sweden. They wear masks during their...
Oct 27, 20243 min read
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH - ZII - DVAR (2008)
Russian band Dvar’s album Zii  is one for the fairies to get down to. The band has been around since 1995, but no one knows who they...
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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ALBUM OF THE MONTH: LAVENDER COUNTRY — LAVENDER COUNTRY (1973)
Lavender Country’s self-titled 1973 album was the first openly gay country music album. The band was formed in 1972 by Patrick Haggerty...
Oct 27, 20243 min read
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: EASE DOWN THE ROAD — BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY (2001)
Everything about the album is so delicate. It features soft piano, meditative slide guitar, percussive acoustic strumming, and touches of...
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: FRANKENSTEIN GIRLS WILL SEEM STRANGELY SEXY — MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE (2000)
In 1987, 18 year old New Yorker James Euringer (aka Jimmy Urine) began recording industrial music heavily inspired by Nine Inch Nails...
Oct 27, 20243 min read
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: THE BLUE ELEPHANT — MATT BERRY (2021)
The Blue Elephant continues Matt Berry’s track record of 60s and 70s psychedelia, but it differs from his earlier albums (such as Kill...
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: 5:55 — CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG (2006)
5:55  was Gainsbourg’s first album since Charlotte for Ever (1968) , written by her father Serge and featuring the controverial song,...
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: ANCHES EN MAAT — GRAILS (2023)
Definitely my favourite album to come out of 2023, Anches En Maat is an absolute treat. I struggled a bit deciding on what to choose this...
Oct 27, 20241 min read
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