Author: WTM
Label feature: International Anthem Recording Company, their outstanding stable keeps expanding – featuring the pick of forthcoming releases and a look back at the 2020 treasure from their family of artists
Cyril Cyril release their second album ‘Yallah Mickey Mouse’ for Bongo Joe Records, the Swiss duo combine their talents for a punky, globally influenced fusion of raw and politically-charged songs
Minoru ‘Hoodoo’ Fushimi is Left Ear Records 25th release – ‘Hakodate Lady’ mutates Japanese enka genre into darker and abstract versions – a fitting celebration for a wonderfully diverse label
Russian producer Wulffluw XCIV makes music from the heart of Uganda to body moving and mind bending effect – debut album via Nyege Nyege Tapes imprint, Hakuna Kulala – it’s another fantastic fusion born in Kampala
The stunning Café Türk – their Swiss and Turkish roots created a unique melting pot of genre-fluid music, soon to be revived and celebrated by Zel Zele Records – western punk attitude meets Turkish fuzz
Ammar El Sherei’s ‘Oriental Music’ is the latest revive by Wewantsounds – the iconic musician and composer revisits six classic compositions by another Egyptian legend, Mohamed Abdel Wahab
LISTEN: industrial chuggers – weird vibrations – strange clonks – dark ambient – unclassical – other people’s experiments – drone – it’s the World Treasures Music Light Sounds Dark periodic review
Asha Pulthi’s debut is reissued by Mr Bongo (with more to come) the Indian singer-songwriter made Loft classics, was sampled by Jay Z, 50 Cent, The Notorious B.I.G. and worked with Ornette Coleman and Goblin
