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BEST OF 2023: Hieroglyphic Being exceeded his own high bar with projects and end of year album – he is one of THE true innovators today
One of the electronic highlights of 2023 was Hieroglyphic Being’s The Moon Dance album on Apnea Records. It was just one release that helped crown the Chicago acid-techno/true-house/space-jazz/sonic luminary as once again one of the most exciting talents in the world, alongside a seemingly unrelenting output of new productions, live performances, DJ mixes and re-edits. A mix…
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Legendary Leftfield artist donates 500 personal records in aid of UK charities – Kindness’ Christmas Dinner and food banks in Todmorden, England
Neil Barnes of Leftfield has donated 500 records from his personal collection for charity – including mint condition signed rarities – in aid of feeding people this Christmas. These will be auctioned off each day, running at the Golden Lion pub in Todmorden, England, throughout December until the 20th of the month. Leftfield will also…
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LISTEN: new World Treasures Music mix for Alto Radio – feat. modern soul, African tearjerkers, French disco, Holy Tongue, Balearic dub and more
Tracklist Flowers – For Real Madelaine – Don’t It Drive You Crazy Jeff Scott – Mystery Of You Joe Harriott & Amancio D’Silva Quartet – Jaipur Radam Schwartz – Midde Eastern Fantasy Le Mystère Jazz De Tombouctou – Leli Franco Lee Ezute – Olise Nekwu Ode Omore Osarenren & Ewaen Osetin Stars – Iyereghe Ayo…
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‘Rainbow Revisited’ is a glorious celebration of friends – South African star Thandi Ntuli and jazz-ambient-sorcerer Carlos Niño for International Anthem
Carlos Niño is an artist who proves his creative exceptionality release after release, this time collaborating with South African artist Thandi Ntuli. International Anthem has been Niño’s home for many releases and also puts out this LP with Ntuli – a Johannesburg, South Africa based pianist, composer, and singer. Rainbow Revisited, with cover art by…
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PODCAST: Mong Tong are a Taiwanese psychedelic duo touring Europe and will appear at South by Southwest festival next year – hear about the journey so far
Mong Tong are a Taiwanese duo who blend their national and local culture with their musical expeditions, also inspired by video games and doom metal. Having migrated from bands Dope Purple and Praire WWWW, Mong Tong are psychedelic ambassadors for South-East Asia and infuse musical traditions from across the region. They are now looking ahead…
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Rare grooves by Raja Zahr and John Bilezikjian found – they were Something Different in 1970 – deadstock copies are 1st release by Discotchari
New label Discotchari kicks off with a rare psychedelic groover, having uncovered an entire deadstock run of this ‘45, still in the factory boxes from 1970. They’ve repackaged them as their exciting first release and are bringing previously unheard material from Armenia’s John Bilezikjian – who is known as a forward-thinking oud player – and…
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DON’T MISS: One of the jazz highlights of the year is an album by WEB WEB and the supergroup is produced again by Max Herre for Compost Records
One of the contenders for jazz album of the year comes from German supergroup WEB WEB – who continue their collaboration with songwriter and producer Max Herre on their fifth album, WEB MAX II – and it is out now on Compost Records. They first joined forces with Herre in 2021 and released the WEB…
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LISTEN: Latest Narr radio mix is an anti-war selection – feat. Charlie Megira, peace craving gospel, Fela Kuti, Pharoah Sanders and Public Image Ltd.
Tracklist Bob Marley – So Much Trouble In The World (Bill Laswell Remix) Charlie Megira – The Valley Of Tears Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton – Don’t You Ache Fela Kuti – Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake AM Momo Joseph – War For Ground Larry T – Where Does The Answer Lie Public Image…
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Poetical License’s melancholia and post-punk – the wares of Scottish-born Mark Airlie and New Zealand’s Keri Ansley – on Left Ear Records
It’s a great day whenever a Left Ear Records promo drops in the World Treasures inbox. This time, label boss Chris Bonato brings Poetical License to the light – a brief project uniting Scottish born and Aotearean (New Zealand) musician, Mark Airlie and keyboardist and vocalist, Keri Ansley, after the duo met in New Plymouth.…
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‘Asian Tropical Bass’ on Animist Records – is an EP bringing sound pioneers Apichat Pakwan and Thai band Lamaihansa to the rest of the world
Asian Tropical Bass aims to be a genre defining 11th release on Dutch label, Animist Records, showcasing future sounds with roots in traditional Asian music. Thai-Dutch collective Apichat Pakwan bring their unique mix of Thai styled molam and electronic music – defined on their debut album Esantronics from 2019 – with psychedelic groover Lao Cow.…
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