La Düsseldorf: Rheinita (1979)
Here’s one last piece. There’s always something evocative about watching grainy videos. Your eyes want to fill in the spaces light should occupy.…
July 19, 2014
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The Rockets: Electric Delight (1979)
It’s funk Friday and I’m arranging another puzzle piece again. What’s there to say about a track like the Rockets’ “Electric Delight”…
July 18, 2014
Odyssey: Who (1974)
Vangelis’ Nemo Studio in the early ’70s. Time for another teaser, this track “Who” is actually a song by one of Greece’s…
July 17, 2014
Franco Battiato: Energia (1971)
I have to, I must, set up an upcoming series I’m going to share with y’all. What better way to prepare you…
July 16, 2014
Guy Skornik: Ils Viennent du Futur! (1980)
Forgive me if I post one more French track. I’d be negligent to not share one of my locked away favorites. Y’all…
July 15, 2014
Lizzy Mercier Descloux: Fire (1979)
In honor of France’s Independence Day, Le quatorze Juillet or Bastille Day, I’d like to start my month long retrospective on French music…jk…
July 14, 2014
Cartola: Cartola (1976)
Saudade you have taken a hold over me. Forget that my month long retrospective of Brazilian music draws to an end, no,…
July 13, 2014
Jorge Ben: Bem-Vinda Amizade (1981)
As the World Cup draws to a close, so does my series of great Brazilian albums. For some of y’all this is…
July 12, 2014
Marcos Valle: Vontade de Rever Você (1981)
I remember funk Fridays. Anyway, its been a while since I posted a truly funky album. No sweat, Marcos Valle’s Vontade de…
July 11, 2014
Lô Borges: Best of Playlist (1972-1981)
Now this, this is an artist I wish more people would know of outside of Brazil. Lo Borges, if I would look…
July 10, 2014
Tom Zé: Correio da Estação do Brás (1978)
Another shot I’ve been holding off in my Brazilian month reviews is Tom Ze. Once, the most forgotten of Brazil’s first wave…
July 9, 2014
Gilberto Gil: Refavela (1977)
I know I’ve been holding my Gilberto Gil shot for a while. If, anyone has some cursory knowledge of Brazilian music they’re…
July 8, 2014