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Tracks of the Week 16.04.22

Tracks of the Week
Described as an experiment in immediacy, back in 2020 the Portland-based label Sahel Sounds doubled down on its commitment to the music of the Southern Sahara with its searing blend of psychedelic jams, crackling choral textures, roiling dub rhythms, and boisterous desert blues. Familiar faces like Etran de L'Aïr and the Nigerien techno pioneer Hama plus newcomers from Bounaly...

Tracks of the Week 05.06.21

Tracks of the Week
On her second album for Hyperdub, the electronic artist Loraine James pours cold water on the pandemic-fuelled flames of anxiety, dousing grimy atmospherics and scattershot drill percussion in synth washes and vocalised waves of R&B. Kajsa Lindgren leans into the lapping tide as the composer mixes strings and keys on her first for Recital. And Maria Spivak reduces the...

Tracks of the Week 19.12.20

Tracks of the Week
Coi Leray comes in hard with the seasonal greetings, Julianna Barwick offers extended healing, and Oneohtrix Point Never wards off the nightmares as the camcorder flickers and the hands of the clock turn. There are loose renditions of songs by EMEL, Alewya, Moses Boyd, and Animal Collective, and collaborative efforts spearheaded by Ozuna, Alicia Keys, and SAINt JHN. Love...