January 2022 – reflections

MUSIC:reflections for 2022-01-28

01/28/2022

This Week's New Releases

Super happy about seeing singles coming from favorites Toro Y Moi, Morcheeba, Warpaint, Grimes and Japanese Breakfast – just need those full lengths to drop. Also, very excited about a new Future Sounds of Jazz comp from Michael Reinboth and a DJ Cam album.

Individual Releases on Spotify

Toro Y Moi – Postman / Magazine {alternative} Two new tracks from a new album called Mahal scheduled for the end of April
Morcheeba – Namaste (Orbital Remix) {electronic}
Warpaint – Champion {indie pop, indie rock} They have a new album called Radiate Like This coming out in the spring
Grimes – Shinigami Eyes {electronic}
Japanese Breakfast – Nobody Sees Me Like You Do {indie rock}
Michael Reinboth – Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol. 15 {deep house, electronic, nu jazz, downtempo} New iteration from this legendary series and its label, Compost Records, and visionary label head, Michael Reinboth. Volume 1 came out in 1995 and have consistently delievered for these nearly three decades. For context, Compost has had a big role to play in the careers of Kruder & Dorfmeister, Minus 8, Jazzanova, Rainer Trüby, and more recently Solomun and Automat.
DJ Cam – Tropical Gypsy {electronic, trip.hop, downtempo} New album from hyper-influential Parisian DJ
St. Paul and The Broken Bones – The Alien Coast {neo soul, indie rock}
Kid Loco – Born in the 60’s {alternative, indie, electronic} New album from French electronic musician Jean-Yves Prieur, and I do love me my French electronic musicians (they’re among the best at it).
Eels – Extreme Witchcraft {alternative, electronic, rock}
Cloakroom – Dissolution Wave {indie rock, alternative, shoegaze}
Ben Böhmer & Rob Moose – The Apparitions {electronic, deep house}
Late Night Alumni – Empty Streets (The Remixes Part 2) {electronic} remixes of the title track from their excellent full length
Andrew Weatherall – Heavenly Remixes 3 & 4 {house, electronic} New collection of remixes by Andrew Weatherall, of Boys Own fame, of Heavenly records artists, such as Saint Etienne, Mark Lanegan and Doves. not on Spotify
Thyla – Thyla {indie rock, alternative}
Jacques Greene – Fantasy {electronic, house}
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake – Demos {alternative, rock}
BANKS & bcalm – Subliminal {downtempo}
Roy Davis Jr. – Wind of Change {house}
Amelie Lens – Mixmag Presents Amelie Lens {electronic, techno, minimal techno}
Florence + the Machine – Water To Drink Not Write About {pop, alternative, rock}
The Black Dog – Brutal Minimalism EP {electronic}
Dusky – Life Signs Remixes {electronic, house}
Various Artists – Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Live at the Harlem Cultural Festival, 1969) {rhythm and blues, soul} Soundtrack from the truly excellent documents/music-film
Fruit Bats – Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021) {rock, alternative}
Human By Nature – Electronic Rhythm {deep house, jazz house}
Lance Ferguson – Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 2 {funk, soul, electronic}
Bucher – Restart {electronic, deep house, nu disco} First full length on Plastic City, which warrants a listen
Disclosure & ZEDD – You’ve Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free {electronic}
Maya Shenfeld – In Free Fall {modern classical, ambient, electronic}
Thrill Jockey, another longtime favorite label responsible for The Sea
and Cake and Tortoise among others, out with with something in a newer
direction for them. Fans of Clint Mansell (Black Swan, The Fountain)
will likely enjoy this
MØ – Motordrome {electronic, pop}
Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Vol. 41 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD 5/26/77 {rock, jam band} Not much to say here other than May 1977 is often considered the pinnacle of their live performances. Not on Spotify
The Beatles – Get Back: The Rooftop Performance {rock}
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Live In Brisbane ’21 {alternative, progressive rock} Not on Spotify
John Mayall – The Sun Is Shining Down {blues, rock}