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Usually cool dude stuff.

Listen: Faten Kanaan – “The North Wind” [2020]

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Very Warm

Got a late night tale for ya. Been really enjoying the new Faten Kanaan album, out now via Fire Records. Expect glacial, cinematic soundscapes that both tap the past for dirge-like melodies, but also peer into the future with technology … Continue reading →

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Listen: Hozan Yamamoto With Sharps & Flats – “よさこい節” [1971]

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Very Warm

You thought I was done with the grooves? I am always on the hunt for the perfect groove, so don’t ever doubt me again. This time I’m coming at you with the 1971 album Beautiful Bamboo Flute by Hozan Yamamoto … Continue reading →

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Listen: Katy Kirby – “Traffic!” [2020]

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Very Warm

Saw this getting shared around with high velocity on my timeline yesterday and after one listen, I realize why. Katy Kirby is a musician based in Nashville with a debut album on the way, Cool Dry Place via blog-fav label … Continue reading →

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Listen: Home Boy & the C.O.L. – “Money’s Funny, Change Is Strange” [1982]

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Very Warm

Oh hell yes. Now if you really want something funky, look no further than Home Boy & the C.O.L.’s self-titled 1982 record. With song titles like “Home Boys Revenge” and “Funk Yourself To Death”, you should know what you’re in … Continue reading →

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Listen: Yuki Nakayamate – “Secrets (9 to 4)” [1982]

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Very Warm

Continuing my trawl through a trove of rare groove nuggets I recently pulled in. I’m obviously always drawn to Japanese records from the late 70s and 80s, and Yuki Nakayamate’s Octopussy definitely does not disappoint. Luxurious, high-class pop with world-class … Continue reading →

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Listen: Harry Case – “Jam (At Your Party)” [1989]

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Very Warm

Recently came across a big trove of groovy records that I’ll hopefully be sharing on the blog. Just snagged a vinyl rip of this Harry Case album In A Mood, which I don’t recommend you look up on Discogs unless you’ve … Continue reading →

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The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Very Warm

In what might be the vainest of my vanity projects, I decided to plunder the music of the 1990s, the decade of my birth, to “rank” my favorite albums. Why? It’s not like anything I list here is going to … Continue reading →

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Listen: Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett – “Oddball” [1974]

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Very Warm

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a friend of yours visits Dubai and goes to a record store. He finds an interesting looking piece in the “Highly Recommended” section. He then recommends it to you. What he found … Continue reading →

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2012 Retrospective

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Very Warm

The self-indulgent Retrospective series continues, this time diving into 2012, maybe THE year that my music taste fully broke and I went from a dedicated listener + hunter of new music to a depraved lunatic. Wild times here, y’all. I … Continue reading →

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Recommended Albums: October 2020

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Very Warm

October felt like nothing at all. Despite housing my birthday and a big holiday, nothing much seemed to have happened. Even the weather wasn’t super fall-like. 2020 really does have to do it to us like that I guess. What … Continue reading →

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