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Listen: Nation of Language – “The Wall & I” [2020]

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Very Warm

You know I love a good album closer. Who wouldn’t? It’s the last taste that’s left in your mouth after digesting a body of work. If you’ve got a stale closer, then it’s gonna taint the whole rest of the … Continue reading →

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Listen: Jayda G – “Both Of Us” [2020]

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Very Warm

Absolutely losing my mind to this tune. Jayda put herself on my map with her awesome Significant Changes LP from last year, and now she has a new EP coming later in July, also on Ninja Tune. This first song “Both Of … Continue reading →

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Listen: Larry Young – “Khalid Of Space Part Two (Welcome)” [1973]

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Very Warm

Intensely psychedelic free jazz from Larry Young’s Lawrence of Newark album independently released in 1973 and not-so-secretly featuring Pharaoh Sanders on tenor saxophone. The whole record is great, but this song in particular blew me away. It just keeps getting better and … Continue reading →

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Listen: Olivier Rogg – “M7” [1988]

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Very Warm

Got some more rare groove for you this morning. Enter Olivier Rogg, experimental Swiss midi composer and his record Variations Sur GE/CH. I honesty can’t find much on the record aside from the label it was released on Mega Wave … Continue reading →

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Listen: Max Cilla – “Crépuscule Tropical” [1981]

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Very Warm

Some days, sometimes I just find things in my iTunes library I don’t remember downloading and decide to put it on. This is only when I’ve exhausted all the new music that interests me, plus the old favorites are hitting … Continue reading →

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Listen: India Jordan – “I’m Waiting (Just 4 U)” [2020]

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Very Warm

I posted about India Jordan’s great single “For You” back in my GR8 TRACKS of APRIL 2020 list (find that in my Recommended Albums of April 2020 post!), and they recently just released an EP of the same name via … Continue reading →

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Listen: Pantayo – “Divine” [2020]

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Very Warm

I want you to get into queer female Filipino via Toronto ensemble Pantayo, who are making some absolutely radical pop with heavy emphasis on working in traditional southern Philippines musical style called Kulintang, similar to that of Indonesian Gamelan. Percussive … Continue reading →

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Listen: Charli XCX – “anthems” [2020]

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Very Warm

Ok alright I gotta come clean – all I’ve been listening to for the past week or so has been Charli XCX’s new album how i’m feeling now, made entirely during quarantine. The album is full of highs are spare on … Continue reading →

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Listen: Kinokuniya Band – “Goodbye Again” [1979]

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Very Warm

Warm Visions back at it again sharing more city pop & jazz funk. Even though I just put out another playlist compiling 50 more great songs from 1970s & 80s Japan, I’m still on the hunt for more. I was … Continue reading →

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Listen: Kalbells – “Cool and Bendable” [2020]

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Very Warm

I featured Kalbells’ great 2020 EP Mothertime in my Recommended Albums of April 2020 feature, but man, I really gotta give it some individual shine in its own post. I’ve been listening to it pretty regularly and continue to marvel at the … Continue reading →

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