Very summer world-pop.
Ibibio Sound Machine – Doko Mien
Kincaid feat. Blancmange – Big Fat Head
“You’re going through events from last night in your big fat head.”
Funny house should be a subgenre. Also, the record label is Disco Halal. *smirk
Mdou Moctar - Ilana (The Creator)
Saharan rock, now I know. Although it is somewhat different then rock and more like what indie is to rock—not in a quality sense, but more in a sidestepping different thing sense. On a different note: this cover.
UNKLE – The Road: Part II / Lost Highway
There are some beautiful songs on this one. And one triphop awesomeness, and one hymn for before a party.
The Underground Youth - Montage Images Of Lust & Fear
Psychedelic rock and post-punk and cold wave.
Daniel Thorne – Lines of Sight
Modern composition melting acoustic and electronic. The saxophonist background comes through at certain points. Has the vibe of some power noise but it is still atmospheric ambient.
Vaal – Nosferatu
I have the same feeling like when I listened to the latest record by FJAAK: these guys are rummaging in the bottom of their pockets and pull out stuff from the past, dust them off, and create something that I find fascinating. Vaal has these breakbeats that are like echoing the Matrix all over it, so much ’90s, blast from the past, but she still builds something atop that feels current. I love it.
The Cinematic Orchestra – To Believe
Intimate, slow, cinematic, orchestral. The favorite track is the one with Roots Manuva, there’s a powerful arch in this one.
Blaqk Audio – Only Things We Love
Part retro pop, part future pop, part silly pop music. I dig the first two on this album and because of that I can like the third one, too. Infinite Skin is probably my overall favorite track this year.
Yotto - Hyperfall
Funny thing this is so much Scandinavian, even without looking up just after two tracks the origin was obvious. If Knife is the archetypical nordic electronic act, this is the uptempo Knife.