Glad to see Seun Kuti sneak on on there. I've been listening to the Matana Roberts this week, and it's definitely fascinating, though parts are also excruciating.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 31 December 2011 23:51 (twelve years ago) link
Lex OTM wrt the Jaar album.
― Tim F, Sunday, 1 January 2012 05:13 (twelve years ago) link
Whiney, Bob Boilen from NPR radio/website All songs Considered site, and the afropop.org site all chose the nice understated kora and cello duet album Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal - Chamber Music (Mali and France) - (on Six Degrees)
It's growing on me but I went elsewhere with my African music choices
― Another Suburbanite, Sunday, 1 January 2012 15:05 (twelve years ago) link
Orchestre Poly- Rythmo-Cotonou Club (Strut)
Jon Pareles at the NY Times also went with this one
― Another Suburbanite, Sunday, 1 January 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
That should be Orchestre PolyRythmo
― Another Suburbanite, Sunday, 1 January 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
If they had gone with the full TuneYards style lettering they could have made more lists
― Another Suburbanite, Sunday, 1 January 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
POX nico jaar:
wouha time for usmarksthe bees - winter rose (nicolas jaar remix)ellen allien - flashy flashy (nicolas jaar remix)space is only noise if you can seelove you gotta lose againrussian dollsel bandidono regular play - owe me (nicolas jaar remix)
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Sunday, 1 January 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
maybe every artist should do this for lols?
pIsToL aNnIeS - h e l l o n h e e l s
tIm HeCkEr - r a v e d e a t h , 1 9 7 2
etc.
― ilxor, Sunday, 1 January 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
It took two hours to compose that post didn't it
― Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 1 January 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
Brainwashed.com's reader's poll results
― Illia Rump (emil.y), Monday, 2 January 2012 14:02 (twelve years ago) link