áfrica negra – antologia vol.1

Apr 8, 2022

Bongo Joe Records dig further into the sound of sub-Saharan African rhythms, following up 2020’s ‘Léve Léve: São Tomé & Principe Sounds: 70s-80s’. ‘Antologia Vol. 1’ is a politically-charged collection from the islands’ flagship group, traced from the dawn of independence. Though their music was alive under colonial rule, the requested name-change to ‘África Negra’ was interdicted up until the emancipation of 1975. The still-touring band wed music from Ghana and Congo to the Caribbean, enkindling a lively and lovely sound backboned by simmering guitar work. This is a textured record that doesn’t offer much variation, but is practically splashing with euphoric substance.

24/30

A favourite: ‘Saozinha’

‘Antologia Vol. 1’ is out now via Bongo Joe Records.

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You were born in the right generation and good music is out every day.

November 12, 2023

ml buch – suntub

This is a polished and glossy sound from the Dane.

22/30, art pop
September 7, 2023

jeff rosenstock – hellmode

‘HELLMODE’ proves that artistic elation is possible despite personal or societal faltering.

26/30, album of the week, indie/alternative, punk, rock
August 19, 2023

neil young – on the beach (1979)

This album was recorded as its makers consumed a said-to-be delightful mix of honey and marijuana called “honey slides.”

29/30, folk, revisited review, rock
August 12, 2023

v/a – murderers’ home (1957)

These haunting worksongs would be sung under the threat of physical punishment and the gaze of white officers.

26/30, blues, folk, revisited review
August 7, 2023

duster – stratosphere (1998)

Play Duster’s ‘Stratosphere.’ Stop for coffee and tip the server to get rid of coinage. Sit outside regardless of the weather and drink slowly.

30/30, post-rock, revisited review, slowcore
July 16, 2023

hiroshi yoshimura – GREEN

Yoshimura’s suggestion that “the levels of sound and music in the environment have exceeded man’s capacity to assimilate them” can be heard here.

27/30, ambient, new age, reissue
July 6, 2023

joanna sternberg – i’ve got me

Sternberg writes beautifully of a place beyond shelter—a self-sufficient, gutsy place.

26/30, album of the week, folk, singer-songwriter
June 24, 2023

two lone swordsmen – stay down (1998)

In terms of impact in the field of proliferating electronic music, Andrew Weatherall was important as any Brit.

25/30, electronic, idm, revisited review
June 20, 2023

home is where – the whaler

This record is counter-attacking and ultimately compassionate.

25/30, emo, punk
June 15, 2023

haruomi hosono – n.d.e

Hosono and co. give themselves room for the transience of bliss and heartache.

25/30, ambient, reissue, techno
June 13, 2023

king krule – space heavy

King Krule’s fourth record is charged with something deliberately hard to locate.

23/30, punk, rock
August 29, 2023

howlin’ wolf – the howlin’ wolf album (1969)

I say this with no disrespect: this album is not dog shit.

25/30, blues, psychedelic, revisited review

áfrica negra – antologia vol.1

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