Month: June 2020

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Wolf Alice’s “St. Purple & Green” … and beyond … and before

Wolf Alice (from left) Theo Ellis (bass), Joff Oddie (guitar), Ellie Rowsell (vocals/guitar) & Joel Amey (drums). Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
Okay, let's see if I can do this. I'm inexplicably exhausted today, yet somehow still holding onto some tepid motivation, as well as a few bits of wits about me. So I'm going to narrow my semi-depleted focus, and try tackling this Wolf Alice post that I've been itching to pen and post for the …

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The Black Angels @ the Mayan on 10.18.17

Fuzzed & defocused in a wash of reverb, The Black Angels perform at the Mayan Theatre on 10.18.17.
Today's been kind of a downer. One of my main work clients declared bankruptcy. Consequently, a number of co-workers received their pink slips. Considering that the economy is "reopening," this doesn't bode well for future endeavors. Hence, the darkness of mood.In that spirit, I'm going to tackle a moodier, broodier slice and sliver of neo-psych …

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Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk’s “Amaris”

Ulrich Schnauss. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
"Amaris" is an adventurously grand track of dream-pop beauty from German electronic artist Ulrich Schnauss and Danish collaborator Jonas Monk. I heard it last week while running in the Ballona wetlands - which has since become my new scouting grounds for unheard music. It used to be my morning drives to work. But Covid-19 put …

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A couple of DJ sets from Nora En Pure

Nora En Pure. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I'm back with a pair of wonderfully deep DJ mixes from South African-Swiss producer and DJ Nora En Pure. I managed to catch the pair, yesterday, while back at work, trying to set an upbeat, speedy tempo for accomplishing a rather insurmountable task in a relatively unrealistic amount of time.Yup, you heard that right. I've …

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