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Day 27
ano, “骨バキ☆ゆうぐれダイアリー” (2025)
Couldn’t miss ano from the list. Was going to go for a poppier song but no, this is the essence of her. Song title doesn’t translate well from Japanese to EN; literally it’s something like “Spirit-Book☆Evening-Diary”?
youtu.be/VztvEdc2oPo
Day 27
ano, “骨バキ☆ゆうぐれダイアリー” (2025)
Couldn’t miss ano from the list. Was going to go for a poppier song but no, this is the essence of her. Song title doesn’t translate well from Japanese to EN; literally it’s something like “Spirit-Book☆Evening-Diary”?
youtu.be/VztvEdc2oPo
Twenty-four track compilation of left-field synth-pop, electronic post-punk, and DIY minimal synth gems.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2090...
Twenty-four track compilation of left-field synth-pop, electronic post-punk, and DIY minimal synth gems.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2090...
Day 26
Minimal Drone GRL and Belial Pilgrim, ‘Movements of a Cloud’ (2022)
Collab between Canadian sound sculptor & US electronic producer. The first two parts remind me of the ambient side of 808 State. But then huge strings take the piece more in the vein of US composers like John Adams
Day 26
Minimal Drone GRL and Belial Pilgrim, ‘Movements of a Cloud’ (2022)
Collab between Canadian sound sculptor & US electronic producer. The first two parts remind me of the ambient side of 808 State. But then huge strings take the piece more in the vein of US composers like John Adams
Day 26
The Zawose Queens, “Kusekala Kwanyungu”
Family duo from Tanzania, who sing in Kigogo. Their 2024 album ‘Maisha’ was a beguiling blend of traditional and electronic musics. This ‘live-in-session’ rework of one of its songs is next level, however.
youtu.be/2H_fS04_u8c
Day 26
The Zawose Queens, “Kusekala Kwanyungu”
Family duo from Tanzania, who sing in Kigogo. Their 2024 album ‘Maisha’ was a beguiling blend of traditional and electronic musics. This ‘live-in-session’ rework of one of its songs is next level, however.
youtu.be/2H_fS04_u8c
Day 25
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain, s/t (1974)
Soul/disco sextet led by Barbara Roy who also wrote most of this, their only LP. Got this cheap but crackly copy at Flashback almost exactly a year ago while hunting for VinylSanta goodies. Which reminds me, better get on with this year’s hunt 😬
Day 25
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain, s/t (1974)
Soul/disco sextet led by Barbara Roy who also wrote most of this, their only LP. Got this cheap but crackly copy at Flashback almost exactly a year ago while hunting for VinylSanta goodies. Which reminds me, better get on with this year’s hunt 😬
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Day 25
Laetitia Sadier, “Penser L'Inacceptable”(2024)
Amid the fuss about Stereolab’s comeback LP this year, Lae’s last solo album ‘Rooting For Love’ has gone a bit unnoticed. She played a fantastic set of its songs in London in July, under a pseudonym.
youtu.be/sHtH7k2xrAc
Day 25
Laetitia Sadier, “Penser L'Inacceptable”(2024)
Amid the fuss about Stereolab’s comeback LP this year, Lae’s last solo album ‘Rooting For Love’ has gone a bit unnoticed. She played a fantastic set of its songs in London in July, under a pseudonym.
youtu.be/sHtH7k2xrAc
Day 24
Jilk, ‘Fix Your Hearts’ (2025)
“It started with a focus on 60s/70s french pop. Three, four chords. Verses, choruses. The collective's blend of post-rock, glitchy electronica and ambient house pulled and mutated those ideas, forming them into one of their most striking releases yet”
Day 24
Jilk, ‘Fix Your Hearts’ (2025)
“It started with a focus on 60s/70s french pop. Three, four chords. Verses, choruses. The collective's blend of post-rock, glitchy electronica and ambient house pulled and mutated those ideas, forming them into one of their most striking releases yet”
Day 24
Meridian Brothers, “En el Caribe estoy triste” (2024)
I’ve been keen to include something from Colombian, Eblis Álvarez’s wonky latin pop project in this challenge. His 2024 concept album ‘Mi Latinoamérica Sufre’ might be his most out there yet.
youtu.be/UsEaDx8GzU0
Day 24
Meridian Brothers, “En el Caribe estoy triste” (2024)
I’ve been keen to include something from Colombian, Eblis Álvarez’s wonky latin pop project in this challenge. His 2024 concept album ‘Mi Latinoamérica Sufre’ might be his most out there yet.
youtu.be/UsEaDx8GzU0
Day 23
Korb, ‘Korb III’ (2022)
Dreamlord Recordings’ acts - and there seems to be membership overlap across a few of them- mine the catalogue of 1970s Kosmische and synth-tinged psychedelia for inspiration. The results can be mixed, but Korb is probably the best variant of the core idea.
Day 23
Korb, ‘Korb III’ (2022)
Dreamlord Recordings’ acts - and there seems to be membership overlap across a few of them- mine the catalogue of 1970s Kosmische and synth-tinged psychedelia for inspiration. The results can be mixed, but Korb is probably the best variant of the core idea.
Day 23
babyMINT, “Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい” (2023)
Taiwanese girl group who sing in a variety of languages, but mostly Mandarin and English. This viral song, that takes in chiptune, rave and R&B, is still (deservedly) their most streamed song
youtu.be/xsb1QEmdock
Day 23
babyMINT, “Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい” (2023)
Taiwanese girl group who sing in a variety of languages, but mostly Mandarin and English. This viral song, that takes in chiptune, rave and R&B, is still (deservedly) their most streamed song
youtu.be/xsb1QEmdock
Day 22
Jean-Claude Vannier, ‘La Bête Noire’ OST (1983) c/w music from ‘Paris n’existe pas’ (1968)
Vinyl buy from Jelly Records of Clapton in August. Two film scores from the Vannier archive made available for the first time in 2021 by Finders Keepers Records. Came with 16 page booklet.
Day 22
Jean-Claude Vannier, ‘La Bête Noire’ OST (1983) c/w music from ‘Paris n’existe pas’ (1968)
Vinyl buy from Jelly Records of Clapton in August. Two film scores from the Vannier archive made available for the first time in 2021 by Finders Keepers Records. Came with 16 page booklet.
ARCHIVE_Ø marks the beginning of a new chapter for Clean Error.
This release gathers fragments of sound that survived the Collapse - broken signals, partial melodies, corrupted instruments, and the soft hum of machines that refuse to die.
ARCHIVE_Ø marks the beginning of a new chapter for Clean Error.
This release gathers fragments of sound that survived the Collapse - broken signals, partial melodies, corrupted instruments, and the soft hum of machines that refuse to die.
La poésie, le talent et la grâce de son œuvre musicale rayonnent toujours autant.
Je vous propose de poster ici un morceau qui représente pour vous son univers.
La poésie, le talent et la grâce de son œuvre musicale rayonnent toujours autant.
Je vous propose de poster ici un morceau qui représente pour vous son univers.
Day 22
Marit Larsen, “Hva er igjen av oss”
Still got it. A digital single in 2022, then rerecorded for her 2024 mini album ‘Hun er min’ - adding acoustic guitar and mellotron and making the strings a bit less overwhelming. Think I prefer the original.
youtu.be/tUU0RR-S2Wk
Day 22
Marit Larsen, “Hva er igjen av oss”
Still got it. A digital single in 2022, then rerecorded for her 2024 mini album ‘Hun er min’ - adding acoustic guitar and mellotron and making the strings a bit less overwhelming. Think I prefer the original.
youtu.be/tUU0RR-S2Wk
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funthirty.blogspot.com/2025/11/july...
Day 21
Terminal 11, ‘Suffocating Repetition’ (2024)
Five tracks, initially percussive and busy but which gradually open up and allow in melody. The artist describes the album as an opportunity to question his aversion to repetition, just when Covid-driven WFH had created unwanted routine.
Day 21
Terminal 11, ‘Suffocating Repetition’ (2024)
Five tracks, initially percussive and busy but which gradually open up and allow in melody. The artist describes the album as an opportunity to question his aversion to repetition, just when Covid-driven WFH had created unwanted routine.
Day 21
Sophia Chablau e Uma Enorme Perda de Tempo, “Quem vai apagar a luz” (2023)
Indie rock quartet from São Paulo (with a guest vocal from Negro Leo on this song)
🎶 Who will turn off the light
When the sun explodes?
Who's going to count the shards?
youtu.be/_KYnmF8Nuxk
Day 21
Sophia Chablau e Uma Enorme Perda de Tempo, “Quem vai apagar a luz” (2023)
Indie rock quartet from São Paulo (with a guest vocal from Negro Leo on this song)
🎶 Who will turn off the light
When the sun explodes?
Who's going to count the shards?
youtu.be/_KYnmF8Nuxk