Something Completely Different

Please post them here.

I haven't heard any yet but I am looking forward to Lana's new album.

I don't think I've even heard a 2022 album   :-\

I have some that I liked (they were nice, but I don't think that I will listen on repeat).

I will post them later.

This is the only album from 2023 which I've heard so far and I like it enough that I might buy a vinyl copy and add it to my record collection. Just released from the 'Sundazed' record label, it's a compilation of songs recorded in the 60's by Dotti Holmberg (the CD version also includes four additional songs by her brother Gary.) I have to admit that I'd never heard of her until I listened to this album and I'm digging it quite a bit. Some info from the Sundazed website...

QuoteSunshine pop at its finest! Dotti Holmberg's dreamy vocals superbly combine with her innocent demeanor and saccharine lyrics to give listeners a spell-binding mixture of sticky sweet bubblegum pop. This LP features the former GoldeBriars' demos from 1966-1969, studio recordings produced by sunshine pop maestro Curt Boettcher, and is pressed on colored vinyl!

After recording two albums for Epic and Columbia with The GoldeBriars, Dotti was left to forge a new path in the music business after the band broke up. She continued to write and record home demos in her Hollywood studio apartment, many of which are included here. A few years later, Dotti reconnected with ex-GoldeBriar Curt Boettcher. Curt, already recognized in Hollywood for his work with the Association, had started his own label: Our Productions.

With Curt's help, Dotti became the backup singer on the recordings of Tommy Roe, Bobby Jameson, Friar Tuck, and Lee Mallory, who would eventually become a member of Boettcher's new recording effort, the Millennium. Then, in the classic case of the backup singer who advanced to lead, Curt decided to produce five singles with Dotti. Two of the songs were hers. The studio where all this took place, Columbia Records Hollywood, shared an amazing new technology with Columbia Records New York: two twelve-track tape machines synchronized to harness a total of twenty-four tracks. And this was the new plaything for two very particular talents, one in New York, the other in L.A.: Paul Simon and Curt Boettcher.

The musicians who backed Dotti were pure cream: Mike Deasy, Ben Benay, Jerry Scheff, and Toxie French of the Wrecking Crew. But before the sides could be pressed, promoted and released, Our Productions went under and all of her recordings were shelved.

Now unearthed and released from the vaults, Sundazed Music is delighted to bring Dotti's music to light once again.

:4.5stars:
 

Quote from: Guybrush on Feb 19, 2023, 10:54 AMI don't think I've even heard a 2022 album   :-\

I haven't either.

I tend to seek out old things more as I discover new things. At the moment I like punk a lot, so I'm listening to 70s and 80s stuff.

I mostly listen to older music too. And of course Psy-Fi had to be on brand and find a 2023 rerelease of obscure music recorded in the 60s :laughing:

I haven't listened to much since 2010 to be honest. I'm kind of a retro guy too and I think I have a lot in common musically with Psy-Fi in particular.

There are a few things like from the 2010's though like Ty Segall and established artists like Sufjan Stevens and PJ Harvey.

I also pre-ordered a new album from a contemporary psychedelic-country group but the official release date is several weeks away, so I'll have to wait until I have it in my hands to post that one here.

Albums from bandcamp
I only listened once but I enjoyed the first listening.
some are ok some are nice.

The Rainy Day
by Avery LeVine
released January 20, 2023

Passant Par Paris
by Passant Par Paris
released January 12, 2023

Since You and I Have Been
by Sandra Joyce
released February 2, 2023

QUARTERDAYS - Candlemas
by Gavin Marwick and Mr. Waffles Jones
released February 2, 2023

John Doyle & Mick McAuley
by John Doyle & Mick McAuley
released January 28, 2023

Waterfjord
by Matti Kallio, Tony Byrne, Liam Flanagan and Colm Murphy
released January 27, 2023

The Dawning
by Graham Mackenzie
released January 27, 2023

Laura Flanagan & Evan Powell
by Laura Flanagan & Evan Powell
released February 3, 2023

Time & Tide - Celtic Echoes
by Jimmy Cullen
released February 8, 2023

One Day
by Jenna Reid and Harris Playfair
released January 25, 2023

Kjenslevev
by Sigmund Groven & Knut Buen, with Aasmund Nordstoga, Anne Gravir Klykken, Kjetil Bjerkestrand
released February 17, 2023

Where from here
By Assynt
Released today 24.02.2023

True North
by Doug Lamey
released February 10, 2023

The Raven's Call
by Martha Guiney
released February 17, 2023
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Volume 1
by Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth
released February 24, 2023

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New live album from my favorite San Diego based instrumental soul/funk/jazz group. I already own all of their previous releases in my record collection, so I couldn't resist adding this orange vinyl version to my collection. Everything they've previously released is a great listen from start to finish and this album is no exception. Songs from their previous four studio albums and some covers. 

:4.5stars:

Where I Belong
by James Bauld
listening now from bandcamp 01.03.2023, i got a notification from bandcamp that James Bauld released an album.
but it says on bandcamp releases March 10, 2023
i don't understand it  ???

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Anuas
by Seo Linn
released February 24, 2023
an ok album, not my thing this kind of style

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Mésun
by Baptist Loosfelt
Release today 03.03.2023
Listening now.
This is the best so far from 2023.
At the moment I don't know if I will listen on repeat.

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Fire, thanks for your work rate and posting on this thread <3

It's not easy for me. I don't have the time to actually take part at forums, not to mention other social media sites, on lastfm I only scrobble the music that I listen, I am trying my best to stay active at least here.
It's difficult to find something new and actually like it 😅

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Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here (2023)

People are chattering a lot about this one - it's interesting to hear Yachty go straight up DSOTM-era Pink Floyd with a touch of late 70's Herbie Hancock. The psychedelic classic rock sound is obviously nothing new, but I'd say it is enough of a left turn and has enough cool proggy moments on it that I can say it justifies its existence.  I particularly enjoy opening number The Black Seminole since it actually does sound like something Floyd might have done in the late 70's if they had more of an interest in Dub than prog.

The 5th studio album from 'The Tikiyaki Orchestra' out of Los Angeles, California. As is usual for the band, this album is an instumental mix of exotica, surf, spy, and cocktail lounge music.

QuoteThe Tikiyaki Orchestra's fifth album is soundtrack with many interpretations. Sometimes, an idyllic paradise. Sometimes, a place of danger and intrigue. The jetsetter, the beachbum, the lounge lizard, the international man of mystery, the alluring wahine, the soldier, and the suave - they all co-exist in Tropika, represented by their own their own musical escape. Enjoy your stay!

:4.5stars:

Flykt
by Svalorna
released March 3, 2023
an ok album, a bit long
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Quote from: Psy-Fi on Mar 04, 2023, 09:46 PM

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The Tikiyaki Orchestra - Tropika (https://thetikiyakiorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/tropika) (2023)

The 5th studio album from 'The Tikiyaki Orchestra' out of Los Angeles, California. As is usual for the band, this album is an instumental mix of exotica, surf, spy, and cocktail lounge music.

QuoteThe Tikiyaki Orchestra's fifth album is soundtrack with many interpretations. Sometimes, an idyllic paradise. Sometimes, a place of danger and intrigue. The jetsetter, the beachbum, the lounge lizard, the international man of mystery, the alluring wahine, the soldier, and the suave - they all co-exist in Tropika, represented by their own their own musical escape. Enjoy your stay!

:4.5stars:

Looks interesting! I'll check it out :)

Edit:

Quote from: fire on Mar 04, 2023, 10:30 PMFlykt
by Svalorna
released March 3, 2023
an ok album, a bit long

You may know this already, but Svalorna is Swedish for the swallows and Flykt means flight (though as in escape).

It just makes me a little curious. Where do you find these Scandinavian albums and does music from this part of the world hold some special interest to you?

Good morning  :)
It's a long story.
Usually in recent years I find stuff from bandcamp.
My head doesn't work in English  :laughing:
Sometimes I wish that I could write in my language.
I just did copy and paste.
copied my answer to Marie at the Pitchfork BitchDork:
I will try to explain it very short.
I was listening/exposed to almost everything when I was little.
At the age 10 I think, I was into Irish pop (the corrs, boyzone, b*witched), so later 1999/2000s I was into more traditional stuff, hevia, lunasa, the cheiftains, danu, xose manuel budino.
and more usually from ireland (the bothy band, karan casey. and more) scotland (julie fowlis, old blind dogs, cliar, blazin' fiddles. and more) and spain (la musgana, berroguetto, anubia, oreka tx, kepa junkera, felpeyu, fia na roca. and more), later france (carre manchot, and more i will try to recommend).
Scandinavian music I also started but a bit late (sorten muld, folque, akkajee, Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag, and more)
There is also from portugal Sétima Legião you should check their first album their music is nice.

In the past with my old last.fm account I was listening to more world music than with my new account. I am trying but it is a bit difficult.

But I also like to listen to pop especially 90s and british pop, french pop is nice too (jenifer is my favourite, alizee, lorie).

Chance
by Leah Wollenberg, Alex Sturbaum and Ida Hoequist
Released 02.03.2023
This one is nice, enjoyable at first listening.

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Béaloideas
by The Mortal Men
released March 7, 2023
today
it's a quiet album.

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Silver Sails
by ELÍR
it says releases March 20, 2023 but i got a notification from bandcamp that this album already came out.
an ok album nothing special.
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Nine Apples of Gold
by Karan Casey
released February 22, 2023
an ok album the first single was nice, overall her new albums since 2010s are not so good like the 90s ones or her 2009 album "ships in the forest" was great.
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Misery Hill & other Stories
by The Jeremiahs
released March 3, 2023
an ok album, pleasant enough for a first listen.

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Forms
by Leveret
Will be release in April 2023
But I got a notification from bandcamp that they released it today 10.03.2023.
A pleasant first listen.
A nice album overall.
 
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Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre
by Periphery

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The Castle
by Justin Thériault, Kyle Burghout and Susan Toman
released March 10, 2023
listening now, an ok album, enjoyable at times.

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Bloom
by Sprig of That
released February 10, 2023
listening now, an ok album, a relaxing and warm music overall.

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A recently released retro compilation of bongo & percussion tunes from various artists from the 'Modern Harmonic' record label out of Nashville, Tennessee. 

QuoteBongo, the mere uttering of the word conjures up dreams and images of beatniks and poets, goatees and cha-cha heels. Bongo Rock! Bongo Fury! Bongo Madness! Beat on a pair of bongos and watch the party begin! Some Skin is designed to get that party started. We've put together a group of rare selections, the majority of which are previously unreleased, including cuts from Sun Ra, "Mr. Bongo" Jack Costanzo, exotica jungle master Tak Shindo, art-rock chanteuse Jill Kroesen, and more! Just throw the platter on the Hi-Fi and let it spin. We've put together a group of rare selections, the majority of which are previously unreleased and come from quite possibly the most diverse group of individuals to ever metaphorically step foot onto a bongo comp. Dig?

In the Heather
by In the Heather Session
released March 18, 2023
Recorded in 2001
finally listening to new music
an ok album, the first track was enjoyalbe

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This was released at the end of 2022 but I'm posting it here because its my thread and I'll post what I want  8)

Fred Again - Actual Life 3

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This is really good summery chill out, party dance kind of music. If you liked Garage in the 90s and early 00s (probably not) or House music recently, or Eurodance of any sort, I'd say check this out. It's nice. This will be the sort of thing people are playing at their barbecues and parties this summer, or on their playlist for Ibiza and Magaluf.

@Toy Revolver
What do you think of Lana's new album?

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 29, 2023, 09:19 PM@Toy Revolver
What do you think of Lana's new album?

i love it

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 26, 2023, 10:09 PMThis was released at the end of 2022 but I'm posting it here because its my thread and I'll post what I want  8)

Fred Again - Actual Life 3

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This is really good summery chill out, party dance kind of music. If you liked Garage in the 90s and early 00s (probably not) or House music recently, or Eurodance of any sort, I'd say check this out. It's nice. This will be the sort of thing people are playing at their barbecues and parties this summer, or on their playlist for Ibiza and Magaluf.

Didn't expect to see any love for Fred Again on here! Great record that! The song I love the most from the record is "Danielle (smile on my face)".


Maybe I'm just a big ol' sentimentalist, but every time I hear those lyrics...:

Fuck what they say
I'm safe in your arms
And if I die in your arms
There'll be a smile on my face

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I might need to do a write up for it in my Gold Mine journal.

And for anyone who didn't hear his recent Boiler Room show, it was an instant classic the day it dropped. Legendary stuff - one of the best Boiler Room sets I've heard.

I love it, I heard the track with Mike Skinner on the radio and it blew me away. I have a soft spot for shit like that because it reminds me of summers as a kid when Garage was everywhere. I know its not strictly a Garage album but there are elements of it.

Quote from: Toy Revolver on Mar 29, 2023, 09:22 PM

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 29, 2023, 09:19 PM@Toy Revolver
What do you think of Lana's new album?

i love it

A&W is 🔥

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 29, 2023, 11:16 PMI love it, I heard the track with Mike Skinner on the radio and it blew me away. I have a soft spot for shit like that because it reminds me of summers as a kid when Garage was everywhere. I know its not strictly a Garage album but there are elements of it.

I friggin love house music man. I'm a certified junkie - I have no musical talent really, but house music inspired me so much, I ended up getting a DDJ400 and have progressed to making my own mixes. It's an absolute joy.

Eight Feet Tall
by Eight Feet Tall
released March 24, 2023
listening now, an ok first track i liked the beginning of it.

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Anamnesis
by Síle Denvir
released today March 31, 2023
she has an ok voice but the album is boring very plain

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Restored
by Patricia Clark
released today March 31, 2023
an ok album nothing special

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Oh When: Now
by Owen Kennedy
released April 6, 2023
listening now, the first two track are nice, a pleasant album overall

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QuoteSun Ra was never reticent about honoring his musical heroes. These icons included Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, George Gershwin, Fats Waller, songwriters such as Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, and Irving Berlin, even Walt Disney, whose film music Ra performed jubilantly and often. But no one meant as much to Ra as Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952). With the exception of Ellington, no bandleader's repertoire was honored more in Ra's set lists than the man who invented the jazz big band.

However, Ra's respect for Henderson was not from an historical distance. He worked with Henderson in Chicago in the late 1940s, during the twilight of the great conductor's career. Sonny served as the band's pianist and arranger.

Henderson never achieved the public acclaim (and financial rewards) bestowed on such legends as Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Gershwin; one posthumous anthology of his recordings was titled "A Study in Frustration." Henderson and his arrangers, especially Don Redman and Fletcher's brother Horace, created the jazz big band format in the 1920s, but had limited commercial success. Other bandleaders, such as Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw achieved much greater success with the Henderson formula in the so-called Swing Era of the 1930s.

The recordings in this set span fifteen years, from 1976 to 1991. Most have not been previously issued commercially. Some have been circulating among Ra collectors for decades; in such cases, we have upgraded the audio from original tapes where available. Some tracks are stereo, some mono. Some are beautifully recorded, others less pristine but no less powerful. Some tracks were diligently mixed at the console; others captured ad hoc by staff, fans, or by Ra himself. No surprises here. 

Psychedelic country pop/rock from 'Rose City Band' out of Portland, Oregon. The overall sound is very laid-back and mellow for the most part like the rest of their albums so far. 

A new album is out today.
Hopefully I will listen in the morning.
Now going to bed.
Branca Vela
by Budiño
April 2023

Branca Vela
by Budiño
released today 28.04.2023
finally an excellent album, listened twice today, it was better than their last album "fulgor" 2019.

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some albums that I listened but didn't have the time to post them here.
from bandcamp:

Reel World
by The Derry Aires
released April 24, 2023
it was ok, they were quiet good but the album was just ok.

Bisarr
by Bisarr
released April 14, 2023
it was ok a bit boring

Not For Everyone
by Malin Makes Music
released March 3, 2023
it was ok

PH(R)ASE
by Archie Churchill-Moss
released January 13, 2023
this was a very nice album, only listened once

From the River
by Cala
released March 31, 2023
this was ok, too much poppy for my taste, but they have the talent.

Far Hills
by Faoileán
released April 14, 2023
this was ok a bit boring, they have it but not in this.

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El Michels Affair & Black Thought—Glorious Game
Five months in and I think this is the first 2023 album I've listened to. It's really good.

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Tricky / Marta Złakowska—When It's Going Wrong
This is probably the best thing Tricky has released in 10 years or so. This new singer meshes really well with his instrumentals - despite having that seemingly detached and disinterested Billie Eillish vocal style.

QuoteA celestial journey is just what Sun Ra and his Arkestra have created with Space is the Place. Sun Ra's opus is at its simplest, a trip through outer bound melodies! Planetary bodies, eras in time, crystals, space caravans... Allow yourself to envision or feel a world away!

Featuring an album's worth of previously unissued recordings from the same soundtrack sessions! These newly discovered tracks are heavy on the prose of Sun Ra, as he and June Tyson bestow countless bits of information and inspiration onto the listener.

QuoteThe Ironsides have arrived. Changing Light is the first full-length effort from this masterful collective of Bay Area musicians. It melds classic psych-soul sounds with sweeping orchestral arrangements – reminiscent of a cinematic soundtrack from a 60s European film.

Inspired by the soundtracks and library music of European composers during the 60's and 70's, the Ironsides set out to create a collection of lush songs that evoke a diverse range of feelings, emotions, and memories.

Anyone heard the latest Nas album? KD3?

@Toy Revolver @Janszoon @SGR @Jwb

Looks like it's a masterpiece. Going though it now and the rapping is top notch (though it's Nas so that's a given) and the production is incredible imo.

Fair play to him putting something like this out 30 years in. Seems like his last three albums he's been in the best form of his career.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 25, 2023, 08:59 PMAnyone heard the latest Nas album? KD3?

@Toy Revolver @Janszoon @SGR @Jwb

Looks like it's a masterpiece. Going though it now and the rapping is top notch (though it's Nas so that's a given) and the production is incredible imo.

Fair play to him putting something like this out 30 years in. Seems like his last three albums he's been in the best form of his career.

Yup, it's pretty damn good. Not sure I'd go as far as masterpiece though. The production efforts from Hit-Boy are probably the best he's ever done. In the past, I've derided his beats as a little too one-note and uninspired, but he really put in work for this record. It's nice to see Nas have a late-career renaissance. I think I still prefer Life is Good over the King's Disease trilogy though.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 25, 2023, 08:59 PMAnyone heard the latest Nas album? KD3?

@Toy Revolver @Janszoon @SGR @Jwb

Looks like it's a masterpiece. Going though it now and the rapping is top notch (though it's Nas so that's a given) and the production is incredible imo.

Fair play to him putting something like this out 30 years in. Seems like his last three albums he's been in the best form of his career.

i haven't listened to it, no

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 25, 2023, 08:59 PMAnyone heard the latest Nas album? KD3?

@Toy Revolver @Janszoon @SGR @Jwb

Looks like it's a masterpiece. Going though it now and the rapping is top notch (though it's Nas so that's a given) and the production is incredible imo.

Fair play to him putting something like this out 30 years in. Seems like his last three albums he's been in the best form of his career.

They had it on in a record store I was in a few months ago and it sounded great! I still need to give it a full listen though.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 25, 2023, 08:59 PMAnyone heard the latest Nas album? KD3?

@Toy Revolver @Janszoon @SGR @Jwb

Looks like it's a masterpiece. Going though it now and the rapping is top notch (though it's Nas so that's a given) and the production is incredible imo.

Fair play to him putting something like this out 30 years in. Seems like his last three albums he's been in the best form of his career.

no i haven't.  I'm out of the loop my friend.  First I'm even hearing about it.  I don't even listen to much music at all these days. I'll check it out though.

QuoteAminé and Kaytranada have revealed the tracklist and new release date for their debut Kaytraminé album. The self-titled album is out May 19 and includes guest spots from Big Sean, Amaarae, Snoop Dogg, and Freddie Gibbs, as well as Pharrell Williams, who's on the project's lead single, "4eva."

I love this album. It's getting heavy replay from me and my partner.

I also slot the new Deante Hitchcock project(Once Upon a Time) in between listens.

I've been really digging the new 100 Gecs album. It's modern sounding bonkers electro-rock but it also has a lot of throwbacks to the nu-metal and emo music I grew up with. It's in a weirdly perfect nexus of 2000 Mrs. Waffles and 2023 Mrs. Waffles and I love that. One of the band members is a trans woman, and we love to see the trans homies succeed. They came to my city recently and I'm gutted that I missed them. Being off social media has its downsides sometimes.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on May 29, 2023, 10:30 AMI've been really digging the new 100 Gecs album. It's modern sounding bonkers electro-rock but it also has a lot of throwbacks to the nu-metal and emo music I grew up with. It's in a weirdly perfect nexus of 2000 Mrs. Waffles and 2023 Mrs. Waffles and I love that. One of the band members is a trans woman, and we love to see the trans homies succeed. They came to my city recently and I'm gutted that I missed them. Being off social media has its downsides sometimes.

that's encouraging

i didn't expect consistency out of them even though that truck song is one of best in recent times

Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 29, 2023, 01:21 PMthat's encouraging

i didn't expect consistency out of them even though that truck song is one of best in recent times

The new album is pretty different from the first. Their wacky zany sense of humor and genre mashing is still there, but there's a lot more rock this time around, more guitars, lots of real drums, there's a very obvious and hilarious nod to Limp Bizkit esque nu-metal on one track, complete with turntable scrizzity scratches. It's incredible, but I think it is so for pretty different reasons than their first album, though I loved that as well.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Kingdom

New Bob Dylan album out today.

Recent 2023 reissue from the Sundazed record label. First ever vinyl re-release of this somewhat obscure psych-rock album from 1969. Fairly good all the way through and has a couple of standout tracks but nothing mind-blowing going on.

QuoteCombining soft sunshine-pop harmonies with complex, acid-tinged arrangements, this '69 concept album features the work of ex-Gestures member Dale Menten! The-album-turned-rock-opera became a huge hit, full of ethereal ballads, mind-bending solos and enough hammond organ that'll leave your head spinning!

"One day, the Castaways approached me and asked if I'd like to do an album with them." Both Minnesota natives, Dale knew of the Castaways from his days with the Gestures, and remained friends even after the Gestures disbanded. "They asked to see the songs I had been working on, so I showed them 'House Of Leather.' Among the other songs they chose, they wanted to do that one as well. House Of Leather just seemed to flow out of me, I wrote it for me; I had no interest in recording it."

After assembling the band, Menten turned the concept album into a stage show! "It sold out every night," Menten recalls, "It was truly an incredible experience."

Now, over 50 years since its release, Blackwood Apology's House Of Leather sees the light of day once again!

@Janszoon did you know Godflesh have a new album out today?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purge_(Godflesh_album)

Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jun 09, 2023, 03:40 PM@Janszoon did you know Godflesh have a new album out today?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purge_(Godflesh_album)

I knew they had one coming out but I didn't know it was today.

Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 25, 2023, 08:59 PMAnyone heard the latest Nas album? KD3?

@Toy Revolver @Janszoon @SGR @Jwb

Looks like it's a masterpiece. Going though it now and the rapping is top notch (though it's Nas so that's a given) and the production is incredible imo.

Fair play to him putting something like this out 30 years in. Seems like his last three albums he's been in the best form of his career.

Yeah I gave it a few spins when it was first released and I enjoyed it. Nas is in rare form for being 30 years in the game. I'm even more hyped to see him this September live.

Quote"In tomorrow's world, men will not need artificial instruments such as jets and space ships. In the world of tomorrow, the new man will 'think' the place he wants to go, then his mind will take him there."
— Sun Ra, Jazz in Silhouette album notes (1959)

Jazz in Silhouette is the quintessential record of Sun Ra's Chicago period during the late 1950s. Recorded in 1958 and issued in 1959, the album—Ra's third—offers a coda for the bandleader's bebop/hard-bop periods, as his interstellar traveler persona began to vividly evolve at the close of the decade. Sunny's compositions here reflect his talent for writing memorable works in the jazz idiom, even as arrangements like "Ancient Aiethopia" point to new directions in amalgamated primitive-futurism. After Ra moved to New York in 1961, he began to explore musical terrain away from jazz conventions. Yet Jazz in Silhouette is resplendent with adventure.

Many of these early works, including "Images," "Enlightment," and "Saturn," would remain staples in Arkestra set lists for the rest of Sunny's life. These recordings showcase the brilliant tenor sax stylings of John Gilmore and introduce the iconic playing of Marshall Allen and Pat Patrick; all three would remain with Ra for decades (as would bassist Ronnie Boykins). On the extended "Blues At Midnight," each horn soloist stretches out as in a live club performance. Here, Sun Ra and the band radiate the period's Chicago jazz sound, with lilting melodies, intertwining chords, and surprising dynamic shifts.

This expanded edition, issued in vinyl, CD and digital formats, features additional material from the 1958 sessions, along with non-album bonus tracks from the period, some never-before issued, as well as rare stereo mixes. The CD and digital editions feature the full original album in the widely known monophonic mix. The eight album tracks are followed by four bonus tracks, "State Street" "Blues From Saturn," the single version of "Hours After," and another single, "Great Balls of Fire"; all are in mono.

The rest of the deluxe edition—call it Part 2—is in stereo, starting with the album Sound Sun Pleasure (which includes the stereo mix of "Enlightment," a title that appeared in mono on Jazz in Silhouette). This short collection wasn't issued on Saturn until 1970, but the works originated at the same Chicago recording sessions as Jazz in Silhouette. Two tracks feature the sultry vocal stylings of Hattie Randolph, sister of early Arkestra trumpeter Lucious Randolph. The rest of Part 2 features the premiere LP/CD release of five Jazz in Silhouette album tracks in full stereo. Every prior edition of the album had been monophonic. A stereo session tape was discovered by Michael D. Anderson of the Sun Ra Music Archive; five tracks were salvaged (although one is incomplete). The album's second stereo reel, unfortunately, cannot be located.

[NOTE: The 2-LP expanded vinyl edition does not include the full original mono album. Because of time limitations on each side, the four full stereo mixes were substituted for the mono versions; however, the track sequence has been preserved. The CD and vinyl editions also include a lengthy historical essay by Ra scholar John Corbett and additional illustrations.]

This deluxe package also features the original space nymph cover art, which only appeared in cropped and washed-out reproductions on Saturn releases. John Corbett found and preserved the original painting by an artist identified only as "Evans." The colors are more vibrant, and the expanded edition gatefold LP presents previously omitted artwork at the periphery of the untitled painting.

Finally, all formats of this expanded edition restore the track sequence of the earliest Saturn versions of Jazz in Silhouette; every subsequent reissue has reversed the original sides A and B.

—I.C.

Excellent debut album from Mitchum Yacoub of 'The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble' out of San Diego, CA. Mostly instrumental tunes with a couple of vocal numbers in the mix. A good listen from start to finish.

QuoteIt is with great pleasure that we announce Mitchum Yacoub's debut album " Living High in the Brass Empire"— a showcase in unique stylings of tropical funk, afrobeat, cumbia, and soul; a musical patchwork threaded by a heavy, hypnotic rhythm section and powerfully vibrant horn lines. What sounds like a 12-piece ensemble was actually mostly recorded and performed by Yacoub at his home in San Diego, featuring a few close friends from local groups Sure Fire Soul Ensemble and Boostive. The horn section is comprised of Travis Klein, Bradley Nash, and Wesley Etienne (featuring Todd Simon on "Los Muñequitos"), each with distinguished performances that send the music to higher heights. Nuanced vocalist Divina Jasso lends humanity and introspection throughout the head-nodding soul sounds of "Never Knew", Latin dance anthem "Cumbia Divina", and the syncopated funk of "Empire". You'll hear rhythms from Colombia, folkloric percussion of Cuba, interlocking grooves à la Fela Kuti, 70's r&b influence, and something in between it all. Drawing many inspirations into a refreshing and unified record, we think you'll enjoy Living High in the Brass Empire.

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Debby Friday—Good Luck

I heard one of the songs from this album in the credits of a show I'm watching, so I checked it out, and it turns out the album is pretty great. It's 80s-ish electronica that's catchy, bassy, kind of raw, and solid from end to end.

QuoteOuttasite surf & garage sounds from landlocked America!

This compilation of unreleased & rare tracks from the Twin Cities' Kay Bank Studios features 16 rip rollin' cuts of some of the best surf and garage rock Kay Bank had to offer. Features The Trashmen, The Vaqueros, and more!

Kay Bank Recordings in Minneapolis was certainly one of these historic studios. It was named after the wife of owner Vernon Bank. Although he had been involved in the recording business since the late 1940s, Bank's recording studio operation got underway in 1957 when he moved into a building that was large enough to also establish a pressing plant. The studio provided a 3-track Ampex recorder, a 12-input recording console, and a live echo chamber.

According to a 1958 article in the Minneapolis Star newspaper, Kay Bank was pressing 60,000 records each week, and Vernon Bank claimed that his studio provided the most complete facility of any other studio "between Pennsylvania and California." The sign above the building's entrance stated, "A Complete Recording Service From Master Tape to Pressed Record."

Sundazed Music recently acquired a large archive of the existing Kay Bank master tapes. Some of the surf, and related, recordings in that archive are included in this compilation, all recorded between June 1964 and August 1966- at a time when the British Invasion was ravaging the sales charts.

I'm diggin' the new Chemical Brothers album, For That Beautiful Feeling

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Quote from: SGR on Sep 19, 2023, 03:59 PMI'm diggin' the new Chemical Brothers album, For That Beautiful Feeling

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Ah, dope. Didn't know they had new stuff out. I don't think I ever listened to their previous one either. That track is pretty cool, love that aggressive bass that comes in in the middle.

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Sep 19, 2023, 04:08 PMAh, dope. Didn't know they had new stuff out. I don't think I ever listened to their previous one either. That track is pretty cool, love that aggressive bass that comes in in the middle.

Yup, on first listen, this latest album is probably just about as good as their previous album, if not a little better in my book. Definitely worth checking out.

From bandcamp:
Volume 1 - A Curious Dance
By
Paddi Benson, Grace Lemon & James Patrick Gavin
Released 28.09.2023
Listening now, so far enjoyed it.
I think Marie Monday will like it.

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Quote from: Psy-Fi on Aug 02, 2023, 10:28 PM

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Various Artists - Surfin' The Great Lakes: Kay Bank Studio Surf Sides of the 1960s (https://sundazedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/surfin-the-great-lakes-kay-bank-studio-surf-sides-of-the-1960s-2) (2023)

:3.5stars:

oh nice, I should check this out. Love this Vaqueros song:

New album from Alanna Royale. Contemporary soul songs with a vintage vibe. Nothing mind-blowing here that would qualify it as a must-have among soul aficionados but a good listen all the way through.

Some of my favourites from this year...

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Primal Scream - Reverberations (Travelling In Time)
A collection of a couple of early radio sessions and their first singles. Bobby Gillespie has said this is the debut album that they should have released.

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The Hives - The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
A real return to form after a decade long absence. Not particularly original or profound, but it's a hell of a lot of fun and only clocks in at 30 minutes long so it doesn't outstay it's welcome.
Let's all party like it's 2004!!!!!

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Nancy Sinatra - Keep Walkin': Singles, Demos & Rarities 1965-1978
Does a great job of adding the stuff absent from her 'Start Walkin' compilation from 2021.
Leaving off The City Never Sleeps At Night, The Last Of The Secret Agents and Sugar Me from that album? I mean seriously, what the hell were they thinking. And also adds a bunch of interesting curios too.
Love a bit of Nancy.

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Monika Roscher Bigband - Witchy Activities and the Maple Death
Take some pop, rock, jazz, trip hop, psychedelia and a whole bunch of other stuff. Add in a female singer with a German accent about as strong as Klaus Meine from Scorpions and then add A F*CKING ENORMOUS HORN SECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!
You really need to check this shit out.

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Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER
I discovered his first album Smiling With No Teeth from 2021 a couple of months back. Luckily for me after I'd listened to that album and loved it I discovered he'd released this album virtually THAT SAME WEEK!!!!!
He's a rapper from Ghana bought up in Australia and the first album mixed early 80s synth pop & post punk with modern Hip Hop. His current album has a wider range of influences and is a great record, but I still think his debut is better.
This is probably the best Hip Hop song I have heard since Death Grips in 2012.

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Jon Savage's 1980-1982 (The Art Of Things To Come)
Jon Savage is easily one of my favourite music writers. Back in 1992 I bought his book England's Dreaming about Punk Rock back when I really only knew about the Pistols, Clash & Damned. That book opened my eyes from everything from proto punk to post punk in the UK and around the world. It was that book that introduced me to the likes of Pere Ubu, Magazine, Devo, The Tubes and, well.... basically how long have you got?
Not to mention a whole load of great punk bands.
He's been doing these compilations for Ace Records for a few years now, this is the 8th in the series which started off covering the mid 60s and worked it's way through the 70s to get to this one.
This compilation isn't about genres, you need to have a real open mind listening to this one. This is basically a snapshot of what was happening at that time from mainstream to underground and everything in between. That's why you have Donna Summer and Public Image LTD, Grace Jones and The Cure, Giorgio Moroder and The Cars, Grandmaster Flash and Orange Juice and so on and so on.

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Carbon Based Lifeforms - Seeker (2023)

Catching up on recent releases and saw CBL had a new one out. Somehow I didn't hear about it in June when it was released. This album feels a bit more upbeat and robust in terms of the bass and percussive elements being more present, though I tend to prefer their stuff when it is dronier and lighter on the beats. There's a bit of everything here though. I think it's a good release that was a lovely soundtrack to my morning.

Cas just released his debut album.

Some background: Been doing music for about 20 years but stopped to run his pharmacy company. He is affiliated with Grime but I wouldn't say his music is Grime. It's like alternative Hip-Hop but a bit different. He's pretty unique. He's kept his face hidden with masks so nobody really knows who he is.

Some of his work:



Interview with him: https://theface.com/music/casisdead-interview-album-deadcorp-famous-last-words

The album - https://music.apple.com/us/album/famous-last-words/1701628038

Gnarly, dissonant tech death. Love the sound.
Don't love the singing, but it's not bad either, just not as interesting as the music.

Donny Benét. Described as a post-disco pop crooner. First single of a new album "Infinite Desires" coming out next year.

I'm hooked and I think I could learn some dance moves from this guy. It has whiffs of Tania Maria's 'Come With Me' and EWF's 'September'.

And what a nice bridge at 2:36. Original and melodic.

Donny Benét - Multiply

^ Why is this song stuck in my head now?

Donny, slap me with that bass line and fill me with your love. :D 

Quote from: ribbons on Nov 15, 2023, 12:00 AM^ Why is this song stuck in my head now?

Donny, slap me with that bass line and fill me with your love. :D 

I'm sure big Don has many fans queueing up to tickle his ivories  ;D 
This and also his previous album 'Le Piano' are very catchy. I read somewhere he uses a Prophet 5 to get those funky chords worked up. Luscious.

Quote from: Saulaac on Nov 15, 2023, 11:52 PMI'm sure big Don has many fans queueing up to tickle his ivories  ;D 
This and also his previous album 'Le Piano' are very catchy. I read somewhere he uses a Prophet 5 to get those funky chords worked up. Luscious.

I want to run arpeggios along his lapels.  :laughing:

I was listening to Le Piano on the train this morning and really liked it.  By the time I finished, I was craving "Cappuccino".  ;)  Donny is seriously a fine bass player, keyboardist and composer.  Not easy to manage sincerity and kitsch at the same time, but he succeeds.  I've read he's been influenced by the Japanese artists Hiroshi Yoshimura, Yoshio Suzuki and Ryuichi Sakamoto -- Sakamoto's mastery of the Prophet 5, Yoshimura's tasteful use of the Yamaha DX7 and Suzuki's use of the LinnDrum and Roland TR-808 in tandem with piano and double bass.

Thanks for introducing me to The Don, @Saulaac - something tells me I'll be exploring him for a while.  :)

^ And the track "Passenger" is also a good one for your train journeys. I thought I was listening to the 1982 Tron soundtrack for a moment there.

That's interesting regarding the Japanese masters. I don't enough about them. There's a lot of keyboard knowledge on here with Mrs. Waffles, Guybrush and Key owning keyboards and maybe yourself? (as far as I've read). I need to get one myself and get back to where I left off as a teenager.

Suffice to say, if/when I change my avatar image, it may have to be the Le Don in a sophisticated pose like this one!:
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Reminds me of another favourite, the Mizell Brothers  :love: :
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^ Yes, "Passenger" is perfect for the train!  By the way, I haven't heard much music from those Japanese masters either; but reading about Donny being influenced by them makes me want to seek out more of their work.  I also read that Donny is a Lou Reed fan (I believe he said he likes Lou's conversational singing style - if you can call it singing!) 8)

Mrs. Waffles, Guybrush and Key are surely the resident keyboard experts here; the only keyboard I still have is a cheap Yamaha digital keyboard, I'm afraid. 

Ooh, Le Don is revving my engine in that pic. :D   If you do change your avatar, I'll miss that bright blue sky (it sort of lifts my mood when I see it! Yes I have *attachment* issues with your avatar, so you can't change it (j/k)).

Actually, I saw a few videos of Donny being interviewed/talking, and he seems like a really sweet person, kind of shy actually.  I like him.   

I have never heard of the Mizell Brothers - *Googles frantically*    ;)

I saw the Lex-Signal in the sky, I'm here to help!

I'm not familiar with Yoshio Suzuki, but I love the other two artists @ribbons mentioned. Hiroshi Yoshimura was an excellent ambient/new age artist with a number of great records to his name, generally quite gentle and pastoral stuff. His most popular album is 1986's Green, which got a lot of exposure through the Youtube algorithm several years ago. My personal favorite is Wet Land from 1993, both lovely pieces of calming, organic ambient music. Very impressive that he managed to coax such lively sounds out of the DX7, a synthesizer I generally know for its colder, more metallic tones.

And Ryuichi Sakamoto was a member of the legendary synthpop/electro group Yellow Magic Orchestra, who put out some very cutting edge synthesizer music in the late 70s (their album Solid State Survivor from '79 should be your first port of call). He also has an extensive solo career, which includes the well-known theme from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I'm not as well versed in his solo albums but his 1990 foray into new age, The Fantasy of Light and Life, is a good album and close in style to the aforementioned Yoshimura.

And @Saulaac , if you ever need advice on buying a synthesizer, you know who to call. :)

I had hoped you'd respond to my Lex-Signal! :D

With Yoshimura, I've only heard Green (which I understand was influenced by Brian Eno's Another Green World, which I love).  I have never heard Wet Land, so that's going on my listening list now. Thank you!  Yes, the DX7 is kind of squeaky and Yoshimura managed to glean warmer sounds out of it.

I've heard a bit of Yellow Magic Orchestra, but not much.  Also duly noted! 

Larry and Fonce Mizell, behind-the-scene producers who added their magic touch to many well known jazz, RnB and Soul musicians in the 70s. Larry is still with us, but Fonce sadly passed away in 2011.

Skratch Bastid gives a great rundown on their discography. (I remember DJChameleon mentioned Skratch Bastid recently in the Hip-Hop thread).


Some great collaborations are the Mizell Bros with Johnny Hammond (Gears, Forever Taurus), Bobbi Humphrey (New York Times), Donald Byrd (You And The Music) and of course Gary Bartz. It is pure jazz funk with amazing soaring vocals which Larry and Fonce often sang themselves. They often worked with Fred Perren and Wade Marcus too which produced a phenonemal collective sound which I semi-jokingly wrote about recently which summons the spirits for anyone who listens to it long enough!

Also a great concert at Montreux 1973, with other great musicians like Harvey Mason on drums (I became hooked on Harvey's open/closed high-hat on the 4th beat from a young age which I think led to my love of all things instrumental/disco):

^ Thanks so much @Saulaac - I'll definitely check those out!  Your enthusiasm is always infectious - I am still (yes, still) hooked on that Modern Sound Quartet Cocktail-Bar album you recommended and play it all the time at home.

@Mrs. Waffles, you should play "Maraschino" at your Christmas party for the Shirley Temples! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saATS7xpF0s

Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Nov 17, 2023, 09:13 PMI saw the Lex-Signal in the sky, I'm here to help!

I'm not familiar with Yoshio Suzuki, but I love the other two artists @ribbons mentioned. Hiroshi Yoshimura was an excellent ambient/new age artist with a number of great records to his name, generally quite gentle and pastoral stuff. His most popular album is 1986's Green, which got a lot of exposure through the Youtube algorithm several years ago. My personal favorite is Wet Land from 1993, both lovely pieces of calming, organic ambient music. Very impressive that he managed to coax such lively sounds out of the DX7, a synthesizer I generally know for its colder, more metallic tones.

And Ryuichi Sakamoto was a member of the legendary synthpop/electro group Yellow Magic Orchestra, who put out some very cutting edge synthesizer music in the late 70s (their album Solid State Survivor from '79 should be your first port of call). He also has an extensive solo career, which includes the well-known theme from Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I'm not as well versed in his solo albums but his 1990 foray into new age, The Fantasy of Light and Life, is a good album and close in style to the aforementioned Yoshimura.

And @Saulaac , if you ever need advice on buying a synthesizer, you know who to call. :)

Thanks @Mrs. Waffles, will do! At the moment we are making do with a beginner electronic keyboard to play along with my son's drumming lessons, but I'd like to get an upgrade someday to magnify those sus chords :)

And @ribbons Modern Sound Quartet, way to go! Thinking back at Chartreuse, I stumbled on a recent Kamaal Williams track, and immediately recognised the Chartreuse influence. It's good to see that it was experimented upon. 

 

Quote from: Saulaac on Nov 17, 2023, 10:46 PMmy son's drumming lessons

Adorable :love: and great you are giving him formal lessons. We have an electronic drum kit here but just play recreationally; the last thing my son and I tried to learn together was Can's "Vitamin C".  A very difficult groove (at least for us).

QuoteAnd @ribbons Modern Sound Quartet, way to go! Thinking back at Chartreuse, I stumbled on a recent Kamaal Williams track, and immediately recognised the Chartreuse influence. It's good to see that it was experimented upon. 

So cool - I can definitely hear "Chartreuse" in there!  Did Kamaal ever claim direct influence from Cocktail-Bar, or is it coincidental?  Either way, that's really *suttn*. 

Quote from: ribbons on Nov 18, 2023, 02:50 PMAdorable :love: and great you are giving him formal lessons. We have an electronic drum kit here but just play recreationally; the last thing my son and I tried to learn together was Can's "Vitamin C".  A very difficult groove (at least for us).

We'll try and post in the "Play (or sing) *suttn*!" thread, however I've first got to acquire a bass amp and then try to put together a basic tune so  we're several weeks away from actually being ready to post anything.

Quote from: ribbons on Nov 18, 2023, 02:50 PMSo cool - I can definitely hear "Chartreuse" in there! Did Kamaal ever claim direct influence from Cocktail-Bar, or is it coincidental?  Either way, that's really *suttn*. 

I don't think he mentioned Chartreuse or Cocktail-Bar anywhere. I looked but I couldn't find anttn. Nuttn. 

Moon Safari are my favorite of all the newer generation prog bands, and the fact a new album is finally coming out from them after 10 years has got me pumped. Swedes sure love to take their time!

A recent re-release of a debut album from a 60's rock/pop group from Newburgh, New York. Some garage rock, some pop rock, some psychedelic rock, and a novelty type of tune which sounds a bit out of place in comparison to the rest of the album but isn't awful. A good debut which deserved more attention back in the day but quickly disappeared into obscurity.

Radian - Distorted Rooms

I've been waiting for a new album since the last one, which I was lucky enough to see performed live and it blew my fucking mind. Now, seven years later, the successor is finally here.
Radian are kind of hard to describe. They're a guitar/bass/drums trio but their music is more akin to electronica. Weird, yet groovy minimalist beats accompanied by noises and glitches, bursts of unidentifiable sounds appearing and dissolving, yet somehow it's all very concise, listenable, fun and often beautiful. Not even done listening but I'm already loving the new one as much as the best of their older stuff.

https://radian.bandcamp.com/album/distorted-rooms (https://radian.bandcamp.com/album/distorted-rooms)

River of Noise
by Niilas
Released November 2023
Discovered it last month (December).
I really liked track number 7, Broth (feat. Benedicte Maurseth), this was my favorite from the album.
But overall the album was enjoyable, listened on repeat for about three weeks almost a month.

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Just before we get to 2024, I liked Mike Lindup's album "Changes 2" from 2023. That's right, Mike Lindup from Level 42!

In particular, 'World Is Ready' has Mark King on bass, as well as those familiar vocals and synth riffs which take you right back to their heyday.

Mike Lindup - "World Is Ready"