10/13 - Storm

This is the list. The List. Listmaking will never be the same again. Like the weather this past week it is an unstable brew of heavy forebodings and sudden downpours:

Atmosphere - Get Fly
Starting out optimistic and full of soul. I'm thinking of this as a bit of a sister-tune to Talib Kweli's similarly piano-sample-driven Get By.

Atoms For Peace - Reverse Running
Finally it dropped, and... well, I don't know. I think it's definitely a grower, but I must say I expected a bit more of the frenetic energy from these amazing live-performances that I've been watching over and over:

Instead we got an album that actually feels subdued even compared to its forebearer The Eraser. Nevertheless; it's recognizably Thom Yorke, and of course I'll just love it more and more as times goes. This cyclical, slow-evolving track together with the single Default are definitely my favourites at this point.

Silver Apples - Oscillations
Vintage avant garde pop. Amazing to think this was recorded in 1968. Sounds like Can, Joy Division and the above-listed, all at once but years before.

Cut Chemist ft. Edan & Mr Lif - Storm
It's been whirling snow here. It's been whirling words there. It's a hectic time; I'm constantly on the alert.

Saul Williams - List Of Demands (Reparations)
An old gem I had forgotten about and then excitedly rediscovered. I love the mix of old-school hip hop rhythms, aggressive electronic production and Saul's righteous fury.


Tasty extras

Yesterday I was also given the opportunity to see the legend Steve Reich in an interesting Q+A, plus a performance of his excellent Variations for Vibes, Pianos & Strings, all live at the Royal Concert Hall. In connection to that I want to warmly recommend BBC:s miniseries The Sound and the Fury; brilliantly chronicling the story of modern classical music in three parts. The streams seem to be down but I know for a fact that there are torrents to be found for these. Go download!

It's been a decent week for music videos as well:

New banger from The Knife:

Exciting stuff from Phoenix:

Epically crazy stuff directed by Tim & Eric-Eric (you can spot him in the audience):

And omg, the new track from James Blake. I love the ending too much for words: