11/24 - On The Other Side Of Hyper Focus

Hof playlist! I've made an art, and this is how it sounded

 

 

Tarta Relena - Si veriash a la rana        

This is my current tune obsession. Sephardic folk song that rocks so hard. Eagerly awaiting these two women's new album!

Marina Herlop - shaolin mantis

Going back over Tarta Relena's discography I also remembered to revisit their compatriot and collaborator Marina Herlop. Might require a few repeat listens, but then it smacks right into place and haunts your brain.

 

 

Fever Ray - Carbon Dioxide   

I'm on a real Karin Dreijer-bender lately. This is the season to listen to all the Fever Ray-albums. But I'm also blastin The Knife's live albums. And why? This was the best gig of the summer. And this tune was one of many absolute killers on the Way Out West-stage.

 

 

Anjimale - Animal   

The list needed a it of anger too.

Alessi Brothers - Seabird

Props to Our Flag Means Death for managing to mix the most enjoyable sheer silliness with genuinely emotional moments. This song in the fourth episode of the second season is just a perfect match. People do change!

10/24 - Sometimes Life Bends In The Middle

I am so sorry, my dear, forsaken music blog! The second half of the summer got swallowed up in mental health issues, art insecurities and ambitions, work, and other distractions. But I did listen to music too, and I will come back to making playlists, because it grounds me. Here, some rhymes to inspire, as I make preparations to return to Germany in a week, to set up an exhibition.

 

 

MF DOOM ft. MF Grimm & The Herbaliser - It Ain't Nutthin'        

When losing your footing, always go back to DOOM. Good rule for life.

Aesop Rock - Bracket Basher

Another classic from way back when by the MC with the largest vocabulary of them all.

 

 

Noname ft. Jay Electronica & Eryn Allen Kane - balloons   

This album is so good. Noname does everything right. Good politics, good poetics, good music.

 

 

Danny Brown ft. Bruiser Wolf - Y.B.P.   

Danny Brown is maturing like a fine wine.

Beyoncé ft. Dolly Parton - TYRANT

Features on every track this time around, but as usual Beyoncé takes it to an extreme by a 'ft. Dolly Parton'. I'm not totally wooed by Cowboy Carter yet, but some tracks pop.