It has been a challenging week, dear friends. I took a tumble down the stairs on Tuesday and landed hard on my back. Unfortunately we had to cancel our trip to Niagara Falls, because I can’t bounce back the way I used to, and have had to rest. I’ll be good to go for this weekend’s Hillside Festival, even if I have to crawl.
I’ve been able to find eight titles to share with all of you. Dig it!
I have two singles to start the week’s recommendations. The first comes courtesy of Brainfeeder Records, the label headed up by Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison). Hakushi Hasegawa is a Singer/Songwriter and Musician based in Tokyo. Her sound on Mouth Flash (Kuchinohanabi) is based comfortably beyond the boundaries of genre, toiling outside of Dance idioms, incorporating dissonant Noise at a frenetic pace.
The next single comes from a Producer, also from Tokyo, that goes by ILLGENIC RECORDS. Their latest, Sanctuary, is a leftfield House track with skittish beats and hearty bass.
I’m excited to introduce an Artist from Macedonia for the first time. NOT_MDK is a DJ and Producer who works with Classical instrumentation and Breakbeats. Hi-Tech Soul is a perfect four-track EP for “Back To Mine” after a night out at My Imaginary Nightclub.
An Electronic Producer from Portland, Oregon is currently spinning midtempo electro-soul in the Pre-Party Room at My Imaginary Nightclub. While listening to devonwho’s Amalgama I we shall do several rails of Imaginary Cocaine and talk about shit that we’ve never done, before heading to the Main Room to show off our newly-discovered dancing skills.
A DJ and Producer from Cairo has just released her debut album. El Kontessa الكونتيسة has high-energy bops on her seven-track Nos Habet Caramel | نص حبة كراميل that are burning up the dancefloor in the Main Room.
An Artist from Bristol known simply as Carnivorous Plants, who I have written about previously, has returned to my life. And From That Moment Hell Entered My Heart is a thirteen-track album of Ambient Noise and Cut-Ups. Droning guitars and White Noise create a mental tapestry that is engaging and surprising.
A Hip-Hop group from Melbourne that has been recording since 2016 has released a new album. Too Birds is made up of two MC’s known as Teether and Realname, and Producer Mr. Society. SOUL OF TOO BIRDS has excellent Production, always interesting, with varied dynamics and clever stops and starts. The rappers have engaging voices and snazzy wordplay.
My Feature Pick for this week comes from a seventy eight year-old Canadian transplant. Beverly Glenn-Copeland was born in Pennsylvania, but has spent most of his life in Canada, and currently resides in New Brunswick. Canadians of a certain age may remember him back when he used to appear on the CBC Children’s TV Show Mr. Dressup. He has just released his first album in over twenty years. The Ones Ahead is a life-affirming testament to bravery in the face of hardship.
Thanks for checking in! Hope you found something that gives you joy. I’ll talk to you again soon. Take care of yourself!
New Music Jason’s Picks 
Oh man, Jason, that’s terrible you hurt your back and had to cancel the Niagara Falls trip! Hope you’ll be feeling better soon. “Mouth Flash” is a joyous blast, and “Hi-Tech Soul” by NOT_MDK is sublime. Will listen to more as time permits.
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I’m able to still be able to get around the Festival grounds! Hooray for getting old!
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I’m nearly 20 years your senior, so tell me about it!
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