Philip Sanderson – New Music Jason’s Picks

Good day to one and all, my friendly friends! It’s time for your weekly New Music Injection, so roll up your sleeve. I have an even dozen recommendations to impart, so sit tight. It’ll just be a little poke.

The week begins with it not one, not two, but three singles to tickle your fancy. First up is the fantastic vocalist Moses Sumney. His first new music since his terrific 2020 album græ comes via the HBO series The Idol. Get It B4 certainly owes some inspiration credit from Prince, if not for the numerical title alone, then certainly for the sensuous falsetto and emotional production.

Moses Sumney – Get It B4

My second single for the week comes from a reliable, if not prolific Afghani Artist, based in Germany. Farhot released a single in March for the Persian New Year. His new track, Bahar 1402 is a downtempo Hip-Hop beat with minimal samples, enough to tickle the ears in a lovely way.

A song that my son and I heard performed last November has been given official release. The band that makes up 40% of Radiohead, The Smile, has released a new standalone single. I recognized Bending Hectic from its bending guitar lines at the start of the song. The track then gives way to an orgasmic transition that leads to a thundering Rock song. Eight minutes of gorgeousity. If I had a ‘Song of the Week’, this would be it.

An Experimental Hip-Hop Artist and Producer from Columbus, Georgia called quinn has once again gotten my attention. His three-track EP, slaps…well, it slaps. quinn’s fragmented production is a perfect frame for his stream-of-thought delivery.

An Artist that has quickly become a regular visitor to my ears recently is Philip Sanderson. Between his experiments in sound manipulation released under his own name, and as Ice Yacht (and others), the man is busy. His latest is a four-track full-length album inspired by the sound of people on trains. Dilly Dreamers is an immersive experience, at times Ambient, others, leaning to something more rhythmic and guttural.

Ye Olde BandCamp Wishlist came through again with some imaginative and exciting Music. NEON is the fourth release from UK Chamber Group Manchester Collective. The title piece was composed by Hannah Peel, and it stretches across three movements. After that are compositions by Lyra Pramuk and Julius Eastman, before closing with Steve Reich’s thrilling Double Sextet.

A new Hip-Hop album came out this week with a lot of emotional baggage. A rapper from Chicago called Tree has been making records for over ten years, but, evidently it wasn’t selling well enough to stop selling drugs. Well, Tree got busted, and is up for a three-year hitch in the hoosegow. FREE TREE was recorded in a Judge-approved 39-day stay of sentencing. There’s a lot of soul searching here, and worth the listen.

A five-track EP from scenic Stowe, Vermont, is giving me tingles. HERMANN is the ‘nom-de-son’ of Lynn Berğkömit, of whom I can find zero information. However, Rzewski Alexanderplatz is a divine mix of Jazz and Classical idioms performed in an oddly quiet manner.

I’ve learned my lesson to not sleep on New Reggae. When you are talking about a specific style of Music that is identified by its rhythm, it’s the responsibility of the Artist to find unique ways to present the sound. Zion Train is a Dub dj and Producer based in Cologne, Germany. They’ve been recording and performing for 35 years, but they sound fresh as daisies on Dissident Sound. Throughout eleven tracks, it will keep you dancing, only pausing to react to the next tasty sonic manipulation.

Brooklyn NY’s Geese is a five-piece Rock Band that has just released their second album. 3D Country is filled with hard-driving tracks and endearing vocals. Mysterious Love is a standout.

pardoner is a quartet from San Francisco that has been active since 2015. Their latest effort is Peace Loving People, a 14-track album filled with high-energy bops full of disillusioned lyrics that are highly relatable.

Holy Locust is a five-piece acoustic band from New Orleans, Louisiana. This week they’ve released their second full-length. Beneath The Turning Wheel spins a dark and emotional tale, with tight interplay between the musicians. Gorgeous harmonies are abundant on this beautiful record, helping to make it my Feature Pick for the week.

*Holy Locust – Beneath The Turning Wheel*

If I was here with you now, I’d give you a lollipop for sticking with me while I do my thing. The stinging sensation should wear off soon.

Take good care of yourself!

Happy Friday, friends! It’s been another tremendous week in New Music. For two weeks running we have a Baker’s Dozen of Releases, spanning many countries and styles, so it’s imperative that we dig right in, post haste!

This weeks recommendations begin with a banger of an single as an appetizer. J. Rawls is a DJ and Producer from Columbus, Ohio. He’s been doing it for over twenty years, and his latest single is, I Believe. Featuring a sample of one of the many thousands of versions of The Beatles’ “Yesterday,” turned on its head for a floor-filling jam. The flipside, #Brazil, increases the tempo, with blazing horns, flutes and percussion. Is it getting hot in here, or is it just you?

I haven’t been this excited for a new Björk album since 2007’s Volta, so I will not apologize if you get bored of me writing about every morsel of music that is released before Fossora comes out at the end of the month. A new single was released, titled Ovule, on Wednesday and it is Classic Björk. This means that it is catnip for my soul. Have a listen.

Björk – Ovule

Another artist from Iceland got my attention this week. Árne Grétar is a Producer from Reykjavik that has teamed up with UK Producer Lee Norris to become Metamatics. Their New Release, “Beatsamatic consists of 17 tracks that are beats and loops designed for the consumer to sample/enjoy.” Enjoy it, I am, with its many-textured beats of varying tempos and atmospheres.

I wasn’t going to mention the death of the ceremonial Head of the United Kingdom (and Canada). It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized “Send Her Victorious” usually meant killing lots of Brown People. So, as it happens, I’m underwhelmed at her passing. Not so with three artists this week.

First, from London, is Philip Sanderson. He started the great Cassette Label, Snatch Tapes, back in 1979, and he also records music, both under his own name, and as Ice Yacht (a great name, easily remembered by adding, “The Sheriff”). While, surely, the church bells throughout the kingdom toll their mournful tones, Sanderson has been inspired to manipulate recordings of bells, and release the aptly-titled The Ringing Of A Bell. It is a meditative 16-minute epic track that inspires calm.

*Philip Sanderson – The Ringing Of A Bell*

Next, an artist from Brazil named Maximiliano Chami has released a new four-song ep, as Antoine Trauma. Though perhaps not inspired by QE2, Clonazepam Zombie is a gothic and mechanical collection of scattered beats and inspired soundscape that ends with “Elizabeth’s Funeral (Industrial Sex Party)”.

Philadelphia rapper Ghais Guevara has some unmistakable thoughts that he would also like to share. Lest there’s any confusion regarding his feelings, he’s titled his new single, I Personally Wouldn’t Revive Queen Elizabeth. With the starting couplet, “Heard that the witch is dead, Bitch I did it, put that pillow over her fuckin head, Irish jiggin on her grave…” it’s bound to be a chart-busting, singalong, feelgood hit of the year.

*Ghais Guevera – I Personally Wouldn’t Revive Queen Elizabeth*

A Hip-Hop collaboration from the UK was released this week with nary a mention of Dead Monarchs. London-based rapper and producer Sonnyjim, and The Purist (who is a label owner and producer in Brighton), have teamed up to become White Girl Wasted. Their self-titled debut eight-song ep is a glorious twenty+ minutes, with features from DJ Premier, Madlib, and MF DOOM with Jay Electronica.

Also from Jolly Ol’ England there resides a Contemporary Classical Composer and Musician named Danny Mulhern. He is a renowned Composer for TV and Film. His fifth solo album Singing Through Others features eleven original compositions performed on synthesizer, with the thirteen-piece London Contemporary Orchestra. It’s a beautifully meandering soundscape, with touchstones on Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue, and broader concepts of Human Connection.

*Danny Mulhern – Singing Through Others*

Now we go to one of the Colonies that I’ll probably never get to visit in person. In the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation (Melbourne, Australia) there has been a Split EP produced, featuring two local bands. Vampire Club begins with three punchy tracks by male solo Pop Punk artist Billiam, followed by two from female quintet The Vovos. Picture Ally Sheedy dancing in The Breakfast Club and you will have an accurate visual representation of what you’re hearing.

And now, to Belgium, where I have three artists from Africa, or of African heritage for your dining and dancing pleasure. Nyati Mayi & The Astral Synth Transmitters are of Congolese descent, residing in Brussels. They’ve released their first full-length, Lulanga Tales. It is six gorgeous tracks, combining Electric keyboards, acoustic percussion, strings, and emotional vocals.

*Nyati Mayi & The Astral Transmitters –*
*Lulanga Tales*

A wonderful singer from South Africa captured my ears this week. Nana Atta was born Sinenhlanhla Mthembu, but she is also known as the Queen of Afro House. Her new EP, Emakhosini, is five Dance tracks with Nana’s voice from and centre.

A band formed in Paris, France, called Al-Qasar has also released their first full-length album. The five-piece brings together musician from France, The US, Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt. The music on Who Are We? is steeped in North African sounds to add to your global mind-journey. Special guests are Punk legends Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys).

#CaliforniaDuos is trending on My Own Personal Twitter. I’ve found yet another this week, and it’s my own damn fault that I hadn’t heard of them sooner. No Age has been around since 2005, and they’ve just released their seventh album. Randy Randall and Dean Splunt have a distinctly lo-fi approach on People Helping People, my Feature Pick for this week. Analog keyboards are driven by garage drums, exploding into noise, with Thurston Moore-esque vocals.

People helping people. No wonder it’s my Feature Pick. It’s my favourite human action. Have you tried it? At least be good to each other. I’ll talk to you soon. Happy Weekend!

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