Staff Benda Bilili: Trés Trés Fort
Channeling the voices of the disenfranchised into playful rumba melodies, the compelling band of paraplegic Congolese musicians known as Staff Benda Bilili captures beautiful music on its debut album.
This week also brings great albums from far-reaching psychedelic rock group Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, IDM producer Bronnt Industries Kapital, multi-ethnic remix artists Balkan Beat Box, and the self-summarized Warsaw Village Band. (more…)
As the weather stops being oppressive in the Northern Hemisphere, a number of potentially great albums from countless genres are on the way. Here’s a list of ten that have us excited, including efforts from Isis, MF Doom, Coalesce, Prefuse 73, Mr. Lif, and more. (more…)
Announcements are made for new albums from Irepress, Karl Sanders, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and Staff Benda Bilili — a group of paraplegic Congolese street musicians.
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey releases its new studio album for free; Secret Chiefs 3 announces a concert DVD; Les Claypool announces an outstanding mini festival that will be in a town near you. This and more after the jump. (more…)
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid: NYC
If you haven’t noticed, our musical interests are pretty damn diverse. Our album picks this week include the Gypsy brass mania of the Kocani Orkestar, the Afrobeat fusion of Femi Kuti, the brutal sludge of Ocean, and the dense atmospherics and jazz drumming of Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid.
