Posts Tagged ‘Staff Benda Bilili’

This Week’s Best Albums

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Staff Benda Bilili: Trés Trés Fort

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…)

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Ten Albums to Anticipate This Spring

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

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…)

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