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Best of 2021 Playlist – Spaces

The other half of things I found and loved over the course of this year. These are the tunes that stabbed me in the heart or colored the world in a different way. The songs/spaces distinction is obviously porous and often ambiguous, but in general, I think of stuff that hits this list as landscapes or sculptures, atmospheres, not as much telling a linear story. Frequently instrumental. But there’s probably 20% if you asked me in a week, I’d put it on the other list.  Continue reading for my rambling notes.

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Best of 2021 – Recorded Music

As per the last couple years, my comments will be with more wide-ranging playlists going up in a week or so, this is a place holder because I do like to look back at a snapshot of what records spoke to me as I looked back on the year. Bandcamp links where available. 

New Material 

  1. Allison Russell, Outside Child 
  1. Tyshawn Sorey and Alarm Will Sound, For George Lewis/Autoschediasms 
  1. John Paul Keith, The Rhythm of The City 
  1. Moor Mother, Black Encyclopedia of the Air 
  1. Genesis Owusu, Smiling With No Teeth 

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  1. Marisa Anderson and William Tyler, Lost Futures 
  1. Reigning Sound, A Little More Time With The Reigning Sound 
  1. Sons of Kemet, Black To The Future 
  1. Powers/Rolin Duo, Strange Fortune 
  1. William Parker, Migration of Silence Into and Out of the Tone World 
  1. Adia Victoria, A Southern Gothic 
  1. Moviola, Broken Rainbows 
  1. Arooj Aftab, Vulture Prince 
  1. Gentleman Jesse, Lose Everything 
  1. James Brandon Lewis’s Red Lily Quartet, Jesup Wagon 
  1. Yasmin Williams, Urban Driftwood 
  1. Jojra Smith, Be Right Back 

(Couldn’t Find Bandcamp)

  1. James McMurtry, The Horses and The Hounds 
  1. Elizabeth King, Living in the Last Days 
  1. Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson, Searching For the Disappeared Hour 

Reissue and/or Archival 

  1. Various Artists, It’s a Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records 

(Couldn’t Find Bandcamp)

  1. PJ Harvey, Stories From The City, Stories From the Sea – Demos 

(Couldn’t Find Bandcamp)

  1. Various Artists, The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at the Apollo 
  1. The Long Blondes, Someone To Drive You Home: 15th Anniversary Edition 

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5. Various Artists, Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 

(Couldn’t find Bandcamp)

  1. The Bush Tetras, Rhythm & Paranoia: The Best of the Bush Tetras 
  1. Joni Mitchell, Archives Vol. 2, The Reprise Years

(Couldn’t Find Bandcamp)

  1. Lee Morgan, Complete Live at the Lighthouse 

(Couldn’t Find Bandcamp)

  1. Various Artists, Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1 
  1. Roy Hargrove/Mulgrew Miller, In Harmony 
  1. Don Cherry, The Summer House Sessions 
  1. Leo Nocentelli, Another Side 
  1. Sun Ra, Lanquidity (Definitive Edition) 
  1. Squarepusher, Feed Me Weird Things (25th Anniversary Edition) 
  1. Various Artists, Cameroon Garage Funk 
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Playlist – September 2021

Stumbled hard a few times this month but righted the ship. Still struggling with some levels of burnout but I see the light, and I’ve started some habits that are showing some positive signs. And had some remarkable feelings of normality, in all the best ways – the first weekend I had to review three shows. First writing for a new outlet run by good friends.

Seeing other friends for the first time in person since before the pandemic and good lord, it’s amazing how much energy I’ve missed from those people it never would have occurred to see every week or anything but who bring something ineffable to my life. First Pink Elephant in 18 months, coupled with returning from Gonerfest and a full week of theater reviews led to this being a little more delayed than I’d like; back to the first week of the month next month. 

And this, the year anniversary of these playlists which give me more joy than I expected when I started and I’ve gotten remarkably positive feedback about. Thanks for listening. Thanks for letting me know what you think. Thanks for being here. I love you. 

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