178 entries under "sound"

Athletic Progression: OSAKA

High-energy vortex non-stop fire drumming.

Yellow Spoon: Octopus

Minute-long drum amen break escapade.

Jaubi: Raga Gurji Todi (2021)

Mix of jazz, raga, and rock.

Doja Cat, SZA: Kiss Me More

I’ve never seen such fiery dance choreography by someone in a wheelchair.

MC Fioti: Bum Bum Tam Tam

This funk carioca body-shaker blasting at home signalled my friend’s long-awaited scheduling of a COVID vaccine. I dig the music, and it has gotten over a billion views, but the video hurts your eyes. Featuring samples of Bach’s Flute Partita in A minor.

Tariq Harb: Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 on Guitar

A challenge to translate this from organ keyboard to six strings. Classical music on guitar is one of the most sublime things.

Unesco Collection MUSICAL SOURCES: Aka Pygmy Music

Lots of polyphonic hockets. We are privileged as a species to have an opportunity to hear this—sound that comes from the earth by people who have a relationship with the land they live on.

Adam Neely, Kate Steinberg: Run Away With Me, reharmonized

Jazz and prog rock arrangement of Carly-Rae Jepsen’s Come away with me.

Samba De Fato: Eu Não Quero Saber

A song about moving on. The melody revisits me from time to time, and lately I find myself enjoying the lyrics. The first disc of the album has a bunch of other great tracks, worth a listen.

Dona Onete: No Meio do Pitiú

Body-shaker that is, as I understand, named after smelly fish.

Caetano Veloso: Ofertorio (live)

I’ve been learning to sing and play some songs on guitar from this album. Many feature a deceptive simplicity and create a diversity of feelings by re-using smaller parts. I feel somewhat ashamed that it took until my second trip to Brazil to know about this artist.

J Dilla Instrumentals Mix Vol 1

Hours and hours of J Dilla's hip-hop instrumentals. If you’re not familiar with Dilla beats, introduce yourself to the supreme sonic masterpiece that is Donuts.

Tigran Hamasyan: Revisiting the Film

Kaleidoscopic colour shifting, intricate rhythms and interplay between subdivisions and the meter, and yet a consistent flow (if you can hang on through the chaos)—a meticulous freak out. @flying_fisher thinks the voice sounds like mine. The melodic style reminds me of Pedro Martins’ album from last week.

Kevin Seddiki: Cuban guitar groove

Treating the frets as a percussion instrument.

Harry Mack’s improvised freestyle for a man’s late fiancé

This has a backstory that for me underlines the importance of sharing outwards and encouraging vulnerability.

Heavy Baile: Carne de Pescoço

Also from Brazil: incredible funk beats (not the jazz kind but the Brazilian genre). Check out this mixtape with some dope dancing in a basketball court.

Pedro Martins: VOX (2020)

I’ve been getting into Pedro Martins lately. He’s actually from Brasilia. A genius guitarist and it seems like he definitely spent time with Toninho Horta’s work. His latest album is a celestial dream.

Billy Hart: Enchance (1977)

If you’re into free jazz…