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Mulatu Astatke: Mulatu Plays Mulatu
In case you're not familiar, Astatke is a patriarch of so-called Ethio-jazz. Here he revisits many decades worthy of material: rearranging, re-recording, updating. He's got a large ensemble in tow and they're a force, an afrogroove machine that's both powerful and elegant. The album is a nice, rhythmic reminder of his continued influence and relevance. Enjoy!
Album links in LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/recommneds
Whoops. Just wondered if Senser is still around and hell they are! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4b7VbSTtzU #MusicDiscovery #Senser #RyotPump
September was just a little ridiculous in terms of incredible new music releases, as Septembers tend to be. Still working my way through a good amount of it, but in the meantime, a handful of my favorites:
Langendorf United -- Undercover Beast
Joan Shelley -- Real Warmth
Chicago Underground Duo -- Hyperglyph
The Gray Goo -- Cabin Fever Dreams
Geese -- Getting Killed
Compilations and samplers from record labels and such *should* be really great ways of finding new artists in theory. But it's strange, I almost never end up listening to compilations or samplers. I think maybe some of it is because all those artists and recording levels all over the place is a little stressful and overwhelming, and I also think it's because I usually end up focusing on LPs (or EPs or singles) from just one artist at a time. Even splits are supposed to be good for getting more bands out there in the same manner, but there again, it's SO rare that I like both bands on a split.
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M. Sage: Tender/Wading
Matthew Sage's music is like a gentle breeze - less about the moving air itself then how it ripples through the grass, plays with a tree's leaves, feels on your face. He starts with a base of keyboards and clarinet, but it's really all about the other little details he adds in the crevices: guitars and synth and field recordings and more. A lovely, provacative calm. Enjoy!
Album links in LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/recommneds
It's all guitar-fest with Gitkin, who plays a funky and eclectic (though stylistically consistent) combination of everything from surf rock to the dark western sound, from cumbia to middle eastern tones, and a whole bunch more.
Find out more about his music at https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/gitkin
and now, among other recently released songs, This Soulfyah #Reggae... 🔥🌴 one of those that don't fail to have it in the collection... enjoy! 👍🎶🏁🔊🟢🟡🔴
https://rootsrenegade.bandcamp.com/track/wicked-man
#ReggaeMusic #BestMusic #Music #MusicDiscovery #NewMusic #MusicOfMastodon #JamaicaReggae #NowPlaying #Musica #MusicMastodon
2025.146
Drink the Sea
New "supergroup" with a mix of old school altrockers. Not necessarily the frontmen, the lack of a dominant personality does them many favors. The songs come from many voices and while some are stronger than others, the complete package is both modern and throwback, a Gen X sound for today. There are actually 2 volumes released in short succession, no lack of great ideas here. Enjoy!
Album links in LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/recommneds
The rich catalog of multi-faceted, multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick focuses primarily on his neoclassical piano work and old-timey country on string instruments, though he regularly stretches into electronic music and folk as well.
Find out more about his music at https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/peter-broderick
Another cool interview by @lawrenceperyer for @thetonearm with the amazing Lebanese experimental rock band SANAM. The band just recently released Sametou Sawtan, a brilliant follow-up to their 2023 debut which we have on The List. Hoping to get to that spotlight in the near future.
https://www.thetonearm.com/borrowed-voices-borrowed-time-sanams-infinite-fire/
Sametou Sawtan on Bandcamp: https://sanambeirut.bandcamp.com/album/sametou-sawtan
Hot, fresh music for your Monday! Take a bit of the boss's time & bandwidth to check out this excellent selection of expansive kosmische, powerful drum & bass, IDMbient groove, lowkey lo-fi rock, & bizarro experimental.
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/03/opm-dreams-and-violence/
Please share!
#musodon #MusicDiscovery #ambient #IDM #ExperimentalMusic #rock #kosmische #DrumAndBass #music
A brilliantly strange solo trombone album by one of the instrument's most creative and virtuosic practitioners. The prolific answer to a question you might not have thought to ask: how many cool sounds can someone get out of a long metal tube?
Samuel Blaser is today's #MirloMondays pick (approved by Mirlo's trumpet frog):
https://mirlo.space/samuel-blaser/release/18-monologues-elastiques
#Improvised #Jazz #Trombone #Mirlo #NewMusic #Music #Musicians #MusicDiscovery #Listening #NowPlaying #NowListening
and here, this song that takes me back to the Authentic #Ska of the mid-60's, it's good to hear something like that... it was released just a few days ago sounding like the first years of this music... this goes to the collection 'cause it's Essence... 🚬🚬 enjoy!
👌👇🏁🎶🔊
https://skatanauts.bandcamp.com/track/content-shock
#SkaMusic #BestMusic #Instrumentals #Music #MusicDiscovery #NowPlaying #SkaBeat #SkadForLife #MusicOfMastodon #MusicMastodon #NewMusic
Traditional klezmer music is at the core of Montreal based Black Ox Orkestar's work, a band that further embraces some of the adjacent folk styles in Romani, Balkan and Middle Eastern music.
Find out more about their music at https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/black-ox-orkestar
Bandcamp Friday is behind us, but new music still wants to be heard! Have a listen to these albums that encompass drum and bass, IDMbient, unplugged rock, space music and noise art!
https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/03/opm-dreams-and-violence/
ahi va otro sencillo de esta banda, para que no quede en el olvido, también es parte de la indiscutible colección.. se necesitan más rolas así... #Ska en las nubes... 👇😌👌☁️🏁 🎶 🎷🎺
https://soundcloud.com/skabeatcity/en-las-nubes
#SkaMusic #SkaIsTheBest #Instrumentals #Music #BestMusic #MusicOfMastodon #NowPlaying #MusicDiscovery #NewMusic
Yoo Doo Right's thrilling post-rock weaves together a dynamic sound that incorporates motorik beats, a heavy psychedelic tone, and a shoegaze attack that hits with a slight metal accent.
Find out more about their music at https://thepropagandasite.com/artist/yoo-doo-right
In 1994, we supposedly ditched the mystical art of radio surfing for emailing a clunky AI to discover music—because who doesn't enjoy waiting days for a response from a robotic mixtape curator? 🎶🤖 Meanwhile, Dave Dell clutches his Lustmord CDs, wondering why anyone would use email for anything other than sending chain letters. 📧💿
https://buttondown.com/blog/ringo-email-as-an-ai-interface #musicdiscovery #emailartificialintelligence #radioculture #nostalgia #mixtapes #HackerNews #ngated
and now, this #Ska song by this classic band with many years on the scene.. this was one of the first songs with which I met them in their original style, and of course, they're part of the collection... enjoy!.. 👇🏁🎶🔊🐕🦺
https://soundcloud.com/thebustersofficial/skank-down
#SkaMusic #SkaIsTheBest #Music #BestMusic #LiveMusic #MusicOfMastodon #NowPlaying #MusicDiscovery #NewMusic
2025.145
Sam Prekop: Open Close
If you are not familiar with Prekop, he was a principal in Sea & Cake and his own solo career. He brings the same sense of airy melody to his analog synth work. His latest is a brilliant headphone-ready electronica. An ambient that will turn any activity - a trip to the museum, a drive in the country, a walk downtown, navigating the airport - into beautiful art. Enjoy!
Album links in LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/recommneds
