What I'm listening to today: "THESE STATIC TRANSMISSIONS", AMULETS

This is an ambient tape artist I rather like, recording a submission for the NPR "Tiny Desk Concert" open call in 2017. He did not get in¹ but the YouTube submission endures. Drone piece in a suitcase setup containing two tape machines and a series of mysterious metal boxes, one of which appears to be handbuilt into an Altoids tin. Sound of a forgetting

youtube.com/watch?v=nNq0ApV_trM

¹ "Tank and the Bangas" won. They're pretty good.

What I'm listening to today: "Pep Talk", Bahamadia

I know Bahamadia from her work with Roni Size, but then Machinegirl linked this track on Bluesky and like geez, I guess should have been paying more attention to Bahamadia's solo work! This is from her album "BB Queen". Y2K jungle, dense wordplay, an exercise in the tightest syllable packing possible, immaculate vibes like crisp autumn wind.

youtube.com/watch?v=3-8HXYyDtxE

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