Music Reviews & Recommendations
Personal record reviews and discoveries across electronic, indie, hip-hop, experimental and alternative music.
Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
Night Reign, Arooj Aftab's fourth studio album, finds comfort in the dark. Sung in Urdu and English, it explores love in all its stages through poetry and jazz-tinged arrangements. Highlights include the unsettling "Bolo Na" with Moor Mother, a dark take on "Autumn Leaves," and the dreamy "Raat Ki Rani." The album leaves a bittersweet feeling: longing, fear and doubt sit alongside deep connection.
Tom Misch – Full Circle
Listening to Tom Misch’s Full Circle feels like being invited into a very personal chapter of his life. Through gentle guitar, jazz-inspired harmonies, and intimate songwriting, Misch explores exhaustion, family, love, acceptance, and the importance of slowing down.
JakoJako - Verve EP
I’ve been fascinated by JakoJako ever since I first saw her play at Berghain, completely absorbed in her music and the details she builds around it. What I love about her work is this rare combination of raw, driving energy and a deeply sensitive, almost intimate approach to sound.
Modeselektor – DJ-Kicks
Modeselektor - DJ Kicks
Only a few mixes have stayed with me as long as this one: vivid, unpredictable, and constantly engaging. Modeselektor's DJ-Kicks blends techno, dubstep, dancehall and avant-pop into a dynamic, bass-heavy mix full of surprising contrasts and transitions.
Jacques Bon – A Long Way
Review #42: A Long Way performed by Jacques Bon and produced by Vincent Drux was released in 2022 under the renowned label Smallville Records.
Alabaster DePlume – To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1
Review #41: Alabaster DePlume – To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1
