Others’ Music

Somewhere around 2005 I stopped enjoying the American Top 40 playlist. I went on a musical exodus from the United States which continues to this day. I pop back stateside every once in a while, but for the most part I’m into the fusion of the world’s folk music with more contemporary genres.  The more of the following categories you can impose on a piece of music, the more I am likely to be interested in it, and the more likely you will find some of it here:

  • Eastern European
  • Spanish-Language
  • Politically-charged
  • Stringy
  • Brassy
  • Windy
  • Accordion-y

Music Seen in the Old World

Performances from the following groups blew my mind in Europe. I’ve listed the groups and the venues I saw them in. For each group I have included a representative video. Note that the videos don’t correspond to the venues where … Continue reading

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A Turko-Ruso-Proletarian Call to Action

The Turkish band Mor ve Ötesi caused a buzz when it released a video for the track Uyan. In the video, the song was set to Andrei Khrjanovsky’s  ”Glass Harmonica,” an eerie and overtly anti-capitalist Russian cartoon from 1968. A more intimate way to … Continue reading

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East Infections: Chernobyl’s Multiculturalist Regurgitations

East Infections: Chernobyl's Multiculturalist Regurgitations

^ Click the image to watch the playlist! ^ I handpicked the most succulent recordings of the sanity-shattering gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello and stuck them in a playlist. The list kicks off with best-of studio recordings, transitions into acoustic … Continue reading

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I’ll be going back to Barcelona

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  Catalonian Sunrise City Sights Parc Güell The harbor, the sea, from Monjuic Las Ramblas Goran Bregovich en la Palau de Música Catalana Bella Ciao: Kalashnikov: Haide Yano: Bike Tour Sagrada Familia Parade, Beach in February Catalonia by Day Castillian … Continue reading

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Obras kumbres kontrakulturales

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Algo se me rompió en el cerebro en el segundo año de la secundaria. Esta ruptura tuvo algo que ver con Gogol Bordello y un suministro amplísimo de ponchos psicodélicos. A partir de entonces, no he podido derivar ninguna satisfacción … Continue reading

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Blackbird Raum

Raw, original, green anarchist folk music from California that defies categorization as much as it defies all attempts to keep your feet from dancing.

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Danish Dancetime: Video for Analogik’s ‘Gypsie Doodle’

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Analogik, from Aarhus, Denmark, describe their music as a whimsical and very entertaining blend of polka, jazz, Balkan, sailor shows, tango, hip hop and electronic music. I could not agree more. The track from the video above is Analogik’s ‘Gypsie … Continue reading

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‘Revival’ by Beats Antique

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If you want to see more like this from Beats Antique, contribute to their Kickstarter Campaign. Beats Antique’s sonically succulent albums are available on bandcamp. Here’s hoping that their minimum-price-but-pay-more-if-you-like policy is a harbinger of music distribution to come.

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Chancha Via Circuito

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Listen Listen Buy Buy   The Buenos Aires producer Chancha Via Circuito (Pedro Canale) uses today’s digital production amenities to fuse together sublime indigenous Pehuenche grooves and some sultry South American dub. The fusion results in an otherworldly experience. Hypnotic beats … Continue reading

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