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[jimmyneutronboygeniusnscissors]

Album of the week Hotel Allan by Allan Rayman Song 512 is a standout track along with Beverly and Kiss

[houseatthefootofthemountain]

 Down from the Shelf #25 

James Blood Ulmer- Are You Glad To Be In America? (Rough Trade 1980)

An extraordinary, outraged, indignant, full driven punk-funk- jazz revolution captured on vinyl. After stints with Art Blakey, Joe Henderson and Paul Bley, Ulmer joined Ornette Coleman and there began his exploration of guitar harmolodics. This record confused and confounded critics at the time – it raged too hard for the jazz police and was too fractured to be simply funky- but forty years on it remains expansive and boundary pushing.

Side one delivers a prolonged explosive rush from the opening neurotic funk of ‘Layout’, the awkward angular ‘Pressure’ to the organised chaos of ‘See-through’. ‘Jazz is the Teacher (Funk is the Preacher)’ applies some brakes midway sounding almost conventional as it slides into the loose disguise of a song.  By track seven, after the pounding ‘Time Out’, the tempo cools with the tense swinging ‘TV Blues’ signposting the deep raunchy soul of album’s closing title track.

Granted the frenetic pace and restless energy of the album often pushes the band’s sound to fight with itself. Ulmer’s guitar can lurch between steely fluidity and clattering destruction. The twin sax of David Murray and Oliver Lake often bring solid foundations but then unexpectedly collapse. The rhythms jerk and slap at thrash metal velocity that sometimes seems on the edge of control. But it is such unpredictability and daring that makes ‘Are You Glad To Be in America’ one of the defining records of the No Wave- unsettling political music that rages against the state and the state of jazz.

[newleasemusic]

Featured back in 2017, @im_dizzyr’s EP Cyperpunk steadily climbed back to the #albumoftheweek hot spot for the second time. Check out single from EP, Comfort Zone. . #music #mustlisten #toprelease #ep #epreview #musicreview #albumreview #reviews #hiphop #instrumental #newjersey #usa #indieproducer #indiemusic #unsignedproducer #unsignedmusic #comfortzone #newleasemusic #musicblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtZ-CQj8nU/?igshid=r05qqody2hlz

[bigjoanie]

Thanks to @thequietus for naming ‘Sistahs’ their album of the week! And to Melissa Steiner for the wonderful review (link in bio 👓) We’ve had a really great journey to getting this record out, from working with producer @margobroom at @hermitageworksstudios, to meeting @extendedplays, @thurstonmoore58 & @abbaphone who endeavoured to see its physical release. We’re so happy and proud to say that ‘Sistahs’ is out everywhere from tomorrow! 💖 . . . . . . #bigjoanie #sistahs #thedaydreamlibraryseries #thequietus #albumoftheweek #margobroom #hermitageworksstudios #debutalbum #ecstaticpeacelibrary #sistahpunk https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqw5CJeg2ad/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1848w6bxhf58d

[theartistformerlyknownasprince]

The Chocolate Invasion, 2004   Tracklist 1.  When Eye Lay My Hands On U 2.  Judas Smile 3.  Supercute 4.  Underneath The Cream 5.  Sexmesexmenot 6.  Vavoom 7.  High 8.  The Dance 9.  Gamillah 10. You Make My Sun Shine The Chocolate Invasion, released as a compilation album on March 29th, 2004 , was Prince's 29th full-length studio album. This album was compiled of tracks formerly released on the NPG Music Club during 2001-2, hence the album was subtitled: "Trax From The NPG Music Club: Volume One." Originally planned to be apart of 7 CD release of the same name, the project was put on hold indefinitely.  The album was ineligible for the charts because it was not commercially released. The album has two official singles: "U Make My Sun Shine" and "Supercute" both released before the album. #albumoftheweek #prince #princestachat #greatmusic #thechocolateinvasion #princerogersnelson #princestachat.com

[newleasemusic]

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@nickiknightz’s EP, The Uninformed, sits on top of the #albumoftheweek chart for the second week. Check out one of the tracks from the mini set, Blacker The Berry. • • #music #newep #epreview #musicreview #review #toprelease #hiphop #london #hackney #uktalent #femalerapper #indierapper #indiemusic #unsignedrapper #unsignedmusic #newleasemusic #musicblog https://www.instagram.com/p/CCM11dLjqXM/?igshid=9vlmxcviu81n

[newleasemusic]

@uloalmai’s experimental R&B/soul EP All In Me is now hailed NEW LEASE MUSIC’s #albumoftheweek. If you like H.E.R, it’s worth taking a trip to the blog and listen to the EP #Music #altrnb #altsoul #ep #epreview #musicreview #mustlisten #indiemusic #indieartists #unsignedtalent #newleasemusic #musicblog #indiemusicblog https://www.instagram.com/p/BtMJhiEgGmA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=113m5qp5728s8

[theartistformerlyknownasprince]

ALBUM OF THE WEEK: CRYSTAL BALL, 1998 TRACKLIST: Disc 1: 1. Crystal Ball 2. Dream Factory 3. Acknowledge Me 4. Ripopgodazippa 5. Love Sign (Shock G's Silky Remix) 6. Hide The Bone 7. 2morrow 8. So Dark 9. Movie Star 10. Tell Me How U Wanna B Done Disc 2: 1. Interactive 2. Da Bang 3. Calhoun Square 4. What's My Name 5. Crucial 6. An Honest Man 7. Sexual Suicide 8. Cloreen Bacon Skin 9. Good Love 10. Strays Of The World Disc 3: 1. Days Of Wild 2. Last Heart 3. Poom Poom 4. She Gave Her Angels 5. 18 & Over 6. The Ride 7. Get Loose 8. P. Control (Remix) 9. Make Your Mama Happy 10. Goodbye Crystal Ball, released on January 29th, 1998 , was Prince's 20th full-length studio album. This album was the first complied entirely of tracks and outtakes from Prince's legendary vault. The album in it's entirety was credited to The Love Symbol: Even though most of the track on the album were previous recording by "Prince." The album produced no singles, but did include previous promotion only singles like "Love Sign" and "P. Control". The album reached number 59 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and number 62 on The Billboard 200. #princestachat #prince #crystalball #greatmusic #albumoftheweek