Author: Alex Deley

Song of the Day: Osamu Kitajima “Share My Love”

As much a showcase for singer Rena Scott as it is an Osamu Kitajima track, “Share My Love” is a deeply funky ballad par excellence.

Categories: Blog, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: ballad, disco, music, Osamu Kitajima, R&B, Rena Scott, song of the day, Victor Feldman

“Voice Poetry” catches Ornette Coleman at a point in which he again stepped up and pushed jazz music in a bold, unexpected new direction.

“Rydeen” is a relentless electronic single by Yellow Magic Orchestra: a song that was groundbreaking while still packing a pop punch.

Lucho Bermúdez throws down the gauntlet with a deceptively simple cumbia masterpiece that showcases its author’s angelic clarinet tone.

Categories: Blog, Cumbia, Latin, music, Song of the Day Tags: cumbia, Latin, Lucho Bermúdez, music, song of the day

“Rutti” kicked of Slowdive‘s third LP and is a carefully sculpted experiment in confessional songwriting paired with electronic texture.

Indian guitarist Amancio D’Silva fearlessly leads a progressive combo that digs deep in both the jazz and Indian music traditions.

Categories: Blog, jazz, music, Song of the Day Tags: Amancio D'Silva, Indian jazz, jazz, Joe Harriott, music, song of the day

‎”Bilongo” is a Latin jazz tour-de-force from the great pianist, Eddie Palmieri, featuring an absolutely crackerjack band.

Categories: Blog, Latin, music, Song of the Day Tags: Eddie Palmieri, Latin, latin jazz, music, puerto rico, song of the day

Today we remember the great New Orleans keyboard player, Art Neville with The Meters‘ NOLA funk classic, “It Ain’t No Use”.

Indie rockers Helium‘s “Baby’s Going Underground” is a rolling sea of wild sonics shot thru with free-associative poetry..

Categories: Blog, indie, music, Song of the Day Tags: Helium, Indie Rock, Mary Timony, music, rock, song of the day

Unearthed and remixed as part of a new retrospective box set, “Groove 139” is Michael Rother offering up a swirling krautrock odyssey.