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What have you been listening to this week?

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What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)

Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.

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  1. Oxalis
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    I've been really enjoying The Sorcerers - In Search of the Lost City of the Monkey God this week. Genres: Instrumental, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Faux "Stage & Screen" Moods: Dark, Mysterious, Mystical,...

    I've been really enjoying The Sorcerers - In Search of the Lost City of the Monkey God this week.

    Genres: Instrumental, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Faux "Stage & Screen"

    Moods: Dark, Mysterious, Mystical, Groovy

    bandcamp - YouTube - Rhythm Passport Review - rateyourmusic

    An excerpt from the record label's copy:

    The name for the album was taken from the title of a National Geographic article read by Bassist Neil Innes and was used as the starting point for the entire concept.
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    Each track was written with a particular scene in mind and the music was then shaped in the studio to best reflect the essence of that scene. Drums, Bass and Percussion provide the solid foundation onto which Flutes, Bass Clarinets, Xylophones and Vibraphones add the atmospheric and melodic counterpoint, deftly weaving between one another to conjure up images of the unforgiving environment of the dense jungle, unknown eyes watching the protagonists of the imagined film as they make their way towards their ultimate goal, their pursuit by unseen assailants, the arcane mysticism of undiscovered cargo cultists and the ancient ruins of long passed civilizations.

    I'm a sucker for album projects that aim for a cinematic approach; if done right it can really draw you into the music and the scene they're trying to set. This album is a wonderful example of the concept and it makes me a bit sad there's no film to accompany this record, it would have been prime popcorn fodder.

    Incredibly funky, deep in overall tone1, and easy to let run in the background to give your toes something to tap to while you work.

    1 e.g. no obnoxious brass to grate on your ears, a pet peeve of mine when it comes to jazz. (Sorry, Miles Davis.)

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  2. Black_Gulaman
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    I've been really going back to my favorite alternative hits of the 90s, listening by year of release. I feel more connected to those than to newer music. Maybe because they were a part of my...

    I've been really going back to my favorite alternative hits of the 90s, listening by year of release. I feel more connected to those than to newer music. Maybe because they were a part of my growing up years. There, I've dated myself.