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Mixtape: Fractured Air – June 2019
This month’s mixtape opens with the peerless, beloved Austin-based songwriter Bill Callahan and his hugely anticipated “Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest” (Drag City), the breathtaking twenty-song opus and follow-up to 2013’s “Dream River”. June’s mix also features: the wonderful Nashville-based composer Eve Maret with her scintillating “No More Running” full length; more beautiful bittersweet folk pop creations from Welsh songwriter and musician Cate Le Bon (from her Mexican Summer-debut ‘Reward’). Other essential 2019 releases include the peerless Irish songwriter Maria Somerville (‘All My People’ remains our favourite of the year); Cork-born and Berlin-based producer ELLLL’s latest ‘Glisten’ EP (released via the Barcelona imprint Paralaxe Editions) and Earthen Sea’s sophomore full-length for the ever-dependable Kranky label.
Dazzling re-issues from Liquid Liquid’s Dennis Young (via Scottish imprint Athens Of The North); Julie Coker’s musical career retrospective showcasing the Nigerian queen of television’s formidable songbook; and Portland, Oregon’s Little Axe compilation of Andean party music from the central sierra of Peru.
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Fractured Air – June 2019
01. Bill Callahan – ‘Shepherd’s Welcome’ (Drag City)
02. Ditto – ‘Pop’ (Ditto Records)
03. Cate Le Bon – ‘Here It Comes Again’ (Mexican Summer)
04. G.S. Schray – ‘District Lizards’ (Last Resort)
05. S. Maharba – ‘For Someone’ (Cleaning Tapes)
06. Felicia Atkinson – ‘Shirley to Shirley’ (Sheltered Press)
07. Earthen Sea – ‘A blank slate’ (Kranky)
08. Nina Simone – ‘Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More)’ (Colpix Records)
09. Aldous Harding – ‘Treasure’ (4AD)
10. Los Solitarios Del Ande – ‘Mi Pachito A Muerto’ (Little Axe Records)
11. Hailu Mergia & Dahlak Band – ‘Sintayehu’ (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
12. Julie Coker – ‘Ere Yon’ (Kalita Records)
13. White Fence – ‘Fog City’ (Drag City)
14. Dennis Young – ‘Berlin’ (Athens Of The North)
15. Dylan Moon – ‘Song For Jerry’ (RVNG Intl)
16. Eve Maret – ‘Pink Ray’ (Banana Tapes)
17. ELLLL – ‘Ride’ (Paralaxe Editions)
18. Fly Pan Am – ‘Distance Dealer’ (Constellation)
19. Stereolab – ‘Diagonals’ (Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks)
20. Sons Of Kemet – ‘My Queen Is Anna Julia Cooper’ (Impulse!)
21. Maria Somerville – ‘Brighter Days’ (Self-released)
22. Giuliano Sorgini – ‘Notte Nella Savana’ (Four Flies Records)
23. The Langley Schools Music Project – ‘In My Room’ (Bar/None Records)
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Mixtape: Fractured Air – February 2019
Our February mix features two tracks from Dublin-based singer-songwriter Maria Somerville’s eagerly awaited debut album “All My People” (released on 1st March). The album’s title-track is an enthralling post-punk exploration immersed in ethereal pop dimensions, while “Eyes Don’t Say It” unfolds a sublime, brooding and highly immersive sound world.
The cherished U.S. songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Heather Woods Broderick delivers her most captivating and innovative work to date with her highly anticipated third full-length solo studio album “Invitation” (pre-order available via Western Vinyl). The album’s lead single “Where I Lay” emits a fragile beauty amidst anguish and doubt but ultimately becomes a deeply cathartic experience from the depths of the human heart.
February’s mix also features new releases from Scottish composer Andrew Wasylyk’s exceptional third studio album “The Paralian” (via the ever dependable Athens Of The North imprint); New York-based cellist and composer Julia Kent’s newest sonic marvel “Temporal”; new Ghostly signing Khotin and Portand Oregon’s Dolphin Midwives.
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Fractured Air – February 2019
01. Dolphin Midwives – “Grass Grow” (Beacon Sound)
02. Mary Lattimore – “Baltic Birch” (Paul Corley Remix) (Ghostly)
03. Margie Jean Lewis – “Malamuut” (Soundcloud)
04. Maria Somerville – “Eyes Don’t Say It” (Self-released)
05. Narwal – “Track 01” (Ongehoord)
06. Stano – “A Dead Rose” (AllChival)
07. Michael O’ Shea – “Kerry” (AllChival)
08. Andrew Wasylyk – “Journey to Inchcape” (Athens Of The North)
09. Rustin Man – “Vanishing Heart” (Domino)
10. Oliver Coates – “Norrin Radd Dreaming” (RVNG Intl)
11. Julia Kent – “Conditional Futures” (Leaf Label)
12. Khotin – “Dwellberry” (Ghostly)
13. Panda Bear – “Master” (Domino)
14. Augustus Pablo – “King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown” (Yard Music)
15. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – “The Upsetter” (Motion)
16. Helado Negro – “Running” (RVNG Intl)
17. Deerhunter – “What Happens To People?” (4AD)
18. Chasms – “Shadow” (Felte)
19. 101 Beats Per Minute – “I Cried And Cried And Cried” (Countersunk)
20. Maria Somerville – “All My People” (Self-released)
21. Ela Orleans – “Something Higher” (Night School)
22. Kali Malone – “Bondage to Formula” (Hallow Ground)
23. Heather Woods Broderick – “Where I Lay” (Western Vinyl)
24. Penelope Trappes – “Burn On” (Houndstooth)
25. Nils Frahm – “Sweet Little Lie” (Erased Tapes)
26. Landless – “Lassie Lie Near Me” (Humble Serpent)
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