Dec
14

The Best Reissues & Compilations of 2009 (New Testament)

I strolled through the books of Job to unfold and open bibles/ instead of hopin’ on revivals. V/A: Hyperdub, 5 — 5 Years of Hyperdub  [Hyperdub] This wasn’t supposed to happen–what with Internet-era Jeremiahs prophesizing the demise of regionalism and the end of localized movements.  Steve Goodman and company intuitively understood that change could come… Continue reading »

Dec
10

The Best Reissues & Compilations of 2009 (Old Testatament)

 In no particular order. Old stuff today, new stuff later.   Amadou & Mariam-The Magic Couple [Wrasse] Best-Of compilation culled from Amadou & Mariam’s 1997-2001 material, in which the divinely gifted Malian blind couple honed the style seen on sacred earth-opus, Welcome to Mali. Coldplay-endorsed, NPR-approved, and the darling of every critic cognizant of the word,… Continue reading »