Kind of a weird day: a lot out there but it's a strange potpourri at the same time.

Main thing that I saw right away and am starting my day with:

L'Impératrice - Tako Tsubo
I first heard these folks a few months ago and have been ALL OVER THEM. A bit hard to pin down in sound but basically French dance with heavy leaning toward disco/funk. Super solid musicianship, they aren't afraid to let instrumental breaks in and just groove for a while either, and their arrangements always have something a bit unexpected. Listening now and it's everything I hoped for. If you listen to one thing today and want something that will make you move a bit, maybe make it this (or just one song: either "Peur des filles" or "Voodoo?")

A few others:
Armand Hammer - Haram
Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders - Promises
Tune-Yards - sketchy.

Lot of other stuff other there, too -- what are you checking for?

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~

Neptune

havent listened yet, but he's one of my favorites

Maybe I was alone but I really didn't feel his last one, "Sweet Insomnia" at all. This reminds me a lot more of "ology" which is what hooked me to him (and is back on streaming btw, had been gone for a bit) -- not necessarily in style but in feel.

Only one listen in but it all sounds really good. "Chemical Romance." might be on repeat for a while -- has a full, rich sound -- reminds me of Maxwell, actually. "Dynamite" is great too and the Brandy feature is on point.

His attention to detail here is reminding me of why I liked "ology" so much -- going to pull that back out next!

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~

im putting this one in the same boat as Sweet Insomnia more or less, which is pretty disappointing

this and the last one are R&B records that 100 singers over the last decade could have made
no one else on planet earth could have made Ology

So i was really hoping he would continue to make music that is "uniquely gallant" - but so much of his stuff since then has just been generic R&B to my ears. Its got his richness in it, which i dig - but theres nothing that makes me sit up straight and be like "wtf??" (wtf in a good way)

Need to check my bandcamp wishlist.

Much less experimental sounding, but very pretty and cheerful.

first time i check out music by him and i loved it. the nao feature made me want to check out the album and im very happy i did.

i guess my reply breaks the streak of mentions of dude getting no replies lol

https://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=3030239&mesg_id=3030239&listing_type=search#3031425

https://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=3006609&mesg_id=3006609&listing_type=search

https://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=13256052&mesg_id=13256052&listing_type=search#13257074