Lapalux: Nostalchic
Lapalux Nostalchic Brainfeeder/Border It might be a bedsit identity, but 25 yo Stuart Howard, aka Lapalux, has thrown everything at the music, in tiny, cramped conditions – kitchen-sink and all....
View ArticleGaslamp Killer: Breakthrough
Gaslamp Killer Breakthrough Brainfeeder William “Gaslamp Killer” Bensussen has been playing sets and releasing EPs for a few years but Breakthrough is his semi-ironically/semi-accurately named debut...
View ArticleTeebs: Estara
Teebs Estara Brainfeeder/Border Mtendere Mandowa returns – as Teebs – with sophomore album, Estara. And though you may mourn for the adventurousness of his debut, this shows a thoughtful progression...
View ArticleTaylor McFerrin: Early Riser
Taylor McFerrin Early Riser Brainfeeder/Border Yes, Taylor McFerrin is the son of Bobby McFerrin and actually Early Riser, whilst a debut album, has been around – or bits of it have at least – for...
View ArticleMono/Poly: Golden Skies
Mono/Poly Golden Skies Brainfeeder Part of the L.A. beat scene, Charles Dickerson might even be something of a tourist – recording (sporadically) as Mono/Poly, remixing Flying Lotus, hinting and...
View ArticleThundercat: The Beyond/Where The Giants Roam
Thundercat The Beyond/Where The Giants Roam Brainfeeder Thundercat – aka Stephen Bruner – has contributed to a handful of the very best albums in recent years, collaborating with Kendrick Lamar, Flying...
View ArticleLapalux: Lustmore
Lapalux Lustmore Brainfeeder Stuart Howard – as Lapalux – impressed me with his debut full-lengther, Nostalchic and that sonic journey continues here, with some smoother corners, gentler bends, less...
View ArticleKamasi Washington: The Epic
Kamasi Washington The Epic Brainfeeder Okay, I’m just – now – writing a review of The Epic, the debut full-lengther – TRIPLE ALBUM – by Kamasi Washington. But here’s the thing, back after I first heard...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 686
Kamasi Washington, The Epic (2015) I called it pretty early on – decided that it was going to be the best album of 2015 (for me). And then I wrote a review, still sure that it was the towering...
View ArticleThundercat: Drunk
Thundercat Drunk Brainfeeder The West Coast Get Down collective really made their mark with Kamasi Washington’s triple, The Epic. Famously, the sessions for that album resulted in a handful of other...
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