23 May 2008

Various things have conspired to prevent me seeing any live music recently. I did, though, catch the excellent show The Impotent Fury of the Privileged by stand-up stand-up Daniel Kitson. Thought provoking, moving and hilarious - sometimes all at once. If you haven't done so already do try to see Daniel perform, you will not be disappointed.


So with the lack of gigs to review I thought I should post some of the more interesting musical discoveries I have made over the past few weeks.

Gabo Brown & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou- It's a Vanity

This is a track from an unlikely album of 70s fusion from Benin and Togo. African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s was released in March on AnalogAfrica and on the strength of this track is well worth checking out.


Autistic Daughters - Hotel Exeter Dining Room

Taken from the second album Uneasy Flowers on the ever dependable Kranky label. Autistic Daughters are a New Zealander Dean Roberts (guitar, vocals) and Austrians Martin Brandlmayr (percussion, computer) and Werner Dafeldecker (guitar, bass).



Five Fold Shade - Girl Loves Me

Terminally obscure late 60s German psych-garage band about whom I know nothing more than what I found on the excellent roots and traces blog where you can find more tracks as good as this raw beauty.


U-ni - Akasanta

From the album Samadhi on Vital Records an offshoot of Poseidon. U-ni is Tatsuhiro Honmura who plays guitar and bass through a series of effects and delays. If you like the motorik charms of krautrock and have psych leanings then you will probably like this.