Tom Sanders
Only Magic

Jungle By Night - Algorhythm After more than a decade of heating up dancefloors at over 600 festivals and stages in 34 countries and 6 released albums, the nine-headed instrumental collective Jungle by Night melted their years of passion, friendship, and influences from krautrock, dance, jazz and techno together into a new analogue compositionJungle by Night: ‘’In a world in which technology and its algorithms have become highly influential in our daily lives, we’d almost rather stare at our screens than look out for each other. With << Algorhythm >>, we pay a tribute to natural, spontaneous HUMAN rhythm as a counterpoint to the sophisticated intoxicating algorithms of the computer.’’The << algorithm >> It determines what we see, what we listen to, whom we meet. The worldwide web seems to be this free world in which everyone has access to everything and everyone. But in reality, it steers us in a certain direction. A direction that often feels natural, reassuring, safe even. It confirms our thoughts and doesn’t confront us with different ways of thinking, with new perspectives. While getting swallowed up in our bubbles, we slowly drift apart.With this new analogue album, nine-headed instrumental collective Jungle By Night bursts our bubble and reminds us to surrender to being human. With styles such as Dance, Funk, Jazz and KrautRock, mixed into a completely unique and inclusive genre of danceable music: Analog Dance Music, the band invites us to live in the moment and welcome serendipity. The oddball ensemble exists within its own cosmos and serves us a danceable and thundering live act, connecting with crowds like no other, with beaming fun and energy along the way.Jungle By Night: ‘’ During the corona crisis, we as a band had a lot of time to reflect on the role and function of (live) music. One of the magical powers of live music is how it can create an atmosphere of freedom, expression, and togetherness. Will we still be able to surrender to this after over a year of staring at our screens or have we drifted away? And is there any silver lining? This album explores the dividing lines between man and machine. The pandemic allowed us to take a new artistic step by implementing more theatrical elements to create a fully cohesive album.’’

Själen is a Stockholm-based duo consisting of Johan Jan Jonason and Mats Andberg.Spirit High is their debut album, arriving after the band’s previous Studio Barnhusappearances with 2020’s heartfelt ballad “Älska mig” as well as a single release of thisalbum’s title track in summer 2021.On Spirit High, multi-instrumentalist Andberg together with album co-producer AxelBoman weave a shimmering lo-fi tapestry that frontman Jonason vigorously tears apartusing simple iconic phrases delivered with a unique singing voice – naïvely desperate,delicately forceful. No posing, just transparency! No nuances, just the pure expression ofSjälen! Out December 10 on Studio Barnhus.

Transversales Disques presents for the first time on LP, François de Roubaix’s full score for the French TV series Les Secrets de la Mer Rouge, an adaptation of the epic travel, through the Middle East, of the famous writer and explorer Henri de Monfreid. This album is a collection of the original (1967) themes and those recorded later in 1975 when the TV series was continued.In the 1967 soundtrack, de Roubaix uses various flutes, marine conches, and for underwater views, unexpected instruments such as a celesta or a crystal xylophone. By 1975, electronic technology had dramatically developed and this evolution is clearly apparent when one listens to the recordings of the two seasons. For the later 1975 series, de Roubaix composed a new music score, mixing old and new sounds, a great combination of EMS VCS3 synthesizer subtly mixed with acoustic instruments.For François de Roubaix, there was never a border between fiction, life and music, and writing music for Les secrets de la Mer Rouge was an extension of his love of the open sea.

Wewantsounds poursuit sa série de rééditions Akiko Yano avec l‘album culte Ai Ga Nakucha Ne enregistré en 1982 et coproduit par Ryuichi Sakamoto. L’album a été enregistré à Londres avec le groupe Japan et à Tokyo avec Yellow Magic Orchestra et a été mixé par Steve Nye et Shinichi Tanaka. Ai Ga Nakucha Ne (« Cela doit être l’amour » en japonais) est le sixième album studio d’Akiko Yano. Il succède à Tadaima sorti en 1981 et continue d’explorer la veine électro-pop de son prédécesseur, dans la foulée des tournées Yellow Magic Orchestra dont Akiko a fait partie entre 1979 et 1980. Pour ce nouvel album, elle tente une nouvelle approche et réunit ses amis anglais Mick Karn, Steve Jansen et David Sylvian du groupe Japan aux Studios Air à Londres sous la houlette de l’ingénieur du son Steve Nye. En deux semaines, les musiciens enregistrent une poignée de titres fascinants gorgés de pop synthétique, chantés en japonais et en anglais. Les onze morceaux présents sur l’album ont principalement été composés par Akiko et sont une superbe collection de hits en puissance mettant en valeur la voix si caractéristique de la chanteuse, accompagnée par les musiciens de Japan. Parmi les nombreux temps forts de l’album, on note la pop calibrée de « Aisuru Hito Yo » et l’avant-groove de « Another Wedding Song », ainsi que le superbe « Good Night » chanté par Akiko et David Sylvian et qui clôt l’album. Ai Ga Nakucha Ne qui sort pour la première fois en dehors du Japon a été remasterisé à partir des bandes originales par Mitsuo Koike et offre une nouvelle introduction écrite par Mac DeMarco.