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Two of the acts boldly leading Texas music into the future have now delivered a second chapter of their groundbreaking collaboration, further extending the region’s sonic possibilities. Singer/songwriter Leon Bridges, from Ft. Worth, and trailblazing Houston trio Khruangbin have joined forces for the Texas Moon EP, a follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed Texas Sun project. While the five new songs are clearly a continuation of the first EP, they also have an identity all their own—Bridges calls it “more introspective,” while Khruangbin bassist Laura Lee says it “feels more night time.”When Texas Sun was released, AllMusic called the results “intoxicating” and Paste noted that “their talents and character go together so well.” Now comes the next stage—a set of songs that touch on themes like love, faith, and death while exploring new dimensions of inventive, hypnotic grooves.Significantly, both parties’ musical directions were clearly affected by their time working together. Khruangbin’s most recent album, Mordechai, moved their own vocals much further forward, a change they readily admit was a direct result of working with Bridges. Meanwhile, since these recordings began, in addition to his genre-defying album Gold-Digger’s Sound, Bridges has put out several other challenging, shared tracks, including work with John Mayer, Lucky Daye, and Jazmine Sullivan.Texas Moon represents a genuine and rare achievement, with two of the most respected and innovative acts of their generation truly collaborating to create something new. “As far as an essentially instrumental band, these guys are kind of the top for me,” says Bridges. “I’m honored to have been the first singer that they’ve incorporated in their music.”“It feels really special to me,” says Lee. “It’s not Khruangbin, it’s not Leon, it’s this world we created together.”

Brouillant les frontières temporelles et géographiques, Ko Shin Moon mêle instruments acoustiques de diverses régions du monde, machineries analogiques, musiques traditionnelles, arrangements électroniques, sampling et enregistrements de terrain.Bande son d’une traversée patchwork, le premier LP du groupe transporte vers une succession de territoires hybrides, de paysages sonores fantasmés, de collages bigarrés : Acid Dabke, Disco Greco-Turque, Raï Cosmique, Molam New Beat, Ambient Tibétaine, Synth Wave Hindi Filmi, Rickshaw Dance Music…

Oslo Tropique sonne comme un oxymore. Climatique bien sûr car le temps n’est plus à l’innocence et si OsloTropique libère de l’énergie c’est avant tout pour recharger nos coeurs et nos corps. Mais c’est aussi un oxymoreartistique : Le Rock inde et le français ont toujours semblé irréconciliables et pourtant ils l’ont fait ! Des riffs ricains,des guitares tendues, voire totalement noise, des textes fins et nécessaires, qui flirtent avec un esprit garage.Le groupe empreinte au Queens of Stone Age, Eiffel, Elastica ou autre Artics Monkeys leurs couleurs pour peindreson propre étendard. Un drapeau, comme un écho sans voile à l’actualité climatique et consumériste. Brute etnerveuse, la musique porte en elle l’urgence. L’urgence d’une humanité qui s’interroge sur sa propre fin, qui sedemande ce qui a merdé ? On avait oublié que tout ce que le rock a d’abrasif vient du vent de la révolte.

Reissue of the highly sought after Nigerian funk-rock album, moving effortlessly between reggae, jazzy afrobeat and psych rock.Soundway fans first got a taste of Jay-U’s infectious beats with the track ‘Some More’, featured on the Soundway compilation “Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79”.Originally released by EMI Nigeria in 1977, this now-rare album was written by Jay-U and engineered by disco-boogie artist Goddy Oku. Opening with the up-tempo reggae number “Reggae Deluxe”, the album descends into mind-blowing jazz-funk featuring several killer saxophone solos. The journey ends with a trip into psych-prog rock, with a sound not dissimilar to that coming out of the early 70s British rock scene.