Summer has arrived. I first felt the supremely relaxed sensation that I associate with the combination of sunburn, sangria and a refreshing evening breeze when I encountered ”Perfume do Invisível”, the opening track of Céu's Tropix. She mixes campy lounge music with contemporary electronic grooves on the intoxicating new album. Tropix sounds as if Seu Jorge, Beck and Elis Regina passed out on inflatable rafts in the same Brazilian swimming pool.
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I reviewed Matt Otto’s Soliloquy for KCUR. There’s a corresponding audio feature at the link that doubles as a case study in Asperger syndrome.
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I wrote an extended preview of Gary Clark Jr.’s concert at the Uptown Theater.
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My review of a concert by Pablo Ziegler’s Quartet for New Tango is posted at Plastic Sax.
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Gato Barbieri has died. (Tip via BGO.)
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For the Imperfect, For The Dilligent, the latest effort from the Kansas City duo BLKFLANL, is RIYL: J Dilla, backpacks, Madlib.
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Have I no shame? I’m horrified by my affection for Babymetal’s Metal Resistance. Here’s ”Karate”.
(Original image of Concón by There Stands the Glass.)
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