In The Stacks 7/23/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Lula Côrtes e Zé Ramalho - Paêbirú - Normal, 1975. 🇧🇷🌎🫧🪨⨻😵‍💫🫧📣🔮🪄🫂 :  An eclectic Brazilian Pop album which draws from Rock, Psychedelic, traditional Brazilian Folk music, Classical and Improvisational styles. There are Funk Bass lines, giving way to Classical sounding guitar with a drifting flute and bird song mixed in. Then something… Continue reading In The Stacks 7/23/26

In The Stacks 7/7/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Babes in Toyland - Painkillers - Reprise, 1993. 🪨🫧 🪩◐🤘⾾ ⚒️🎟️🏋🏽:  Power jams! This EP with a lengthy, live bonus track delivers on some angst that I feel is still relevant in our current demise. Babes In Toyland definitely do it hard and strange, but I find myself recalling all of their… Continue reading In The Stacks 7/7/26

Seshjawn Notes 6/28/26

Playlist Bart - Very clean Tzadik-sounding improv music. I know its new, Bart mentioned that it was recently released. The pianist is killing it, though I think the trumpet player is the leader. It sounds like Sephardic Jewish Improv music. Could be a modern confection - not a traditional piece, or just a Folk song… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 6/28/26

In The Stacks 6/27/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Brand Nubian - One For All - Elektra, 1990. 🎤📝🎨🎭💰⚒️:  A heyday era Rap album for me, good beats, samples and verbal acuity. Grand Puba seemed to be the prime voice in this group and he has a sharp, edgy tone that can inflect lines with harshness or humor. The other members… Continue reading In The Stacks 6/27/26