In The Stacks 4/26/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading - A&M, 1976. 🪨🫧 🪩 🃁 🧀 ❤️‍🔥🎧: A superb Singer Songwriter album that leans into Rock, but was probably influential to a wide variety of artists because of the honesty in Mrs. Amatrading's expression and the voice she offered women in music. I return to the… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/26/26

Seshjawn Notes 4/19/26

Playlist Travis - Electronic synth barrage. It sounds like it is from the early 80s, or it worships those early sounds. It also has a very robotic alter ego vibe to it. When it launches into the sequencer solo it seems newer, because it accelerates past the imagination. That's new technology though. Overall it is… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 4/19/26

In The Stacks 4/15/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Boogie Down Productions - Edutainment - Jive/Zomba, 1990. 🎤: This BDP album really lives up to its title, KRS-One is weaving ballad, narratives about all types of contemporary problems, that are still relevant 36 years later. It is pretty clear that he is intentional about his role as an educator and it… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/15/26

In The Stacks 4/5/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Vinicius Cantuária- Sol Na Cara - Gramavision/Rykodisc, 1996.  🇧🇷 🗣️⎄🔌 🎸 👁️ 🌃 🌎🔮: A beautiful, drifting and languid, modern Brazilian recording. This was Mr. Cantuária’s first International album and he had released several albums in Brazil prior. There is a very subtle use of electronics that I love and he employs… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/5/26

In The Stacks 3/21/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix New Icon - 😵‍💫 - Psychedelic Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion - A&M, 1977. 🪨🫧 🪩🗣️⎄ : I recall Mrs. Armatrading’s cassettes being in my parent’s, and their friend’s, collections and thus avoided her work. Listening now I’m impressed by her songs, her versatility and her distinctive voice. She features excellent… Continue reading In The Stacks 3/21/26