SUN ARAW & M. GEDDES GENGRAS MEET THE CONGOS / ICON GIVE THANK / RVNG ITNL. / FRKWYS VOL. 9 Innergaze’s Not Not Fun groove, Hype Williams’ post-Aphex melodies, shards of King Sunny Ade Ju Ju guitar. Shattered into Morse. ON-U’s gotta be the obvious reference. ‘Some Bizarre’ or The Missing Brazilians. Bim’s work with the Singers & Players. Sweet vocals dodge bass detonations. Calm, confident footsteps through a minefield. This ain’t Reggae it’s a meditation. RVNG Soundcloud PAQUA / VISITOR / CLAREMONT 56 The music could be Smith & Mudd, but it’s the vocal that sets this tune apart. It’s bugging me, ‘cos it really reminds me of someone. Something. It`s not the Batteau brothers, because they sound like Weller. Or rather Weller sounds like them. A blue-eyed bossa with strong Jazz undertones. Terry Reid`s ‘River’, maybe. This is the sort of essential that Moonboots digs up. The sort of folk that Giles would play. The stuff they call Free Soul here in Japan. Claremont 56 Soundcloud NUEL / TRANCE MUTATION / FURTHER Gentle acoustic loops. Six strings and live percussion from Airto’s suitcase. Tambourines, finger bells, gongs and seashells lapping at a secluded shore. Wary of gathering storm [...]