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Seth Portenlanger and Amanda Pascali Reviewed

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Jaime Ospina - “The Vessel” Review

How long does it take to master any musical instrument? Maybe a few years. Maybe a whole lifetime. And that’s if you’re talented and hard-working. Numerous music lovers cannot acquire those skills, regardless of how much they try. Yes, music is a serious science, as well…
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Superfónicos and Photay Reviewed

Superfónicos – Renaceré The people who have everything are the most likely to lose it all. Those who have nothing not only have to acquire what it is that they need but also, if they’ve acquired the wisdom for it, periodically shed away some of the weight of…
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DRKHRT and Cathal Nally Reviewed

DRKHRT – Wild Dreams Similar artists: Black Mountain, Dead Meadow, Ty Segall, Thee Oh Sees Genre: Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Alternative Rock In times of uncertainty, like the ones that we’re living through at the moment, everyone tries to find…
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Future happened long ago: Teun Creemers and Sun Ohm

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8.0
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Fold-out visions: Hot Mustard and Plasticine

Plasticine – Psy-Clone Similar artists: Snarky Puppy, Bokanté, GoGoPenguin, Bruno Pernadas Genre: Jazz Fusion, World Music Sometimes it’s hard to understand while people take drugs. I don’t mean this in a disparaging way. Sure, there are plenty of thrills…
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World Hypno: Lonely Uncles and Sandia review

Sandia – Sabres Genre: World Music (Middle Eastern & North African), Alternative Rock Alt77 often talks about punk-rock. With that in mind, we have to be forgiven for failing to mention enough just how good many modern musicians are. The activity of a great…