music

some musical recommendations to find a bit of wonder outside the lab

Future Days

Can
In my view, the absolute pinnacle of Krautrock. Go read their biography. Students of Stockhausen

Tales of the Inexpressible

Shpongle
Maybe you're not into psy-trance, but Shpongle is otherworldly. Play this on your best audiophile setup

Lucifer (Book of Angels Vol. 10)

Bar Kokhba Sextet
Jewish jazz with a melodic touch.
My favourite among John Zorn's projects

Vol. II

Angine de Poitrine
The orthogonal complement to everything you've heard so far

Jara

Vega
Obscure Andalusian prog rock with a delightful Spanish touch

Kapustin: 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40 & 24 Preludes, Op. 53

Catherine Gordeladze
Sounds like jazz, but with classical structures and fully scripted to the last note. Brilliant

TONYPITONY

Tony Pitony
Good pop if you don't know the language. A masterpiece if you do

c@ra++ere s?ec!@le

thasup
Commercial trap that’s actually genius.
No oxymoron here—just pure personality

Larks' Tongues in Aspic

King Crimson
Whatever—it's King Crimson.
Pick any album up to 1974 and you're good

L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S

Nick Cave & Nicholas Lens
Pandemic-era minimalist music.
OK, not exactly party music, but truly touching