Animal Collective – Campfire Songs (2003)

Acoustic guitars, ghostly voices and nature sounds. Good stuff.

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Panda Bear – Young Prayer (2004)

Written and recorded while his dad was dying, Panda Bear’s second album is a quiet and meditative affair. For the most part it’s just voice and acoustic guitar, and with a few exceptions the songs all seem to be built around similar melodic themes, making it hard to tell them apart. But there’s plenty of understated beauty in these tracks, and taken as a whole the album makes for a very relaxing and uplifting listening experience.

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Inaugural Post (Part Two)

Flying Lotus – Los Angeles (2008)
Dense, sludgy hip-hop beats. My favourite album of 2008.









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The Pentangle – Basket of Light (1969)
British band from the 60s that played folk songs on acoustic instruments, but with intricate jazzy arrangements. The singer has a pretty voice.






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Baaba Maal – Missing You (Mi Yeewnii) (2001)
This album was recorded outdoors in the Senegalese singer’s native village. Lots of little ambient sounds creep in - leaves rustling, insects buzzing, the occasional farm animal. Oh, and the music is good too. Acoustic guitars, traditional West African instruments and some really strong singing.

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Animal Collective – Water Curses EP (2008)
Only four tracks here, and they’re all solid. The first song has a really nice bouncy rhythm. The others are eerie ambient excursions. Headphone music.





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Don Cherry – Brown Rice (1975):
Don Cherry’s take on world music. Freaky, spastic, sexy and disorienting are all appropriate adjectives.








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