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max cooper just put out a new EP yesterday and it’s so good. i might have a preference for him since i met one of my lovers the night we saw his set after she bailed on the DJ she was planning to f***. i mean this guy has a PhD in whatever he does, so listen to it for yourself. his sound is exploratory and full of innovative compositions, but track 2 is classic max.
Feb 29, 2024
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try out maxwell’s 1998 sophomore album “embrya”. my personal favorite track is “luxury: cococure”. delicious basslines, smooth + warm vocals and funky, dynamic percussion. very enigmatic and sounds just like the album cover looks. not on this album, but i also highly suggest his beautiful cover of kate bush’s “this woman’s work”. he makes the song very much his own, while still being loyal to the original. his experimentation, creativity and wide array of inspirations make it obvious as to why he’s seen as a pioneer of the genre.
Sep 30, 2024
There were few artists as prolific as Cooper B. Handy (LUCY) in 2024. And as you’ll see on this list, a lot of people wanted to write about his music.
I saw this comment about Cooper in a forum, “It kinda feels like alternative hip hop equivalent of the C86 genre in 80s' alt-rock,” which kind of sums up a feeling I've been unable to articulate about the magic of LUCY. If you don't get it ... I feel sad for you.
Whether it’s Vol. 9, his project Safe Mind with Gus of Boy Harsher, or his Surf Gang album JACK & THE BEANSTOCK— you really can’t go wrong. It’s all amazing.
100% PROD I.V. is my personal favorite. I love the guitar and harmonica sprinkled throughout, it’s nu americana perfected. Cooper is a modern folk hero and among my home state’s best exports (Jonathan Richman and Evan Dando)
Dec 30, 2024
as the years go by i realized how much this dude has inspired me. somehow his songs captures the essence of night time, syrupy mysterious nocturnal grooves. it’s hard to recommend a proper entry point into his catalogue too, because there’s so much and to me it’s all good. though i always fall back on his solo records “bete noir” & “boys & girls.” it has the super hit “slave to love” obviously - but the other tracks are just as juicy - “windswept“ is a personal fav. each song features a different heavy hitter guitarist from the era too - which is why i’m so obsessed with it. he’s like a sweaty laid back lounge singer serenading you at 3AM, meanwhile these guitarists are just shredding behind him.
last saturday, i played a show and to get myself in the zone, i popped on “boys & girls” on the drive over. when i finished my set, a friend asked about the drum machine in one song and i said i took a cue from ferry and he recommended his 2010 record “olympia” which i somehow had never heard and now i’m currently obsessed with it. when i was packing up my gear the dj just put on another track of his. the next day at work, to sustain my post-show high i put on roxy music, and a customer i usually never talk to wound up sticking around telling me how much they love him. anyways i love that he‘s kind of my spirit guide following me around at the moment and highly recommend doing a deep dive into his world if you haven’t done so already…
Mar 9, 2024
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having just returned from a week in berlin-friedrichshain, i’ll tell you what, i’ve developed a newfound respect for the simplicity in northern vietnamese style pho bo. it came to a surprise to me how many places served pho in east berlin: it must be the legacy of eastern bloc immigration from north vietnam.
the southern, saigon-style pho we are used to eating in the states, at this point, is already called “pho cali*” in vietnam, and hanoi style pho is served without all of the accoutrements and variety of meats like tendon, brisket, flank, etc.
northern pho is simple, contains a clear yet flavorful broth, and is served with just cuts of steak and thicker rice noodles. you’ll be hard pressed to find a shop that serves a bowl like this here. here’s a picture of a bowl i got at berlin’s new flughafen brandenburg.
*this is the ONLY acceptable use of “cali” when one means california. fight me.
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