i got so many amazing recs from yall, i figured i'd give y'all one in return. also its the last day bhm.
Samoht is such a wizard when it comes to genre blending. whether it's combining soul, ReB, or blues, all with his unique voice, he is truly a joy to listen to. i recommend his album ALPHA
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A really cool diverse record that a friend recommended. I love albums that don’t restrict themselves to a formula. This album does a lot of interesting exploration that keeps things pretty fresh.
Sep 19, 2024
You know that one friend who just has a more sophisticated aural palate than anyone else you know?
Someone with "good ears?"
That someone for me is Joe Kay, a former Long Beach State undergrad who started a low-key musical empire from essentially out of his dorm room (Apple 1 radio show, independent music label, world-touring concert team [they have sold-out 14th anniversary shows in Los Angeles, SF, New York and Houston this month], clothing line, etc.). They think of themselves as a "borderless, genre-bending musical movement" -- think, music from South Africa, Jamaica, U.S., Brazil and UK all in a single set, often directly adjacent to each other -- and were early in on artists like Sango, Brent Faiyaz, Bryson Tiller, GoldLink, and Anderson .Paak, among others. And nobody does a better Sade flip than my boy.
Joe is up to 670 archived shows now and the link here gives a good sense of just what "eclectic soul and future beats" means -- he's put me on to SO MUCH music over the years and their Discord is particularly active.
Here's to the cats who just hear it all differently.
And tyler I think Joe would make one helluva great interview/feature for PI.FYI. Just sayin'.
Feb 16, 2025
if you told me this came out in 2013 i wouldn’t believe you and if you told me this was his debut EP i would also not believe you, sampha definitely established himself as a master of his craft since then but this 17 minute long EP hasn’t lost any of its brilliance 11 years later
Oct 4, 2024
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it’s so beautiful and intimate. depending on ur mood, it can make you happy, concentrated, or somber. I do not ever cry, but this has been the only song to ever make me do so. It's my favorite song ever.
Aug 31, 2024
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Books are kind of hard for me because of my ADHD, so short forms of writing are much easier for me to pay attention to (like recommendations and poetry)
Sep 28, 2024
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honestly, i just did this recently. i was going through my following to see if people i still followed followed me or not, and the ones that didn’t, i unfollowed or i just unfollowed whoever (petty, but like, im not a fan. if we know each other, why not just follow back?). it was kinda a relief just shedding people that didn’t need to follow me or people that I followed. so yh i agree with u 100%
Feb 27, 2025