Flamingosis: Bright Moments

New Jersey-based Flamingosis (aka Aaron Velasquez) released his gorgeous record Bright Moments a month ago. The sample-based album, which the artist worked on for several years, features a lush, layered sound that’s part hip-hop and part funk, with a little glitter and soul mixed in. The result is divine, and while we can’t pick a standout track the instrumental title track (which features The Kount), …

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Songs to make up to from Ta-ku, plus new music from Yo La Tengo, Dream Koala and more in this week's musical round-up

Shura: White Light With much-adored heartache confessionals like “Indecision,” “Touch” and “2Shy” under her belt, UK-based singer-songwriter Shura switches things up a bit with her latest. “White Light” is a seven-minute jam that boosts the ’80s dance beats and post-rock licks, without losing any of the delicate emotion in her voice. Ta-ku: Long Time No See Perth-based producer Ta-ku (aka Regan Matthews) has a penchant …

Dinos Chapman: Luftbobler

Sounds designed to penetrate the deepest corners of your mind in a visual artist's first music album

by Sabine Zetteler Created after a decade of audio experimentation, visual artist Dinos Chapman has emerged from his basement of beats with a new album that delights and disturbs in almost equal measure. His first foray into music production is unconventional and peculiar, providing an infinitely enigmatic landscape of surreal sounds, ticking electronica and the odd slash of speech. Luftbobler insists on complete mental immersion, …