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Our Monthly Playlist selection of choice music and Choice Releases list from the last month.

We decided at the start of the year to change things a little with a reminder of not only our favourite tracks from the last month but also a list of choice albums too. This list includes both those releases we managed to feature and review on the site and those we just didn’t get the room for – time restraints and the sheer volume of submissions each month mean there are always those releases that miss out on receiving a full review, and so we have added a number of these to both our playlist and releases list.

All entries in the Choice Releases list are displayed alphabetically. Meanwhile, our Monthly Playlist continues as normal with all the choice tracks from July taken either from reviews and pieces written by me – that’s Dominic Valvona – and Brian ‘Bordello’ Shea. Our resident Hip-Hop expert Matt Oliver has also put forward a smattering of crucial and highlighted tracks from the rap arena.

CHOICE RELEASES FROM THE LAST MONTH OR SO:

Kai Craig ‘A Time Once Forgotten’
(Whirlwind Recordings) Review

Crayola Lectern ‘Disasternoon’
(Onomatopoeia) Review

Julian Cubillos ‘S-T’
(Ruination Record Co.) Review

Daemon ‘Euphonic’

Escupemetralla ‘Exotic Matter of the Universe Series of Albums: Sublimado Corrosivo, Burros de Dios / Asses of God, Vida y Color, The Third World Chickenpoxp, Multimierda’ Independently Released  Review

Andy Haas & Brian g Skol ‘The Honeybee Twist’
Review

Mico Boule ‘Cellular Degradation’
Review

The Neon Crabs ‘Drop It On Ya!’
Album (Metal Postcard Records) Review

Scotch Funeral ‘Ever & Ever’
Review

Maria Elena Silva ‘Wise Men Never Try Vol. II’
Review

Soft Speaker ‘Rippling Tapestries’
Album (Cruel Nature Records) Review

Marc Teamaker ‘Teas n Seas’
Review

Various ‘Live Outside Vol. 2’
(Playing For Change Records)

Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends ‘Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople’ (International Anthem) Review

THE PLAYLIST::

Julian Cubillos ‘Fruit Stripe’
Ghostface Killah ‘Windows’
Daemon ‘Megalodon (Top of the World)’
Cumsleg Borenail ‘At Least There Is A Personality To Disorder’
Alexei Shishkin ‘Disco Elysium’
James Brett ‘Torrential Rain’
hyacinth. ‘do the lovers still meet at the challenger shuttle memorial?’
Binary Star Ft. Buff1, Decompoze, One Be Lo, Vital & Senim ‘Fellowship’
billy woods Ft. Messiah Musik ‘Golgotha’
Playing For Change & Tinariwen ‘Le Chant des Fauves’
Kai Craig ‘Namesake’
The Cords ‘I’m Not Sad’
The 1981 ‘Soft Goodbye’
The Stripped Bananas ‘Vampire of Mine’
Oopsie Daisies ‘As If’
Scotch Funeral ‘She’s A Writer’
Neon Crabs ‘Pumps On A Puma’
Occult Character ‘Butterfly’
CRIMEAPPLE & DJ Skizz ’97 Tape Master’
Nacho Picasso, Milc & TELEVANGEL ‘Tubbs & Crockett’
Dr. Syntax & Boyce ‘Smoking’
Jazz T, Micall Parknsun, Joker Starr & MCM Caveman ‘Nebula X’
Nourished by Time ‘Max Potential’
Saul Williams, Carlos Nino & Friends ‘The Water is Rising/as we surpass the firing squad…’
John Robinson, BudaMunk, Elon Kush & Invizible Handz ‘Stealth’
OldBoy Rhymes Ft. Ariano ‘Curly Head’
Mr. Lif, Jehst, Illogic & Spectacular Diagnostics ‘If Not Now’
Marc Teamaker ‘North Dakota’
Four Day Beard ‘Stay’
Tiberius ‘Sag’
Crayola Lectern ‘Dissolve’
SUO ‘The Troubling’
The Northern Lighthouse Board ‘Secret Worship’
The Besnard Lakes ‘Give Us Our Dominion’
Ingebright Haker Flaten ‘Austin Vibes’
Soft Speaker ‘Nautilus’
The New York Salsa Company ‘This Machine Won’t Stop’
geeker-natsumi ‘Signal140’

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