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    Project 11 by Jorja Smith

    Project 11 by Jorja Smith

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    Jorja Smith spent much of 2016 getting people very excited about her effortless, informed and deeply...

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell
1981 | Rock
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"I was really into musical theatre. I was the dorky kid who listened to Evita on my walkman as I walked down the street smoking, thinking I was so cool. A couple of my favourite records from that era really speak to that. This is a super theatrical record. The songs are stories and portraits of characters. The music doesn't suggest it, but you can totally see that shit onstage. I just loved it. I loved the immediacy of Marc Almond's vocals. Again, just a totally believable singer, not phoning it in."

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Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Heaven or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
1990 | Alternative
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"I think that Elizabeth Fraser is such an amazing singer. Even though she’s not singing words, there’s so much emotion in her voice. The melodies are unbelievably strong, and when you combine that with Elizabeth's voice it conveys things that mere words can’t. “I also love the way that the instrumentation is almost the same for every song. With some artists, that might not work, but the Cocteau Twins manage to take you into their own sonic world. They’re totally captivating. This is one of my favorite records ever."

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Graham Lewis recommended I Am The King by King Tubby in Music (curated)

 
I Am The King by King Tubby
I Am The King by King Tubby
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"Genius. Still as fresh. Tubby still has this purity, because it's all about the sound. He wasn't a singer. It was the sonic invention, because he was an electrician, wasn't he? He made things. He made things that 'badang' and 'zwoof'. It's always interesting if you play it to people who are not connoisseurs or obsessed with music, they're still completely freaked out when they discover this music that was made a long, long time ago. I don't think he wanted or needed to be at the front, he was very happy."

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Farewell Aldebaran by Judy Henske & Jerry Yester
Farewell Aldebaran by Judy Henske & Jerry Yester
1969 | Psychedelic, Rock
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"Frank Zappa's glorious Straight label gave us Captain Beefheart, Alice Cooper, the GTO's and this absurdly eclectic 1969 album by sardonic folk-blues-comedy-rock-cabaret belter Judy Henske and hubby Jerry Yester of the New Christy Minstrels and the Modern Folk Quartet. No two tracks sound like the same band (or even singer), thanks to Henske's radical versatility and Yester playing ten different instruments; but unlike the Turtles' equally perversely wide-ranging The Turtles Present The Battle Of The Bands, no track sounds much like anyone else either. "

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