Julianna Barwick - The magic place

Sometimes I can't be arsed with keeping up with the latest & greatest, instead finding comfort in music I missed a few years back. Julianna Barwick's the magic place is one such nook in the music-sphere.

This 2011 release is astonishingly upbeat when you consider her 2013 nepenthe (also a must-listen). For me, the standout track is far and away prizewinning, the way Julianna moulds the instrumental and lyric-less vocal elements is indeed prizewinning.

Come, join me in 2011. (I just did some maths; 2011, 2013... can we expect a new JB release in 2015?!)

Paris suit yourself - Blackberries

While there has been a trickle of adamantly dub-step inspired tracks on their Soundcloud of late, three-piece Paris Suit Yourself have been very quiet since the release of their magnificent debut album My main shitstain in 2011. 

The French-US via Berlin trios sound back in 2011 was uniquely garage meets jazz meets world-dance, but from what they've shared of their up-coming EP Blackberries, they've sashayed away from the garage and are sticking by their take on world-pop meets dub-step. 

Stand-out tracks are Late 4 trap and Enlaces moi. 

Be sure to be on the look-put for any performances supporting the release of Blackberries, because if their My main shitstain gigs are anything to go by, they are going to be devastatingly good live. 

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