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African Head Charge | Vision Of Psychedelic Africa

On U Sound (2010)
UK dub guru Adrian Sherwood and adventurous percussionist Bonjo I have been releasing their sonic experiments as African Head Charge since the early 1980s.
By GUSTAVO TURNER  |  February 09, 2010

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Fela Kuti | The ’69 L.A. Sessions

Knitting Factory (2010)
Amiri Baraka put it best in his poem "In the Funk World": "If Elvis Presley is King/Who is James Brown, God?" So, by that logic, is Fela Anikulapo Kuti higher than or equal to God?
By ZETH LUNDY  |  February 09, 2010

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Local Natives | Gorilla Manor

Frenchkiss (2010)
Afropoppy, orchestral and baroque, driven by catchy three-part harmonies, Fleet Foxes/Andrew Bird–inspired, yadda-yadda-yadda.
By CARRIE BATTAN  |  February 09, 2010

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Midlake | The Courage Of Others

Bella Union (2010)
On this lovingly crafted follow-up, the men of Midlake have moved on to emulating the late-'60s/early-'70s British folk-rock scene.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  February 09, 2010

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Tom Caruana Presents: Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers | Wu-Tang Vs. The Beatles

Tea Sea (2010)
There were mash-ups before The Grey Album . (They were called "hip-hop songs.") And there will be mash-ups in the future.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  February 09, 2010

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Yeasayer | Odd Blood

Secretly Canadian (2010)
Yeasayer have created a decadent, densely produced mess of a second album.
By JONATHAN DONALDSON  |  February 09, 2010

Prince Rama of Ayodhya + Theodore Treehouse

Music Seen
At SPACE Gallery, February 1
By BRIDGET M. BURNS  |  February 03, 2010

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Spose, radio star

Apparently, smoking it all can be beneficial
Who knew? The era of the radio hit isn't completely over. Maybe five times recently, someone's asked, "Dude, have you heard that Spose song?"
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 03, 2010

Dilly Dilly dalliance comes to an end

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Dilly Dilly may not be done with music, but she is apparently done with Portland.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF  |  February 03, 2010

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Myra Melford’s Be Bread | The Whole Tree Gone

Firehouse 12 (2010)
Few jazz players and composers can bring as broad a vocabulary to a single piece as pianist Myra Melford.
By JON GARELICK  |  February 02, 2010

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Four Tet | There Is Love In You

Domino (2010)
In the five years since Kieran Hebden a/k/a Four Tet last dropped a full-length, the playing field has been seriously leveled for sample-based electronic music.
By DANIEL BROCKMAN  |  February 02, 2010

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Original Soundtrack | Kamasutra: Vollendung Der Liebe

Crippled Dick Hot Wax (2009)
The good news: Kamasutra is, in fact, a very early Can recording, credited to "Irmin Schmidt Inner Space Production."
By GUSTAVO TURNER  |  February 02, 2010

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The Soft Pack | The Soft Pack

Kemado (2010)
This Los Angeles foursome first emerged in 2008 as the Muslims, a name they elected to change after they grew disgusted with and exhausted by all the ignorant — and often racist — bullshit that came out of people's mouths during shows/interviews/conversations.
By MIKAEL WOOD  |  February 03, 2010

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Toro Y Moi | Causers Of This

Carpark (2010)
Toro y Moi's debut is a leap into a tactile æsthetic where surreal and sometimes unstable atmospheres lure listeners into simple, soulful songs.
By JONATHAN DONALDSON  |  February 03, 2010

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Ape & Undu | Jaw & Order

Trapjaw (2009)
This is not your typical bi-racial indie-rap duo with a whiteboy who rips and a tandem token black guy who holds the honky's jockstrap.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  February 03, 2010

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The Big Hurt: Everybody hurting

Warning: Scorpions content
The music industry's response to the Haiti disaster has been pretty great, since it's given some huge names a chance to complete the vital circuit between the public's heartstrings and their wallets.
By DAVID THORPE  |  February 02, 2010

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Woe be gone

Moshe and Brzowski revel in the sacred and profane
Moshe and Brzowski revel in the sacred and profane
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  January 27, 2010

Portland Symphony Orchestra

Music Seen
At January 24, Merrill Auditorium
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY  |  January 27, 2010

Brave new Raw Era

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If you’re looking for an heir apparent to Pam Baker and Maine’s female keeper of the blues flame, Megan Bayra might not be a bad pick.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF  |  January 27, 2010

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The Big Hurt: Billboard Top Hip-Hop and R and B songs

Who charted?
This week, a jolly traipse through one of Billboard 's most artistically fecund charts: "Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs." What wonders await?
By DAVID THORPE  |  January 26, 2010
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