This week’s Mixtape reaches back through the decades — from Alasdair Roberts’ The Amber Gatherers and Sir Richard Bishop’s Tangier Sessions to a 1966 Folkways recording of classical Persian music from Iran — while keeping one ear on the present with new tracks from Juni Habel, Goblin Band, and Natalie Wildgoose. Folk songs, Castanets, Jason Molina, and a few other surprises along the way.
Natalie Wildgoose is our latest Off the Shelf guest, selecting ten objects from the two homes she splits her life between — London and North Yorkshire. From a childhood pillow to her grandad’s reel-to-reel tape machine, each item opens a window into the world behind her forthcoming EP Rural Hours, due April 15th via state51.
Félicia Atkinson and Christina Vantzou’s “Reflections Vol. 3: Water Poems” is a breathtakingly beautiful world of hushed, swooning sonics and suggestive spoken word. The duo describe personal moments but present them as shared worlds, as if exploded by magnification. Its every moment rings with care, craft and impressive sonic exactitude. An utterly compelling musical journey, out April 10th via RVNG Intl.
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express share new single “Shemesh” and its accompanying video, ahead of their album “Ranjha,” out 8th May via World Circuit/BMG. A decade on from Junun, the 21-strong ensemble reconvened in Greenwood’s Oxfordshire studio to channel Sufi devotion, Rajasthani folk and collective musical exploration into a long-awaited follow-up.
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