Sounding

And it was all right. 

On the latest Club Fonograma compilation it says simply "(Unreleased, Puerto Rico)" but damned if this anxious, shivering and sliding and slivering-in-the-precise-sense-as-well isn't the standout in my eyes & ears.

Ah, but the pain is worth it in the end, right?

A blend of the afrobeat groove, the bossa nova sway and the light, bright beauty that only the Brazilians seem able to create.

Almost too rough around the edges, but sometimes it just takes that solid groove.

And then some.

Patience. 

Clear and clean indie sounds from Scotland.

The sound of carrying the heat with you into the AC, Caribe by way of NYC.

That brief instant between the time that you take the hit and the time you start to feel the pain, extended. 

Freedom.

Easy, cool and tightly knit hip hop from Kentucky. Also, progressive zombies.

Classic, classic Peruvian chicha cumbia. 

Open spaces, open hearts, and time enough to spare.

Do not go quiet into the night, go with your voice raised in a defiance resonating with understanding and love for those who remain, and we will wonder at the beauty of it all.

Aussies, amiright?