Description
Dónal presents a sound map of the year of 2021 in new music.
This second instalment delves into the work of future guest islanders, Karl Jonas Winqvist and Mario Batkovic. It also marks the glorious return of Colleen in 2021 before celebrating the latest wave of fresh magic from the musical hotspot of Chicago in the shape of Noname, Angel Bat Dawid and Kahil El'Zabar.
Support the music-makers on Bandcamp:
Helado Negro
https://heladonegro.bandcamp.com/album/sound-and-vision
Ralph Heidel
https://kryptox-music.bandcamp.com/album/relief
Colleen
https://colleencolleen.bandcamp.com/album/the-tunnel-and-the-clearing
Mountain Man
https://mountainman.bandcamp.com/
no name
https://nonameraps.bandcamp.com/album/room-25
Sons of Kemet
https://sonsofkemetmusic.bandcamp.com/album/black-to-the-future
Wau Wau Collectif
https://wauwaucollectif.bandcamp.com/album/yaral-sa-doom
Etran De L'Air
https://etrandelair.bandcamp.com/
David Walters
https://davidwaltersplay.bandcamp.com/album/nocturne
Mario Batkovic
https://invada.bandcamp.com/track/quis-est-quis
Angel Bat Dawid
https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/transition-east
Kahil el'Zabar
https://kahilelzabar-is.bandcamp.com/album/kahil-el-zabar-s-america-the-beautiful
Blood Music
https://singasongfighter.bandcamp.com/track/today-and-tomorrow-dancing-dancing-dancing-feat-noi-and-friends-2
This is the first in a short series of Make Me An Island episodes chronicling the best new music released worldwide in 2022.In this opening chapter there's an ode to fresh electronic sounds in the shape of debut releases from Naty Seres from Berlin, Surusinghe from London and Deekapz out of São...
Published 02/04/23
On this third Fresh Éire installment, Dónal goes digging for fire among a plethora of new Irish releases.
There's a written response to Anna Mieke's magnificent sophomore album Theatre and a tribute to the independent Dublin label Where The Time Goes with a couple of examples of dynamic recent...
Published 12/21/22