Judging by linguistic data, Vepsians believed the human soul is located in the heart: Veps.heŋgenkareińe‘heart’ – literally “soul’s pit”;heng’‘soul, heart’. As the same time, among Vepsians of the Beloye Lake area we discovered the idea that the soul resides in...
In 2012, Joey looked like he was next up. His landmark mixtape1999bridged the growing gap between hip-hop generations – a 17-year-old kid who directly related to younger listeners but whose affinity for boom-bap and 90s icons appealed to older heads. The albums that followed were pretty ...
6. Janelle Monae,The Electric Lady(2013) That sophomore jinx can be a career killer. And to be fair, I didn’t think Janelle’s sophomore effort could reach the heights of her landmark debut. I was wrong. Janelle takes the listener on a journey through decades of music. ’70s Motown,...
Lofty305 X Wonderland – Liquit Dinosaur Lofty305 is a truly unique figure. I think of as the rap game Sonic Youth. Like Sonic Youth, his sound is abrasive and discordant, his singing and rapping is not what most people would consider accomplished but there is genius to it, and a raw ...
It is a solemn ruin of cross streets, landmarks, aggrieved ballads, and defensive young men talking past one another. Its muted funk licks and fathomless basslines are transmissions from a subterranean bunker, or, if you prefer, deep space. The slow contemplation yields intricate characters—...
Since I was too tied up in Pandemic Land to give his new album,Bigger Love,a proper review, I decided it’s time to revisit his entire catalog to see how his latest matches up with his greatest. I quickly came to one conclusion – we should be celebrating this guy’s music much more...
AZ’s long-delayed sequel to his criminally underrated five-star debut is the former. Maybe that’s becauseDoe or Die 2doesn’t feel that much like a direct sequel to the landmark debut. It instead feels like a modern-day affirmation of AZ’s boundless talent. The production is rock sol...