7/22/2023 0 Comments Reckless records eluvium![]() Cave’s lyrics are short story-like with spoken word passages at times with sparse arrangements & beats. Nick Cave & BAD SEEDS/DIRTY THREE member Warren Ellis have scored a number of films over the past decade or so & this is their first proper album as a duo away from THE BAD SEEDS. NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS – Carnage LP/CD (Goliath) GET IT! THIS THING IS A FRICKIN HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE!! A-side “Chemz” goes full high bpm UK garage, staying light, hooky & propulsive, while B-side “Dolphinz” is content to stay aquatic, drawing from underwater noise to create an otherworldly ambience. Will Bevan drops a burner of a 2-tracker here in 2021. Slick & smooth 80s funk with Asakawa’s smoky voice. ![]() He brought in most of the other RUFUS members & they made this slick 80’s funk album. After years of making albums influenced by jazz & blues Asakawa started toying with funkier sounds & then she met the former bass player of RUFUS Bobby Watson. Pricey but fantastic reissue of this 1988 album by the Japanese jazz icon Maki Asakawa. MAKI ASAKAWA – Nothing at All to Lose LP (Universal Japan) Fans of the City Pop resurgence will want to check this out for sure. After years of making albums influenced by jazz & blues Asakawa started toying with the popular sounds of City Pop & American pop & R&B. Pricey but fantastic reissue of this 1986 album by the Japanese jazz icon Maki Asakawa. ![]() MAKI ASAKAWA – America No Yoru LP (Universal Japan)
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