The Music Box.
Entries about the music I like.
Nourished by Time - Erotic Probiotic 2
Nourished by Time’s Erotic Probiotic 2 is – far and away – my favourite record made in 2023. I love its simplicity, a feature it shares with Sleaford Mods’ UK GRIM, another favourite from 2023. However, it shares its vocabulary with synth-based R&B unlike UK GRIM’s post-punk.
Otis Redding — Otis Blue
You might see my recommending Otis Redding's 1965 classic Otis Blue as an act of unconscionable lethargy. You might well ask: what's your next recommendation going to be, the Beatles? Rahman? But my purpose has never been to talk solely about some obscure post neo strangecore nutters. I mean, I will often talk about obscure post neo strangecore nutters, but not always. With these Chits, I only intend on sharing a paragraph on the Good Music I’m enjoying. And what I've been enjoying this week is this heartfelt Soul staple all week. It’s absolutely accurate to say that in this case, the genre label Soul is perfectly apt. Listening to this album is listening to a supremely talented person bare his soul on tape. Hard to believe he was only 24 when this album was released and only 26 when he passed. If there’s only one Soul album you can listen to, maybe this one?