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John Parry

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Lifelong listener and occasional commentator- further adventures can be found on instagram, tumblr and sound selection/mixtapes on: mixcloud.com/HouseAtTheFootOfTheMountain/
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Track: Lyon based post punk experimentalists Societe Etrange preview their pulsating new album ‘Chance’.

  • January 25, 2022
  • John Parry
New to Bongo Joe’s roster but long established in the Lyon post punk/electronic scene, Societe Etrange look set to oscillate more widely with their pulsating new album ‘Chance’ (released on…
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Track: The Ano Nobo Quartet preview ‘The Strings of Sao Domingos’ album – guitar driven rhythms and sumptuous songs from Cabo Verde’s soul.

  • January 14, 2022
  • John Parry
From the very noble Ostinato Records comes news of more discoveries as part of their enlightening exploration into the music of Cabo Verde. You may already have been knocked out…
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Track: Buscabulla cover the classic ‘Cantares’ with their sultry synth pop brilliance

  • December 17, 2021
  • John Parry
Now here’s a winter warmer – Ultra-hip onetime Brooklyn based, Puerto Rican twosome Buscabulla have sneaked out (via Ribbon Music) this cover of the classic ‘Cantares’ to keep us in…
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Album Review: Vis-A-Vis – The Best Of Vis-A-Vis In Congo Style

  • December 13, 2021
  • John Parry
Remember those stellar studio bands of the late sixties/early seventies – The Meters, The Section, The Wrecking Crew, Muscle Shoals – defining the sound of where a record was made…
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Album Review: Tout Bleu – Otium

  • December 11, 2021
  • John Parry
London, New York, Paris Munich, everybody’s talking about…well it’s got to be Geneva, home to one of the most vibrant European scenes that gets broadcast to the rest of us…
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Album Review: James McVinnie – Counterpoint

  • December 4, 2021
  • John Parry
What is it about the tags neo-classical or contemporary-classical that often brings out that immediate ‘not for me’ reaction in people? Too much baggage, too many connotations associated with that…
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Album Review: Richard Dawson & Circle – Henki

  • November 27, 2021
  • John Parry
Think of those records inspired by plants…Stevie’s sprawling ‘Journey Through The Secret Life of’, Edgar Froese’s pondering on ‘Epsilon in Malaysian Pale’, Genesis hailing a ‘Return of the Giant Hogweed’…
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Track: Zimbabwe’s Gonora Sounds preview their hot stepping ‘Mukoma Shadrek’ ahead of February debut album.

  • November 20, 2021
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Ah, memories of the first time hearing early cuts from Staff Benda Bilili or Malawi Mouse Boys –eyes closed, the inner smile, that warmth of discovery….It all comes back with…
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Album Review: Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O – ‘UMDALI’

  • November 15, 2021
  • John Parry
Sometimes the narrative surrounding a record can make listening seem too intrusive. This prospect might have been a very real challenge for the revered South African jazz composer, Malcolm Jiyane…
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See: Geneva’s electronic post punkers Tout Bleu deliver ‘Rucksucre’ ahead of new album ‘Otium’.

  • November 13, 2021
  • John Parry
From the ever giving Bongo Joe portal, key communicator from the Geneva underground scene and beyond, comes news of Tout Bleu’s second album ‘Otium’ due for release on 10th December.…
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