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Music is a unique art form for numerous reasons, with arguably its most extraordinary asset being the capability to appeal to just about anyone. When asked the question, “What kind of music do you like?” Rarely will one ever reply, “Oh, I don’t like music.” The one being questioned might mention how they prefer hip-hop over country, energetic songs over tracks with more somber tones, or even just say they’re not too huge into music and only like to listen to radio hits in social settings.
But to outrightly dislike music altogether? Good luck finding someone who holds steadfastly to that position.
Time Away on dublab.
Maral
creates dense, distorted and wildly textured club music with a darkly psychedelic edge. Drawing on the field recordings and folk music of her Iranian heritage, Maral produces mirrored-reality music that recalls experimental artists like Sussan Deyhim and the depth-charge dub of Lee Scratch Perry. Maral s debut cassette, 2019 s Mahur Club
, served as a statement of intent for the hybrid music she calls folk club. Her latest album, Push
, features Perry, as well as Crass co-founder Penny Rimbaud. She also hosts the show Time Away
on dublab. For the Lockdown Listening series, Maral
spins her greatest influences, ranging from Iranian classical vocal music to Nico s rock-oriented solo work.
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Noah Lennox is more commonly known to the world as
Panda Bear, a founding member of New York avant folk/noise/whatever you want to call it musical experimentalists Animal Collective. In between busily touring the world with his band and garnering critical praise, Lennox has somehow, over the past few years, found time to record two solo records (an out-of-print self-titled debut released in his teens, and 2004’s acoustic driven
Young Prayer), get married, move to Lisbon and become a father.
Person Pitch, his latest solo LP – a stunning collection of sunny, psyche-tinged soundscapes framed around glorious pop harmonies – is, to put it simply, completely unlike anything else released so far this year. It’s a brilliant record that breaks the brittle indie, pop and experimental musical moulds so many bands try to squeeze themselves into in this day and age. Point being, it’s a unique work that may rightfully rank near the top of many a critic’s year-end list come Decembe