Jaša Bužinel
, May 4th, 2021 07:28
For the latest edition of Hyperspecific, Jaša Bužinel looks at recent DJ stream highlights and reviews eight brilliant albums and a peculiar compilation from Rochelle Jordan, Lea Bertucci, Andy Stott, Khalab & M berra Ensemble and more
Lea Bertucci
Like many people, for most of the pandemic I’ve been having a hard time keeping up with all the DJ live streams that kept accumulating on my tab bar. I think most of us have developed a love-hate relationship with this format and accepted it as a necessary evil that keeps the scene afloat for the time being. But in most cases, the experience of watching a person mixing in his or her own bedroom with some plants and colourful LED lights in the background wasn’t really that rewarding, no matter the selection. At one point, I just gave up and deleted most of the links I’ve been keeping for months, opting for the classic radio show and DJ mix format instead.
NEW IN 2020
Alex Dowling – Reality Rounds – Astonishing choral electronics using autotune and other tricks
Nicolas Jaar – Cenizas – Smoky late night club vibes
Rhucle – Middle/Nostalgia – More ambient bliss
75 Dollar Bill – Live At Tubby’s/Live At Cafe Oto/Live At Roulette – Tour de force band pulls out all the stops on their desert blues jams
United Bible Studies – Roses In The Voltage I-IV – Witchy weirdness and folky tunage
Horse Lords – The Common Task – Basically really loud math rock in just intonation
Powers/Rolin Duo -S/T LP – Dulcimer and 12-string ftw
Sault – Black Is – I was late to this, just a great band all around, check it