After a rough Friday I decided to take it easy over the weekend and per usual was listening to my collection on random. However some artists and albums bubbled to the surface that pulled me in for a closer listen.

Kad - Societe
He’s been compared to both Manu Chao and Serge Gainsbourg and it holds up. Societe is a fun and sometimes campy, romp with a tropical splash of Brazilian Electronica to round things off.

Pitchfork - 2006 Pitchfork Music Festival Sampler
Twenty-Four tracks. Free. Hot. Get it. Now.

Banco De Gaia - Farewell Ferengistan
Eighties inspired Ethno-tronica with a heady political edge. Dreamy yet informed.

DJ Cheb I Sabbah - La Ghriba, La Kahena Remixed
Incredible followup to last years excellent La Kahena sees those tracks reformed into French-Algerian rap numbers, swirling and thrashing dance numbers, and trance inducing minimalist techno pieces.

Guido Möbius - Klisten
Glistening layers of guitars and other instruments makes for a wonderful companion to Bibio’s sublime Hand Cranked. Delightful music for heady summer evenings.