"Witness" Benjamin Booker & listen to the "R U Afraid Mapoleon" Spotify Playlist
The "R U Afraid Mapoleon" Spotify Playlist
Every week I put out a new curated playlist for your listening enjoyment.
You can "Just Hit Play" or check out more about the featured artists below. Throughout the week, there will be new entries about the bands and songs on the playlist.
"Witness" Benjamin Booker
It is not often an artist writes an essay about the release of a song or an album but Benjamin Booker did exactly this with his new album Witness (2017, ATO Records). In a sense what he talks about is writing from an inner-self that never feels the possibility of being free of the risk of violence (no matter how deeply it dives into itself or how far away it runs).
This is the story of a self that ran to Mexico feeling he might be shot in the United States for the crime of being Black and then is actually physically assaulted in Mexico for the crime of being an American.
Booker decided to reconnect to his place (New Orleans) and to speak up and speak out.
The album and song Witness is the angry but triumphant result of his full journey.
This is a really powerful album mapping a great deal of pain and catharsis.
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Been slacking a bit on the playlists lately, this new mixed-tape style playlist includes music from Waxahatchee, Cayetana, Zola Jesus, DEVO & many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!
Another grouping of not so randomly organized songs in a mixed-tape style Playlist formation. Cabaret Voltaire, Mas Ysa, The Cure & many others make an appearance. Explore Enjoy and Share Music!
Lots of great new music on this mixed-tape style playlist, songs from Pinact, Worriers, Big Hush, Mescaleros and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!
Vanilla Stranger Boy is my weekly Mixed-Tape style playlist featuring Moody Beach, LCD Soundystem, Car Seat Headrest, Julien Baker and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!
Sonic Dog Mausoleum is this weeks mixed-tape style playlist including music from Gold Class, Guided by Voices, The National, Protomarty and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!
"Bird Bite Hair" is this week's mixed-tape style Spotify playlist including music from Pavement, Echo and the Bunnymen, Downtown Boys, Sleater Kinney and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!
Australia's 'Cable Ties' just released their self-titled debut album on Poison City Records and it is really good stuff. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!
Another Mixed-Tape style playlist, this one featuring GZA, Mr. Lif & Akrobatic, Super Unison, Arcade Fire, Sacred Paws and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!
This is a sampler playlist of songs from my Best Albums of 2017 list. Enjoy, Explore, and Share Music!