2019: Albums of the Year (#90 - 81)

The albums I really enjoyed this year... Click the album title to listen, enjoy!

90. Da Lata - Birds (not on label)
Another British collective fusing Brazilian, Ethiopian and other influences to create an infectious kind of worldjazz...
Listen to 'Mentality'

89. Elusive - Bonsai Tree (Dome of Doom)

L.A. beat scene veteran keeps pushing musical boundaries on his quest for the perfect symbiosis between electronica, hiphop and jazz...
Listen to 'RoseMary'

88. Don Leisure - Halal Cool J (First Word)

Welsh producer digs deep into Anatolian funk for this excellent beattape...

Listen to '4am in Kadikoy'

87. The Natural Yogurt Band - Braille, Slate & Stylus (Black Milk Music)
British duo that deserves a lot of kudos for their inability to choose between creating deliciously dusty sample-fodder, free jazz and funky psychedelics...

Listen to 'Elements'

86. Sage - Wisdom (Joint Ventures)
Wonky, weird and full of lovely bizarre sounds: one of the most interesting beattapes of the year came from this Joint Ventures-member...
Listen to 'Cherry'

85. Cykada - Cykada (Astigmatic)
Another one of those London bands on the forefront of the UK jazz scene...
Listen to 'Dimension Stepper'

84. Masok - The Bigger the Risk (Raw Tapes)
One of the exponents of Tel Aviv's blossoming music scene, with a focus on jazzy neosoul and R&B...
Listen to 'Right Up Your Alley'

83. Danny Brown - uknowhatimsayin¿ (Warp)
Brown with his least cartoonesque and most focused album thusfar...
Listen to 'Best Life'

82. Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah - Ancestral Recall (Stretch)
The great Mr. Scott keeps on expanding his musical horizons on this excellent new album...

Listen to 'Ancestral Recall'

81. Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Be Known - Ancient​/​Future​/​Music (Spiritmuse)
Top quality spiritual jazz from Chicago percussionist Kahil El'Zabar and his impressive ensemble...
Listen to 'Black Is Back'


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