From the just-released Untitled (Black Is)
on Forever Living Originals
Juneteenth in an Amerika Undone and a Nation’s Action Against a Coded Tongue
“Coded Language”
by Saul Williams
from the Amethyst Rock Star release
on American Recordings
Mind Within a Fisted Hand in “Read My Palmer, Laura”
by The Fantastic Twins
From Bongo Beats and Bankruptcy : The Sound of I’m a Cliché
Curated by Cosmo Vitelli
on I’m a Cliché [Read more…]
Blood-Borne Torpors and the Sound of Covicious Return
The “Problem of Subjectivity” Beneath Star-Shot Chimera and a Supine Sun
Slow Delivery From Viral Malaise to Vaporizing Blasts of Mind
Like Claws On The Soundboard Of Mind: Slove’s “Carte Postale”
from Le Danse
on Pschent Music
Through Thinly Flesh the Corona Invades and Not But a Flash The Body Betrays
“Primative Struggle,” or a Cough Only a Corona Mother Could Love
As Covid Spreads, So Too the Space for Covert Sound
New work from Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini
From Illusion Of Time
“Inside The Ruins”
on Phantasy Sound
Tony Allen, Nuanced Drummer And Creator Of The Indelible AfroBeat, Dies
Tony Oladipo Allen
Drummer of Protest, Drummer of Peace
1940 – 2020
♠
Below, from No Accommodation for Lagos
“African Message”
As Man Slips Through Volatile Lands, Feed Not On Dollars And Dow
“Oil,” by Xi
The song “Oil,” from XI, both suits and most certainly honors this day, Earth Day, when a barrel of oil arrives on the global markets utterly worthless — a negative sum that is not only ironic but undeniably apt.
To that end, Happy Earth Day everyone! Let’s take this day to commit to healing this incredible planet and, more essentially, to changing the way we live on it: lightly, with love, and with infinite respect for each other and the very terrains that give birth and lend majesty to our truly miraculous existence. C
Pre-release of “Oil” by XI
Lyrics: Reid Wilkie; Music: Eddie Hultén
Instagram: @reidwilkie | @eddie.hulten
@EarthDayNetwork
@poetsorg (Academy of American Poets)
@ThroughtheFlowerArtSpace
Artists for the Earth | Artists for the Earth Registration.
From Sonic Collage To Stepping Groove: John Tejada’s “Moving 909s”
Prince BeProud: Moodymann’s Sinuous “I’ll Provide”
from the recent Sinner release
on KDJ Records
Quentin Tarantino Pure Cinema Podcast
Elric, Brian, Phil and Jules are joined remotely by Quentin Tarantino himself for an epic discussion about a great feature on the New Beverly website called “Tarantino’s Reviews” where QT has been writing his own articles on movies and TV episodes. He also offers five of his own picks in response to our “Ripoffs” from way back in 2017.
Bacchanal Euphonies In Yaeji’s “Money Can’t Buy”
feat. Nappy Nina
from What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던
out now on XL Records
In Memory of Wallace Roney: “Venus Rising”
Cinema Disordinaire: A List Of Infectiously Strange Must-See Films For The End Times
Cinema Disordinaire, aka Riot Cinema, is a uniquely selective entry of films that showcase the singular in all of cinema, the seminal, and the utterly sublime come to screen this past half century. For these particularly disordinary times, where self-isolation is our newly mandated norm, we offer up a distilled list from Cinema Disordinaire’s five-decade accounting. These are must-see films — if you’re a lover of cutting-edge or entirely uncommon cinema — beginning with the latest (2019) and working backwards to high cult-bizarro, 1972. Soderbergh’s Contagion, the current streaming darling of this moment, is surely not amongst these greats, but an infectious strangeness runs throughout them all. They are, in other words, Riot Material’s favorites, offered up for those with a latently wicked heart. Below you’ll find links that take you to the original reviews of each film. Enjoy: [Read more…]
Jazz in LA: Arturo and Adam O’Farrill, Live From Culver City
The Live Show: Arturo and Adam O’Farrill, 28 March 2020
Please scroll to 8 minutes into the video above; technical setup prior
Please scroll to 8 minutes into the video above; technical setup prior
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Riot Material is proud to present, and stream live this evening, legendary Jazz pianist Arturo O’Farrill and his son, Trumpeter and NPR critic’s fave Adam O’Farrill, performing together in their living room, Saturday, 28 March beginning at 6pm Pacific Standard Time. This will be a very special evening where father and son, two exceptionally fine men and notable greats on their instruments, burn down the so-called house while also lighting fire to our hearts and imaginations, the sonic and creative landscapes of our minds, all in ways where we never have to leave our homes. Dine in with a special dish, either homemade or delivered-in from your favorite local restaurant, click onto the Riot Material homepage / riotmaterial.com, and voilà, sit back and enjoy!
Dr. Cornel West Speaks Black Prophetic Fire
An always-welcomed dose of Cornel West, who is the focus of Arturo O’Farrill’s The Cornel West Concerto, a timely recording to be released this week. O’Farrill is onstage tonight with Jacques Lesure and His Soulful Cohorts here in Los Angeles, at Los Balcones, 9pm. Meantime, below is the Professor’s speech that inspired O’Farrill’s composition, which saw its debut at the Apollo Theater with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Dr. West and his “Black Prophetic Fire” speech, at Town Hall Seattle: