Been playing a lot of Jon Hassell this week; not just the reissue of โ€œDream Theory In Malayaโ€, which I think is just out, but his debut solo album, โ€œVernal Equinoxโ€, a new one on me and sadly unavailable on any platform it seems. Also here: a mighty essential Pharaoh Sanders boxset; the best, and sadly last, Sharon Jones album; a killer live set from Chris Forsyth And The Solar Motel Band, including their take on โ€œDonโ€™t Be Deniedโ€ (second nice cover of that song Iโ€™ve heard this past year or so, after Norah Jonesโ€™ unexpected effort); a mind-expanding mix from Spinโ€™s Andy Cush; the Wu!; and last but definitely not least, the brilliant new Hans Chew salbum. Dig inโ€ฆ

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1 Jon Hassell โ€“ Dream Theory In Malaya: Fourth World Volume Two (Tak:Til)

2 Zimpel/Zioล‚ek โ€“ Zimpel/Zioล‚ek (Instant Classic)

3 Bitchin Bajas โ€“ Bajas Fresh (Drag City)

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Bajas Fresh by Bitchin Bajas

4 Four Tet โ€“ New Energy (Text)

5 Noel Gallagherโ€™s High Flying Birds โ€“ Holy Mountain (Sour Mash)

6 Ahmad Jamal Trio โ€“ The Awakening (Be With)

7 The Necessaries โ€“ Event Horizon (Be With)

8 OCS โ€“ Memory Of A Cut Off Head (Castle Face)

9 Kendrick Lamar โ€“ DAMN (Top Dawg Entertainment)

10 Jon Hassell โ€“ Vernal Equinox (Lovely)

11 Julie Byrne โ€“ Not Even Happiness (Basin Rock)

12 Anna St Louis โ€“ First Songs (Mare/Woodsist)

13 Chris Thile โ€“ Thanks For Listening (Nonesuch)

14 Brigid Mae Power โ€“ Donโ€™t Shut Me Up (Politely) (Tompkins Square)

15 Chuck Johnson = Balsams (VDSQ)

Balsams by Chuck Johnson

16 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings โ€“ Soul Of A Woman (Daptone)

17 Sazโ€™Iso โ€“ At Least Wave Your Handkerchief At Me: The Joys And Sorrows of
Southern Albanian Song (Glitterbeat)

18 Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band โ€“ Live At Union Pool 21 Sept 2017 (Bandcamp)

Live at Union Pool 21 Sept 2017 by Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band

19 Kamasi Washington โ€“ Harmony Of Difference (Young Turks)

20 Marisa Anderson โ€“ Traditional And Public Domain Songs (Mississippi Records)

21 Gunn-Truscinski Duo โ€“ Bay Head (Three Lobed Recordings)

Bay Head by Gunn-Truscinski Duo

22 Superorganism โ€“ Something For Your M.I.N.D. (Domino)

23 Ryan Driver Featuring The Weather Station โ€“ It Must Be Dark Tonight (Tin Angel)

24 Various Artists โ€“ Sound Advice 233: Andy Cush (http://www.theworldsbestever.com)

https://www.mixcloud.com/TheWorldsBestEver/sound-advice-233-andy-cush/

25 Calexico โ€“ End Of The World With You (City Slang)

26 Pharaoh Sanders โ€“ Tauhid/Jewels Of Thought/Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Kukmun Umyun) (Anthology)

27 Hans Chew โ€“ Open Sea (At The Helm)

28 Steely Dan โ€“ The Royal Scam (ABC)

29 Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan: The Saga Continues (36 Chambers/Entertainment One)