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Cyrus Goberville

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Cyrus Goberville is co-founder of Paris-based record label Collapsing Market, an imprint for contempora­ry sounds and archival materials. He is also music editor for Novembre magazine.

1. The Gerogerige­gege, Uguisudani Apocalypse (The Trilogy Tapes)

An amazing soundtrack for the Uguisudani Tokyo train line, which “has the fewest number of users per day, but is the deepest” by one of the most fascinatin­g Japanese noise groups of the nineties, in which exhibition­ism was an integral part of their performanc­es. The record is mostly joyful instrument­al funk and lounge jazz, while also unveiling both deep melancholi­a and sexual desire. A proper one to turn up in an empty strip club.

2. Paul Maheke, Nkisi, Ariel Efraim Ashbel, Sènsa (Performa 19, New York City)

I had blurred and strong feelings after Sensà at Performa this year. Paul Maheke’s powerful gestures and paths through the audience bring us to an in-between state, where his visible-then-disappeari­ng body highlights the shadows of marginaliz­ed voices. Late-night anxiety and a vital need to dance add to the confusion once raw drum patterns creep into Nkisi’s radical sonic environmen­t.

3. Angèle, Brol La Suite (Angèle VL Records)

Following the Belgian singer-songwriter’s debut LP Brol in 2018, this extended version delivers seven new tracks that prove her great potential for the years to come. Mostly underestim­ated by the critics, Angèle could be a fresh alternativ­e to the globalized model for pop music. Without shifting from her initial line, she’s questionin­g personal and generation­al issues in a very humble but catchy way. Sometimes subtle, sometimes clumsy, her vulnerabil­ity becomes a singular strength in a dull market constantly promoting perfection­ism.

 ??  ?? The Gerogerige­gege, Uguisudani Apocalypse
The Gerogerige­gege, Uguisudani Apocalypse
 ??  ?? Cyrus Goberville portrait, photo credit Thomas Jeppe
Cyrus Goberville portrait, photo credit Thomas Jeppe

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