BlackChocolate

"Whisk through the winds of Love and Death"
Feels as if a lake of water blew its mist in your direction. Fading and cool, but resonant.

“Floating through a graveyard of Music”
DJ Shadow’s debut record “Endtroducing…” stands above, below and alongside its inspirations. Chaotic, precise and melancholy. Like a specimen long lost to the world, again found.

“We will touch and rejoice under the sun”
This is one of those LP’s that make searching and exploring music so interesting. A Christian, shoegaze, indie rock adventure about 3 messiahs trying to reach heavenly ascendency.

“The roots are darker than the stems”
My father immigrated from Liberia when he was in his 20’s. Shortly after he had me we lived in Ghana ( a country near his home country). Being only 4 years old I remember little, but more than I did prior. I had gained consciousness in a swimming pool in the spring. My face blazed in the sun and my feet sunk in the blue water. Billy Woods’ seminal “Aethiopes” feels like my experience in Africa. It’s beautifully ... read more