Yes, that’s as savvy a bit of genre-mixing as it seems, and just a hearty reminder of how well VMP mixes things up from one month to the next.Įven as great as the VMP gang is about keeping the genre train fresh, they do have a couple blindspots, most notably the realm of electronic music, which is rarely featured on the Essentials track. In fact, 2021 has more or less been a legit hit parade with killer releases from a wide range of genres including a country classic from John Prine, a modern hip-hop masterpiece form Kid Cudi, and a garage-rock banger from The Strokes. If you’ve been regularly reading my unboxings of late, you know Vinyl Me, Please has been on a bit of a roll of in recent months. For The Love Of Music, Please DO NOT BEND (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the Darkside of electronic life) What’s in the box for May? VMP is kicking the Summer of ’21 off with a low-key electronic gem in Darkside’s Psychic.
That means you can flip any VMP pick you’re not interested in for a past AOM selection that’s a little more your speed (including picks from the Classics and Rap/Hip Hop tracks).
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If you’re peckish about relinquishing control of your record collection to complete strangers, know that VMP’s Swaps Program is in full effect. Members are privy to reduced “Members Pricing” as well, so joining the club definitely has its rewards. Word to the wise, while the store is open to the public, most of the more covet-worthy stock is only available to subscribers.
The store is open, and Team VMP are dropping fresh new selections to their stock every single week. You’ll have membership privileges in the VMP store too, which means you can grab a copy of previous VMP selections from the archives – including their dazzling April reissue of M.I.A.’s lauded sophomore album Kala – not to mention a slate of super-limited releases pressed exclusively for Vinyl Me, Please. Each custom pressing (often on colored vinyl!) also comes with killer extras like original artwork and informative listening companion booklet. You send Vinyl Me, Please some of your hard-earned money (a 3-month membership will set you back about $119) and they send you one carefully selected album they feel is Essential to any record collection. Delivering limited edition pressings of new and classic albums directly to your doorstep, Vinyl Me, Please operates under a simple philosophy: The Album Lives! With a carefully curated catalog of new and hard to find releases, the subscription service is more than just a record club, it’s a lifestyle choice for folks who wish Record Store Day could happen every month … in their living room. Series: Vinyl Me, Please.Good things come in 12 inch packages. Label: Other People – OP003, Matador – OLE1035-1 If we have an idea, we'll chase it and see where it takes us.” So how did 'Psychic' manage to collapse decades of psychedelia, jazz, dub, and electronic into one album? According to Harrington, “We got there because we weren't thinking about it.” I think there's a method to what Nico and I share, embracing spontaneity, trust, and improvisation. “More important than genre,” Harrington concluded, “is method. But even accounting for Harrington’s Les Paul, it’s not a stretch to imagine that Jaar was trying to channel a mindset as much as a sound, one that prioritized collaboration and improvisation over isolation. "Upon its release in 2013, 'Psychic' became notorious for its refusal to even gesture at a cohesive genre.
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