mark lafaro is on bluesky

deleting my account. again. HMU or follow me on bluesky if you want to stay in touch. also maybe ask yourself why you’re sticking around on the child porn neo nazi app? IDK, IDK

deleting my account. again. HMU or follow me on bluesky if you want to stay in touch. also maybe ask yourself why you’re sticking around on the child porn neo nazi app? IDK, IDK

also on IG at whatisraregroove 😘🫠

holy shit, mr. brightside has been charting in the uk since 2004?

my favorite cut: open.spotify.com/track/7bYNCvdu…

new pickup: this 1992 AOR masterclass from Ed Motta - criminally overlooked and ripe for rediscovery. for fans of steely dan, the smoother side of city pop, and 80s modern soul. easily my favorite of his original trio of studio albums #vinylsky #aor #musicsky

I despise musical gate keeping with the fire of 1,000 burning Suns. It prevents others from enjoying beautiful or meaningful things while actively harming the artists who make them. If something moves you it will likely move others and you owe it to them to show them.

this site is the fucking worst, how the fuck are people still putting up with it?

... and writing these tweets to implore those people to please join the other place that isn't state media

i'm keeping my account here as a means of checking in on journalists/writers who I dig that haven't made the jump to the other place....

@wheredidshefly i'm sure you're probably aware that it's a cover of deodato's super strut, but wanted to also share this version which, to me, is right up there with Joe Bataan's youtube.com/watch?v=TYV2R9…

latin strut is one of the greatest funk songs ever made, absolutely unreal

@lorrainemking Don't Shut Me Out is the JAM. Love this record!

@cantripguy was literally just thinking this the other day as someone from an agency spouted off 20 cannabis brands he's worked with, half of which i hadn't heard of 😂

@lorrainemking @brandonousley hope both of you make it over to bluesky, miss the music chatter over there

Album of the day. One of the cornerstone acts on jazz-funk master Roy Ayers' indie label, Uno Melodic Records in the early '80s, Sylvia Striplin was one of those lesser-known names whose music has grown in stature over the years. Ayers' sleek, melodic brand of post-disco soul fit her coy, kitten-like voice like a glove, making their sound beloved among quiet storm and rare groove mavens alike. Of course, everyone's familiar with the ultra-smooth stepper "You Can't Turn Me Away," as well as this album's title track, two monster jams that have been sampled by practically everyone. The rest of this album is a soulful delight with the dance-minded redux of Ayers' classic, "Searchin'," as well as "Look Towards the Sky" and "You Said." This is every bit deserving of the title of a lost '80s soul gem.

with this platform getting increasingly shitty, i’m going to start migrating over to bluesky. whatisraregroove over there. more music threads to come. if you post regularly about music or vinyl culture, please drop your handle in the comments and I’ll give you a follow

remember when Twitter wasn’t just a constant barrage of garbage ads and shitty content? that’s bluesky now

gotta say, the vibes on bluesky are pretty immaculate, but it needs more music twitter people. definitely done here. gonna farm my own content to get my bluesky up, but once i’m done, i’m gonna sunset this account, so hit me up if you wanna stay in touch

Prince + NPG - Gett Off would work so well for the context + environment

@SVG__Collection with that said, wonderful list of great music! some i would add: Chico Buarque – Construção Wanda – Wanda Vagamente Tamba Trio – S/T Marcos Valle – Samba '68 Jongo Trio – S/T '65 Rosa Maria – Uma Rosa Com Bossa Orlann Divo – A Chave Do Sucesso Luiz Henrique – A Bossa Moderna

@SVG__Collection not to pick nits, but i'd classify many of these more as primarily MPB (Garra, Verocai), Samba (Paulo Moura), or straight jazz (Coisas), or tropicalia (Caetano) this isn't to say they don't have bossa elements/influence, but I wouldn't consider them seminal bossa records per se

An introduction to Bossa Nova in 25 records - A thread🧵 Let me take you on a journey through the rhythms, melodies, and iconic artists that defined the genre and captivated the world... 1. Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto