Maarten Hepp

Record of the day: Dora Morelenbaum - Pique (Mr. Bongo 2034). Mesmerizing debut solo album by Bala Desejo singer. Beautiful songs written with Tom Veloso (a.o.) and great Ana Frango Elétrico arrangements. doramorelenbaum.bandcamp.com/album/pique

Record of the day: Laura Marling - Patterns In Repeat (Chrysalis/Partisan 2024). Beautiful, intimate new album from one of the greatest folk singers of this time. Quiet and tender songs on motherhood and family. lauramarling.bandcamp.com/album/patterns…

Record of the day: Peter Evans - Extra (We Jazz Records 2024). An exquisite new trio album by Peter Evans, joined by Petter Eldh & Jim Black. Beautiful trumpet playing, with Eldh and Black adding a touch of electronics alongside their bass and drums. wejazzrecords.bandcamp.com/album/extra

Record of the day: Karl Blau - Vultures Of Love (Otherly Love Records 2024). Very nice folky, jazzy, funky, experimental and easygoing new album by singer-songwriter Karl Blau (who worked a lot with Laura Veirs and Mount Eerie). klaps.bandcamp.com/album/vultures…

Record of the day: Naima Bock - Below A Massive Dark Land (Sub Pop 2024). Beautifully arranged, unconventional new album by this great folky singer/songwriter. naimabock.bandcamp.com/album/below-a-…

Record of the day: Thurston Moore - Flow Critical Lucidity (Daydream Library Series 2024). New, nice and interesting solo album, inspired by modern dance and lucid dreaming. He is joined by Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab) on one song. flowcriticallucidity.bandcamp.com/album/flow-cri…

Record of the day: Lux Quartet - Tomorrowland (Enja 2024). Energetic jazz from this quartet with Myra Melford, Allison Miller, Dayna Stephens and Scott Colley. lux-quartet.bandcamp.com/album/tomorrow…

Record of the day: English Teacher - Live from BBC Maida Vale (Island Records 2024). Very nice live EP from Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, including 2 covers of songs by Billie Eilish and LCD Soundsystem englishteacher.bandcamp.com/album/live-fro…

Record of the day: Move - Free Baile: Live in Shenzhen (Cleanfeed Records 2024). Loud and wild free jazz by this Brazilian/Portuguese power trio of saxophonist Yedo Gibson, bassist Felipe Zenicola and drummer João Valinho cleanfeedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/free-bai…

Record of the day: Melt-Banana - 3 + 5 (A-Zap Records 2024). Reduced to a duo Melt-Banana still makes hyperenergetic noise/hardcore with a lot of electronics. It feels a bit like putting your head in fast and modern pinball machine… meltbanana.bandcamp.com/album/3-5

Record of the day: Lori Goldston - Convolutions (Nyahh Records 2024). Lori Goldston was the touring cellist of Nirvana (MTV Unplugged in New York) and Earth, and these are live solo improvisations recorded in Ireland nyahhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lori-gol…

Record of the day: Thiago França - Canhoto de Pé (YB music 2024). Very nice free jazz trio album from Méta Méta saxophonist Thiago França, with a guest appearance of singer Juçara Marçal. thiagofranca.bandcamp.com/album/canhoto-…

Records(!) of the day: Samo Kutin - Spaces XI, Ana Kravanja - Spaces XII, Iztok Koren - Spaces XIII (Murmur 2024). 3 beautiful solo albums by the members of experimental folk band Širom, recorded live in isolated locations. tapes.bandcamp.com/merch

Record of the day: Luke Stewart Silt Trio (Pi Recordings 2024). Second album by this innovative trio, featuring Brian Settles on tenor sax and Trae Crudup or Chad Taylor on drums. lukestewart.bandcamp.com/album/unknown-…

Record of the day: Sylvie Courvoisier - Chimeara (Intakt 2023). Extraordinary new album by this superb pianist and composer featuring an all-star ensemble with Drew Gress, Kenny Wollesen, Nate Wooley, Christian Fennesz & Wadada Leo Smith. sylviecourvoisier.bandcamp.com/album/chimaera

Record of the day: L’Étrangleuse - Ambiance Argile (Compagnie 4000, 2024). Great new album by this band from Lyon. A nice mix of French and African folk, (post)punk, inspired by Brigitte Fontaine and The Ex. letrangleuse.bandcamp.com/album/ambiance…

Record of the day: Ekko Astral - Pink Balloons. Great debut by this Washington band. As they say themselves, “a complex mesh of bubblegum noise punk and no-wave art rock”. ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/album/pink-bal…

Record of the day: Arooj Aftab - Night Reign (Verve 2024). Beautiful new album by this Pakistani-American singer-songwriter. Jazzy songs for late at night, with some help of Moor Mother, Vijay Iyer and others. open.spotify.com/album/2JdE3ilo…

Record of the day: Dos Monos - Dos Atomos (Deathbomb Arc 2024). Wild and wonderful new album by this noisy Japanese underground hiphop band. With guests like Otomo Yoshihide and Matsumaru Kei dosmonos.bandcamp.com/album/dos-atom…

Record of the day: Fulano - Lo Mejor (Alerce 1996/2024). Compilation of this important Chilean anti-establishment band from the 80s. Musically it is an interesting mix of jazz(rock), punk/wave and RIO (Rock-In-Opposition). open.spotify.com/album/3sSWbJaj…