Music Discoveries Jan-March 2026

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Intro

I’m still working on my 1965 project. I will be writing a few things about music to drop here.

I’m working on a Name Your Price Bandcamp page. It will feature recent & favorite Name Your Price bandcamp albums. Stay tuned.

Youtubey/Podcasty Things

MEMORIES OF PEACE TIME: Here’s a magical (and hilarious) 2013 performance of “Let It Be” by Russian pop star Zemfira singing in Kiev — joined by Ukrainian rock star Sviatoslav Vakarchuk (of Okean Elzy)– they don’t remember the English lyrics so they have to sing while looking at the screen of Zemfira’s phone. Zemfira’s second song, (an anti-violence song which translates as “Don’t Shoot” ) was the same song she later sang at a Moscow concert two days after Russia attacked Ukraine in Feb 2022. (After being harassed and labeled as a “foreign agent” by the Putin regime, Zemfira eventually moved to France). (YT)

My favorite Zemfira song is Не отпускай (Don’t let go). Here’s a live performance (YT) Here’s the original music video and song from 15 years earlier (YT)

I’m the Baby song from the Dinosaurs TV show (YT). Now that’s an earworm!

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Articles and Interviews

Elite Extremophile is a nice blog devoted to reviewing bandcamp albums.

Emusic Purchases

Nothing to report yet, but I will be joining up again and buying some select albums.

Bandcamp Purchases

Dronarium is a bandcamp music label with two killer Name-Your-Price compilations: Into the White (2016 Sampler) and Illuminations (2017 Sampler)

  1. 11:28 by Dragons & Astronauts. Middle of the road Ohio rock.
  2. Strange Is The Way by M. John Henry
  3. I’m So Afraid Of Where by Bottom Bracket
  4. Hello, Again by Kittyhawk
  5. Variations on Fripp & Eno’s “Eve by Cloudland Blue Quartet. Good album in Emo’s style, but it contains a lot of extra (and I would say unnecessary tracks).
  6. Year of the Hare, Year Of The Tiger and Year of the Pig by Fucked Up. Post-rock/heavy metal soundscapes. Really amazing. Unfortunately I left 3 or 4 other NYP albums by this group; maybe next time?
  7. Remembering Ralph (Free Downloads) by Paul Winter
  8. Two by The Nothing: Junk Space and Dekard’s Tale
  9. The Golden Swan by handwrist
  10. everything i lack by Elliott Green
  11. In the Dark by Star Funeral
  12. Stargazing by Expert Timing
  13. Between the Botanicals by Tiny Blue Ghost
  14. Sentient Being by Steve Roach
  15. Echoes of the Cosmos by Gustavo Denouard.

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Freegal and Library CDs

To my amazement I realized that I didn’t have any music by Garth Brooks.

Reviews (Rateyourmusic/Personal Reviews, etc)

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