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OBSCURE COVER SONGS 1. Baby by Geese (Justin Bieber cover) 2. Everybody Loves The Sunshine by D’Angelo (Roy Ayers cover) 3. I Am The Walrus by Jim Carrey (The Beatles cover) 4. About A Girl by Cibo Matto (Nirvana cover) 5. Be Thankful For What You Got by Sade (William Devaughn cover) 6. Party All The Time by Children of Bodom (Eddie Murphy cover) 7. Day Tripper by Yellow Magic Orchestra (The Beatles cover)  8. Brick House by Rob Zombie, Lionel Ritchie and Trina (Commodores cover) 9. Friday I’m In Love by Phoebe Bridgers (The Cure cover) 10. Once In A Lifetime by Kermit The Frog (Talking Heads cover)

20 years ago today, an anonymous producer from South London released a debut album that nobody quite knew what to do with. Burial is one of the clearest examples of what hauntology actually sounds like in practice. Music possessed by the past. The grief of a rave culture that got commercialised and sold back to the people who built it. Futures that never arrived, echoing through decomposed rhythms and ghostly vocal samples. We’ve been going deep on hauntology over on the Substack / Burial, Boards of Canada, The Caretaker, Ghost Box, William Basinski / what it means, where it comes from, and why it still matters. Link in bio if you want the full read. Happy 20th to one of the most important records of the century. 1. Gutted 2. ⁠Block Part - Where is Home? (Burial remix) 3. ⁠Near Dark 4. ⁠Dreamfear 5. ⁠Ashtray Wasp 6. ⁠Rival Dealer 7. ⁠Stolen Dog 8. ⁠Come Down to Us

A quick introduction to the sound of hauntology, Exploring the ghosts of lost futures, memories, sounds, and worlds that feel familiar yet difficult to place. Through crackling recordings, forgotten broadcasts, and pieces of nostalgia, artists like Burial, Boards of Canada, The Caretaker, Philip Jeck, and the Ghost Box label create work suspended between past and present. Not simply revisiting the past, but tracing imagined memories and futures that never fully arrived, yet continue to linger. Explore the full article on Substack for a deeper look into hauntology and the artist working in its atmosphere /p/the-sound-of-hauntology By @___nadirr

Most people know Eric André as the man who destroys his own set every episode. Fewer know he graduated from Berklee College of Music specialising in upright bass, called it the biggest mistake of his life, and then went on to form a band called Blarf whose drummer quit because Eric had a song called “I Love Ab**tions.” 😂 Blarf went dormant. Eric became one of the most unhinged comedians alive. Then earlier this year he came back under the Blarf name and dropped Film Scores for Films That Don’t Exist on Stones Throw Records (@stonesthrow throw ) a full orchestral album recorded with ensembles in Los Angeles and Budapest, inspired by Ennio Morricone and Vangelis, for movies that do not exist. He then conducted the entire album live at Zipper Hall in LA in a tuxedo that, per the press release, may or may not have had the ass cut out. Tracks called “Dead Ballerina,” “Mercury Dripping Down My Spine,” and “Piano Concerto No. 0.” The lead single starts as a legitimate orchestral score and halfway through breaks into speed metal. This is the same man who makes audience members chug beers and smashes plates on television for a living. And somehow it’s both an extended comedic bit and entirely, unironically serious at the same time. Genuinely one of the more interesting things to come out this year. Cover photo by @jeremy_liebman @erickfuckingandre

Track IDs: 1. Otim Alpha & Umoja - Tongwen (@otimalphaofficial 2. ⁠Makelele Sound System - Long Welkom (ft. Masaka Masaka) @masaka___masaka 3. ⁠MC Yallah & Debmaster - Kubali (@mcyallah , @debmaster_the_real_one ) 4. ⁠Masaka Masaka - Cut Right Through 5. ⁠Nihiloxica - Asidi (Slikback Remix) (@nihiloxica , @slikback ) 6. ⁠Nakibembe Embaire Group & Gabber Modus Operandi - 140 (@nakibembe , @gabbermodusoperandi ) 7. ⁠Arsenal Mikebe - Okuleekaana (@arsenal_mikebe ) 8. ⁠Afrorack - bassPlus 9. ⁠Authentically Plastic - Polycollision (@authenticallyplastic ) Oooooh what a ride Uganda has been SHEESH! Chapter 5 of my expedition of my project across Africa (@behind__everything ) checking out what sounds are travelling around, can’t wait to get back home and process all the info. Once again, big shout out to Dom (@d.glare ) and Baaz (@bazil.lizab ) for taking care of us so much whilst in Kampala, and also for showing me these artists in this post to check out. This post is a big representation of the sound of NyegeNyege (@nyegenyegefest ), these guys are doing big things out here, much more than just a festival, they doing good to the local artists and elevating everyones game, big up. Much love, Dilan

Been seeing this clip everywhere lately. watched the full thing last night. absolutely not ready for what it was. Lucky People Center International (1998), directed by Swedish multimedia collective Erik Pauser & Johan Söderberg, who spent two years traveling through 20+ countries collecting footage of shamans, gurus, Maori warriors, Tokyo salary men who perform noise art on weekends, Russian poets throwing bricks through windows, Tibetan lamas talking about American death anxiety… and then edited it all together like a rave flyer came to life. it’s not really a documentary, it’s closer to a feature-length music video about the state of the human soul right before the year 2000. Kind of reminds me of Baraka if it was made by people who also ran an illegal techno club in Gothenburg. and the soundtrack. the SOUNDTRACK. the collective made the music themselves, deep ambient house, trance, thumping electro, just watch the things, I saw it on yoututbe kinda low quality, wasn’t able to find on any streaming platforms

The time Paul McCartney got high on Fela Kuti’s weed  In 1973, Paul McCartney was in Lagos recording the third Wings album, Band on the Run. Although McCartney was well received by the local press, one key figure wasn’t too thrilled : Fela Kuti, the father of afrobeat, publicly accused McCartney of coming to Nigeria to steal African music.  Paul denied the allegations and even played Kuti the music he had recorded, to prove that it contained no explicit African influence. Legendary Cream drummer and Fela Kuti’s friend Ginger Baker also helped smooth things out between the two, who eventually became friendly.  Here, Macca recounts an eventful night at Kuti’s “Shrine” club, where the Englishman got too high on Fela’s weed* During his time in Nigeria, McCartney also suffered a bronchial spasm, probably due to excessive smoking.  At that same party, Kuti played a song that particularily moved McCartney. In slide 4, the ex-Beatle plays the riff from memory, a song that he was unable to find on any recordings. The track McCartney was searching for is “Why Black Man Dey Suffer” (1971) *story from “WTF with Marc Maron” (ep. 948)

Uganda has been the gift that keeps on giving, I’m in awe and can’t believe how much I have had the chance to experience in only 1 month. I have loved every single country so far of my year long project documenting music around Africa (@behind__everything ), but Uganda has a carved a permanent place in my heart and cannot wait to come back. I have sooooo much footage, and the puppy in me can’t wait to polish it all and show you asap, but it is going to take me a while as I have to carry on with the project and focus on capturing as many stories as possible before my summer break. Tomorrow at 6am I go to Malawi, and have heard so many good things about it, let’s see what my luck has ready for me. I want to give a massive shoutout to @nyegenyegefest , especially to Bazil (@bazil.lizab ), Dom (@d.glare ), and Arlen (@moroto_hvy_ind )for helping me have the best experience of Uganda I could ever ask for. Also a massive shoutout to my dear friend Isaac (@ispol_ ) for joining me on this leg of the trip and helping me with all the production. This is just a sneak peak of whats to come, so stay alert, and as usual, stay curious. Love, Dilan

Don’t kill me but I watched Fantastic Planet for the first time the other day and wow. I knew the visuals were iconic, I knew the soundtrack had been sampled, but I wasn’t prepared for how unsettling it actually feels. Released in 1973, directed by René Laloux and based on Stefan Wul’s novel Oms en série, the film sits somewhere between political allegory and pure psychedelia. The animation is raw and eerie, almost handmade in its strangeness, and Alain Goraguer’s score carries this low, tense pulse throughout. Never overwhelming the scenes, but instead hovering over, and that tension is exactly what made “Le Bracelet” such a powerful sample decades later. Stream Fantastic Planet on @mubi and get 30 days free at mubi.com/everythingtunes or at the link in bio. Available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain and Turkey.

I always get goosebumps when I see big communities embracing old traditions being passed down, especially the younger generation feel proud of who they are. I’m feeling extremely fortunate to be seeing a lot of these first hand in my year long project around Africa learning about traditional music (@behind__everything ), and although South Africa is not on my route, I thought I’d share regardless. I tried looking for all the original dancing troupes to credit them, but all the videos I have found are from other accounts, so if you know them please let me know so I can tag them! Stay curious, Dilan x

Yesterday we got to witness the Bongo Safari dancers from Gulu (Northern Uganda) rehearsing their high energy Acholi dance. It was absolutely mesmerising, not only for us, but for all the villagers nearby, and that got me thinking. What struck me most was the crowd forming around them. People stopping, watching, smiling, locked in. You could sense that pull of wanting to be part of something so alive and so together. This is how traditions continue. Don’t get me wrong, of course there is need for organisations and external support, but it all starts with those who practice and embrace their culture, their traditions, and acknowledging that all of this constitutes their identity. There is no better way to honour your past, than embracing it yourself. Seeing so many people engaged in their roots throughout the countries I have travelled so far, is motivating me to do the same back home, in Spain. Maybe thats the next step when my Africa journey ends? So much history and traditions on the brink of vanishing. This will be my 2 cents towards not letting that happen. Stay curious, Dilan

Track IDs: 1. Zuli - Where Do You Go (@zulimusic ) 2. ⁠Nadah El Shazly - Dafaa Robaai (@nadah_elshazly ) 3. ⁠Rozzma - Hout (@rozzmarozzma ) 4. ⁠Ice_Eyes - Maps of Despair (ABADIR Remix) (@ramiabadir ) 5. ⁠Kareem Lotfy - Fr3sh (@kareemlotfy ) 6. ⁠3Phaz - Exploit (@3phaz_ ) 7. ⁠Panstarrs - Khally Balak Hatmoot (@panstarrs__ ) 8. ⁠Carl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy - Zawaj (@abdullahminiawyofficial ) 9. ⁠Hashem - Albi (@hiss.eg 10. ⁠FRKTL - Strange Attractors (@frktl ) 11. ⁠Itfll - Estemara Umru Mesa Today we got Hassan Abou Alam (@hassanaboualam ) on the recs and giving us a glimpse of his take on his Egypt, his Cairo, from the plugged in electronic perspective 🫶🏼 He has selected a beauty of tracks, club hitters, downtempo, and as a true egyptian, he didn’t miss on a dose of bass. This is all part of my journey around Africa for a year learning about music and stories that come my way (@behind__everything ), sometimes traditional, sometimes electronic. This is Hassan’s. Stay curious, Dilan