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Jarrod Zlatic // 5 Records (As Of 5:27PM, 18 June, 2007)

JARROD ZLATIC of FABULOUS DIAMONDS goes through his record collection to find the most interesting music he’s been listening to at the moment.

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1. Ocora 74: Musique de Guadalcanal: Solomon Islands

Collection of music from the Solomon Islands on the excellent French label Ocora, Side B is especially amazing with droney harmonic pan-pipes and murmuring lullabys.

2. Hamburger All-Stars - Swinging London Pt. 2 (from Love Not Devotion comp. on Fuck Off Records)

Whilst I don’t know much about the Fuck Off Records scene they occupy a pretty important place within the more independent movements of British post-punk. This particular song is an excellent slice of dubby pop (veering towards a Basement 5 “Silicon Chips” sort of feel but less “up”)

3. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way cassette

In the biggish Salvation Army on Crown St. in Newtown, Sydney I found two cassettes, one had Don Cherry’s “Brown Rice” and Condona “1″ taped to a side each whilst the other had Davis’ “In A Silent Way” on one-side and Coltranes “Giant Steps” on the other. I’ve been falling asleep to this particular tape lately.

4. Shoes This High 7″ EP

Amazing angular angry post-punk from obscure New Zealand group, according to the insert that came with this re-issue half the band died of overdoses whilst the other half just vanished.

5. Blues Control CD on Holy Mountain

New release for New York duo who sound like a muddy scuzzy Musik Von Harmonia with occasional weirdo blues solos. Awesome.