My Most Played Albums Of 2021...A Quasi Best Of List

[@veedub95]

Thank you for the new year’s eve gift of enlightening me to Jelly Cleaver. I had to go to the zon and order a copy of Forever Presence . This is why l watch your videos along with other’s. It may have taken time to discover Jelly Cleaver . Who knows this title may sell out. Then the price on the third hand market might double!

[@BarakaPDub]

I hope I can help her sales some and I do hope this one stays in print. To me it's every bit as good as the vintage Blue Notes. I just wish there was more Jazz like this released this year. I sampled dozens of titles and I am sure there was something else great released this year Jazz-wise. I just haven't found it yet.

[@skycaptain1580]

Hi Paul. First of all I would like to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. Now for the vidéo ; one thing I love since I rekindled with with is when new things come to me and no one has made me discover novelties more than you have. And a lot of artists in this list are picking my curiosity. Thank you! Peace- Pat

[@BarakaPDub]

I am so glad you liked some of the samples Patrick! Outside of the Balmorhea, you should be able to sample all of the albums in their entirety on Bandcamp to see if they truly are to your liking! Happy New Year my friend!

[@TheOmahaIntrovert]

Paul! Thank you SO MUCH for doing this one! That opener cracked me up! I really needed this video because last year I was totally guilty of mostly being in post-punk mode. Those Snail Mail clips sounded excellent. I'm with you on being pretty behind on checking her out even though she's been around a few years. I'm glad you at least mentioned that Amyl & the Sniffers release. I just bought that one and their first on CD a few weeks ago and just love 'em. Oh, definitely gonna look more into Hana Vu Public Storage. Agreed on the horrible cover art though! I didn't even know about this new Morcheeba release! New Candys do sound phenomenal! Lots of styles incorporated on that Moderator release. A few I'd recommend that you may or may not already know about: Ist Ist - The Art of Lying King Woman - Celestial Blues Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood Squid - Bright Green Field The Shame - Drunk Tank Pink The KVB - Unity Low - Hey What Wednesday - Twin Plagues You put so much effort into this and love how your taste is always so varied! Can't wait to hear all the new music 2022 will bring! Was so wonderful to finally catch up on this one!

[@BarakaPDub]

Dear long term viewer, Thank you so much for taking the time to sit through this long rambling video. I think you would dig the Snail Mail album. She's totally worth all the hype she's been given and I didn't know about her until this year. The Amyl and the Sniffers versus Chubby and the Gang was a tough call. Honestly, if I did the video today, I would sway towards Amyl. I think it's the group's best album honestly and I am glad I caught them before they really started to catch on a few years ago. I think you would enjoy the Hana Vu and at the time I picked this up, I also picked up her previous release 'Nicole Kidman/Anne Hathaway' which I think is just as good. The New Candys is one that I know you would love. It's one the best albums I have heard all this past year. Thanks for the tips on the bands. I know Low, Squid, and Yasmin Williams but the others are completely new to me. Since you mentioned it, I honestly don't know why I didn't pick up the Low record. I have their previous one and I sampled this one and really did dig it. Out of all of the ones you suggested, which was your favorite? Again, eye thank ewe for watching! Sincerely, P Dub

[@TheOmahaIntrovert]

@@BarakaPDub Yeah, I remember you featuring Amyl & the Sniffers a few years ago in your year-end wrap-up vid. I just procrastinated on checking them out further. So much music out there that I can never keep up! I really love that Yasmin Williams release. Gonna pull the trigger and get it on vinyl. Helped me realize how much I love acoustic instrumental music like that. And the King Woman - it's the same vocalist from "Miserable." I believe I sent you the Loverboy/Dog Days CD before. I just love Kristina's unique voice, even though King Woman is more metal-ish. With Christmas and our last road trip, my buying has slowed down quite a bit. And the price of vinyl has just gotten out of control, too, along with everything else. Hope you have a great Friday! We're getting some snow later today.

[@BarakaPDub]

The Yasmin Williams is quite good and it reminds me of a lot of the early Windham Hill guitar albums being put out in the 80s. You sold me on King Woman when you mentioned Miserable. It's going to be here this week ;)

[@vinyl.masala]

Thanks Paul, as always you have inspired my "play next" playlist. My 2021 top album was definitely Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio "I Told You So" (which I highly recommend!), followed by Phenomenal Handclap Band "PHB", RAS "RAS II" and Roosevelt "Polydans". Happy New Year!

[@BarakaPDub]

Doh....I totally forgot about the Delvon Lamarr album! And I have it too! That is a great album and I have their next one on pre-order. I am going to have to check out the Phenomenal Handclap Band and Roosevelt "Polydans." I am not familiar with either of those. Thanks for watching and commenting KK!

[@TheRollingStoness]

Thanks Paul, really loved most of the albums and will be in constant rotation, some albums are like the samples I get from Costco, loved it during the sampling, but didnt get it when i purchased and took it home in bulk, but majority i loved it, thanks Paul.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks so much Rolling Stone and Happy New Year! With any of these, I recommend giving it a fuller sampling of course. I don't want to steer someone to an album that may not truly be for them.

[@TheRollingStoness]

@@BarakaPDub Happy Newyear ..really loved the Durand's disco album

[@rongreen1538]

Some interesting choices Paul, I’m particularly interested in the Italian label, I’ll definitely check that out. My favourites of last year were mainly none UK or USA based. Ormens Vag by Monikultur, Drommon by Smote, Refugio by Sei Still, as well as records from Djinn, Goat, Urdog etc, might be worth checking them out. Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I enjoyed it very much.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks for giving me some tips on your favourites. I am only familiar with Smote, Djinn, and Goat but the others I don't know and I'll have to check them out. I did get the new release by Goat just recently and I haven't had the time to digest it quite yet. I am hoping to play it a bit more in the coming days.

[@VinylPotato]

Great picks Paul! I also enjoyed the new Snail Mail and Strand of Oaks. Didn't know the Record Company had a new album out. Sounds great from the clip. Churry and the Gang sounds great too. Happy new year!

[@BarakaPDub]

The Record Company record is outstanding and I think you would like it. I think you would like Chubby and the Gang as well. It's 70% a solid, hardcore punk album but I think the other 30% is them trying out other things which makes for an interesting listen. Speaking of which...I need to check out your year end video ;)

[@darbacon1]

Thanks for the share! There are some nice pics I will definitely check out.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thank you Darcy and please check them out on Bandcamp to get a deeper listen! Happy New Year.

[@vinyl_drinks]

Great watch/listen. I was on Discogs before the video was over purchasing Pink Cigs and New Candys. Got a great deal on both, especially on New Candys. It looks hot on the site right now (probably because of this video!).

[@BarakaPDub]

So happy you liked both the Pink Cigs and the New Candys! If I can help these smaller bands make a few sales then the whole effort has been worthwhile for me. Thank you so much for sitting through this one and Happy New Year!

[@vinyl_drinks]

@@BarakaPDub yeah I’m really excited for both. I’m just going off the samples you played so I’m eager to listen to them in full. I’ll be sure to give you a shoutout when I do. Keep up the great content, love the video dump. Also watched the RSD vid and I’m setting some time aside to watch the lacquer video.

[@L.E.55472]

Wow! That’s some opening 😱 oh wait!!! Hahaha there’s my guy my friend Paul and the humor lol......happy 🥳New Years 🥳to you and the family 🥂🍾- Lis 😎🎶 Nils Frahm✊🏻 Israel Nash✊🏻bright Magic✊🏻stoners rule✊🏻new Candy’s!✊🏻👏🏻

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks Lis. I had a bit of fun with this one and the outro. Thanks for watching it in it's entirety. I am always curious how long people will actually watch my endless rambling. Happy New Year to you as well!

[@robertmitchell6015]

Great mix of records Paul I will definitely check out some of these new Artists I haven’t heard of, could be an expensive start to 2022 cheers from Melbourne Australia

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks Robert for sitting through this fairly lengthy video and I do hope a few of these end up being to your liking. I wonder if you could team up with some of the other Melbourne based VC members and do a batch order on things to reduce the shipping costs? Happy New Year!

[@reidsvinylrecords]

Great video to wrap up the year. Again you have turn me on to some great music I wasn't aware of. Love the delivery and video presentation. I really enjoyed your expression of the music. I think its very hard to convey the artist's sound, but you do a fantastic job, its very intriguing. Thanks for sharing.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks Reid. You are far too kind in terms of my endless rambling ;) I really struggle to describe music beyond pretty generic terms and that's why I like to include sound samples when I can. It's like the saying, a picture is better than a thousand words. To me a sound sample is better than a oral review. Thanks for taking the time to watch this and Happy New Year!

[@mazzysmusic]

So I just pre ordered the reb fountain LP. Coming in February...maybe a repress?? Sounds cool plus she's from San Franciscoi ;-) And Snail Mail. I kept hearing abut here... Thanks for the nudge and happy new year Paul!!

[@BarakaPDub]

It's probably a repress. I want to say it came out in either August or September and I immediately jumped on it. Knowing your tastes, I think you'll enjoy Reb's album and not only for the San Francisco connection. Happy New Year Mazzy!

[@rodrigollanes7619]

the Snail Mail is a great album! and beautiful jacket. her debut is preatty great too.

[@Baz63]

Many thanks again for sharing Paul. The music samples really assist in determining whether to pursue or not. From your list i predict a number of purchases especially as many of the bands / artists are new to me. I wish you a prosperous, healthy and happy 2022.

[@BarakaPDub]

Happy New Year to you as well Barrie! For me, a sound sample is worth a thousand non-descriptive words coming out of my mouth. That's why I am always happy to include the sound samples. It just helps to sell the music far better than my caveman terms ever could.

[@leyland9999]

Another great video, as always! I value this more than anything else that has my interest on YT. Like you said, there is good music around and still being made. And you know, I certainly do not like all what you presented here but yes, three records you presented made me curious enough to order them. Maybe you like me to mention one of your recommendations from a while ago, in fact one of my most played records last year: Droneflower by Marissa Nadler and Stephen Brodsky. That record grows on you! Thanks for your excellent videos! Greetings from Hekelingen, Holland. Bye, Willem.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks Willem and I am so glad you liked Droneflower. I try and spread out the genres a bit when I do these year end videos so I might garner a bit of interest from various people but honestly, it's pretty reflective of my listening habits. It does drive my wife and daughter a bit crazy though. They only like about a 10th of what I have to play.

[@leyland9999]

@@BarakaPDub Thanks for your reply, Paul. Same over here, tastes lie way apart. So, at night when all are upstairs I play my choice of music. Either newly bought records or old ones. Kinda rediscover what I have. Sometimes I’m so astonished how my taste has changed over the years haha.

[@Localbandography]

Amyl and The Sniffers you mentioned was up there for me this past year. Campo said of them it’s nice to see bogans get international acclaim for being bogans lol

[@BarakaPDub]

I love the Amyl album but I decided to go with Chubby since they were a bit lesser known. I can't remember but I think Amyl's EP made my top 20 a year or two ago. My memory is pretty poor and I hate watching my own videos ;) Happy New Year my friend!

[@NickP333]

Fantastic list, Paul. I’m gonna have to pick up at least a couple of those albums. I liked Strand of Oaks and Snail Mail, especially the latter. I did already pick up that new Amyl and The Sniffers LP, Have you heard Viagra Boys? They’re one of my favorite newer bands, and the song that got me into them is called, “Research Chemicals”. I picked up their new album, “Welfare Jazz”. Thanks, Paul! Always enjoy your vids.

[@BarakaPDub]

Happy New Year Nick! So I have heard of the Viagra Boys but I can't say I have truly heard them. I will have to given them a deeper sampling based on your recommendation. I am seeing Snail Mail more and more on year end lists so it's probably the area where I have crossed over with the main stream critics the most.

[@dwashington607]

Paul, I always look forward to your year end list. So much music I’m not familiar with.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thank you so much for checking this one out. I will endeavor every year to share my latest and best discoveries. Hopefully, you might have found one or two to your liking.

[@MonieMuse]

Listening to strand of oaks at the moment and falling in love ♥️ thanks for introducing me to them. Remind me of Band of Horses. Happy New Year!

[@BarakaPDub]

So happy I could introduce you to one album out of these twenty Monica! BTW - I think I saw something that you we're going to give up your KZbin Channel? Please say it isn't so!

[@MonieMuse]

@@BarakaPDub lol I give up! Jk I’m in disparate need of new music, gonna spend sometime getting inspired for a while 😁 thank goodness you’re still going at this strong lol

[@BarakaPDub]

The inspiration is what can kill people. It's one of the reasons I really slowed down my output these past few years. I try to do a video only when I am feeling truly inspired and I don't want to be a slave to something that should be fun. Once you start to become a slave to it, it all loses it's luster. I am optimistic, I'll get to see you back someday. At least, we still have you on Instagram ;)

[@MonieMuse]

@@BarakaPDub needed this advice 😊 😂

[@BarakaPDub]

Do another video but when you're ready for it. And when I mean ready, it can be a week, a month, or a year from now. You got a lot going on family-wise so that doesn't leave a whole lot of time for videos or editing ;) I only have one kid and I struggle. Regardless, it's good to keep up the editing chops. I hate having to relearn Premiere and After Effects after not touching it for weeks or months.

[@GrandmasHandbag]

"There's good new music today - you just have to dig for it". Couldn't have said it better, Paul. This video is proof positive of that - i'm in awe of how much new music you get thru! Thanks for reminding me I need to check out Strand of Oaks, he seems to keep churning new albums out. I can hear how Moderator might have been your most played, it felt wonderfully escapist and uplifting! Thanks for your production as always, your videos are a joy to watch. Happy new year and good seeing you! Cheers, Dean

[@BarakaPDub]

I think in a given year my music playing is split 60/40 with 60% being focused on new music and the other 40% thinks from years prior. I guess new music is a bit of a drug for me. Especially, when I find something really good. I am always on the hunt for new experiences. Trying to rekindle that flame when you heard your favorite band for the first time. By the way, Happy New Year Dean! I hope you are doing well and I hope the temperatures are a little more tolerable this year. At least, we're not hearing about crazy wild fires in Australia in the American news.

[@georgedoughly8682]

Happy New Year Paul! That Jelly Cleaver album sounds really good. I will check it out.

[@BarakaPDub]

Hello George! The Jelly Cleaver is just stellar and it sounds even better on the turntable. In terms of audiophile releases, this one was tops for me this past year. Happy New Year!

[@swordfish52]

Hey Paul , Happy New Year My Friend !! [ nice intro ] Jimmy ....

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks so much for checking this one out Jimmy and Happy New Year to you as well.

[@Paneeks1960]

A fantastic list of music Paul. Good to hear that Deutsche Grammophon is expanding their repertoire of music genres and artists. One of the reasons why the VC & your videos are so essential. I would not know this otherwise. Mystic Goddess sounds interesting. I have a lot of respect for the way that you keep up with so many newer artists. Did you check out the local band GA-20's new album 'GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It...You Might Like It!' yet? I would bet that it would sound amazing on your system. Really dig the Chubby & the Gang cover art. I will never get sick of the intro's that you and 6inchpianist319 deliver. John delivers a right to the point slam and you deliver cinematic cappuccino. Thanks Paul. It was perfect. A very Happy New Years to you and your wife. If you are heading out stay safe. I look forward to sharing another year in the VC with you~ Rob/Boston

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks Rob and Happy New Year to you my friend. I haven't heard of GA-20's but if they do Hound Dog Taylor, then I will have to give it a sample for sure! BTW - As you were asking about editing software, I found an even better one that has a starter package that's free. It's Davinci Resolve. I just bought another camera for shooting higher resolution video and the camera came bundled with it. I later discovered you can get the starter package for free and it's far better than any $100 software you can buy on the market. There are dozens of tutorials on it here on KZbin.

[@Paneeks1960]

@@BarakaPDub Hi Paul. I wanted to get back to you earlier. Anyways. I just wanted to thank you for remembering that I was looking for easy software to do a little video editing. Even something as simple as correcting myself with a few notes in the videos. Thanks so much. Would you suggest downloading it or going somewhere to purchase the software package?

[@michaelbrodybroshears5721]

This is my first time to your channel. You killed it with this list. So much stuff that I hadn’t heard of, that I NOW need to dig into here in the near future. Thank You! A few albums I really enjoyed this year, in the style of some of your selections: Deafheaven - Infinite Granite Nation of Language - A Way Forward Sons of Kemet - Black to the Future Lucy Dacus - Home Video Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots

[@BarakaPDub]

Thank you Brody! I am glad you happened to catch this video and sitting through it. I typically try to avoid making 'em this long. Thank you also for putting down your recommendations as I am only familiar with two of them...the Damon Albarn and Sons of Kemet album. The others are all new to me and I'll have to give them a sample. The Sons of Kemet album, I thought about including but I don't have it on vinyl. At least, not yet ;)

[@s.t.e.r.e.o.]

Stoked to see Brant Bjorks band in your list. Was a heavy stoner rock fan back in the day.I will definitely be picking some of these titles up. Enjoy your post thanks and Merry New Year.

[@BarakaPDub]

Heavy Psych Sounds has done an excellent job reissue Brant's back catalog and I was so happy to really dig a bit deeper into his discography the past couple of years. When I heard he was teaming up with Nick Oliveri, I was all in on this album. Happy New Year to you as well!

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I have decided to not buy one new album in2022 and wait until you list comes out, then I will purchase some albums lol. I did not know Frahm put out a new album, need that. Loved Pink Cig, Robots of Ancient Stone, Public Service Broadcast, Souyenirs and New Candy. Going to check them out and see what the damage will be. Great list, always a pleasure to see your music recommendations. Steve. I was waiting for some African music

[@BarakaPDub]

Please let me know if you do end up buying any of these. I recommend trying to go through Juno out of the UK to save on the shipping. Not too many African pickups this year and I think you and several others got me beat on the Analog Africa purchases. I am now reliant on you guys to tell me what's good ;)

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

Paul I got the Pink Cigs, 2 Frahm album, the one you showed and his studio album that just came out and I got Public Service Broadcast. The other ones I believe had jumped in price or the shipping was high. I had others that interested me but these really grabbed me.

[@onebigholiday42]

Learned about a new one I’m definitely going to check out more, Pink Cigs. That Stöner record is great!

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks for catching tis. I don't think you can go wrong with the Pink Cigs album.

[@rockchicavids]

Always look forward to. your lists. Lord do you find some good stuff! You will need to elaborate on how you came upon these new artists, streaming, blind buy, YT? Happy New Year!

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks Rockchica! I am glad you're telling me I find good stuff as my wife would disagree with 90% of it. As for finding new artists, every week I am doing a lot of sampling. A couple of keys to it all are signing up for label notifications on Bandcamp and ordering through juno.co.uk. You can set it up so Juno sends you weekly or daily e-mails on new releases they are putting out for sale. For shipping from the UK, they really are not too bad. In the United States, getting on the Forced Exposure mailing list also helps since they sell a lot of imports. You put all of this together and you end up with hundreds of new albums you can sample each week. Honestly, I end up with more from Bandcamp emails than I really have time to listen too but there are a few labels that consistently put out great music every month.

[@davidlg0478]

Great video Paul to end the year. You do the best, most eclectic best of year compilation, really well edited and I watch most of the VC videos doing same. I ordered the Reb Fountain off Bandcamp, just have to wait to get delivered from NZ to Ireland now! Happy New year to you, here's to a better 2022!

[@BarakaPDub]

Thank you very much David and I am glad you found one in there that you liked. I get bored listening to one style of music pretty easily so I like to keep things pretty diverse. It makes me wonder though if it's a detractor. Happy New Year to you as well and I hope you find some great music in 2022!

[@MissLadySoul]

Great selection of albums Paul! I Love Moderator; I own most of his albums as well… His recent one is very good. You remind me to pick up the new Morcheeba. I’ve always enjoyed Skye’s vocals. She released a solo album last year that is not bad at all… Thanks for sharing and happy New Year 😊

[@BarakaPDub]

I didn't know that Skye had released a solo record at all! I am going to have to try and order that one as I am just in love with her voice. Thanks so much for catching this one Eve and that reminds me...I need to go back you your video to leave a proper comment. I watched it yesterday while running on my treadmill ;) Happy New Year!

[@MissLadySoul]

@@BarakaPDub: Yeah, Skye's album is titled KEEPING SECRETS. It's not a new release though. it's actually a reissue of her 2009 studio album.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

I love Sinners syndrome

[@Double-Exposure]

Excited to watch this now, I have gotten so many great recommendations from you. Wishing you all the best for 2022!

[@BarakaPDub]

Thank you Double Exposure. I am hoping you found one or two to further sample in this video. I wish you the best in the coming New Year as well!

[@jikenj]

Cool selection thanks kind of reminds me of radio Paradise internet radio vibe!

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks so much Joe Ike. Yeah, my tastes can be a little bit random, which bugs the hell out of my wife ;) Happy New Year.

[@jikenj]

@@BarakaPDub believe me I know what you mean I've recently in the past couple years I've been getting into classic jazz by Coltrane and miles and art Blakey partially thanks to you and your gang on the VC my wife still refers to it as dentist music oh well maybe she'll come around.

[@BarakaPDub]

Jazz took me some time to click with it so I understand partially where your wife is coming from. It takes the right album to do it.

[@EARLandPEARL-c3i]

Excellent list...thanks

[@BarakaPDub]

You're welcome! And Happy New Year!

[@TheDigitalGramophone]

The latest from The Indications didn’t grab me. Love their first two, though. The album that piqued my interest the most in your list was Iris by Reb Fountain. Going to sample that in its entirety. I didn’t give Snail Mail enough attention this year. Going to rectify that. I really dug her last album. Cool to see Strand of Oaks. I first heard him in 2014. He was touring with some artists I love. His sound didn’t blow me away because it was so similar to so many other artists I enjoyed. Which was probably an unfair assessment at the time. However, somebody suggested that I give him another chance with Eraserland. I did think that was a pretty strong rock album. I completely missed that he released an album this year, and I’ll check it out. You always show tons of stuff I’m unfamiliar with Paul. Another well done video. Happy New Year to you and yours! ✌🏻

[@BarakaPDub]

Likewise Jon on the unfamiliar stuff. I didn't know 70% of what you showed in your year end list at all and I like the VC'ers that take me into unknown territory. As for Durand Jones, it's true, I don't think everyone is going to like this third album. Just like I didn't care for the second album that much. What I do like about the band though, is that they're continuing to evolve their sound and they haven't become a one trick, soul making, pony. Strand of Oaks, yes, he does have a common sound but what he does on this record is extraordinary. I didn't feel there was a clunker on the record. I do recommend giving it a more thorough listen on Bandcamp to see if it's to your liking. I'll definitely be checking out Eraserland. Happy New Year to the family Jon and thanks for sitting through this one.

[@redcomusic]

Paul the King of Killer Intro's! Nothing's really stood out to me from 2021 (yet), as I'm still not even completely caught up with 2019 and 2020. But I'll get to it eventually. Happy New Year! - Red

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks. Believe, there is good stuff out there but again you got dig for it any more. Sorry none of these struck your fancy but then again, a lot of the stuff I like is pretty far underground. Happy New Year Red!

[@mmfs6001]

Great intro!

[@BarakaPDub]

Thank Daniel. I wanted to have a bit of fun with it since I am sure that's how some people feel about my videos ;)

[@ron6706]

I would struggle to name 5+ bands from post 2000 that I listen to. At least there's plenty to listen to from the 70s/80s/90s. But one or two of these caught my attention. So thanks for this list.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks so much Ron for watching this video and being open to checking out a few of these artists. So if you asked me about any mainstream artist post 2000, I would be the same way. I don't listen to the radio anymore because I am not a fan of the modern day pop music scene. There is still great music being made but again, you got to dig for it since the bands I listen do don't get the same level of mainstream promotion bands once did. The sad thing is, since the music scene is so spread out with the advent of the internet and streaming services, the newer artists don't have the same production budgets of those in the classic rock days. That can be either good or bad depending on how you look at it but I do miss those 70s/80s/90s production values.

[@TLA1014]

I love hearing your year-end lists, Paul! I’m looking forward to digging deeper into your selections. Happy New Year to you!!! 🤘🎶🍾

[@BarakaPDub]

Happy New Year Terri and I hope one or two of these might be to your interest. If you end up picking up any of them, let me know.

[@dimebagdave77]

Happy New Year to you and yours brother! Pink Cigs kicks arse! Mutt's Nutts rules also🔥😁 so much new stuff to take in..thanks very much for introducing me

[@BarakaPDub]

My pleasure Dimebagdave77! The Mutt's Nuts is really a fun album and it is a kick in the arse. Honestly, check out Small Stone and Heavy Psych Sounds on Bandcamp. There is so much good stuff coming out of these two labels.

[@ToenS]

thanks a lot for this video! what i love about your content is that your taste is very diverse, which makes your channel to one of my favourites in youtube-vc-land! i definitely will check out Reb Fountain, Public Service Broadcasting (although the album you showed was not.really my thing, but the concept made me curious about their other output), Stöner (i think this will be a great present for my dad ..hehe), Jelly Cleaver and Moderator (man.. i need to check out ALL of his work.. the two samples sounded SO dope!) totally agree with you on the Nightmares on Wax album.. i was a fan at the beginning, but after his fourth album i really lost interest, as his output then was just straight boring. well.. this new album is finally a very enjoyable piece again.. it caught my attention because of guests like shabaka and wolfgang haffner.. by the way.. shabaka.. the new Sons of Kemet album was one of my favourites this year.. another recommendation - if you like british burial'ish sounds with hints of boards of canada - would be Ross From Friends - Tread.. what a beautiful album for those who think burial is too spooky, should check this out.. oh and my reiusse of last year definitely is the classic album Satta by Boozoo Bajou!! i know you love kruder & dorfmeister.. so if you dont know boozoo bajou, go check it out NOW 😜 so.. happy new year! and i really looking forward to watching (hopefully) lots of baracka videos this year! cheers froms germany 😊

[@BarakaPDub]

Thank you so much ToenS. My musical tastes are all over the map but there are a couple of places I rarely go. Like free jazz, I just can't get my head wrapped around it. Please let me know if you end up picking up any of these. Honestly, I don't think you will go wrong with either the Jelly Cleaver or Moderator. With the later, I will have another sample being uploaded in my Vinyl Tag response tonight.

[@rongreen1538]

P.S. Loved the Public Service Broadcast record, I have that release, as you say very ‘Berlin’

[@BarakaPDub]

So glad I am not the only one who is a fan of this band ;) Happy New Year Ron!

[@cezarvasile1635]

👌👌

[@BarakaPDub]

Happy New Year Cezar!

[@TONEScott]

The Wind was better than I expected for sure. I keep seeing the Pay Loud record but never delve in. Gotta get that. SNAIL MAIL IS SICK!!! SOOOOOOOOO GOOD. I think the way that Durand Jones and the Indications is progressing is a total 100% conscious graduation through time, that for them, started with a mid-late 60's Northern Soul feel on the first album, with the sophomore offering going towards late 60's early 70's politically and socially charged pure Soul music, and then this one graduates a few years circa towards the earlier sounds of 70's Soul-Disco. I think it's pretty brilliant how the band is progressing in that musical manner. Have not heard the Pink Cigs yet.... Fantastic. You need to check DeathChant and Blackwater Holylight(all females)... both Doom Metal Acid Rock Stoner Rock... both on Riding Easy Records. I know Sally Fields, The Flying Nun lol. That Morcheeba is DOPE (no pun intended). Great Video Paul - TONE

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks TONE. I am really curious to see where Durand Jones goes after this particular album. Are they going to get more into the 70's or get into the 80's big production sound. The bands I really dig the most are the ones that avoid becoming a 'One Trick' pony and churn out the same album again and again. That said, there are some 'One Trick' ponies I do like but many of them don't have any long term staying power if they don't diversify a bit. I generally dig anything that Riding Easy puts out so I need to go back and give those records a sample. I vaguely recall trying to sample the Blackwater Holylight record but maybe I didn't give it attention. If it's all female fronted, then I have to play it again!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Interesting video - lots of things I am not familiar with.

[@BarakaPDub]

Thanks for watching Embryonic Robot. I do a lot of digging in the underground.

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

Do you have the Native Son soundtrack album on vinyl because I'm on a strong hunt for it. Rest in Peace, James Mtume.

[@BarakaPDub]

I do hope you will find it. Looking it up Discogs, it's out there and not impossible to acquire.

[@mazzysmusic]

PS. Also ordered the New Candys I'm easy....

[@BarakaPDub]

I think you will enjoy it ;)

[@dixielandfarm]

You know, I have been digging my heels in to NOT listen to Snail Mail because everywhere I turn people are pushing her... I'm a terrible person.

[@BarakaPDub]

Ha ha. I get that way myself. I am still resisting on Billie Eyelash.