since the future of bandcamp is in flux, I thought I'd shout out what I've been listening to lately!
P.SUS - Late Bloomer
Every now and then I check back up on P.SUS and see that there's a new album that I haven't seen, and it's always such a nice little gift. I used to listen to his stuff regularly - After Hours has been a comfort listen of mine for nearly ten years now. I was really into plunderphonics! That will come back around in a moment.
Aivi & Surasshu - Meanwhile
Another long-time follow of mine, since even before Steven Universe, somehow. I kind of don't know what else to say about them - something about their music just feels so perfectly distilled, crystal clear, but without coming across as stilted or rigid.
dazegxd & gum.mp3 - Girls Love Jungle
Somehow, my journey into music listening left me ill-prepared to consider "genre" - it's probably a sign that I simply don't have a talented ear. Anyway, that's just to say that I couldn't tell you whether or not I love Jungle, as a cohesive thing, or that I would be able to tell you if a certain song was Jungle or not. Certainly there are two approaches here that I would be inclined to think are distinct enough as to be pushing into different genres themselves (and I think I do have a preference for one over the other, although I like both).
Allison Fleischer - A Day in the City
This is an absolute delight to listen to! And not to wax philosophical about it, but I think it's emblematic of one of the things that draws me to plunderphonic stuff - recognizing a sound or a clip in a new context is so joyful, particularly in this album, that I think when done right goes beyond the "Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the screen" reaction. It's not just the recognition of a callback, it's the discovery of a thing in a new context, and how that context changes the original and creates something new. I discovered it thanks to Hy's post (which is full of other wonderful albums I've been digging through!)
Redeyes - Unfinished Theory EP
Cheating a little bit here since I discovered this a while ago, but I've been going back to it for this whole month when I want to listen to something just for the pleasure of listening.