HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VOLUME III
Our latest update to the “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED” Spotify playlist series returns with a slightly linear array of deep listening cuts straight from the Total Trash Instagram page. This volume includes cuts across reggae, jazz, and punk, as well as some outlier curveballs that come with the guarantee of heavy replay value.
Coto and the Plagues (2021)
Los Angeles trio, Coto and the Plagues, initially united around a passion for lo-fi horror films. While the band’s eleven track debut rarely makes direct reference to any element of cinematic history, their music parallels the dark mood of horror culture’s massive timeline. Coto and the Plagues recalls the peak of goth rock and new-wave as though it were straight out of a 1980’s slasher film.
Hidemi (2021)
Jazz saxophonist, Patrick Shiroishi, has created a career exploring the history of Asian-American oppression. On his latest album, Hidemi, Shiroishi delivers one of his most personal albums to date, with a focus on his grandparents and their time spent in a Japanese internment camp circa World War II. Hidemi incorporates the healing power of spiritual jazz as Shiroishi travels through his family’s resilient history.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VOLUME II
We have updated our HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Spotify playlist with next 20 “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED” shares from our official Instagram page. Volume II includes deep cuts from Outkast’s catalog, spiritual jazz and a few of our current favorites in DIY punk. Tap in to hear the update. Special thanks to one of our current favorite artists, Portland’s MJ aka @myartdad for taking the time to create the cover art for this round.
WEWEREFRIENDS (2021)
On WEWEREFRIENDS, experimental noise mastermind RXM Reality shifts his sound from extreme abrasiveness and replaces it with drawn out layered vocals and cohesive song writing. It’s his second album of the year, and reveals an unexpected emotional and more human side of his unique compositions.
Stepping into Tomorrow: A Profile on DIY Experimentalists Leah & Blake Saint David
Chicago producer, Composuresquad, has been a leader in the local DIY nightlife scene for years. He is one of the top sought-after DJ’s in city limits, and has hosted many of the most memorable events that have occurred in the past decade. On the latest edition of “The Junkyard,” Composure sets out to interview Leah and Blake Saint David, two members of a versatile rising collective of DIY artists that are on the verge of re-defining experimental music in the 312.