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The cassette edition of this one found its way onto year-end lists from All Night Flight and Paradise of Replica last year—more than enough to catch my eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s a sense of both sure-footedness and open-endedness to \u003ci\u003eScoppi\u003c\/i\u003e, the work of an artist who knows who she is but can still surprise \u0026amp; delight herself. Sincere indie pop gems trade places with wonky instrumentals like “New Shoes” and “Tissue,” which have the playful charm of experimental architecture. Just as often, the two threads intertwine, the stop-motion guitar figures of “Collecting Stamps,” “New Name,” and “Chitten” dancing in perfect complement to Horisaki’s playful, singsong melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike a perfect day, \u003ci\u003eScoppi\u003c\/i\u003e is mostly solitary with a few well-timed visits from likeminded friends, lending synthesizer, bass, drums, and backing vocals to the delightful patchwork. 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This box set captures their five-night stand at the Fifth Edition Festival for Other Music in Stockholm in the summer of 2022. Five nights, five tunes, five discs, each right around 45 minutes. What’s remarkable is the dialogue between tradition and free exploration, the quartet’s journeys to the outer limits of the form always grounded by recognizable swing and blues elements. If ever there was fire music…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4065537389\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com\/album\/giant-beauty\"\u003eGiant Beauty by أحمد [Ahmed]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM THE LABEL:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"ltr\"\u003eأحمد [Ahmed] is the quartet of Pat Thomas (piano), Joel Grip (double bass), Antonin Gerbal (drums) and Seymour Wright (alto saxophone). 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