Review: Music From Memory's last epic compilation, 2017's Outro Tempo, did a terrific job in uncovering the dusty, rarely visited corners of Brazilian electronic music. Uneven Paths offers a similar service to those interested in the eccentric, often inspired fringes of European pop music. Of course, compilers Jamie Tiller and Raphael Top-Secret are not interested in run-of-the-mill or commercial synth-pop, but rather "deviant pop" - melodious, left-of-centre curiosities that some may describe as "Balearic". This is pop music from the outer limits, where tracks variously draw influence from spoken word, global rhythms, post-punk fusion, jazz, new age ambient and kosmiche. It goes without saying that the crate-digging duo's selections are spot on throughout, with genuine surprises around every corner.
Daniel Rossen, Christopher Bear & The National - "Terrapin Station" (feat Josh Kaufman, Conrad Doucette, So Percussion & Brooklyn Youth Chorus) - (16:50) 138 BPM
Angel Olsen - "Attics Of My Life" - (4:15) 126 BPM
Wilco With Bob Weir - "St. Stephen" (live) - (6:36) 93 BPM
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "If I Had The World To Give" - (2:37) 148 BPM
Phosphorescent & Friends - "Standing On The Moon" - (5:33) 120 BPM
Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band - "Cumberland Blues" - (3:16) 85 BPM
The Tallest Man On Earth & Friends - "Ship Of Fools" - (5:12) 135 BPM