Defenders of Bu-Tik Palace (acoustic version/MV), ChthoniC -- they are usually a death-metal band, but they released some acoustic, Taiwanese-folk-styled covers of their songs, and I thought this one was beautiful. It is, of course, also very political at the same time.
Magpie, The Unthanks -- a rite-like enmusication of the old folk rhyme, brought to my attention courtesy of friendsofenglishmagic; it's mesmerizing.
Bassa Sababa, Netta -- a psychedelic, off-the-wall and bouncing-of-the-walls pop song from the singer and "loop artist" who won Eurovision with Toy a few years back
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Defenders of Bu-Tik Palace (acoustic version/MV), ChthoniC -- they are usually a death-metal band, but they released some acoustic, Taiwanese-folk-styled covers of their songs, and I thought this one was beautiful. It is, of course, also very political at the same time.
Magpie, The Unthanks -- a rite-like enmusication of the old folk rhyme, brought to my attention courtesy of
Bassa Sababa, Netta -- a psychedelic, off-the-wall and bouncing-of-the-walls pop song from the singer and "loop artist" who won Eurovision with Toy a few years back