Believing Sees Me Cursed

Johnny Boy “You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve (Crews Against Consumismo Extended Mix)” – Ideally, a video for this song should include a huge parade complete with shiny floats, confetti, fireworks, and a thousand joyous people pumping their fist in time with the “yeah yeahs!” and throwing shoes in the air for the chorus. The original mix of the song is very grand and majestic, but this version is even more so, as it amps everything up so that it feels like four minutes of ecstatic “WE WON!!! WE WON!!!” triumph. (Thanks to Amy) (Click here to buy it from Amazon UK.)

Konono “Paradiso” – Nearly everyone who hears Congotronics is blown away, and with good reason. The Afrobeat rhythms are amazing enough, but the sound of the homemade electronic instruments is not quite like anything else I’ve ever heard. The lead instruments are electric versions of a traditional African instrument called a likembé. It sounds roughly like overdriven electric keyboards, but with a more subtle range of tones. But nevermind the exoticism of it all – this is compelling music, regardless of the relative novelty of its origin. I strongly doubt that you will be able to sit still while listening to this track. (Click here to buy it from Amazon UK.)