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“Haunt folk”, really? We’re fans of this new-maybe-going-to-not-quite-happen sub-genre, but we are big fans of its finest (only?) proponent, Jenny Berkel. To us, the Canadian singer-songwriter’s music just sounds like good folk: stark, delicate and, by turns, frosty and warm. Berkel is playing Berlin this week as part of her European tour, so check out the charmingly lo-fi animated video for “Like a Rope” below, stream the debut album Here on a Wire on her website, and catch her arresting live show at Vögelchen this Saturday (April 6th).

This is some crazy shit. The Kaotic World EP was produced using just a Korg Kaosillator and recorded in a series of one-take blasts by Berlin-based, Scottish solo artist MUMMAA. Described as “alt-pop” by their creator, tracks like “Kaos Theory” and “Melancholy for a Megadrive” owe more to old school rave and chiptunes, like the soundtrack of some long-forgotten 16 bit video game. Kaotic World can be heard in all its wonky wonder below, under the video of MUMMAA busking in Paris, and is available for free download over on the artist’s Bandcamp.