Based in Brussels, the mysteriously masked quartet that is Why The Eye? craft themselves unconventional instruments out of apparently random objects, then use them to perform their music. And what music! A trance inducing combination of relentless polyrhythmic grooves, frenetic analogue glitches and distorted squeals, the band's eponymous first album which came out last year immediately turned us into avid fans. So in a bid to uncover what inspires this tribal and celebratory feel, we had Why The Eye? summon this month's mixtape and out of thin air, here it is!
- The Residents – The moles are coming
[Ralph Records] - Erika Sulzmann (1959) – Percussions and vocals from Maï Ndombe Lake (Congo)
- Plasticman – Kriket
[NovaMute] - Esplendor Geométrico – Es Inaudito
[Linea Alternativa / Geometrik] - Francis Bebey – Di Saegi
[Born Bad Records] - Aphex Twin – Fz Pseudotimestretch+e+3
[Warp] - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – Help i’m a Rock
[Verve Records] - Badawi – Dance of the Centipedes
[Reachout International Records] - Gede Manik – Bereta Yuda
[Disjuncta] - Miles Davis – Rated-X
[Columbia / CBS] - James Brown – Since You’ve Been Gone
[Polydor] - T.K. Ramamoorthy – Rasikapriya
[The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd. / EM Records] - The Junkman (Donald Knaack) – Abracadabra
- Liquid Liquid – Cavern
[99 Records]
