Here is a very fun album full of hip hop beats and West African instrumentals by the 27-year-old Malian producer Luka Guindo. On “Forêt,” (which translates to “forest”– love these romance languages) he loops the stringed ngoni with a drum and snaps, to a homey, hypnotic effect. “Bbni” is a banging contrast, much more dancey and heavier on the vocals. “Falaw,” the title track, is sweet and melodic, settling and mellow. As you’re gathering, the album’s a journey, ideally suited to a long, introspective walk. Work your way through and make sure to get in some rhythmic steps. Don’t know how you could resist.
What. A. Story: Three dudes from South Korea recently uprooted about 600 succulents in California State Parks to ship back East and sell on the black market. If they hadn’t been caught, the plants (Dudleyas, if you’re curious) would have sold for over $600k total, and they also would have all died after leaving the northern Californian climate. But this is where we are now, in search of the rare plant that everyone else on instagram doesn’t already have. Satus, right? So here’s a free idea: start growing your own plant breeds and sell them in limited quantities in a physical store where people have to line up outside for hours to get them. Sweet, sweet revenge.
So you’ve bought a plant (contraband or not). It’s going to make your life a little more *natural*. Now, isn’t there some sort of app for this thing? Yes, it turns out, there are several. Please reference the roughly one million digital assistants that promise to measure the light in your home in order recommend plants to add to your collection. Once you’ve mastered that and your plants are failing, buy another app for $2 that will tell you precisely what’s wrong with them. Or use another to call in a legit, human expert, who will then charge you by the hour. And if you run out of plants to tend to, stock back up with The Sill’s plant subscription service. Plants, plants everywhere and not a… leaf to drink?
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