Post #1373860
2026-04-12 09:05 UTC
#DiggingInTheShelves No. 32
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - The Makin' Magick II Album
Spells On The Telly (2021)
https://www.discogs.com/release/21806209
Time to work through one of the megaprojects from the hyper-prolific plunderphonics outsider. I'd describe her(*) music as three radios simultaneously tuned to 80s/90s/00s retro pop channels, placed next to a TV set blaring a teen drama. Not for everybody, but Sabrina hasn't gathered a cult following for nothing.
Of her catalogue of albums, this is one of my favourites. Straightforward pop anthems, heavily sample-based. The sampling work is pretty clever, especially in the vocal tracks often stitched together from a wide range of unexpected sources. "Being Alone", "Lose Myself", "Each Time" and "Music" are clear standouts.
In the end, what you get is 2.5 hours of never-ceasing saccharine lo-fi wall of sound. Love it or hate it, I'm in the former camp.
Selected: Being Alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ2mSK_ydLc
Replies (2)
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@breaque@icosahedron.website 2026-04-12 09:05
(*) Yes, I'm aware that her-supposed-brother co-produces some of the tracks and has even received detailed credit in recent releases. It's still presented as a solo project, so I'm treating it as such.
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@evilpaul_atebit@icosahedron.website 2026-04-13 11:52
@breaque "I'd describe her music as three radios simultaneously tuned to 80s/90s/00s retro pop channels, placed next to a TV set blaring a teen drama. Not for everybody..." Well that piqued my interest. I'm about an hour into this now and.. yeah.. this is a warm fuzzy late summer evening in the 00s while on some sort of a buzz <3