Nine Reader writers fan out across the world of music, with stops at RP Boo's spastic but accessible footwork tracks, Altar of Plagues' dead-planet black metal, and points beyond.
By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Kevin Warwick, Philip Montoro, Tal Rosenberg, Luca Cimarusti, Monica Kendrick, and Bill Meyer
Analog Africa digs up another chest of West African treasure: "Afro-Beat Airways" demonstrates how far the genre could range from Fela Kuti's template.