Ophir Kutiel goes by the name Kutiman as a musician and he's a one-man funk band from Tel Aviv, Israel. He also makes audio-collages out of found-sounds from YouTube. His latest album is called 6am.
William Tyler has a new album of instrumental guitar music titled Modern Country. Tyler is a member of the bands Lambchop and Silver Jews, and this is his third solo album. It's lush and dynamic, exploring every inch of its defined space.
From the desk of bizarre collaborations comes Banks & Steelz, the team-up of Paul Banks of Interpol and RZA of Wu Tang Clan. Banks has dabbled in hip hop before by way of an odd mixtape he released in 2013. Their album is titled Anything But Words.
