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Beats Out Here

Beats Out Here

Only in recent years did I realise how close the relationship between the genres of trip hop, instrumental hip hop, etc, is to the jazz world that (kind of) spawned it. And more and more artists are gleefully straddling that divide, like Makaya McCraven, Sam Gendel,...

The Trees

The Trees

Granny C always looked a little sad. And why not? Wheat was her son. Charlene hated the woman nearly as much as she hated Wheat, but never showed it; she was an old woman, and in the South you respect your elders. Her four grandchildren, three years to ten, looked...

Best of Funki Porcini 2

Best of Funki Porcini 2

Listen to Best of Funki Porcini - Part 2 byGeecologist on hearthis.at I've already waxed lyrical about Funki Porcini when talking about the first 'best of' over here. So I will keep this short. Basically trying to capture the essence of an artist with over 30 releases...

Best of Funki Porcini mix

Best of Funki Porcini mix

Listen to Best of Funki Porcini byGeecologist on hearthis.at Funki Porcini has been pumping out great records solidly for a good few decades now. I first heard of him via It's a Long Road which featured on countless compilations, and was released in 1995 on his Hed...

The Lark Ascending

The Lark Ascending

There is a familiar moment on any walk of reasonable length. Our sense of time undergoes an almost imperceptible transformation; the distance to our destination no longer concerns us, our point of departure is located in the past and we feel vividly but gracefully...