Oct 2, 2021 | 2021, Mixes, Unfamous |
Amon Tobin’s been bending my brain since his first album Adventures In Foam under the nom de musique, Cujo, back in 1996. If there was any justice in the world, his extraordinary musical creativity and innovations would make him a household name. But as it is,...
Sep 30, 2021 | 2021, Mixes, Sound & Vision, Toons |
This is a mix of the compilation album “An Endless Journey – From Ambient to Trip Hop” allegedly Vol. 2, but it was actually the first (and best) of three compilations from Italian record label, A Family Affair. Check out the HearThis.at embed to...
Sep 22, 2021 | 2021, Mixes, Sound & Vision |
As a kid growing up with my parents’ 10 piece record collection (Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, Simply Red and Ken Dodd) getting my hands on Mo’Wax’s HEADZ compilation opened my eyes to the burgeoning 90s instrumental hip hop scene (aka trip hop). DJ...
Sep 18, 2021 | Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons |
New Weird America was basically a sub-genre of the catch-all indie folk, that actually caught on globally (see also New Weird Finland). It built on the psych and free folk movements of the 60s and 70s that were particularly strong in the UK. There are some pretty...
Jun 19, 2021 | 2021, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Ninja Tune, the greatest recording organisation in the world, presents a daily demonstration of their new stereophonic discs… While other record labels have had their time in the sun, Ninja Tune has consistently been one of my favourite labels. Not just for...
Jun 5, 2021 | 2021, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons |
The strings of West Africa reverberate around the world and if you’d like them reverberating around your home too, this playlist is for you. Every morning carefully trained string theory bots start their quantum work, listening backwards and forwards to tracks...