Sep 24, 2022 | 2022, Playlists, Toons |
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,...
Mar 12, 2022 | 2022, Playlists, Toons |
Post-rock has for a long time been a broad umbrella, but interpreting it grounded in the Mogwai / Explosions In The Sky realm of music ‘that fucking destroys’, here’s a daily updating playlist that will take you on that journey… And now you...
Jan 8, 2022 | 2021, Featured, Playlists, Toons |
It’s that time of year again, where the question inevitably arises – what were the best albums we heard in 2021? I’m going to try not to mention the pandemic (ah shit, there it goes) nor that 2021 was a pretty tough year for almost everyone…...
Nov 13, 2021 | 2021, Playlists, Toons, Unfamous |
Deerhoof walk that razor sharp line between innovation and entertainment, and to my mind probably better than almost any other band I can think of – Fiery Furnaces are probably the most alike. With their appropriately positive album Actually, You Can dropping in...
Sep 18, 2021 | Playlists, 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, 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...