Mix #26

There a tonne of new stuff in here (some under the caveat new to me and also that this playlist was started last year)... Inoyamaland, Bartees Strange, Enny, Erika de Casier, Alewya, Fontaines, Tiana Major, Raheaven, Remi Wolf, A.Swayze & The Ghosts, Madlib, Gia Margaret, Nao, Squid, Cassandra Jenkins, Sleaford Mods, Angel Haze. 

There is something by Sosena Gebre Eyesus (spelling is different on spotify but believe it's the same person) which sounds a bit like an Ethiopian version of Arthur Russell. 

And also oldies from Aretha, Broadcast, Omega, J Cole, The Beatles, UB40, Augustus Pablo, Ry Cooder & VM Bhatt, Dylan, Prince, Joni, Nina Simone, PJ Harvey, Missy, Richie Havens, Young Marble Giants, Charles Mingus, Fairport, Brian Eno, Nas and Bowie. Actually loads of old stuff, this playlist is long!

Enjoy the Highland interlude.

Mix #26

In amongst knitting and telly (yes I watched all of Motherland S3 in one evening), I've recently read Detransition, Baby and would recommend. I've also made it to the 2/3 line of the Wolf Hall triology! Ventured out to Chelsea Physic Garden, my first visit. Watched Nomadland, didn't love it as much as I expected and preferred The Rider. Got some cinema bookings planned for the other Oscar films.

Sabiha Çimen 

 

Mix #25

The new year greets us with another lockdown. 

I'm doing The Guardian's 31 day literary diet, and would recommend as something to cut through the cold monotony. I'm not really one for new year resolutions, I try to fold things in throughout the year. Remember to be kind to yourself as we slug forward.

Mix #25

A playlist I put together last year, but always takes me a while to go through and edit.

New things from Landshapes, Sister Wives, Bill Callahan and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Tony Njoku's remix of Goat Girl (think I prefer to the original), Tim Heidecker and Weyes Blood, Katy J Pearson, Hot Chip and Jarvis Cocker, Dry Cleaning, ANOHNI covering Gloria Gaynor, Eartheater, Desire Marea, Alabaster DePlume, Frazey Ford (taken me a little while to get on board with this but really love this one now), Shintaro Sakamato, Special Interest.

Old things from Hiroshi Yoshimura, Mdou Moctar, Mort Garson (more reissues came out last year), Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, D'Angelo, Fugazi, Outkast, Broadcast, Kendrick, Galaxie 500, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Dirty Three, The Clean, John Lennon.

More Robert Wyatt, Joni Mitchell and Shafiq Husayn. Plus what I would say are the two central pieces of music from 'Small Axe: Lovers Rock' and one more from it for luck. Can't wait to dance to "Silly Games" in a club. I've never really delved into reggae much, but would recommend the playlist from the film as a good starting point. 

 

Paolo Pellegrin

Spending my days watching telly, crafting and going out for the occasional cycle/walk. Would recommend Babyteeth on Netflix

Mix #18

This has ended up been really long. 

Mix # 18

Returns from Neil Young, Chromatics, Iggy (not sure about all the songs mind), Sheer Mag, Richard Dawson, Girl Ray, Angel Olsen (this one is particularly brilliant), Grimes ("and I like it like that"), Anna Meredith, LDR and Holly Herndon. 

Oldies from Frank Ocean, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Broadcast, Slint, Roy Orbison, The Cramps, VU and Delta 5. 

Elsewhere, I've been slow to the Nao album, but this song is so good, Koffee, Squid, Robert Wyatt - sidenote check this cover from Squid, Haruomi Hosano, Pavement's cover of Bunnymen, Mort Garson, Silver Jews (I've heard two covers of "Trains Across The Sea" in the last month, rest in power DCB) and have been mildly obsessed with "Baby" by Donnie & Joe Emerson this summer gone. 

Castells, Tarragona © Reuters

Summer is most definitely gone. I spent the ends of it camping in 30mph winds in Dorset, sleeping in an English Heritage site overnight without a tent (aka my first microadventure), bowling around End of the Road festival, clubbing in Berlin and scoping out Millennium Mills as part of Open House London. 

I also went here and nearly threw up, but I think that's the appropriate reaction. That article linked is a good and interesting read. 

The photo above reminds me of Guy Bourdin, would like to visit this festival.