Mix #34

As ever, I'm behind - nearly everything in this playlist was added last year. Soz, added Charli to make up for it.

Mix #34

New bits: MJ Lenderman, King Creosote, The Linda Lindas, Beth Gibbons, Moin, Sheer Mag, Amaarae, Celina Sharma, Marina Herlop, Glasser, Kneecap, John Glacier, Tirzah, Mica Levi, L'Rain, Delilah Holiday, CMAT, Bill Ryder-Jones, English Teacher, Mary Lattimore, ØXN, Clarissa Connelly, Mount Kimbie, Fontaines, Armand Hammer, AntsLive and more

Old bits: Mark Kozelek, Molly Drake, Connie Constance, Richard Thompson, Portishead, Royal Trux, Patrice Rushen, Ready For The World, PJ Harvey, Wilco, Al Green, Luke Kelly, Townes Van Zandt, Donovan, Peaches, The Chiffons, Nico, Broadcast, Curtis Mayfield, Gil Scott-Heron, Leonard Cohen, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Richard Hell, Steely Dan and more. 

 

Cai Guo-Qiang

 

Since last post, I've been to Texas for the first time, visited the 5000 year old Newgrange outside of Dublin, went to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice, backpack walked 3 day of the Pembrokeshire Coast, made my first pair of trousers & then shorts, had a fantastic two weeks in Japan, watched Stewart Lee, Harry Hill, Nish Kumar, Fern Brady, Kim Gordon, Erika de Casier, Sam Lee, BETH GIBBONS, Bill Ryder-Jones twice, Fat Dog maybe 17 times, Sorry, Waxahatchee, Villagers, Tirzah, Chanel Beads, Fat White Family, Julia Holter, Lime Garden, Joe Goddard, Cat Power, Armand Hammer + all the peeps at Glastonbury, Laura Lomas' The House Party, The Hills of California, Spirited Away, This is Memorial Device, John Travulva and attended my first spelling bee.

Mix #33

We have 

Mix #33

New: Lankum, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, caroline, Hand Habits, Grian Chatten, Fatoumata Diawara, kwes, Julio Bashmore, Laurel Halo, Decisive Milk, This Is The Kit, Kara Jackson, Blur, Sorry, Blondshell, TSHA, Erika de Casier, NewJeans, Amaarae, The Tubs, Little Simz, Sampha, CMAT, Tinariwen

Old: New Order,  Butthole Surfers, T.Rex, Sonic Youth, The Wicker Man OST, Laurie Andersen, Frank Ocean, Shuggie Otis, Stevie Wonder, Country Teasers, David Keenan, Philip Glass, Folk Implosion, The Nips, Quasi, PJ Harvey, Bruce Springsteen, Jill Scott

                         Alekos Fassianos

Mix #32

Another mix for you, I think it's great : )

Old: John Cale, Gal Costa, Chris Farlowe, Guided By Voices, Yo La Tengo, Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man, The Chantells, Alice Coltrane, Elliot Smith, of Montreal Buffy Sainte-Marie, Holger Czukay, Nico, Gülden Karaböcek, Karen Dalton...

RIP Sinead O'Connor

New: Golden Dregs, Panic Shack, Home Front, Be Your Own Pet, Sluice, Shana Cleveland, Roisin Murphy, Everything But The Girl, Stormzy, cumgirl8, Tiberius b (obsessed), Laurel Halo & Coby Sey, Squid, Richard Dawson...

Mix #32

Suleika Mueller: Shaheen & Bari

                      

Activities: Went down to Combe Martin to hunt the Earl of Rone, saw Jeremy Deller in conversation with Emma Warren (joined by Boss Morris), held a glow-worm in my hand, swam in Bude sea pool, watched Pulp twice, Harry Styles twice, Arctic Monkeys twice, Wet Leg three times, Le Tigre, Pavement, The Pictish Trail, Tinariwen, Sorry, Lisa O'Neill, experienced Abba Voyage, explored the Llyn peninsula of Wales, finished my sign language course, went to my annual family BBQ in Wexford (on pause since 2019), saw A Strange Loop, The Motive & The Cue, laughed at Ben Schwartz & Friends and did Barbieheimer in one day.

Mix #31

Here is a chunky playlist mostly made last year again but slowly catching up. 

Mix #31

Featuring new: Plains, U.S. Girls, Naima Bock, Shygirl, Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Weyes Blood, Mary Lattimore, Kelela, Ice Spice, First Aid Kit, Lisa O'Neill and some men.

Featuring old: Van Morrison, Hot Chip, Dorothy Ashby, Pharaoah Sanders, David McCallum, Minnie Riperton, Arthur Russell, Jimmy Scott, Bob Dylan, Captain Beefhart, Lulu and more.

 

Thérèse Dreaming - Balthus 

Since last words, I have seen John Cale at The Palladium, Caroline Polachek, Young Fathers, Melody's Echo Chamber, Wet Leg at the Royal Albert Hall, Alex G, Lankum, Channel Tres, Mozart Estate, The Hidden Cameras with Owen Pallett, Georgia, Anna Calvi doing Aladdine Sane (weird event), Bill Ryder-Jones, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, La Priest, Richard Dawson, Minor Conflict, Sorry, ESG, Mdou Moctar and Shirley Collins. In particular Young Fathers were incredible but Lankum definitely best show I've seen this year, even seen them again since! I'm now very glad the gigs will calm down a bit though! 

Other activities: spent May Day in Padstow following Obby Osses around, went to my first Banya (Russian spa) but sadly did not get hit by branches, slept overnight in a church (champing), celebrated Sammy's 40th in Vienna, Valencia (for Las Fallas) and Rowans bowling alley and saw 2:22 which was good fun.

Mix #30

 

Further tunes Mix #30

Mix #29

Another playlist mostly created in 2021 

Mix #29

We got Duke Ellington, Dolly Parton, Angel Olsen, Mitski, Syd, Braxe + Falcon, Nico, Minor Conflict, Pink Floyd, Paris Texas, CAN, Betty Davis, Melody's Echo Chamber, Lido Pimienta, CMAT, Alastair DePlume, Batu, Shabaka and Link Wray amongst others. 

Credit: Vivek Vadoliya

Just back from a holiday in Grenada, my first to the Caribbean Islands if we're not counting Cuba, but apparently we should be. Big up Tim's on Anse La Roche. 

Saw Lara Ricote at Soho Theatre last night, otherwise, saw Aftersun before Christmas and now planning some further 2023 travels whilst sorting out a new boiler. 

Mix #28

The majority of this playlist was made about 13 months ago but what you gonna do. 

Mix #28

At the time of been added, new things: Kendrick, Arooj Aftab, Remi Wolf, Tony Njoku, Tanya Tagaq, Dave/Stormzy, Charlotte Day Wilson, MILYMA, Bachelor, Amen Dunes, Hildegard, Katy B, serpentwithfeet, Glowie, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Fauness, Gabriels, Cat Power, SASAMI, Viagra Boys, Paris Texas,  Alex G, Richard Dawson & Circle, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Karen Black with Cass, Silk Sonic, Wu-Lu, Tirzah, Anz

Old things: Prince, Cluster, Total Control, Art Feynman, LFO, Eryka Badu, Xenoula, Jonathan Richman, The Staple Singers, Johnny Hallyday, Smog, Actress, Buck Owens, Karen Dalton, The Mamas & The Papas, The Paradise, APRIL

Hew Locke's The Procession

It has been a busy summer with Wales (visited fforest coast), Glastonbury (Kendrick was the best but a wonderful weekend all round), Sardinia, France, Scotland (first foray into the Fringe + saw The Burryman too), Cornwall (visited Jonathan Michael Ray's exhibition at Tate St Ives), Green Man Festival and New Orleans. Last weekend I visited Hew Locke's The Procession at Tate Britain (I loved). Haven't watched many new films other than Nope (I very much liked). 

Mix #27

It's been a while, things have been hard. 

But here is another playlist - > Mix #27

This was mostly made in June/July. 

Lots of oldies including Lou Reed, Mazzy Star, James Brown, MBV (new to DSPs), Broadcast, Alex Harvey, Sandy Denny, Suicide, Au Pairs, Frank Ocean (10 years old this one) and Minnie Riperton.

New ones courtesy of Mykki Blanco, Amyl and the Sniffers, CMAT, Erika de Casier, Faye Webster, Wet Leg, Tirzah, Little Simz, The Goon Sax, Laura Mvula, Japanese Breakfast, Sam Mehran (posthumous release), Loraine James, Sleater Kinney, Yves Tumour, Self Esteem and more.

 

Credit - Marco Kesseler

I've probably done a lot since May but also not that much... Did get to go to some gigs for a while including Squid twice & ofc Wet Leg, finally ate at The Sportsman, camped more, ate a lot of food in Andalusia, saw Ian McKellen on stage, watched some good films including Seven Samurai on the big screen.

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 #24

Another long playlist for you to dig into. 

Mix #24

Older things from Clinic, Kate Bush, Bad Brains, Andy Bey, Emeralds, John Martyn, Jonathan Richman, Linda Perhacs, The Cairo Gang, Stevie Wonder and Silverio Curiel.

Newer things from Lafawndah, Jess Williamson and Hand Habits, Oliver Coates, Nubya Garcia, Good Sad Happy Bad (what Micachu & The Shapes are now called), Arab Strap, Kali Uchis, Roisin Murphy, Junglepussy, Sufjan, Working Man's Club, Shygirl, Avalon Emerson, Bill Callahan and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - lots of new things.

Steve Lacy, Joni Mitchell and Robert Wyatt turn up again.

As ever I take the Delayed Gratification approach to playlists, most of these songs were added in August.

I've managed a little bit of activity since the last post - went to Naples, few cinema visits (thought Saint Maud was very good), saw the incredible Toyin Ojih Odutola exhibition at the Barbican, this is a great interview with her on The Quietus. Also went to the Sports Banger one at The Foundling Museum.

Thought Steve McQueen's Mangrove was excellent this week, excited for the rest. Film club keeps on.

Jeremy Snell 

 

Mix #23

The summer has been long. Yet September feels even longer, but in that January way, taking the summer further and further away from our memory. 

Here is my latest playlist, Mix #23

We start with Julianna Barwick which sounds like a sunrise, before moving into lots of old stuff - Steely Dan, Elliot Smith, Dean Blunt, Link Wray, Nick Cave, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Nick Drake, X Ray Spex, Cocteau Twins, Frank Sinatra Jr. (didn't know of him before Protomartyr stuck him on a playlist), Robert Wyatt and Kate Bush. There are pockets of new things though including Pozi, NNAMDÏ, Kelly Lee Owens with John Cale, SAULT and Mary Lattimore.

I had that classic Baader-Meinhof feeling when I heard this song by Einstürzende Neubauten, it's great. I think about the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon a lot.

Some fun stuff courtesy of Mariah (not that one, a Japanese group), CMON (this kinda makes me think of "Temporary Secretary"), Plastics (also Japanese) and Rupa.

The Other People Place is another project from James Stinson, who is also Drexciya, which was featured on the last playlist. Both are pretty new to me. On a Detroit tangent, you might have heard the Bruno Furlan song at the city's BLM protests. 

One of the things, I've been doing over this year is a remote film club. We watched Dil Se and the film's standout moment by far was this scene, hence it's addition to the playlist.

Photo credit - Emil Hernon

 

Mix #22

Amidst everything in our lives and the world around us, we can turn to music when we need to. 

Before you do though, please read this from Big Joanie's Stephanie Phillips https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/understanding-blackness-to-understand-black-art-by-stephanie-phillips

Here is a link to a document I put together collating UK & Irish based charities working to support Black lives. I'm adding charities as I come across them. Get in touch if you have any additions.

Photo credit: Tropico Photo

Mix #22

Newer things from Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, Ela Minus, Jamie XX, Laura Marling, Fiona Apple, Wesley Gonzalez, Sinead O'Brien and Tkay Maidza.

Older things from Manu Dibango, Nick Cave, Quando Quango, Townes Van Zandt, Grace Jones, John Prine, The Feelies, Frank Ocean, Prince, Perfume Genius, Drexciya, Le Tigre, Gabriel Garzón-Montan, Betty Wright, Bee Gees and Fela Kuti - there's loads of old stuff actually, some of which is new to me. 
It's a long playlist, and this is after me removing a big chunk at the end, so shouldn't be long till Mix #23!

Bandcamp are supporting artists more than ever as this time. Check out their next Bandcamp Fridays here, including a special one on Juneteenth. The Quietus have done some recommendations related to that here, if you don't know The Quietus, check out these recent pieces as an introduction:
On the wealth and privilege issues of electronic music that takes in Brixton Market - here.
A suitable obituary for Genesis P-Orridge - here.
They always need support, so consider that option if you like these pieces.

Love to you all and #BlackLivesMatter 

Mix #21

This playlist happens to be longer than normal, but perhaps  that's helpful in these times of social distancing and self isolation. 

Mix #21

There is a lot of bops in here.... new music from LA Priest, Against All Logic (Nicolas Jaar's other thing), Yaeji, Darkstar, Thundercat, Jessy Lanza, Roisin Murphy, Perfume Genius, Jarv Is, Squarepusher and Empress Of. 

Older stuff from Richard & Linda Thompson, Arthur Russell, Dolly Parton (yes I did listen to the podcast), Glen Campbell, Pavement, Gary Numan, there's also one Love song and one Arthur Lee song cos why not! 

Some more Welshies in the mix, plus this cool Japanese punk/new wave band from the 80s, OXZ, and a Turkish spot. 

Also, a reminder, now, more than ever, please support the independent companies/shops/artists you love (I will share some links below). 

Maria Lax

A few things I did before social distancing kicked in, went to see the Max Martin musical & Juliet (was great fun), went to Bologna (before things kicked off there too), checked out Heat 4 of Man Up (this will continue whenever it can and I have big expectations for the Tommy R*obinson drag king), stayed in an Oast House (very cute) and now it's zoom karaoke/quiz happenings and House Party gatherings till the end of time.  

Stay clean, well and enjoy! 

Links for your perusal. 

Charity
https://twitter.com/TrussellTrust
https://twitter.com/SFTSLondon
https://twitter.com/centrepointuk
https://twitter.com/ageukcampaigns
https://twitter.com/scope

Food/drink
https://twitter.com/WrightsFood
https://www.instagram.com/topcuvee/
https://www.instagram.com/finks.london/

Record shops/Venues/Music mags
https://twitter.com/LAVIDAESUNMUS
https://twitter.com/worldofechoshop
https://twitter.com/_stranger_than
https://twitter.com/Bandcamp
https://twitter.com/UpsetTheeRhythm
https://twitter.com/tomerecords
https://twitter.com/VirtualPints
https://shop.crackmagazine.net/pages/crack-magazine-supporter
https://www.loudandquiet.com/subscribe/
https://instereomag.bandcamp.com/merch/word-search-by-babak-ganjei-heavy-weight-poster-postcard

Film
https://twitter.com/BFIPlayer
https://twitter.com/CurzonCinemas
https://twitter.com/ThePCCLondon
https://twitter.com/mubi

Arts
https://twitter.com/artsemergency
https://twitter.com/artfund Save Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage

Mix #20

I made this playlist at the end of the year, but got a bit delayed.

Mix #20

Newish things - Just Mustard, Sauna Youth, Sinead O'Brien, Adwaith, India Jordan, The Guest (BCNR connect), Kali Uchis, Giant Swan, Shanti Celeste (this is probably the level that these playlists can max out, techno don't feel right in amongst other stuff), Shopping, Weeping Icon, Peter Ivers and Shygirl.

Old charms - Bjork, Funkadelic, Liquid Liquid, Iggy Pop, Mount Kimbie, Current 93, Shellac, Rupa (new to me though), Elvin Bishop, Stereolab and Brian Eno with David Byrne.

Boris Nikolaevich Ermolaev

New Years in Cornwall seems like a long time ago, but other things I've been up to are the Straw Bear Festival in Whittlesey, visiting Sofia for the first time (sadly no kukeris for us). I cried to Little Women, watched the mentile and not the classic I was excpecting El Topo, sang at The Karaoke Hole, went to NME Awards and headed to Glasgow to see wondrous Angel Olsen.

Mix #19

No Best Ofs here, just another playlist. Merry Christmas!

Mix #19

Old: The Pharcyde, Beat Happening (we just reissued their catalogue), Beefheart, some banging Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sonic Youth, Bauhaus, Pavement (Malkmus played this one at his recent Moth Club), ABBA (always and forever) and Tricky. 

New: Pozi, couple of Blood Orange bits, Caroline Polachek (the video is the best thing), TNGHT came back, Tierra Whack, Caribou, Sudan Archives, Buscabulla (a new signing to us, v good), Lankum, Bombay Bicycle Club, Helado Negro, Nick Cave (looking forward to the shows next year), Disq (this song is so great), Dry Cleaning, Joanna Sternberg and Yves Tumor. Plus big up Barry.

New to me: Roberto Cacciapaglia, Mike Edge, U.N.P.O.C. (very Pixies), Michael Orr (reissued this year) and Julie Covington. 

We finish with one of the biggest singles of the year "Sunglasses" by one of the best new bands: Black Country, New Road. 

David Alan Harvey

Other things that have been happening apart from losing an election. I visited Charleston House (the former home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant of The Bloomsbury Group), went to the Gormley exhibition at The Royal Academy and took a day trip to Liverpool for the Keith Haring one. Explored Dorset and Shropshire. Saw Rosalia for the second time, saw Lizzo for the second time (but the first time since "Juice"), went to see Death of a Salesman starring Wendell Pierce. Watched the new Ken Loach and Parasite. And most excitingly perhaps, went to Lewes for their annual fireworks - was as good as I thought it would be!

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. 

Mix #17

This playlist starts with Scott Walker and ends with Cassius, Philippe Zdar's brilliant and joyful band. 

Mix # 17

Elsewhere, a great song from KAZU and the return of Jai Paul and David Berman! There are two Steve Lacy tracks because I've been waiting for this record. New stuff from Gia Margaret, Flying Lotus, Kevin Morby, Black Midi (not my fave new London band), Bill Callahan, Sleater-Kinney (we will miss you Janet), Roisin Murphy (it's one of two proper bangers here, the other been new Daphni). I've been a bit slow to Yves Tumor but after seeing him at Primavera, I'm in.  

I have watched the video for FKA Twigs' "Cellophane" numerous times, plus her Practice video on the time and energy it takes to create art. 

Oldies include Massive Attack, Chrome, Protomartyr (just reissued by us), Strawberry Switchblade, George Harrison, The 13th Floor Elevators (recommended just before Roky Erickson passed away), James Yorkston, Big Star, Prince and Robert Wyatt. 

Tom Hegen

Other things I have been up to; I visited The Homewood, a wonderful modernist National Trust property in Esher. You have to book a few months in advance but it's well worth the wait and suprisngly convoluted journey. 

Trying out the carbonara and lemon meringue at Circolo Popolare - Gloria's sister restaurant and equally hot. Yum tum and loved the kitschyness of it, even if I think they could have taken it up a notch. 

Visiting our fair seaside towns of Deal, Southwold and Aldeburgh. Deal is home to the UK's only post-war pier.

Mix #15

Whilst mostly been compiled in November and December, this playlist fits the mood of January, easing you back into life. With a blast of punk in places. 

The Christmas break was nice, went to Rye for a couple of clear, cold days where we lit fires, made fish pie, learnt dance routines off YouTube and had to take our jumpers off (due to dancing in front of a roaring fire). I also stayed on a fort off the coast of Portsmouth. Despite this happening in 2018, 2019 will be the Year of the Fort.

Now to Mix #15

Sophy Hollington

That Kleenex song is in the same vein as Suburban Lawns (if you remember that from a playlist past), Hen Ogledd is Richard Dawson's other band, Jib Kidder reminds me of Animal Collective - nice underwater vibes. There is some sweet harp courtesy of Mary Lattimore, a 1969 corker from Phil Cordell, new sounds from BEA1991. I'm mildly obsessed with that Julia Jacklin song and this playlist wouldn't be complete without the song of the best Christmas parties, 'Thank U, Next'. 

Ursula K. Le Guin sadly passed away last year. Having been introduced to her work by This Is The Kit a few years back, I've still not managed to read any of her books but the track here is her imagining the language of The Kesh - a future tribe of indigenous people living an anti-colonial existence 500 years from now, that she wrote about. Elsewhere,  Insecure Men are doing a shadowy Hawaiian tinged number called 'Ulster', Cate Le Bon has produced the new Deerhunter and a beautiful Dolly Parton song used in Netflix's Dumplin. 

There are three songs from 2019 on this list - Fat White Family with their disco return, Hand Habits and the absolute banger 'Juice' by Lizzo, with a cracking video to match.

And there we have it. 

Other things, we visited London's first International Airport last weekend, aka Croydon Airport - fun little place to go if you're in Waddon. Off to see Sorry To Bother You tomorrow but still very much keen to see Mary Poppins Returns and The Favourite. Oh and I'm doing Vegan January - it's hard. 

The illustration if by Sophy Hollington, I bought the Autonomic Tarot Deck by her and David Keenan last year and since bought a lovely moon linocut from her. She is great.

Mix #14

It's time for a new playlist.... this one has taken a while to put together so I can't remember where half the songs have come from... as usual though, I have pilfered some from the artists I work with. 

Mix #14

Some new including Value Void, Madeline Kenney, Mattiel, True Blue, Squid, Black Belt Eagle Scout, FUR, Cornelia Murr, Ohtis and Adrianne Lenker.

Some less new including serpentwithfeet, Leon Vynehall, Robyn, The Goon Sax (what an absolute tune), Low, Fatima, Sharon Van Etten, Christine and the Queens and Noname.

Some old including Sun Ra, Genesis, The Sonics, The Jellies, Donny Hathaway, The New Dawn, Charles Aznavour, T. Rex and Modern Lovers (always).

Some Domino: Tirzah, SASAMI, Julia Holter, Anna Calvi ('Swimming Pool' was in my head for most of my holiday in Puglia), Bill Ryder-Jones, Richard Dawson (his End of the Road set was incredible), Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks (seen them twice in the last month), Protomartyr and Villagers. 

I watched the Grace Jones doc (tis good) & the Barbra Streisand A Star Is Born on Netflix (also good). 

Imogen Cunnigham

I saw David Byrne in Brighton this week, the live show was incredible, rightly been lauded as the best show since Stop Making Sense. So joyful, so engaging, democratic, was like a play and a fair few Talking Heads songs were played... Bury me to 'This Must Be The Place'. 

I visited Liverpool for the first time, the Metropoloitan Cathedral is specatular, so much stained glass in a 60s dream. I also went to Cornwall again, this time for Halloween but more on that next time. Might try and get there again before the year is out. 

Mix #12

I've just returned from the western tip of Cornwall. We stayed in Mousehole for 3 nights before getting Great Western's Night Riviera train back to London (the cabin was very cute). We hit up St Michael's Mount, St Ives including the Tate (there was a great Virginia Woolf exhibition on) & Barbara Hepworth, the Minack Theatre (big up Rowena Cade), Cape Cornwall and Porthcurno beach (I had a brief dip). Need to explore more on the next visit but we were limited by only taking our bicycles. 

Mix #12

Anyhow, in this mix, you will find:
Modern Love because of rewatching Frances Ha.
The Psychedelic Furs because I watched Call Me By Your Name.
Talking Heads & Tom Tom Club because I finally watched Stop Making Sense (yes I know).
A fair few Drag City artists as they put a good chunk of their catalogue on Spotify for the first time.
New Jon Hopkins, Natalie Prass, Alexis Taylor, DJ Koze, Kadhja Bonet, Car Seat Headrest, Kamasi Washington, Melody's Echo Chamber, Ry Cooder and more.
A bit of John Cale after seeing him at the Barbican.
Larry Levan cause always. Likewise for The Crystals. 
Brand new things include Biig Piig, Yuno, A Beacon School, Seinabo Sey, Shannon Shaw. 
Moon Gangs sounding very 80s. 
And a bunch of older stuff from Stephen Malkmus and Alex Turner's recommendations. 
I watched the Nina Simone doc on Netflix too - other Netlflix recommendations include LA 1992, On My Block, The Magdalene Sisters, God's Own Country, Calvary, Christine and Victoria Wood As Seen On TV.

Luca Tombolini