Everything Everywhere All At Once is/is not Everything All At The Same Time

 

Hilma af Klint

 

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 #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 #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