Posting something daily, whatever comes to mind #Random365 01/01/23
Starting off with the incomparable Nick Harper, using his own song Love Is Music as a foundation for a celebration of music, squeezing something like 20 covers in along the wayš¤Æ
Posting something daily, whatever comes to mind #Random365 01/01/23
Starting off with the incomparable Nick Harper, using his own song Love Is Music as a foundation for a celebration of music, squeezing something like 20 covers in along the wayš¤Æ
#Random365 02/01/23
Such a wonderful heartfelt song, with the preamble on the link adding more depth and contextā¤ļø
Kelly Joe Phelps - River Rat Jimmy
#Random365 03/01/23
A #5albums83 flavour today, something from the greatest film soundtrack of all time and my number one by absolute light years.
Philip Glass - Pruit Igoe
#Random365 04/01/23
A highlight of 2022 was seeing my friend Agnes and her band Balamuc play on the Golden Hinde. Super live band, very talented musicians and a whole lot of fun. Yedi Kedi was one of my favourite albums of 2021.
Balamuc - Zuki Zuki
https://youtu.be/kfpVZH8xyhs
#Random365 05/01/23
The Two Sides Of Tony TS McPhee (1973) is a definitive album of two halves. Side 1 is great but itās all about Side 2, a completely unexpected prog electronica polemic on the moral injustice of fox hunting. Brilliant!
Tony TS McPhee - The Hunt
https://youtu.be/BRIUUBlFVZ8
#Random365 06/01/23
The Straight Story is my favourite David Lynch film, and probably my favourite film full stop, partly due to the exquisite soundtrack. Hereās a heartbreakingly beautiful exampleā¦
Angelo Badalamenti - Roseās Theme
https://youtu.be/wyxo-UsYopo
#Random365 07/01/23
The most abrasive, uncompromising and aggy af hiphop crew ever to come out of the UK. Not sure you can dig any further underground than this tbhā¦
12 Stone Productions - E8 Clapper Capital
https://youtu.be/Txbv5dgrFPg
#Random365 08/01/23
One of my favourite tracks from the album that introduced me to how banging Portuguese hiphop can beā¦
Chullage - Rhymeshit Que Abala
https://youtu.be/bO1FLggM1S8
#Random365 09/01/23
I love a bit of Synthwave, and this is one of the finest examples - what a groove!
Carpenter Brut - Disco Zombi Italia
https://youtu.be/7Q3lwVAwHdI
#Random365 10/01/23
Simply one of the best songs ever writtenš¤·š»āāļø
Songs:Ohia - Farewell Transmission
https://youtu.be/malJUMz2A9Y
#Random365 11/01/23
First drum and bass entry into this thread, and with this track floating around my head today maybe Iām pining for summer.
Seba - Connected
https://youtu.be/jdC6l5h1B60
#Random365 12/01/23
Listening to Tom Waits and Balamuc this week put me in the mood to revisit an old favourite. The Way The Wind Blows is a brilliant and unique album, highly recommended.
A Hawk & A Hacksaw - God Bless The Ottoman Empire
#Random365 13/01/23
One of my favourite ever DnB tracks todayā¦ruthless steppa, then that Ghost In The Shell sample dropsā¦š¤Æ
Makai - Beneath The Mask
https://youtu.be/eqhO7hdIihw
#Random365 14/01/23
Steering this thread into the #RaveyardShift this evening with one of the greatest pieces of electronic music ever produced. Absolutely iconicš„
Underworld - Rez
https://youtu.be/F6Y7lcvubhU
#Random365 15/01/23
Something from the best support act Iāve seen in a long time, and a big find for me from the tail end of last year, the hugely entertaining Scott Laveneā¦
Scott Lavene - Broke
https://youtu.be/PC4249OqUZU
#Random365 16/01/23
Afie Jurvanen is a brilliant songwriter and I never get tired of listening to his albums. One of the finds of the last 10yrs or so for meā¦
Bahamas - Your Sweet Touch
https://youtu.be/_XtLdbo9Gxs
#Random365 17/01/23
Makes me want to bop down the street giving everyone high-fives and fist-bumpsā¦what a tune!
William Onyeabor - Fantastic Man
https://youtu.be/xyL4c_LDCl0
#Random365 18/01/23
Billy The Kid & The Green Baize Vampire was one of my favourite films as a kid (after all who doesnāt love a post-apocalyptic supernatural snooker rock musicalš¤·š»āāļø). Randomly earwormed by this todayā¦
The Fame Game - BTKATGBV OST
https://youtu.be/WGLZ2WngAHA
#Random365 19/01/23
So excited to be able to see Arooj Aftab later this year, an artist whose music fizzes and vibrates with deep restorative energyš
Arooj Aftab - Diya Hai (ft. Badi Assad)
https://youtu.be/oCUFC-ULdOk
#Random365 20/01/23
Something Hungarian today, and an absolute banger.
Szabó BalÔzs BandÔja - Zaj
https://youtu.be/6D1PXQLc3fA
#Random365 21/01/23
Dropping this thread into the #RaveyardShift again with one of the tunes that got me started on the DnB train. Itās builder, a roller, a steppa with a vocal sample to die forš„
Fortran - The End Part II
https://youtu.be/yZi3uPSahsk
#Random365 22/01/23
Kung Hey Fat Choi! Something from HK for Lunar New Year, exhibit A in āWatch the masterpiece original rather than the mediocre Hollywood remakeā.
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Music Twitter should enjoy this sceneā¬ļø
https://youtu.be/iwEdvXKFRJQ
#Random365 23/01/23
In ā98 I picked up the Elohim 12ā based on a magazine review. This track on the B-Side was the first time Saul blew my mind completely open, thereās been many more since. š¤Æ
Saul Williams - Twice The First Time
https://youtu.be/bIp47yWUQKs
#Random365 24/01/23
One of the best Electronica Djās about, so many mixes to choose but the David Lynch intro to this makes it one of my favouritesš„
Adam Freeland - After Burning Man I Took The Train From Paris To Berlin And Did This Mixtape
<b>DOWNLOAD AT http://marineparade.net/ </b> (David Lynch -Spoken word sample) Cologne Tape- Render 4 Scuba-Dsy Chn Instra:mental- Sun Rec Luke Abbott-Modern Drive
#Random365 25/01/23
What a song! And what a video! Absolutely brilliantā¦::
Gunship - Tech Noir
https://youtu.be/-nC5TBv3sfU
#Random365 26/01/23
When I was 10/11 my Dad bought a CD titled Zig Zag Wanderer. Essentially Safe As Milk but in a different order. This was the opening instead of closing track, therefore my intro to The Captain š¤Æ
Captain Beefheart - Autumnās Child
https://youtu.be/85qq2RIf_J0
#Random365 27/01/23
Listened to a lot of exceptional Jazz for #5albums63 this last fortnight, all of it made me keep going back to one of the standout tracks of 2022. Hip Hop & Jazz fans need this in their lifeā¦
Farma/Jehst/Soweto Kinch - Uncut Gems
https://youtu.be/qsSUkzVt2vM
#Random365 28/01/23
Another #RaveyardShift drop in.
One day someone will do a music challenge of a month of remixes, and this would feature in mine. What an absolute banger!
Orbital - Nothing Left (Tsunami One Remix)
https://youtu.be/XyB3lA_rD2A
#Random365 29/01/23
Should hold off sharing this til summer really, but itās been in my head today. One of my favourite ever hip hop tunes.
Mission: ft. Mia Doi Todd (prod. Thes One) - Home
https://youtu.be/zFWIoFAsbxs
#Random365 30/01/23
One of my favourite songs by one of my favourite artists, this is so beautiful. This video isnāt official, but really does justice to the song.
Micah P Hinson - Beneath The Rose
https://youtu.be/QiVS56IePXw
#Random365 31/01/23
In the mood for this today, the first RDJ track I remember really falling in love with. Would have been about 16yo and visiting my brother in London when I heard it first. š¤Æ
Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy Song
https://youtu.be/mkxz3nU5vOI
#Random365 01/02/23
Only posting this one for #15TopGigs, the single most profound concert Iāve ever experienced. Roy Harperās 70th Birthday concert at RFH in 2011. My heart burst open with pure emotion and many tears of joy were shed.
#Random365 02/02/23
What can I say about Chester? Unquestionably my favourite rapper of all time and one of the greatest lyricists across all genres.
Chester P - Fire In The Streets
https://youtu.be/Z31ZWDGiRr0
#Random365 03/02/23
A masterpiece from a masterpiece album. Sonic architecture of the highest order.
Photek - Aleph 1
https://youtu.be/-MYxZjKIxn0
#Random365 04/02/23
The Unseen is one of my favourite hiphop albums, and I bought it off the strength of hearing this incredible track a year earlierā¦
Peanut Butter Wolf ft. Loot pack & Quasimoto - Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats
https://youtu.be/zT0_0PM0cIo
#Random365 05/02/23
Had the original on earlier, made me want to listen to this exquisite cover again. Privileged to have seen this version live a few timesā¤ļø
Nick Harper - Purple Rain
https://youtu.be/F110EtzUrnU
#Random365 06/02/23
My new to me find of the week for #5albums07 is the wonderful Knee-Deep In The North Sea by Portico Quartet. Hereās the title trackā¦
#Random365 07/02/23
Hands down one of the greatest album closers ever!
Roots Manuva - Motion 5000
https://youtu.be/WmD_noUCsGU
#Random365 08/02/23
Still staying away from Music Twitter challenges, but hereās one for everyone doing #SamplesInSongsChallenge.
Always takes me right back to a specific group of friends and being 15yo againā¦
Nice & Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
https://youtu.be/MNOAM22yPAo
#Random365 09/02/23
No-one does reworks of trad folk ballads quite like the brilliant Crumbling Ghost. Fans of The Watersons might enjoy this oneā¦
Crumbling Ghost - Swansea Town
https://youtu.be/prXuYf_zm2w
#Random365 10/02/23
Elite glitchy electro bleep magic!
Two Lone Swordsmen - Neuflex
https://youtu.be/AzBuAlkfJ7Y
#Random365 11/02/23
Wonderfully sax-fuelled sleazy electro-noirā¦
Funky Porcini - B Monkey
https://youtu.be/Q9KJNFB1FcM
#Random365 12/02/23
Wonāt be most peopleās cup of tea, but the #5albums74 eligible Aqua by Froese is magical to meā¦
Edgar Froese - NGC 891
https://youtu.be/PVXz2irxwhk
#Random365 13/02/23
Been humming this to myself all day, rest easy Daveā¦
De La Soul/ATCQ/Jungle Brothers - Buddy
https://youtu.be/i__2mI44O5w
#Random365 14/02/23
Double bill today as these two titanic tracks from two certified legends came on a double AA side MoāWax release. Absolutely fundamental and foundational š¤Æš„
DJ Shadow - Lost & Found
https://youtu.be/VWY8_Zuu1zM
DJ Krush - Kemuri
https://youtu.be/3cFhXCdL344
#Random365 15/02/23
Another corking remix, the definitive version of this imo. The interplay of kicks and snares is a thing of beauty.
UNKLE ft. Thom Yorke - Rabbit In Your Headlights (Underdog Remix)
https://youtu.be/XRMU3MX5uOQ
#Random365 16/02/23
10yr wedding anniversary today, so hereās a song that makes me think of my beautiful wifeā¦
š¶My arms are just two things in the way til I can wrap them around youā¦š¶
Captain Beefheart - My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
https://youtu.be/XJ2kSmbxEUw
#Random365 17/02/23
A song that transports me back to being 14/15yo in the mid 90ās, still love it to this day.
Senseless Things - Too Much Kissing
https://youtu.be/cKdj2Np8awA
#Random365 18/02/23
I left the first Grinderman album out of my #5albums07 recently. Mainly coz my favourite track from the album is this banging remixš
One for the #RaveyardShift
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues (Adam Freeland Remix)
https://youtu.be/cuZOCdXZqHM
#Random365 19/02/23
Probably my favourite piece of electronic music of the last 20 years. Ridiculously brilliantā¦
Jon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal
https://youtu.be/Q04ILDXe3QE
#Random365 20/02/23
Greenaway/Nyman collaborations were a staple of my adolescence. Obviously I didnāt understand most of the content at the time, but the symbiotic link between visual and musical art had undeniable resonance.
Michael Nyman - Memorial
https://youtu.be/L7oQmvLqB8Q
#Random365 21/02/23
A minute of soulful crooning and a minute and a half blitz of garage punk rock. A 2m30s belter of a song from a hugely underrated talent who deserves more earsā¦
Benjamin Booker - Off The Ground
https://youtu.be/2QP9VlRzDLQ
#Random365 22/02/23
Spellbinding production from @LucaNieri4 allowing space for Chesterās introspection to soar. Brilliant cameo from @MCDRS and wonderful animation from @SojoAni too.
Stunning song from a stunning albumā¤ļø
Chester P - Melancholic Flowers
https://youtu.be/6e-MqXWsLB4
#Random365 23/02/23
A wonderfully warm and fuzzy slice of electronica today, and another sensational remix added to the thread. Sounds like summer to meš
Coldcut - More Beats & Pieces (John McEntire Tortoise Mix)
https://youtu.be/7yS1H2sgscE
#Random365 24/02/23
Swinging by the #Raveyardshift again with this absolute monsterā¦
Squarepusher - Unreal Square
https://youtu.be/A4r_94EvDZ4
#Random365 25/02/23
Last few days havenāt posted properly for some reasonš¤·š»āāļø, so catching up with myself. Hereās a certified banger from the mighty Task Forceā¦
Task Force - Stranger On The Shore
https://youtu.be/JAIL9M1itYM
#Random365 26/02/23
The opening track from a huge #5albums19 contender. Love how off kilter the production is, and how forcefully exact the enunciation is. What a flow Billy hasā¦
Billy Woods - SpongeBob
https://youtu.be/bUEmYA1wl5o