There’s something quite special about this. It feels like a timeless tune, propelled along by energy and youth rather than any particular virtuoso musicianship. Scotland isn’t known for its punk. The country punches well above its weight musically, but punk rock tends to be associated with New York and London, not Fife! The song isn’t…
13/09/2019: “Lord Of Null Lines (Foul Play Remix)” by Hyper On Experience
Foul Play were renowned for their tight drum programming, especially since it was common at the time just to layer breaks and maybe chop/stretch them…
12/09/2019: “1969” by Boards Of Canada
Boards Of Canada are undoubtedly a rare sort. You might put Aphex Twin and Burial in the same class; they make weird electronic music that…
11/09/2019: “Ta Lassa” by International Soleil Band
As far as I can tell, the only difference between this and the “Hide & Smile” edit is that the latter is a bit more…
10/09/2019: “Gorilla Man” by Condry Ziqubu
A lot of amazing musical styles have emanated from South Africa, but I’m inclined to think that the electronic genres are the best, and usually…
09/09/2019: “I’m Still Waiting” by The Wailers
This song is from 1965. That’s long enough ago for the credits to be to The Wailers or The Wailing Wailers without making any mention…
08/09/2019: “Man’s Best Friend (Instrumental)” by George Clinton
George Clinton is known for good times funk, but this surely one of the most feel good tunes ever recorded. It’s worth noting that although…
07/09/2019: “Today” by LD, Monkey & Dimzy
U.K. Drill gets bad press, because it’s aggressive and made by inner city kids. Just like Hip Hop and Grime, really. It has to be…
06/09/2019: “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles
The official Beatles video of this demonstrates pretty well the kind of hysteria the Beatles caused among teenage girls at their height. In the video,…
05/09/2019: “Hilawe” by Arthur Lyman
I have no idea how I came across this fantastic little oddity. However, I would strongly suspect that it has something to do with the…