I love a bit of surfer music. It has a set of distinctive guitar styles, reliably energetic rhythm sections, and usually a fair amount of horns and other assorted musical accoutrements. The Marketts are distinctive for their rather space inspired instrumentation, using organs to produce pretty cosmic sounds. This leads to music that is possibly…
26/05/2019: “Kadia Blues” by Orchestre De La Paillote
This song shows the diversity of African music. Much of the music that is popular among Western audiences tends towards the funky, afrobeat persuasion. “Kadia…
25/02/2019: “Praxis” by Ikonika
Ikonika is one of the artists gracing Kode 9’s Hyperdub label, where you can be sure to find producers pushing bass music into new and…
24/05/2019: “Daylight” by RAMP
RAMP is an acronym, standing for Roy Ayers Music Productions. It’s a group which he isn’t actually in, instead helping the members write and produce…
23/05/2019: “Algodao” by Quarteto Novo
Quarteto Novo only recorded one album together, the 1967 Quarteto Novo. However, that one album had a disproportionate influence. The group utilises a regional Brazilian music…
22/05/2019: “Modjadji” by Chicco
Film soundtracks are very often carefully curated and interesting collections of music, containing songs selected for a variety of moods. Even the most unlikely of…
21/05/2019: “Urban Hero” by Jameson
“Urban Hero” is such an enduring banger that you can still hear it played out by DJs today. Moving along at a frenetic pace, the…
20/05/2019: “Kunte Kinte” by The Revolutionaries
“Kunte Kinte” is one of reggae’s most recognisable riddims, especially due to the flute-like melody at the start. The dub version by Channel One’s prolific…
19/05/2019: “In The Evening” by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin have made a lot of songs. What makes them great is that their output doesn’t have many weak spots. There are definite high…
18/05/2019: “Malasimbo” by Swindle featuring Hilarius Dauag
Swindle is one of the most talented musicians to come out of the U.K. bass spectrum. His original sound was jazzy dubstep, in the same…