Very cool stuff indeed...
Thursday 30 December 2010
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Hip-Hop Wednesday
'The Rooster' by Atmosphere
It's my last day at work, so it feels like a Friday to me. Enjoy this great track which I found on this equally good mix by DJ Modest from Belleruche.
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Sunday 19 December 2010
London, November 21, 2010 by The Gentleman Amateur
Beautiful composition from The Gentleman Amateur.
Saturday 18 December 2010
Friday 17 December 2010
Thursday 16 December 2010
Untitled by rougerouge
All I want for Christmas is a Polaroid SX-70 and enough money to afford the film to go with it...
Tuesday 14 December 2010
tUnE-yArDs
Absolutely blinding, I'm stunned. What an amazing singer, although it's a bit distracting having a bass player who looks like Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords.
Monday 13 December 2010
Sunday 12 December 2010
Unknown Genre Sundays.
'Hatari' by tUnE-yArDs
I'm not entirely sure how you'd describe this track, other than to say it's bloomin' marvellous.
Saturday 11 December 2010
Friday 10 December 2010
Funk Fridays...
...has temporarily become Reggae Fridays instead. My blog, my rules...
'We are Neighbours' by David Isaacs and The Upsetters
Thursday 9 December 2010
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Monday 6 December 2010
Sunday 5 December 2010
Tune of the Season
'Black Christmas' by Poly Styrene
My boss asked me if I could play something 'Christmassy' at work on Friday so I gave this one a whirl. I'm not quite sure it's what he was after...
Friday 3 December 2010
Untitled by may the circle remain unbroken
, originally uploaded by may the circle remain unbroken.
Looking a little like I imagine Santa would when he's on his one of his many days off every year.
Funk Fridays...
'You're Losing Me' by Ann Sexton
My old workmate Ben Banyard first introduced me to Ann Sexton years ago back in Bristol. She had loads of great tracks but this was always my favourite. Ben went on to record his own music under the name of Tin Soldier, and to set up his own label Random Flow, complete with logo designed by yours truly...
Thursday 2 December 2010
Tune of the Week
'All Night Long' by Dexter Wansel
I bought a copy of this on 12" back when I was 18 from a little shop in Birmingham, just behind New Street Station. I can't remember the name of the shop but I think it might have been 'Same Beat'? I ought to know, I spent enough money in there. It's funny how your taste changes over the years, I probably like this more now than when I bought it...
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Sunday 28 November 2010
Friday 26 November 2010
Tune of the week
'Ain't there something money can't buy?' by Young Holt Unlimited
Fantastic, funky Friday fun (can't think of any more 'F's...)
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Lion 01 by Hellovon
Saturday 20 November 2010
Friday 19 November 2010
Jamie Lidell
I went to see Jamie Lidell at Koko last night with my mate Mard and he was phenomenal (Jamie, not Mard). I've liked his music for a while but never seen him live before, I've been missing out. He puts on an amazing show and his band were superb as well. Two drummers is probably a bit greedy but it did the trick. Well worth catching him if you get the chance...
Wednesday 17 November 2010
Platonic Solids
I am far too dim to even begin to understand what these images are, or how they were made, but they still look pretty cool to me. They're from a site called Platonic Solids by Michael Hansmeyer and I found it from a link on the Processing site.
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Tune of the week (Part 2)
Told You So by The Freestylers featuring Petra
This is one of my all-time favourite tunes, I've been listening to this for years now. Take the classic Marlena Shaw track California Soul, mix up the beats a bit and add completely new lyrics and you end up with this little beauty.
Monday 15 November 2010
Friday 12 November 2010
Films by Jon Workman
I think my friend Jon is in danger of being an even bigger camera geek than me. It's a worry...
Sarah, Bob and Robin
I'd forgotten how much I enjoy using my old 1950s Zeiss Ikon TLR, there's something really nice about composing images in a square crop. The lens isn't too shabby either which helps.
Thursday 11 November 2010
Tune of the week
Johnny Too Bad by The Slickers
You don't really need an excuse to link to a song that's as good as this, but I was reminded of it by Max Tannone's great reworking of Mos Def.
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Jazz at The Montague Arms
Last Tuesday I finally got around to checking out the monthly open-mic jazz night at The Montague Arms in New Cross. Jazz, photos and beer – it's a pretty winning combination in my book...
I'd been tipped off by Rob at a Brockley Flickr meeting months ago that it was a great opportunity for photography and he wasn't wrong. It has a great atmosphere, everyone was really friendly and it feels very intimate. I don't think there are many places where you can get so close to the performers and snap away to your heart's content.
I like jazz anyway which is an added bonus, but it's well worth a visit regardless. The standard of playing (to my untrained ear) was pretty spectacular. It made me very jealous that I am so completely and utterly unmusical.
There's something about the nature of jazz that seemed to lend itself really well to the collaborative approach. There were three trumpeters, two piano players, two guitarists and two bassists whilst I was there and they all just took it in turns to play with the rest of the group.
It was all great fun and I'd definitely recommend it as a night out. I think it's usually the first Tuesday of the month so I'm guessing the next one ought to be on 7 Dec but I think Rob puts more details on his blog. The rest of my photos are here on Flickr.
Sunday 7 November 2010
Saturday 6 November 2010
Friday 5 November 2010
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