stick technique

 along with dance, if i had a degree of repeat in life, i'd include more drums. so tricky, so absorbing! 

svaneborg kardyb

to be honest, not what i was expected from this pair but equally i'll listen to just about anything with a gondwana label on it 

marina viotti

 whole album! 

bass lines

 a wee drum machine, keep time and you're away 

marco cirillo

 pretty and not difficult

max richter

 

caoilfhionn rose

 another winner from gondwana 

marina viotti

 lovely 

jasmine myra

 

guillaume poncelet

 more plinky plonky piano music. there's a comparison to richard clayderman in the comments, which seems a bit harsh. whatever, i find this sort of thing deeply soothing 

noisy noise

 then i listen to a bunch of female fronted punk bands. great energy but a law of diminishing returns and none of them get near hearing pj harvey for the first time. or now for that matter. but i had a lovely shouty afternoon.

what a great noise this squad make. their videos tho, genuinely awful and what live performances i saw were not the best. this tho, is a laugh and, if was i was going to soundtrack rita bullwinkel's novel headshot, this would be ideal. their follow up i hate when girls die is an absolute metal riff monster 

pleasing old school vibes. their frontperson knows what the job is and the band is supertight. 

as above, frontperson knows how to do her job and band solid. i read criticism of them that their latest stuff has become too generic but the l7 vibe here is clear to hear and i'm not complaining 

at points their garage band vibe seems almost too self conscious but i love this lot. plus the bass player is no nonsense 

and this? if i was in the car and in the mood, this would be my happy place 

as for this, bad brains throwback fabulousness. 

ecca vandal

 this doing heavy rotation on my playlist. rhythm section is relentless and she's got real presence. plus,a song that's about something. i thought those days were past! 

An-Ting

came across an-ting vis an insta real where she was apparently out doing some sound recording. couldn't see what her gear was but, if this was the result (and hasn't been stepped all over), what a good job. altogether intriguing tho and am surprised i haven't heard of her in any of the sound recording things i'm on

*i'm still doing no sound recording despite the recent purchase of new mics. am hoping this'll inspire me a bit! 

svaneborg kardyb

 

snaw

 

jazz sabbath

 i've long held forth about black sabbath's funk roots. this then is no surprise lol 

the bodhran

 i've only intermittently been able to make a go on one of these but always had a soft spot for them 

pt 2

kassia

 i'm not loving my algorithms these days - too much recycling of what i've already seen and not enough weird left field offerings. that said, i wasn't expecting this 

iranian sunday

kick back with this  

hoa

 i couldn't possibly say what their influences were! lol