Wake My Door — Avey Tare Zombie Girl — Adrienne Lenker Lemon — Local Natives (featuring Sharon Van Etten) Wasted — Tomberlin Let Me Love You Like A Woman — Lana Del Rey The Great Divide — The Shins Continue reading Midweek Mixtape 28/10/2020
Can’t Touch This or That or You or My Face — Kaki King Kaki King’s new album, Modern Yesterdays, just dropped! It is most excellent, I am very satisfied. Already listened to it three times! When In Summer, I Forget About The Winter — Yaeji Frosting — Throwing Muses From Throwing Muse’s 2020 (!!) album, … Continue reading Monday Mixtape 26/10/2020
I’m a huge fan of Tony Gatlif movies and Vengo is one the best, I think. So tragic, so beautiful. This movie also introduced me to the music of Tomatito. (there’s another clip I wanted to share but it has the G-word in the title so. Best if you guys just try to find the … Continue reading Sunday Matinee (Flamenco Edition) 25/10/2020
Well well well, it’s Friday again, the day in which I do a more eclectic mixtape. I like to drop my Friday Night Mixtapes early! The End of The World (cover) — Sharon Van Etten Oh, I don’t know why this song is earworming me. Honestly! 🙄 But it’s inspired this mixtape! One More Kiss, … Continue reading Friday Night Mixtape 23/10/2020
Camille — Ana Roxanne Comfort, Edge — Helena Deland Nothing Much Has Changed, I Don’t Feel The Same — Daniela Andrade Let Go — Sharon Van Etten Montana — Slow Pulp Love’s Refrain — Julie Byrne and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma Continue reading Monday Mixtape 19/10/2020
Been awhile since I did these. We’re in a lockdown in my state and with the terrifying rise in COVID cases, I’m not going out anywhere apart from removing my stitches in a few days time. Time to watch the ballet. Today’s collection of ballets is inspired by the Royal Ballet’s gala at the Royal … Continue reading Sunday Matinee 18/10/2020
Leysh Nat’Arak — Natacha Atlas Re-listening to some old favourites. I was big enough a fan of Natacha Atlas that I hopped on a plane from Brisbane to Adelaide to watch her live during the years when I was doing the WOMAD thing every year. (the feature picture is one of the shots I took). … Continue reading Saturday Soiree 17/10/2020
Not quite Friday night, but in preparation for it. One of my favourite “medicinal” personal playlists, with a balance of energies (some additions, some subtractions and obvs I couldn’t include everything). A restorative for me. Hopefully a restorative for whomever needs one. One must needs recalibrate every now and then so the good work can … Continue reading Friday Night Mixtape 16/10/2020