Sleeping is one of my favourite things to do. I’m not trying to imply that… Read the postWeek 151: “Underground Vibes” by DJ Cam
1987 was a big year for hip hop. Looking at a list of hip hop… Read the postWeek 143: “A Touch of Jazz” by DJ Jazzy Jeff
We’re three-quarters of the way through Southern Hemisphere Month, so it’s only fitting that we… Read the postWeek 132: “Two Hearts In 3/4 Time” by The Avalanches
When the unmanned Voyager space probe was flung into space in 1977, with the hopes… Read the postWeek 127: “Changeling” by DJ Shadow
About ten years ago, I was mindlessly sprawled in front of the television eating something… Read the postWeek 115: “Midnight Feast” by Mr. Scruff
One of the best things about the mp3 age is the phenomenon of iPod serendipity.… Read the postWeek 110: “Funk For Joy” by The Extremities
I discovered this song while on a YouTube tangent recently. It was a long and… Read the postWeek 108: “Teardrop” by Massive Attack
Pogo, aka Nick Bertke, makes music that burrows into your ear, opens the part of… Read the postWeek 105: “Wishery” by Pogo
I’ve already rambled on about sample-based music and remix culture in previous posts, so I… Read the postWeek 88: “My Favorite Color” by Kutiman
If you spent a significant portion of the 90s smoking things and listening to trip-hop,… Read the postWeek 82: “How Do” by Sneaker Pimps
Some songs are hard to love. They take multiple listens and an open mind before… Read the postWeek 76: “Ghostwriter” by RJD2
The Happiness Project was a brilliant experiment in the music of everyday life, created by… Read the postWeek 40: “Vittoria” by Charles Spearin
If you like music enough to be reading this, you’re probably familiar with the psychological… Read the postWeek 38: “What Would You Do With A Million?” by Giant Jnr.
And now, a brief story about why I like sample-based music. Many years ago, I… Read the postWeek 33: “His Majesty King Raam” by Lemon Jelly
When he was 21, Chris O’Connor and two friends formed a band called the I-Rails.… Read the postWeek 24: “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand” by Primitive Radio Gods
As explained in the liner notes of their brilliant 2000 album “Kaleidoscope”, DJ Food is… Read the postWeek 15: “The Crow…” by DJ Food
Music critics love coming up with names for new genres of music. Sometimes the name… Read the postWeek 9: “Roads” by Portishead
Like many people, I went through a phase in 1999-2000 of being obsessed with Moby’s… Read the postWeek 1: “Rushing” by Moby