We shine a light on the excellent “We Are The Wildlife” from Brona McVittie, an Irish Harpist with a divine voice who takes us on a psycho-geographic journey through traditional folk with electronic flourishes and subtle atmospherics. I’ll chat about probably my favourite WOMADelaide yet with Pimpod subscriber Andy and we delve into the build up of excellent new releases from Kim Richey, Marlon Williams and Ryley Walker.
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Featuring the latest cassette from Melbourne’s Lee Hannah, who has taken a new direction with his work. Infinirely is a stunningly slow-moving 20 minute short film / album depicting the intricate natural and unnatural ecology of Australia’s mallee district. Plus relaxing compositions of Panoptique Electrical, Yellow6 ,Monty Adkins and Cicada.
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An extra tasty 1/2/3/4 with some essential new releases. Haley Heynderickx’s debut is already one of my favourites for 2018, with some deft guitar work and imaginative lyrics. How can you not gravitate to an artist who dreamed she was transformed into a feamle Jimi Hendrix at age eleven? Plus folkie Serafina Steer’s cracking post punk trio Bas Jan, metaphysical rolling folk from Red River Dialect and the beguiling sounds of Jerry David Deciccia.
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Ambient guitar, lush drones, delicate electronics. Another special selection of The Quiet Space.
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In this episode I reflect on the passing of the Hip Priest, Mark E Smith of the Fall. His legacy on music is enormous, with diverse acts as Pavement and LCD .Soundsystem citing him as a huge influence, a fact that didn’t in the slightest please him. The sound of the Fall bordered on chaos, with the cryptic crossword poetry of Smith likely leaving you with a wry smile or scratching your head. We features excellent new tracks from Hinds, Jay Som plus the stunning voices of The Young’Uns.
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