I’ve been playing Lorraine James on the show since it started the show and her levels have remained consistently high. A couple of weeks ago she released a new EP – ‘Five a Day’ for free, on Bandcamp and then deleted it on New Years Day (though it is still available on Dropbox). For something treated quite so throw-away by the artist, I didn’t expect it to be quite this good.
From Enfield in North London (the colourful Alma Estate used as the cover to her first album on Hyperdub), James’ sound draws on ambient, glitch, IDM, drill/grime and the releases have grown more personal no over time, leaning into her queer, Black British experience. This ‘Five a Day’ EP recalls that first hyperdub LP, with elements of footwork/jersey to go with the staccato glitch.
I think I was fairly late to the Pete Um party but I l’ve now had a fair few years to dig through the his back catalogue. I loved that Pete contributed to the Exquisite Stitch thing I did back in October. He’s a lovely outsider oddball with an ear for a tune and a great sense of humour. Often referred to as a ‘tape-poet’ he uses an array of has-been devices to soundtrack his surreal but hooky pop lyrics.
The ‘Director’ track I played comes from his 2019 album ‘As you were’ – I haven’t really worked out its meaning – though it’s possibly about town planning (?) – “It’s all about planning / The centre of anger / I’ll make decisions / That affect people”.
Though she’s been recording for around 13 years, Eva808 is a new artist to me to me this year. Her real name is Eva Jóhannsdóttir, and from Iceland, but currently residing in Sweden. I’ve played two tracks from her new ‘ÖÐRUVÍSI’ (which means “different”), including ‘Acid Shower’ on this week’s show – and her sound has progressed from its more grime/dubstep/bass music orientation of her earlier work (if retaining some of the sounds and tics) to something more global (this track has arabic overtones), expansive and almost soundtrack orientated.
The rest is the usual Woolies pick ‘n’ mix. There are some mic problems circa the 45-60 min mark (me sounding like a tiny man in a box) but the music’s sounding fine throughout…
Full track deets…
1 T.Williams,Terri Walker Heartbeat – Instrumental
2 Call Super Fly Black Stork
3 Pyur Intersections
4 Loraine James Fruit 3
5 Serpente Redentor Not I
6 IYA SHILLELAGH reGenaRation
7 East Man Bate Kush
8 Hojo,Novelist 16 O’s
9 Central Cee Entrapreneur
10 AntsLive Cutlery
11 Eva808 ACID SHOWER
12 Pete Um The Director
13 King Tubby,Augustus Pablo Satta Dub
14 Jess Sah Bi,Peter One Apartheid
15 Aron & The Jeri Jeri Band Djuma
16 Heather Stebbins form 5
17 Jeremy Barnes The Funeral Table
18 Läuten der Seele Ich ging durch einen grasgrünen Wald
19 Father Philis Face Beat
20 Deradoorian The Illuminator
21 P. Adrix Sonhos
22 Klassik Frescobar,Yung Bredda Too Much Live
23 Bongwater Pornography
24 Insecure Men Heathrow
25 Dialect Yamaha Birds 2
26 Új Bála 19000 Kép
27 Flesh & The Dream Diviner of the Flesh
28 Adela Mede,Martyna Basta Hol A Tavasz
29 Sarah Terral Une Chanson Douce
30 Andrew Osterhoudt,Ka Baird Crowds
31 Benjamín Vergara & Amanda Irarrázabal en camino
32 Chuquimamani-Condori Eat My Cum
33 Jim Legxacy old place
34 Guinney Pepper Lick the Chalice
35 Meitei Yume-jūya
36 my bloody valentine (When You Wake) You’re Still In A Dream
37 Frunk29 My Seven-String Guitar
DVDeeets 
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