Old and new nuggets of musical gold. The raw English folk improv of Laura Cannell and Kate Ellis, some intimate Former Yugoslavian noodling and old school hip-hop beats, retro rock, Mauritian and Egyptian flavour, some hastily slapped together jazz, big band and rock’n’roll, the usual unhinged hyperpop escape passage and a breakcore and grindcore finish with classics from Slipknot and the unmistakable casio-tinged Trencher.
Highlights: Loads for me. A gloriously over the top and sad one by Bobby Darin (heard randomly via Norm McDonald. RIP), the Happiness Project who play along with spoken word to surprising effect, worthwhile riff-heavy covers of Madonna and The Smiths put to bed by the INSANELY satisfying Sea Cruise (I’ve been saving it for years), the wonky and modulated section of TV Room, Shampoo and Wear Yellow. Nia and Wayward bringing in interesting new break-based sounds FTW.
