Otherwires 52

The final hoorah in this chapter of Otherwires sees Nick and James absolutely rinsing their album of the month from Anton Eger, punctuated by stunning cuts from Aqueduct Ensemble, Jimi Hendrix, Voces8, Skee Mask and many MANY more. This is all for now folks. Much peace and much love. x

Jimi's Juju - Leon Mobley & Umar Bin Hussan

You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder

Oxford Supernova - Anton Eger

Activate - Theon Cross

In Perfect Air - Aqueduct Ensemble 

Floor Face Down - Ian Pooley

Broken Home - Burial

Rausch 6 - GAS

A Bright Resemblance - Light Conductor

Monolith - Anton Eger

CIYA - Theon Cross

C. Backlit - Aqueduct Ensemble

Kozmic Flush - Skee Mask

How Deep Is The Ocean - John Coltrane

Never Not - Anton Eger

Over and Out - Nine Inch Nails

Pyramid Song - Voces8

Machine Gun - Jimi Hendrix

Otherwires #51 Review of 2018

James Green & Nick Dawson round up a tumultuous 2018. The crushing return of Low, that track (and video) by Childish Gambino, further epic-ness from Kamasi Washington, all the way brilliance from Shabaka Hutchings... music for our times and no mistake.

3 albums absolutely demanding to be '...of the year' in the form of meticulous widescreen post-rock from Matt Calvert, absolute root deep hip hop from Kev Brown and all encompassing jazz for-the-people from Makaya McCraven. This is how I got through 2018.

Buhrstone - Sarah Davachi

Quorum - Low

My Queen Is Mamie Phipps Clark - Sons of Kemet

Medina - Kamaal Williams

Street Fighter Mas - Kamasi Washington

Good Friday (Boards of Canada Remix) - WHY?, Boards of Canada

This Is America - Childish Gambino

Neon Pattern Drum - Jon Hopkins

Terracotta - Tangents

Human Range - Nils Frahm

Dotwork - Delta Sleep

I’m Janick Gers - Vennart

Denise Paints - Colin Stetson

Back to Electric - Lori Scacco

Empty Grids - r beny

14.12 - Supersilent

Young Genius - Makaya McCraven

Suffer - Matt Calvert

M Go Round - Kev Brown

Time - Kev Brown

Computer Stuff - Kev Brown

Future Classic - Kev Brown

We Won - Kev Brown

Otherwires #50

Otherwires #50

Nick & James return for an unlikely 50th peek into the disparate worlds of jazz, post-rock and electronica. This time Matt Calvert of Three Trapped Tigers is in the studio to discuss his new solo album Typewritten. Album of the Month is Kev Brown's Delve into Classical Moog, there's new music from Anthony Shadduck, Ghost-Note and Ill Considered plus a dig back through the crates to find some gems which have lit up our lives over the past 4 years.

Ali Farka Toure - Ruby

Anthony Shadduck/Jeff Parker - The Story of Maryam

Ill Considered - White Christmas

Ghost-Note - Weedie B. Good

Kev Brown - Introduction/Robot Jungle/Victorious

Matt Calvert in conversation with James

Brokeback - We Let The 'S' Hang In The Air

Tortoise - Ten Day Interval

Jeff Parker - Visions

Moses Sumney - Quarrel

BADBADNOTGOOD - The Hyssop of Love

Yussef Kamaal - Strings of Light

Bohren und der Club of Gore - Unkerich

Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchinanda

Otherwires 49

Otherwires is back with a whole heap of brand spanking new jazz, featuring new music from Makaya McCraven and hot cuts from Yazz Ahmen, Miles Davis and Laurel Halo. This month's live session comes from Otherwires favourite Wil Bolton, who provides an absolutely stunning set of ambient heaven.

Osiris - Maisha

Holy Lands - Makaya McCraven

Organ Eternal - Yazz Ahmed

Honky Tonk - Miles Davis

Prosperity's Fear - Makaya McCraven

Voila - Makaya McCraven

The Creator Has A Masterplan - Sarathy Korwar

The Fifth Monk - Makaya McCraven

WIL BOLTON OTHERWIRES LIVE 1,2 & 3

Compact Rhythem - Graham Dunning

Raw Silk Uncut Wood - Laurel Halo

The Evening Hate - Chelidon Frame 

Otherwires 48 with SLOW CLINIC

Otherwires 48 featuring Slow Clinic Live in the studio. (there's no speaking for the first half due to a tech glitch, which is probably a bonus really)

Keyed Out - Tim Hecker

Suite Haus - Makaya McCraven feat. Nubya Garcia

Autumn - Wun Two

Seye - Fofoulah

Freedom Funk Chant - Damu The Fudgemunk/Raw Poetic

Yu or Me - Matt Calvert*

Volk - Thom Yorke

Morning Of - Colin Stetson

Interactivity in Plastic Space - Lori Scacco

SLOW CLINIC Live in session

Suffer - Matt Calvert*

White Lies - TATRAN

Tiger Song - Lori Scacco

Denise Paints - Colin Stetson

Ghost Ship - Matt Calvert*

Kind of Fuji - 1000 Kings

Butterss's - Makaya McCraven feat. Jeff Parker

Secondary Measure - Amulets

In Mother Earth Phase - Tim Hecker

Otherwires 47

Nick and James return with an ocean of sonic exploration, ranging from Low to Lightbath, Supersilent to The Beta Band and an album of the month from king of 11/8 Vennart. This month’s Otherwires Live session comes from Dead Circuits. 

Surrogate Head (Live at The Garage) - Physics House Band

Komedahead - Andy Votel

Quorum - Low

Dancing and Blood - Low

Reflection (feat. Nat Birtchall and Liz Elensky) - Emanative

Binary - Vennart

OWLive Part One - Dead Circuits

Push It Out - The Beta Band

Flee - Mogwai 

My Queen is Mamie Phipps Clark - Sons of Kemet

14.2 - Supersilent

Vestigial - R Beny

OWLive Part 2 - Dead Circuits

Castlefordian Girls - Vennart

Disarray - Low

Strange Cities - Lori Scacco

Loom 4 - Lightbath

It Was Late and We Watched The Motel Burn - Mary Lattimore

Otherwires 46 OWLive

James and Nick introduce the first in a new series of OWLive studio recordings, courtesy of Rorquals. Album of the month is from Makaya McCraven and a report on the ArcTanGent festival.

Hall / McCraven on the Mic / Ox Tails - Makaya McCraven

Spice Routes (feat. Nay Birchall) - Emanative

Te’amir - Habesha

T69 Collapse - Aphex Twin

Good Friday (Boards of Canada mix) - WHY?

RORQUALS LIVE

Jamil Jamal (DJ Khalab remix) - Jazz Ahmed

4001 - Squarepusher

Earache - Mouse on the Keys

After Dark - Delta Sleep

Dontsendlovesendmoney - Codices

Mute Heart - Matt Calvert

The Glitter is Gone - Yo La Tengo

Otherwires 45 2/7/18

Otherwires returns for a 45th lap around the aural solar system featuring brand new music from John Coltrane, Tangents, Slows and Matt Calvert, rereleases from Aphex Twin and Pye Corner Audio, mountain sized madness from Kamasi Washington and automatic motorised insanity from Eli Keszler.

Nuclear War - Sun Ra

Bud Powell - Wail

John Coltrane - Untitled Original 11386

Kamasi Washington - Can You Hear Him?

Tangents - Gone To Ground

Sarah Davachi - For Piano

Slows - A Great Big Smile From Venus - Side B

Pye Corner Audio - Mainframe

Apex Twin - We Are The Music Makers

GAS - Rausch 1

Matt Calvert - 12051

Eli Keszler - Cold Pin - Side B

Plaid - Clock

Otherwires 44 [4/6/18]

Otherwires 44 Live from the Loft [4/6/18]: A ridiculous amount of fantastic new music from the likes of TANGENTS, JEFF PARKER, KAMAAL WILLIAMS and ENEMY!! Boy oh boy...

Full track listing;

Sarah Davachi - Ghosts and All

Kamaal Williams - Medina

Richard Spaven - Alfama

Ital Tek - Aquamarine

Enemy - Children With Torches

Miles Davis Quintet - So What (Live in Copenhagen 1960)

Jeff Parker - Blackman

The Flashbulb - Binedump

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Life, Life

Slow Clinic - Oblivia

Enemy - Brandy (feat. Lewis Wright)

Tangents - Lake George

Binker & Moses - Children of the Ultrablacks (Live)

Whirlwound - Kelpe

Nils Frahm - To Thomas

Enemy - Politix (feat. Chris Montague)

Letherette - Feel All

Tangents - Terracotta

Terry Riley - Across the Lake of the Ancient Word

Otherwires 43

Nick returns along with the usual Otherwires mayhem for a show cram packed with jazz, electronic, post rock and a dash of metal too. Brand new music from Jon Hopkins, Childish Gambino and classics from BadBadNotGood, Jan Jalinek and Anteloper. 

Ohoneotree SUite - Anteloper

Xover - Blue Lab Beats

Pineapple - Blue Lab Beats 

Planeten in Halbtrauer - Jan Jalinek 

Salaam - Kamaal Williams

Neon Pattern Drum - Jon Hopkins

This Is America - Childish Gambino 

Asalam Yamarek  - Ariel Kalma

IV (Live) - BadBadNotGood

Response (Live) - Ambrose Akinmusire

Sax Con Ritmo - Jack Constanzo

Contrafact - Walter Smith iii

Terazzo - Visible Cloaks

Whiskey and Wine - Planning for Burial

Emerald Green - False Noise

Everything Connected - Jon Hopkins

Quiet Dawn - Nostalgia 77

Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears - A Winged Victory for The Sullen

Why Do I Still Sleep? - Popol Vuh