January 14, 2019
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
December 17, 2018
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
November 19, 2018
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
October 22, 2018
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
September 24, 2018
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
August 27, 2018
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
July 3, 2018
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
June 4, 2018
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
May 7, 2018
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
April 10, 2018
Otherwires returns with a whole host of new music as James flies solo whilst Nick is a busy bee. Expect brand new music from Jon Hopkins, Sons of Kemet, Jonny Greenwood and many more. Classics come from Oscar Peterson, Loscil, Polar Bear and James Holden.
Everyone Is Falling - Vessels
A Break In The Clouds (Beats Tool Mix) - James Holden
Emerald Rush - Jon Hopkins
My Queens Is Albertina Sisulu - Sons of Kemet
Glasspops - Mark Pritchard
Forge/1 - Ma
Tree Strings - Jonny Greenwood
Starwood Choker - Bing & Ruth
ZURE - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Detroit Part II - Shigeto
We Feel The Echoes - Polar Bear
Sunday - Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson
Flyin’ Bamboo (feat. MNDSGN) - Nitai Hershkovits, MNDSGN
Source - Nubya Garcia
The Whip - Fuck Buttons
Stave Peak - Loscil
Lights On Water - Pan-American
Verflossen ist das Gold der tage - Bersarin Quartett
re:member - Olafur Arnalds
walker - Ryuichi Sakamoto
Immunity - Jon Hopkins
