From On Hold To Eternity have you ever made a call and been placed on hold for what seemed like an eternity? it’s happened to me many times, but the last time it happened it was different. at first everything seemed normal. i dialed the number, was told to hold for a moment and then the muzak started, designed to placate my savage soul while i wait…

Now Rift a dozen contemplative and supremely chill jazz tracks from the 2020s whose collective reflective moods inspire us to pause, take note of where we are, and wisely choose the best way forward. photo : Uncle Baddy Tracklist: First Step – Phi-Psonics – Gondwana Records (2021) I’ll Explain Later – De Beren Gieren – Sdban Ultra (2024) Dream In S…

Promise That You’ll Try some guitar music to help while away the day. some songs got sangin’, some are just pickin’ n’ strummin’. some long songs, some short ones, some old songs, some new ones. photo : Auntie Taffy Tracklist: Red And White Light Ship – Gimmer Nicholson – Peabody / Light In The Attic (1981/2016) I Remember Learning How To Dive – An…

Golden Age Conscious Wave rap tracks from the golden age that ride the crest of the conscious wave. don’t think of it as nostalgia, it’s more like a refresher ‘cos the next wave is comin’. photo : Whippa Hannigan Tracklist: Why Is That? – Boogie Down Productions – Jive / Get On Down (1989/2024) Tie Goes To The Runner – Public Enemy – Def Jam (1992)…

Kakistrophic what happens when a kakistocracy, essentially a plutocracy of oligarchs, runs a kleptocracy? i think we’re about find out. what was it grandma used to say? “the lunatics have taken over the asylum.” so keep your eyes open kids, they’re gonna try and pull some fast ones on us. we gotta out smart ‘em. here’s a mixtape of music from 2024 …

Own Confusion own your own confusion. image : W. Desi Pound Tracklist: excerpt from Elemental – Harry Bertoia – Sonambient / Third Man Records (1978/2021) Dim Hope – Adam Wiltzie – Kranky (2024) Populate – The Future Sound Of London – EBV (2024) Mistery & Imagination – 30 Door Key – Feral Child Records (2024) Omar – Carl Stone – We Jazz (2022) Aqua…

On With The Show everything’s a swirl between political whirlwinds and media circuses so it seems appropriate to process all this information, misinformation & disinformation through the lens of show tunes. a batch of catchy musical numbers that belie the absurdities we find ourselves in. on with the show, good luck to you. image : Eric Matthew Tra…

Fidgety N-R-G Fidgety N-R-G for our tangled times. a mix of electro, breaks and techno done the way the sweet daddy do. rock, rock, the robot rock… don’t stop. image : “Radio Propaganda” by Boris Artzybasheff Tracklist: 1000 Corrections Per Second – Lowfish – Suction (2003) Sonar Base #10 – Sonar Base – U-Trax / Deeptrax Records (1997/2017) Without…

Califone Dreaming a mix reflecting the autumnal mood of the season made up of groovy library music from the 70s & early 80s. the sound of back in the day when we were in a sheltered corner of the school library, jacked in to an abused Califone record player, drifting along to an album, distractedly dreaming of what was to come. photo : Teri Essex T…

The Halcyon Daze Of Decontrol this 14th anniversary mixtape sets the controls for the heart of the bass. hearkening back to the halcyon days of Interchill all day after parties full of heady dubs and come down phatties. where there was always a steady flow of mid tempo grooves that kept us going, with an ample cushion of bass that guaranteed a soft…