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night draws inward
featuring the free design, fabiano do nascimento and sam gendel, the breath, yasmin williams, kessoncoda, zoe rahman, zeep, sophye soliveau, lloyd miller and heliocentrics, arushi jain, chrissie hynde and valve bone woe ensemble, floating points, emily izen row, heidi berry, mogwai, cocteau twins, fairport convention
head meds for trying times
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Playing tracks by the free design, fabiano do nascimento and sam gendel, the breath, yasmin williams featuring darlingside, kessoncoda and more.
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Just listened to and old set of yours ... not getting these in my inbox for some reason. Checked my settings as these are AMAZING sessions ... Great work
Thanks SJF, really appreciate that.
( I think a few people have that inbox issue, horsefly56 as mentioned it as well. And I have to periodically check for Citizens Of Sounds' sets because they never seem to turn up in my feed.)
This is extraordinary matey! Really enjoyed listening
Thanks Gaffer 🙏
Sometime, we need to find the right situation/context to try out a Wavy Gravy session of "head music".
( Mind you, I think Rob (aka The Likes Of Us) was impressed when you broke out the Alice Coltrane at Haynes Lane on Saturday...)
I'm late to the show again and what a show! My morning's complete, think I'll have a nap now.
😴💤
Sweet dreams!🪐
Lovely stuff, John - I will have to return to this and to indulge in your other recent sessions asap! Just about to move, and also under the weather so everything is a little crazy at the mo. Hope all's well with you! Simon
Thanks for listening Simon. And best of luck for that move, whether it's a major life adventure or just down the road. Get well soon.
beyond brilliant tickets for dreams session!! blown away, in a very good way by, I think (the 'track playing' info might have goosed me), the Arushi Jain piece; wowzers, just uber sublime...
bravo M'Lord! ...ethereal-folk-ambient-opulence-in-a-smokey-room-that-don't-make-you-cough-and-just-lets-you-drift-bob-and-eddy-in-some-bliss... cheers indeed, P🙏🥭🧙♂️
Haha, thanks for the kind words. If these sets are about anything, it's the right to drift and the freedom to eddy...
Arushi Jain was the drone-electronics-meet-vocals-referencing-Indian-classical-music sounding track. Thought you might like that. It's sat on my hard drive for a year or so before I found the right place for it in one of these sessions.
yes - that matches the one I was swooning over... loved everything else in this session too, but that one was a supreme standout for me.
seen your message about CoS's latest show; nice one (my feed always lets me down) and Mirror System etc... looking forward to the Saturday LWSTD transmission too (and especially to hearing your hour)....
PS - R had a nice but quiet birthday, cheers - we went out for a late night on the tiles last weekend though 😉
So lovely!! So enjoyable!!! Tnx!
Thanks for listening Ivan 🙏
lovely man! really enjoying this little section with zoe rahman, into sophye soliveau and your secret hidden Zeep track ;)
Haha, hiding not intended :}
Rahaman / Soliveau - decided that I like punctuating these sets with busy expressive solo instrumentals, did it last time around as well with Ichika Nito.
...and commiserations on that election.
It was bad enough getting the news over here.
I can only agree with Patrick's words, this was a beautiful autumn soundtrack for a grey morning in Berlin. So many lovely tracks, but I think my favourite stretch was from Nascimento/Gendel to Yasmin Williams. Chrissie's Bowie cover was very sweet too.
Have a relaxed weekend, John!
Thanks Andras, and take it easy yourself.
I like that stretch with all the lovely acoustic guitars as well. Guitarist with The Breath is Stuart McCallum. Always like his playing - solo, with Mike Walker, or in Richard Spaven's bands or Cinematic Orchestra.
Hi John, some amazing songs. Atmospheric and heart warming all at once.
Thanks for listening D 🙏
Looking forward to the Haynes Lane session.
Will flag that up here nearer the time...
Beautiful autumn night’s listen, John! Northern Country and Fairport Convention to end it were particular favorites.
Thanks Patrick. "Northern Country" is from Heidi Berry's 1995 album "Miracle" - a bit of an underappreciated gem from that decade?
“Music often has to do with the time it was made, but Heidi’s three (4AD) albums transcend that for me. Her albums are at the core of what I hoped I was doing with 4AD - to represent people who could express themselves in music that has nothing to do with the flow and flavour of the decade in which they were made. It’s the same reason why Nick Drake’s music works for people. Heidi’s music is not about where she fitted in. Instead, it has great lasting value.”
said Ivo Watts-Russell, 4AD supremo.
Couldn't agree more.
Have to give a listen to more of her! Have a relaxing weekend!
You too!