A playlist of songs that intrigued me from Sunday to Saturday. Week of 23 May 2021 to 29 May 2021.

WILT_2021-21

1. Heroes – Flying Lotus
2. Post Requisite – Flying Lotus
3. Spontaneous – Flying Lotus, Little Dragon
4. Coronus, The Terminator – Flying Lotus
5. Moon Rock – Tammy Lakkis
6. Temple of the Circuit – Gustav Brovold
7. Bridge the Gap – Moses Boyd, SW2
8. Dirty South – Moses Boyd, SW2
9. Drawn – Kiasmos
10. Dissolve – Absofacto
11. Come Home (feat. André 3000) – Anderson .Paak, André 3000
12. Reachin’ 2 Much (feat. Lalah Hathaway) – Anderson .Paak, Lalah Hathaway
13. Winners Circle – Anderson .Paak

Hyperlink to Spotify playlist: WILT_2021-21

Notes

I noticed that rhythms had been missing from my listening diet of late. I decided to revisit Flying Lotus and the Brainfeeder and Portage Garage Sounds back catalogue to see if there were any particular sonic ideas that had emerged while I was not looking.

I think one of the hallmarks of the artists represented by Brainfeeder, is how progressive their rhythmic ideas are. It always sounds exciting, sometimes abstract, and almost always done in good taste. I also realised that I enjoy Thundercat’s bassplaying when he takes on a more supportive role than his solo work, but I think that’s because I have more issue with his vocal performance than his bassplaying. I took a look at Moses Boyd as well, one of my go-to jazz drummers to see what other projects he was working on, and what new progressions were happening in the UK jazz scene. UK jazz sounds very different to American jazz for me. There are more global influences in UK jazz, which suits my current palette.

We end off with some work by Anderson .Paak who I had been meaning to explore sooner rather than later. He is very talented has some very tasteful music, and definitely worth exploring his body of work more.