A playlist of songs that intrigued me from Sunday to Saturday. Week of 5 Dec 2021 to 11 Dec 2021.

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1. Monsieur Dutour – Bernard Estardy
2. Marcheta – Chico Hamilton
3. The Sage – Chico Hamilton Quintet
4. The Quest of Chico Hamilton – John Carroll Kirby
5. Blue Sands – Chico Hamilton Quintet
6. Suite For Horn – Chico Hamilton
7. Vidage – 1000mods
8. High Strangeness – Mothership
9. Lazy Bones – Brant Bjork
10. Raspletin – Kadaver, Elder
11. Blood Moon Night – Kadaver, Elder
12. Blooms of Oblivion – Emma Ruth Rundle
13. The Body – Emma Ruth Rundle

Hyperlink to Spotify playlist: WILT_2021-49

Notes

The first half of the week was dominated by an exploration into drummer and bandleader, Chico Hamilton’s innovative discography. I was intrigued when I learned that his early jazz work featured the performance of a cello, courtesy of Fred Katz. Whenever there is an intersection of classical and jazz, I feel as if the collision of ideas creates a singularity of creativity, and something new and exciting is born, if for a brief moment.

I then found myself drawn to the stoned and psychedelic. Elder had recently launched a new album, in collaboration with Kadaver, and I then got hypnotised by the monotonous riffage of 1000mods. Finally, Emma Ruth Rundle’s new album, Engine of Hell came into my orbit, and I once again found myself mesmerised. Closing on The Body seems like an exceptional bookend, sorrow and hope all mixed in a single offering.