Bob’s Favourite Spins of 2021
In no particular order... ok a bit of an order Jeff Mills & Rafael Leafar - The Override Switch . Brilliant mixing! Imagine a lucid journey through percussive jazz with breakbeats. The River Runs Five Ways leaves a earworm trail the size of Shai’Hulud. CV Vision Tropical - full of crazy backbeats, analogue, and samples. The KLF Solid State Logic - because I say so . The justified ancients of Monitor Units are gonna rock you. Cabaret Voltaire - Shadow of Fear - Sentimental pick. One cannot quantify the influence this single band had, ranging from the bumpin 808 dance vibe, Detroit, eclectic electo jazz, industrial, and R&B. This album is such a throw back and somewhat fitting given the dystopia+hysteria of today. Rest in Power Richard H. Kirk. There will never be another. Sufjan Stevens- Convocations... its ok but oddly similar to Enos Opus Music for Installations released a few years back (see my previous 2018 review ) Umwelt - Fear of a Dark Planet EP...