Listen: Tape No.20 – Live from Buenos Aires
I fell in love with Buenos Aires immediately after arriving… Living here is a day by day prospect which makes for an immensely rich culture of art, resistance and consequently, amazing music.
Listen: Tape No.19 – Everything is Possible
Founded in 1988 by musician David Byrne (Talking Heads), Luaka Bop was initially started as vehicle for David’s passion for world music with its sole purpose to be a means to release a few Brazilian compilations.
Listen: Tape No.18 – Life in Transit
Oliver Markota is a pilot for a Japanese airline (one of the good ones) and when he isn’t flying to and from your favourite destinations he lives in one of your favourite cities, Tokyo. Is a airline pilot’s life the dream or an endless battle with the effects of chronic jet lag?
Listen: Tape No.17 – The Sounds of Hipgnosis
Listen to a musical celebration of some of the acts that Hipgnosis created album art for, including ELO, Ween, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, T Rex, 10CC, Peter Gabriel, Wings and more
Listen: Tape No.16 – Nkechi Anele’s Exploration Music
Some of the songs I have chosen for this mixtape are quite delicate, and I think this suits the idea of exploring new places with excitement but also a bit of apprehension.
Listen: Tape No.15 – Conrad Greenleaf’s Voyage Through the Galaxy
Conrad Greenleaf is an inner-west Sydney based musician who plays synth, guitar and other things in psych-pop band Richard In Your Mind. He has recently released a solo album called ‘Modern Emotions’
Listen: Tape No.14 – Milk!
A crushing 10+ hour drive to another capital city is an Australian music scene necessity, a decent playlist is the only thing keeping your mind off being crammed in a car filled with gear.
Listen: Tape No.13 – Going The Distance
A crushing 10+ hour drive to another capital city is an Australian music scene necessity, a decent playlist is the only thing keeping your mind off being crammed in a car filled with gear.
Listen: Tape No.12 – Traversing the Inspiration Travel Tundra
This mixtape is made up of songs that my friends have put on in the tour van or played to me on tour, unwittingly blowing my mind along the way, and inspiring me to go down different rabbit-holes in search of more new and interesting music.