Soundtrack to my life
A selection of YouTube videos that represent my rather eclectic taste!
It’s not exhaustive and and I have probably missed a bunch of important things but I will try to embellish as time goes on.
A selection of YouTube videos that represent my rather eclectic taste!
It’s not exhaustive and and I have probably missed a bunch of important things but I will try to embellish as time goes on.
Love the grungy sound of this track. Check out my Podcast recommendation
The man from Fife! - managing to mix bagpipes, electronics and poignant lyrics into a beautiful mix.
The scream in this song is scary as hell. Along with Proidgy’s Firestarter, it’s another one I used to chase the kids around the house too for amusement!
The first album I ever bought at age 13 or 14 was Pink Floyd’s Relics. But this is from the Meddle album. It takes up the whole of the B side
Somewhat later and more experimental
The one and only Bjork from her debut album
Early video of the Cocteau’s
Hugely influential Scottish indie band, famous for unfathomable lyrics ! This is an ealy track
From an earlier album I like. Will no doubt be adding more of Tom waits to this archive !
Hard to choose from the huge catalogue of Tom Waits but starting with this one
Hard to describe these guys, pretty much led by the dictatorial painter Don Van Vliet. This and other selections are from his latter musical outputs before he retied to painting only.
From Doc at the Radar Station, my favourite Captain Beefheart album. Sung with an ashtray voice!
Also from the Doc at the Radar Station album. A surreal track with “Bad voogum”
Alexa took me to see these guys at Somerset House and I saw them again at the Newport jazz festival with Pam in 2019. Will be seeing them again in Paris in 2024
This is current day Eno, back to using his voice, along with his daughter. Wonderful
Pam and I were side stage for this show at the Newport Jazz festival, so we might be in the video! Patrice Quinn really fits the part. The revolution is coming - “We will no longer ask for justice, instead we will take our retribution”
Very much my student years
Brilliant album with Eno behind the controls
I bought the album when it first came out but this track came roaring back in 2022/2023