Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 4)

[Tim]

seems reckless to claim it's better than the Fingers/Bleed/Exile triumvirate. I like Some Girls and Beggars Banquet a lot too.

yup, welcome to my world of confusion - still, at least there's a raft of great music in their catalogue to consider.

[Tim]

FENIAN
KNEECAP




This is the Qobuz Album of the Week, which is quite an achievement for a Hip-Hop/Rap band. Probably the first of that genre I genuinely want to play repeatedly.

[Macca]

FENIAN
KNEECAP




This is the Qobuz Album of the Week, which is quite an achievement for a Hip-Hop/Rap band. Probably the first of that genre I genuinely want to play repeatedly.

The single sounds more like rave to me. I mean it's a long way from something like Wu Tang.

[Alex_UK]

Geckøs - Geckøs (2025)



Stumbled across the track "Dance of the Gecko" on Radio Paradise, haven't listened to any Howe Gelb stuff for years, this is really good, with production by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Eels, Tracy Chapman to name but 3).

"Geckøs is an indie-folk supergroup formed by acclaimed songwriter M. Ward, desert rock pioneer Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), and Irish multi-instrumentalist McKowski (The Lost Brothers). Born from a spontaneous recording session at a mutual friend's wedding, the trio creates a "transatlantic" sound that blends Southwestern Americana with Spanish guitar and Irish mysticism."

[Tim]

The single sounds more like rave to me. I mean it's a long way from something like Wu Tang.

I think that might be why I like it, it's probably not really rap, but I don't claim to know anything about rap.

I'm off to Google Wu Tang now . . .

[Tim]

Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture
Wu-Tang Clan




New to me and yup, I know absolutely nothing about rap, but I don't dislike it

[Idlewithnodrive]

Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture
Wu-Tang Clan




New to me and yup, I know absolutely nothing about rap, but I don't dislike it

While you're on Wu-Tang, Tim, take a look at early NWA - Straight Outta Compton is a good start.

[Pigmy Pony]

Public Enemy from back then was pretty good too ("It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us Back" is one I have), though really I prefer the more mellow positive vibe of A Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul. Less gangsta.

My favourite rapper would have to be Q-Tip who, apart from his band Tribe Called Quest, contributed on Chemical Brothers' "Galvanise" and "Go", and Deee Lite's "Groove is in the Heart".

[Tim]

While you're on Wu-Tang, Tim, take a look at early NWA - Straight Outta Compton is a good start.

Thanks Mike, I'll give that a go after my sourdough bacon sarnie.

[Macca]

Thought I'd dig this one out not played it in years



"The sum of our parts is worth all the organizing," said Method Man. "It's like the Power Rangers where they come together to form that Megazord shit. Them guys are lethal but, when they come together, it's even more incredible. This album will destroy every hip-hop record made in the past ten years."