31 Dec 2024

Top 10 Things I Heard in 2024

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As is tradition on this blog here's my top 10 things I heard in 2024. Not stuff that necessarily came out in 2024 but stuff that I heard for the first time this year.

Looking back on 2024, it was a bit of a shitter. I hope yours wasn't too bad and that we all get a better one in 2025.

We'll see.

Anyone here's one last playlist...

And the list in full (no particular order)

  • Joy Orbison - flight fm [2024]
  • Lemon D - Why? (12 Hz Mix) [2001]
  • Theo Parrish - Lost Angel (Little by Little Remix) [2019]
  • Charli XCX - Girl, so confusing [2024]
  • Fontaines DC - Favourite [2024]
  • Rustie - Black Ice Mudra [2024]
  • Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly [1984]
  • Vince Staples - Yeah Right [2017]
  • Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us [2024]
  • Mica Levi - slob air [2024] (If I had to pick one it would be this)

Album of the year

Brat. Obvs.


Gig of the year

Thundercat at Bristol Beacon. Otherwordly.


Mix of the year

JD Twitch - All Arthur Russell DJ set, live at The Barbican, London 25/05/24


Related post: Top 10 Things I Heard in 2023

20 Dec 2024

As is traditional at Christmas for this blog...

There is no new Xmas mix this year.

But here are the old ones again in a playlist on MixCloud, here they are on YouTube, and here are the old blogposts:

And here are three tracks that would make the cut of the next mix, if that ever happens again...

Confidence Man - Santa’s Comin’ Down The Chimney


Rotterdam Termination Source - Merry X-Mess


The Treacherous Three - Santa's Rap



10 Dec 2024

Doof doof and Bluesky

If this festive season is starting to get a little too sweet and cloying, then cleanse your palette with this.

A solid hour of doof doof courtesy of yer man Teki Latex and his Hard House Special for Call Me Radio out of Nantes.

Also, I've pretty much ditched Twitter for Bluesky - @ceefaxoflife.bsky.social. It's not as fun, but it's a lot less vile. Plus no Temu ads and AI blue-tick replies.

Related post: Game On with Teki & Nick's Mixtape Quest Adventure


3 Dec 2024

Futureheads Buzz

Glitched screenshot of my Futureheads review on Buzz Mag's site


Not one, but two Buzz Mag reviews in 2024. Heady stuff.

Anyway, this one was for The Futureheads - Decent Days & Nights: The Singles on Cherry Red.

Pretty sure I gave it five stars, but what can you do?

Decent Days & Nights: The Singles is out now.

Related post: Black Devil Disco Buzz (February 2024)