via Fiddlefreak...

Feeling quite intoxicated by this tune today... amazingly hypnotic almost-acapella (just a little hand drum action to accompany) which keeps lulling you into thinking you've found the groove for a few beats before hitting reset in an extremely jarring, wonky way.

Julie Fowlis - Thig Am Bata

Desperately trying to claw back some hard drive space last night I came across a >1 gig audio file which turned out to be one of my radio shows from Lochbroom FM which I'd recorded & forgotten about. For the most part it was a forgettable one so I'm not posting the whole thing - you can check out some of my old ones at my old blog - but part of it was a session / interview with Gypsy Dave Smith which I'd totally forgotten about but was amazing... And since I'm the only person in the world with this recording it seems selfish not to share...

He played a couple of amazing tunes... not sure what this first one is called: Gypsy Dave - (no title)

This second one is a Lead Belly tune: Gypsy Dave - On A Monday.

Charity shops are of course the best. Here's Velodrome 2000 saying as much in their cutesy indie-pop tones:

Velodrome 2000 - Charity Shopping

If you're from Sheffield this is either a blast from the past or a vital bit of 90s music history...

That's not what this post is about though!

Most of the music I actually buy comes from charity shops so after a particularly successful rummage this weekend I thought maybe I should start sharing my finds here.

Check em out after the jump...

Here's a lil work in progress from me, a remix of my personal favourite Glitzy BagHags tune Steve D Weave... trying to do it in a bit of a UK Funky style, but I'm still not 100% sure what that is, so it is what it is I guess.

Man I've had an awesome sunday, croissants with bacon & maple syrup (the real deal, posted to us from Vermont!) for breakfast, dog walk, paper reading & much relaxing leading up to a roast... and now only half an hour til X Factor! woo

Even though the only music I've actually been listening to has been speed garage circa 1997 (thanks to some charity shop finds in bath.. maybe more on that later in the week) it would have been much more fitting if I'd been listening to these tracks... so grab 'em and stick em on next time you have a roast...

Don't Wake Me by Fola, who played in the Social Club at Shambala about ten hours before I totally rocked it, and they also totally rocked it but in a much more sedate manner and then gave everyone CDs for free! WHAT A LOVELY PAIR. of people. this is a trad celticy thing with flute & guitar. nice

more after the jump...