8 Tracks: Of Cosmos-Surfing Psychedelia With The Comet Is Coming

Danalogue: This record Shri Camel changed my life. Riley plays on a modified Yamaha Organ in Pythagorean tuning which differs from regular piano tuning, details of which are long and boring, but the sound it creates is instantly otherworldly and creates an air of mystery to me as soon as I play this record. Also worth noting – if you play all 4 tracks from the LP at once, they make one MEGA mashup version. PS Look at that cover art!

Danalogue: One of the best drum sounds ever and and wild performance from Shigeto, this track is pure fire and visceral energy, and does what the track title suggests and keeps it simple. Can trigger instant shamanic experiences so play with caution.

Danalogue: Pharaoh has the ability to pour out emotion from the sax. His records sound to me like they are freely creating with zero pretention, and with a spiritual depth that is hard to deliver without irony in the modern day. There’s something about this time in jazz that is right on point. I saw him recently at the Barbican and despite his visible frailty and elder years, he SLAYED the show, appearing serene and irreverent the whole show, ripping solos with his idiosyncratic tone, building the audience to a frenzy by dancing, and bringing joy with one knowing glance out to the crowd. Plus I love the shakers being this loud in the mix, if I’m ever stuck when producing, this is a good reminder that its sometimes not about the detail, but the emotion.

Danalogue: In terms of breaking patterns and freeing yourself from everyday constructs, inspired and ready to create, there are few superior orators than Terence. By dispelling the myth of culture boundaries and encouraging a reintegratiion with our unique consciousness and imagination, his express aim is to redefine ourselves as organisms in order to shift the evolution of humanity. Encouraging the artist to provide a vision outside of the hegemonic norms, and to articulate a route to planetary salvation. Permission to explore the irrational.

Betamax: Alan Watts has a seductive way of bringing me into the moment. He defined himself as a spiritual entertainer, and his influence on the way I look at things has been huge. The the power of the eastern philosophy combines so well with Alan’s eccentric personality.

Betamax: Charismatic and controversial biologist Bruce Lipton has a lot of ideas about how our perceptions and beliefs create change us all the way down to the biological level. I think that getting a good understanding and attitude towards the mind body connection is really key when playing music, so to hear Bruce go deep with this stuff is really inspiring.

Betamax: I listen to a lot of Afro Peruvian music at home and I love the subtle rhythmic inflections that you often hear. The Cajon is a beautifully simple design but the musicality is always so strong. I just think if someone can make a box sound that good then what could a drum kit actually sound like?

Betamax: I think that footballers have always inspired people to be brave and take risks and work hard. They push themselves to the physical and mental limits, and every now and again something truly remarkable happens. I try to draw as much connection between football, music and philosophy as I think they are so closely related. You have to improvise and find your place in a team where things are constantly shifting.