The Comet Is Coming - Slammin'
The last night of the festival I found myself on a streak of concerts that synched perfectly with my mood, escalated it, and found me at an apex flailing my aching neck and arms wildly about to the relentless sax riffs of King Shabaka and his cohorts in The Comet Is Coming. After that I was spent. The few remaining gigs I remember nothing of, and at the after party I genuinely struggled to lift my feet.
Tirzah - Do You Know
I actually only caught the final two songs of Tirzah's set, and they were ever so delicately performed; maybe even too delicate for the more frenetic mood I was in at the time. But then I came home and heard this on the radio, and dug it like an old favourite, realising only afterwards that it was her, and that I'd just heard it for the first time a few days before. This whole album is a grower, the production is lush like an installation by Helen Marten.The Scorpios - Saparna
What a motley crew of loveable characters this band is! Sudanese funk psychedelia at its most joyous! And that's a tough field to compete in!
BCUC - Yinde (short edit)
Definite highlight of the whole festival. Relentless, explosive dance party. The lead vocalist is an agitator supreme and the rhythm section is downright deadly.
Vashti Bunyan - Train Song
I didn't know how much I loved this song until the tears were streaming down my face upon hearing it performed in a gorgeously lit church by a 72-year-old Vashti...
