Oh Well To Be Honest It's A Drawing I Did A Long Time Ago It's Robot Jones From "Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?" I love that show even though it didn't last long!
Notes:
-Sometimes I Have A Tendency To Draw Things That I Don't Post Until Long After I'm Done!
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Jack is a really angry robot. And I mean it, when his home was destroyed by the chaos bots, he immediately decided to kill badcomputer/lord shifta to avenge his home and save the galaxy.
He's a cool guy, who likes tapes, music , being radical and punching the fuck out of bad guys.
He can also be a tiny bit of a narcissist at times, often blaming others on himself, but he doesn't do that always.
Arielle 51 - the one that tries to be cool (but fails).
Arielle likes doing cool tricks, but due to her ability to not really read manuals, she figures it out herself leading her into pain.
She is a reckless daredevil, who likes doing sick tricks for others to enjoy and think, wow, isn't that boy insane.
However, her satellite has a mind of it's own, and can act as a separate person, it can't communicate, but it usually tells Arielle where something is (most of the time).
Bumblebee - the cute one.
Look at this guy, this Volkswagen bot is really really cute, look at him go, look at him watching the breakfast club, and watch him tear through hordes of chaos bots... Oh.
Bumblebee can be either your best friend, or your worst nightmare, he has amnesia, so he doesn't really remember his past that much, and his radio's busted. Yeesh.
He can only communicate via buzzing, doing gestures or sign language. His best friends are Charlie and Memo.
Charlie - the teenage mechanic one.
Charlie is a self-taught mechanic who also happens to be very emotional (at times).
She didn't really know what to do in life, until she accidentally fixed Bumblebee on her 18th birthday. Don't worry, they became friends soon after.
She also has a "secret admirer", who we will get to next. She is also very personal about her family life, and only tells people she really really trusts.
Memo - the horny one.
Memo is a nerd, he likes Indiana Jones, star wars, doctor who, and all those other nerdy things. But he has a secret he can't tell anyone other than the crew. (Except for one)
He is in love with charlie. You heard me right, the day they met, he was just planning to ask her out.
This is an insane secret to everyone, but they haven't mentioned it at all after this.
Sage - the magical one.
Sage has taught himself in the mystic arts, he is capable of creating magical glyphs, that each perform a different spell (I promise you I took inspiration from the owl house).
His current spells include electro ball, healing circle, revival blast and some other useless ones.
He's a wisecracking old coot, who can somehow play tapes in his mouth, just like jack. And let's not forget his lil' buddy blobbo. I'll get into him later.
23:56 CHUCK LOEB - Cotton Club
23:52 SAM LEVINE - I'll Be Home For Christmas
23:48 FRANK SUTTON - Rain Serenade
23:44 BONEY JAMES - Maker Of Love
23:40 RICHARD ELLIOT - Sticky Wicked
23:34 GEORGE JINDA - Deep as The Night
23:31 CHRISTMAS CAROLS - Stille Nacht
23:27 EARNEST WALKER JR - Chandelle Drive
23:24 MARCUS ANDERSON - Cup Of Joe
23:18 EUGE GROOVE - Straight Up
23:13 SPECIAL EFX - Garden of Eden
23:08 DR. SAXLOVE - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
23:05 NICK COLIONNE - Uncle Nick
23:00 JAY KING - Soulful Bossa Nova
22:58 BARCLAY & CREAM - You're Not Alone (Alexander Metzger Mix)
22:53 JEAN MARE - Just Equality (Electro Downbeat Mix)
22:49 MENZI - Zug Nach Nirgendwo
22:45 MARGA SOL - What I Need
22:43 HARDWELL, COLLIN McLOUGHLIN - Call Me A Spaceman (Unplugged Version)
22:39 SLEEPTHIEF, ZOE JOHNSTON - Alice's Door (Nicholas Gunn Remix)
22:33 ANTURAGE - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (Original Mix)
22:28 ASTRID SURYANTO - Distant Bar (Original Mix)
22:24 ERNESTO - Reelin'
22:20 RICHARD MARX - Right Here Waiting
22:16 SMOMA - Secret
22:10 ASHENI - Only Magic (Chris Wonderful Remix)
22:06 GUSHI, RAFFUNK - Travel (Lemongrass Couch Remix)
22:02 ORJAN NILSEN - Drink To Forget (Original Chill Out Mix)
21:59 JES - Stronger
21:54 ANDY MOOR, ASHLEY WALLBRIDGE, GABRIELA - World To Turn
21:50 ELLIE GOULDING - Heartbeats (Cosmonaut Grechko Edit)
21:46 BOYCHILD, SOUNDMOUSE - Counting What Ifs (Original Mix)
21:38 BANCO DE GAIA - Tempra (Original Mix)
21:33 PROJECT BLUE SUN - Angels
21:28 BLANK & JONES - Pura Vida (Radio Mix)
21:20 DELIRIUM, SARAH MCLACHLAN - Silence (Michael Woods Mix)
21:16 NAOKI KENJI - Maripri
21:12 LINKIN PARK - New Divide (Lukas Termena Chillout Mix)
21:07 THOMAS LEMMER, LENA BELGART - Is It Too Late (Original Album Mix)
21:02 MICHAEL E - Promise
20:57 LEO DE LA ROSA - Sweet
20:52 DELERIUM, SARAH McLACHLAN - Silence (Acoustic Mix)
20:46 LA CAINA - I Gotta Know Now
20:42 LOUNGE GROOVE AVENUE - By My Side
20:38 SUSANA, DARK MATTERS - Sleepless Ocean (Extended Mix)
20:33 CONJURE ONE - Sleep
20:28 REUNITED - Sing It Back (Shazz Man Chill Mix)
20:24 LIVING ROOM - Teneriffe 07
20:18 BRIAN CULBERTSON - The Look
20:14 KENNY G - My Heart Will Go On
20:09 SARAH BRIGHTMAN - Beautiful
20:05 ANDY MOOR, HYSTERIA! - Leave Your World Behind (Album Mix)
20:02 HEADSTRONG, SHELLEY HARLAND - Here In The Dark
19:58 BEAMY - Jasmine
19:53 CHRISTIAN BURNS, MARCO V - Frozen Heart (Acoustic Version)
19:50 ANDREA SAENZ, ROBOTS MEMORY - Straightblocks (Unplugged Mix)
19:47 MASHTI, JEAN VON BADEN - Waiting
19:41 TONY IGY - Astronomia (Chillout Mix)
19:37 SARAH MENESCAL - Don't Speak (Reggae Version)
19:32 MARC PUIG, MARIA COLLADO - To Forget Me
19:28 AURORA - Where Would You Go When It Starts To Rain (Original Mix)
19:21 EUPHONIC TRAVELLER - Pont Notre Name (original mix)
19:17 KENNY FONTANA - Wonderful Life (Cafe Buddha Del Mar Bar Mix As Made Famous By Hurts)
19:13 JOHN O'CALLAGHAN, AUDREY GALLAGHER - Big Sky (Acoustic Mix)
19:07 MAN IN A ROOM, CIVILIAN - Night Mail
19:02 MARGA SOL - What We Had
18:57 JEROME ISMA-AE - Underwater Love
18:51 DASH BERLIN - Till The Sky Falls Down (Monokini Beach Mix)
18:47 WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS - Psychasthenia
18:44 CLAES ROSEN, NATALIE PERIS - Stay (Original Mix)
18:41 ROB NUNJES - Smells Like Teen Spirit
18:36 HEIKO - Miles Away
18:30 SUNLONGER, KYLER ENGLAND - Change Your Mind (Chill Version)
18:25 SMOOTH DELUXE - Dream Of Insomnia
18:19 THE THRILLSEEKERS - Synaesthesia (Solarsoul Chilled Remix)
18:14 SUNLOUNGER, ZARA - Crawling
18:10 ATB, AMURAI - Love & Light (Downtempo Mix)
18:07 JAMES BUTLER - Dinner For Two
18:02 FUNKAGENDA - Breakwater (Violet Oversoul Mix)
17:57 JEFFERY SMITH - Groovin' (That's What I Like)
17:53 NEAL DAVIS - Joy To The World
17:47 KEITH MASON - The Sabbath
17:41 GEORGE JINDA - Deep as The Night
17:37 NATE WHITE - Ducie's Groove
17:32 FRANK MCCOMB - Just Ride
17:28 CANDY DULFER - Smooth
17:23 BROOKE ALFORD - Christmas Time Is Here
17:19 SLIM GAMBILL - Boom
17:15 ATTILA ZAVODI - Beetle by the Road
17:10 FRANK PIOMBO - Luv Dat Smooth Latte (Nicos Theme)
17:06 DON VINO - They Were Here (Feat. Vicky Sampson)
17:00 DOMINIC CAMARDELLA - The Alhambra
16:56 DESMOND MEYER - Lickamore
16:52 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Litmus Test
16:47 EUGE GROOVE - To The Nines
16:43 RHYTHM JETS - Do You Hear What I Hear
16:38 KEN NAVARRO - Time And Love
16:35 JEFF LORBER FUSION - Mind Reader
16:29 MARCUS ANDERSON - White Christmas
16:25 KARLA LEAL - Wait and See
16:20 CAROL ALBERT - For the Moment (feat. Paul Brown)
16:17 THREESTYLE - Desert Moon
16:12 CHRIS GODBER - West Coast Soul
16:09 SMOOTH SOUL HOLIDAY - Carol of the Bells
16:04 KENNY NIGHTINGALE - Never Let You Go
16:00 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Purity
15:55 JOYCE COOLING - Another Time
15:51 SPECIAL EFX - Night Shift
15:47 JOEL DEL ROSARIO - Sunrise on the Sunset
15:42 DONALD HAYES - About You
15:40 NICK DUKAS - Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
15:36 TIM BOWMAN - Heart & Soul
15:32 PEET PROJECT - Bizd magad most ram
15:28 CAROL NETHEN - Silent Night
15:24 WAYMAN TISDALE - Let's Do It Again
15:21 DAVE KOZ - Yesterday
15:16 BILLYRAY SHEPPARD - Silk
15:12 NICK COLIONNE - Romantic Nites
15:08 NILS - Snow Outside My Window
15:03 GINO ROSARIA - Gentle Touch
15:00 GARY PALMER - To the Top
14:56 CHIELI MINUCCI - Shine
14:52 DAVID DAVIS - Back & Forth
14:48 KEITH ANDREW - East Peak
14:44 FRANCESCO DIGILIO - O Little Town of Bethlehem
14:40 PETER WHITE - Lovely Day
14:35 JOE MCBRIDE, THE TEXAS RHYTHM CLUB - Keepin' It Real
14:30 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Angels We Have Heard On High
14:25 EVERETT B WALTERS - Chuck's Chunky Fried Chicken Shack
14:20 KEIKO MATSUI - A Night With Cha Cha from Soul Quest
14:16 JIM ADKINS - Time With You
14:12 LOUIE FITZGERALD - Keepin' the Groove On
14:08 SYLVIA BENNETT - A Rainbow Christmas
14:04 EUGE GROOVE - All For You
14:00 CHRISTOPHE GOZE - Bossa Roma
13:56 JEFF RYAN - Sweet Spot
13:52 PATRICK YANDALL - Yearning for Your Love
13:49 WALTER BEASLEY - Barack's Groove
13:44 BRIAN SIMPSON - All That Matters
13:40 ABAIR, VINCENR INGALA, LINDSEY WEBSTER, ADAM HAWLEY - I Can't Wait For Christmas
13:36 CHRIS GODBER - Upward and Onward
13:32 RANDY SCOTT - Step
13:30 SHIN GIWON CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLECTION - White Christmas
13:26 MARCO ALBANI - Freedom (feat. Martino Onorato, Umberto Vitiello)
13:22 DARREN RAHN - Free To Be Me
13:18 No One Else Would Ever Do (feat. Magdalena Chovancova, Robert Fertl & Dw3)
13:12 GEORGE BENSON - Breezin'
13:08 OLI SILK - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
13:04 SKINNY HIGHTOWER - Now Or Never
13:00 NORMAN BROWN - I Won't Hurt You
12:55 JACKIEM JOYNER - Back To Motown
12:51 MIKAEL - Trippin Over You
12:47 DARRIUS JAMAR - Missing You
12:44 DAVE KOZ - The First Noel
12:39 ADAM HAWLEY - Hello (Feat. Kat Hawley)
12:34 NICK COLIONNE - Is This Love I'm Feeling
12:30 NILS - Merry Merry Christmas
12:26 JEREMY HECTOR - Finally Home
12:22 DREW DAVIDSEN - I Can't Help It (feat. Bobby Lyle)
12:18 WAYMAN TISDALE - Watch Me Play Again (feat. Robert Wilson from The Gap Band)
12:14 PIECES OF A DREAM - In Too Deep
12:09 HERB ALPERT - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12:04 PETER WHITE - What's Going On
12:00 ZACH BRIDGES - These Hands
11:56 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Lover
11:52 STEVE OLIVER - Long Road
11:48 BEN TANKARD - My Favorite Things
11:43 UNDER THE LAKE - This One Too
11:39 JIM ADKINS - Into The Storm
11:34 CAROL NETHEN - O Holy Night
11:29 KIM SCOTT - Butterfly
11:24 KAYLA WATERS - Heaven Said (vocal)
11:18 DAVID PETROSYAN - By Happy
11:13 BOB BALDWIN - Morning
11:09 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
11:04 EUGE GROOVE - Talk To Me
11:00 CHRIS GODBER - Can't Help Believin
10:56 AL DEGREGORIS - After a Rain
10:52 CHRIS 'BIG DOG' DAVIS - Whatcha Gonna Do For Me
10:49 JAZZ FUNK SOUL - Hidden In Plain Sight
10:44 TERENCE YOUNG - Yearning For Your Love
10:40 LELIO LUTTAZZI - White Christmas
10:36 MARCUS ANDERSON - Bless The Lord
10:31 VINCENT INGALA - Coast to Coast
10:28 CHRISTMAS CAROLS - Ave Maria
10:24 ROB TARDIK - Perserverance (feat. Roberto Vally)
10:20 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Someday Soon
10:16 PAUL TAYLOR - Told Ya So
10:12 STEVE WATSON - Pear Bear
10:08 DAVE KOZ - Winter Wonderland
10:04 LOWELL HOPPER - Distant Love (feat. G. Vernon Burrell, Jr.)
10:00 VANN BURCHFIELD - You Can Do It
09:56 BRAD ALEXANDER - Sunrise on I15
09:53 STEVE RAYBINE - Firefly Dance
09:48 CHRIS STANDRING - Yesterday's Heaven
09:43 KENNEY POLSON - Black Swan
09:40 NILS - Silent Night
09:36 NORMAN BROWN - Amen
09:32 ZOLBERT - A Song for You
09:28 PETER WHITE - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
09:24 WILL DONATO - You Got This
09:21 BONEY JAMES - Creepin'
09:16 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Too Much Heaven
09:12 WARREN HILL - Fallen
09:08 ALVIN GARETT - My Gift To You
09:04 THE SAX PACK - Shine On
09:00 NICK COLIONNE - Say What's on Your Mind
08:57 LEBRON - New Era
08:52 RICK HABANA - Round We Go
08:48 RAINFOREST BAND - God's Nature
08:45 ALEXANDER ZONJIC - Living in the Past
08:41 COOL SPRING JAZZ QUARTET - Angels We Have Heard On High
08:37 STEVE OLIVER - City Of Lightning
08:34 BK JACKSON - Before I Let Go
08:30 CAROL NETHEN - Pat a Pan
08:25 ANDREW NICHOLS - I Love the Way You Love Me
08:20 WAYMAN TISDALE - I Hope You Feel It To
08:16 PEET PROJECT - Playground
08:12 KIM SCOTT - Billie Jean
08:08 TON SMITH - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (feat. Preston Smith and Oliver Scott)
08:04 AL DEGREGORIS - People Power
08:00 MARCUS ANDERSON - Believe In Yourself
07:55 RHYTHM LOGIC - Logically Speaking
07:51 VINCENT INGALA - My Kind Of Day
07:48 MARK R. HARRIS - Setting It Straight (feat. Ignacio Nunez & Daniele Silvestri)
07:43 JAY ROWE - What Child Is This
07:39 EVAN CARYDAKIS - Groove House
07:34 AL GOMEZ - Sip Thy Wine
07:30 RONNY SMITH - One Snowy Night
07:26 ROB SABADO - On The Beach
07:22 NICK COLIONNE - When You Love Somebody
07:16 KIRK FISCHER - Reach into Your Heart
07:12 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - View From Here
07:08 NICK DUKAS - Through Their Eyes
07:04 ALTHEA RENE - Pastel Leather
07:00 THREESTYLE - Bring It Up
06:55 KOOL&KLEAN - Dream Weaver
06:52 DEE BROWN - Beauty Within
06:48 PETER WHITE - My Prayer
06:44 DAVE KOZ - This Christmas (Feat. Jonathan Butler)
06:40 LOUIE FITZGERALD - Consuming Fire
06:36 BRYAN LUBECK - Noon Groove
06:31 BRIAN BROMBERG - The Christmas Song
06:26 POP'N BOSSA - It Will Rain
06:23 KIM WATERS - Secret Romance
06:19 VINCENT IOIA - Linda's Sunset
06:14 TONY SAUNDERS - Highway 5
06:08 SHIN GIWON CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLECTION - The First Noel
06:04 PATRICK YANDALL - Law St. Locals
06:00 EUGE GROOVE - Rewind
05:56 TIM BOWMAN - Summer Groove
05:51 3RD FORCE - Out Of The Storm
05:47 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Morning After
05:43 LYNNE FIDDMONT - Spirit of Christmas
05:39 BEN TANKARD, NICHOLAS COLE - Every Praise
05:35 KIM SCOTT - Back Together Again
05:31 LEE RITENOUR - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
05:26 DARREN MOTAMEDY - Too Close
05:21 STEVE OLIVER - Circles
05:17 JEFF KASHIWA - The Attraction
05:12 VINCENT INGALA - Fire And Desire
05:08 JAMES 'PJ' SPRAGGINS - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
05:04 PAUL BROWN - 24-7
05:00 ENNY - What's Love Got to Do with It (feat. Marcus Anderson & Matt Cusson)
04:55 KONSTANTIN KLASHTORNI - Look Around
04:52 BONEY JAMES - Fresh Air
04:47 AL DEGREGORIS - Smooth It Out
04:42 BRIAN CULBERTSON - All Through The Christmas Night
04:37 ROBERTO VAZQUEZ - Between Two Worlds
04:33 THE SAX PACK - You Are My Starship
04:28 JACK JEZZRO - Happy Holiday
04:23 NILS - Get On the Dance Floor
04:20 NICK COLIONNE - The Journey
04:16 SHAUN LABELLE - Palm Canyon Drive
04:13 PETER WHITE - How Deep Is Your Love
04:10 HERB ALPERT - Merry Christmas, Darling
04:06 MARK JAIMES - Heads Up (feat. Rick Braun)
04:00 AMANDUS - One Day for a Lifetime
03:56 SHARON RAE NORTH - Heart of Mine
03:52 TERENCE YOUNG - Come With Me
03:46 GERRY SMOOTH - Sweet Delight
03:42 BRIAN BROMBERG - Celebrate Me Home
03:37 CHRIS GODBER - Chill
03:33 RICK BRAUN - Feet First
03:29 BEN TANKARD - White Christmas
03:25 JEFF RYAN - We Can Work It Out
03:21 NORMAN BROWN - My Window To Heaven
03:19 496 WEST - Soul Catcher
03:14 NICHOLAS COLE - Sugar
03:08 SHIN GIWON CHRISTMAS CAROL COLLECTION - Jingle Bell Rock
03:04 THREESTYLE - Giant (feat. Magdalena Chovancova & Robert Fertl)
03:00 ERIC MARIENTHAL - Open Road
02:56 PIECES OF A DREAM - Fired Up
02:51 CHASE HUNA - Into the Sun
02:48 VINCENT INGALA - This Time Baby
02:44 BRETTINA - New Day
02:41 JAMES BOWMAN III - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
02:37 LIN ROUNTREE - FuSion
02:33 DONN BYNUM - Because I'm Feeling You
02:30 COOL SPRING JAZZ QUARTET - Go Tell It On The Mountain
02:26 2UNES - Rain Forest
02:21 MARCOS ARIEL - Second Chance (feat. Lulu Joppert)
02:17 QUINTIN GERARD W. - Cruisin' 0n Taxi Way
02:12 PAUL HARDCASTLE - Wavelength
02:08 JEANETTE HARRIS - Away In A Manger
02:04 AL DEGREGORIS - My Father's House
02:00 JODY MAYFIELD - Strawberry Sunday (feat. Walter Beasley)
01:56 GARY MEGGS - Hark The Dancing Angels
01:51 KEN POWE - First Love
01:47 NILS - Stratmosphere
01:43 JACKIEM JOYNER - Later Tonight
01:40 GINO ROSARIA - The Night Is Still Young
01:36 PETER WHITE - Reveillez-Vous (Wake Up)
01:32 DAVE KOZ - Silent Night
01:27 RICHARD ELLIOT - Kick It Up
01:21 EUGE GROOVE - Take You Higher
01:16 DONALD HAYES - Can't Help It
01:10 WOLFGANG HAFFNER - Warm Breeze
01:07 TONY CRADDOCK JR. - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
01:04 RONNY SMITH - Funny How Time Flies
01:00 GARY PALMER - Misunderstanding
00:56 PEET PROJECT - Let's Do This
00:51 BRIAN CULBERTSON - This Christmas
00:46 TIM BOWMAN - Happiness Is
00:42 MARC ANTOINE - Eclectic World
00:38 ERIC DARIUS - Broke Down
00:34 BEN TANKARD - I'll Be Missing You
00:32 ART MORRIS - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
00:27 BE'NE MUSIC - 120 East
00:22 PIECES OF A DREAM - Feelin' Good
00:18 KIM WATERS - East Coast Strollin'
00:14 KEITH ANDREW - Take It Slow
00:09 BRIAN LENAIR - Christmas time is here
00:05 PATRICK YANDALL - Basic Reply
00:00 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Above the Clouds
This just came to mind, but is Jones meant to be a reference to Robot Jones from "Whatever Happened To Robot Jones?"?
Get it? Cause his name and the robot thing and the two of them--
Anyway this is our Legally Distinct android son Robert Electro Jones!
;D
Some behind the scenes info on Jones and his origin, he is in fact based on Robot Jones! He has the same voice as the little guy too!
Except he can swear.
Jones was a roomba that swore when it bumped into things and he was left in a junk yard until Zanna found him and through a method only she seems to know, got him a little android body!
And being a fan of the cartoon, both in-canon and the real world Zanna, she named him a legally distinct name based on it hee haw~
And now he is the one and only, Flower Kid! I mean until someone makes an Into The Spiderverse-esque type thing which i like to think is canon so-
And here's a little hint to his namesake from an earlier page :3c
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Emily was raised to be a proper lady. Demour and of society. She certainly could look the part. — Hit and Run
♫ Oh a newly wed couple has moved to town ♫
♫ A regular couple, what a sight ♫
♫ Who left the city ♫
♫ For a quiet life ♫
♫ The Jack and Ianto Show! ♫
♫ One is a time traveler that cannot die ♫
♫ The other looks strapping in ♫
♫ A suit and tie ♫
The Jack and Ianto Show! — The Jack and Ianto Show
Jack looked at the monitors, as various complex formulas danced around explaining the nature of the Time Bubbles popping up around the Cardiff area. —Struttin' with Some Barbecue
It’s not really about Owen. He’s fun enough, and she enjoys her time with him. He’s good enough in bed, no better or no worse than Rhys at any rate. What it’s really about is having somewhere to go, someone to run to. Someone to process the terror she sees every goddamn day. — Love into the Light
Gwen Cooper would swear up and down she didn’t go looking for trouble. Anyone that knew her would in response, roll their eyes, and say no, she absolutely did. Gwen had the curiosity of a cat, and unbothered bravery of a lioness. This time though, this one time, she was meant to leave well enough alone. — Children, Daleks, and Mopeds: How Gwen Cooper Got Her Groove Back
Dr. Carlie Roberts almost didn’t recognize him. She almost didn’t notice him. — Bar at the End of the World
The first incident of the day was semi-sentient Tinsel. Jack explained it was actually a creature called a Jopxa, that it was snake-like, had skin like evergreen firs, and lacked a mouth because it absorbed its nutrients through a process similar to photosynthesis. Everyone else ignored him and continued to call it Semi-Sentient Tinsel. — Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time
As Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper, and Jack Harkness strolled into the crime scene on the Plass, Jack’s greatcoat swung dramatically in the Cardiff winds, and the usual mutterings of “not Bloody Torchwood” could be heard among the gathered uniform police. — The Hunted
Torchwood Miracle Day: A Torchwood Fanfic
By XxXJackGwenWriterXxc — Torchwood Miracle Day: A Torchwood Fanfic
Captain Jack Harkness stared at the movie tickets in his hand, and then at his boyfriend as the pair walked from their parking spot to the Electro theater. “Ianto, don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re terrible at movie dates.” — Rifts and Robots
Early in life Ianto Jones believed he had never been anything fantastic. — A Tale of Two Universes
Elizabeth Griffiths was a rising star just a decade too late into her career. — Phantom of the Millennium Centre
He broke the display bed. — Misadventures in Furniture Acquisition
Gwen Cooper was dealing with her grief at the bottom of a bottle. — Wastin’ Away Again in Margaritaville
Jack, this official UNIT business,” Martha spoke into her phone. “I’m going to need you to tell me the current location of former Torchwood employee ID TW0563, Suzie Costello, former ranking second in command Torchwood Three: Cardiff.” — Alive
“Mmm Jack?”
Ianto called out for his boyfriend sleepily from bed. It wasn’t unusual for Jack to wake up before him when he spent the night; he could usually be found waiting for Ianto in the kitchen. However, Ianto vaguely remembered the feeling of Jack still snuggled against him when he’d stirred a few hours ago, and had expected to wake up to that sensation. — Missing
Gwen hadn’t exactly expected Ianto to do more for his Halloween costume than throw one of those front tie vampire capes over one of his usual prestinly pressed suits and waistcoats. — Fancy Dress
Ianto Jones didn’t believe in ghosts. — Haunted
“Ianto,” Jack called across the Hub “what exactly did you do to your sister that she emailed me pictures of you at the height of your goth phase? I mean I’m not complaining, I love the tight trousers but...” — Sibling Rivalry
Jack and Ianto’s flat was very particularly maintained — thanks to Ianto’s pernickety tendencies. There was not a sofa cushion out of place, and carefully placed antiques and glass knickknacks lined the wall (many of them hiding ‘borrowed’ alien tech that had found its way out of the hub). Despite the antiques, all the electronics looked shiny and new, and the interior was modern and up to trend, featuring light colours and an open concept. — The Child
Best of 2019 Vaporwave Release 3/4: Sensual Loops SPECIAL EDITION by Cyber Club
As vaporwave matures and enters the mainstream, I often find myself having discussions with vapor heads on reddit about the iconography of the genre. I realize that this is a bad idea, but cannot help myself. More often than not, they are pointlessly terse, and tend to be tediously teleological — the type of argumentation featuring enough loops of logic to cause a medieval Byzantine monk’s head to spin.
A recurring topic that baits me every single time is when a poster attempts to criticize the album art of a record, dismissing the entire work on the based on “anime” aesthetics. While this might seem like an argument so off-center and reductive that it’s parody— I’d encourage you to go on r/VaporVinyl and take a look at some of the posts replying to threads about Cyber Club’s Sensual Loops LP series. It’s not pretty, and representative where some of the fanbase is at the moment. Adding to my shock was when one of the self-appointed critics outed themselves as twenty three years old. At that moment, I was forced to confront my own bias. I had mistakenly assumed that the puritan was an out-of-touch Gen Xer or a Baby Boomer. Aesthetic intolerance is not exclusive — and plenty of Zoomers are members of this trash clique as well.
What really boggled my mind, however, was that the user had picked vaporwave out of all the other possible genres to go on their Nipponophobic soapbox against. A quick look at the aesthetic movement as a whole (sonically, artistically, etc.) establishes it as what I would assert as a primarily millennial genre — less of a statement about its creators and consumers, and more about the broader, overarching cultural milieu in which in developed. It was birthed in the decade that heralded the mass-consumption of Japanese media in the Western marketplace. Many of its early practitioners got their start chopping and screwing anime OSTs and hip hop. Future Funk effectively appeared on the sonic map by the sampling of Japanese city pop. What is even worth arguing here?
But that which bothered me even more was the user’s stubborn refusal to even listen to the album. You can not buy a vinyl because you just have a particular aversion to cover art — that’s fine! Better yet, you can not buy a vinyl just because you’re not a fan of the sound. Those are two perfectly fine reasons not to partake in a release. But then to go on reddit and complain about an album aesthetic for something you haven’t even listened to? Come on, fam. Level up your praxis. It is the whitewashing and the boorishness that is most infuriating. I’ve legitimately never heard of anyone who dismissed an entire album’s music purely on the basis of its vinyl cover art before.
And shame on them, because they are sleeping on one of the best works of 2019.
The limited edition of Sensual Loops 1 & 2 is another LP that I had the luxury of listening to while on my East Asia tour. I brought the album (among others) with me to visit a very good pal of mine, Han, who’s retired to Hong Kong. Much to my relief, he’s in a comparatively spacious apartment over in the Tai Wo area — by no means the stereotypical postage stamp — and has set up a little audiophile pad that I’m most envious of. His setup is devoted to all things B&W, and I got a beautiful listen of the album on a pair of impressive and almost imposing 700-series floor standers. Powered by the Cambridge Audio Edge series Amp/Pre combo, this was far above even my paygrade. But after working as a salaryman for two decades, he was finally able to invest in his endgame system. And what an endgame it is!
Getting the chance to listen Sensual Loops on this system cemented my opinion when I had first heard it’s release digitally: I was listening to an instant contender for the best vaporwave release of 2019.
Sensual Loops 1
Introduction immediately fills your speakers with a wide, warm guitar and horn loops that feature just enough static noise to distinguish itself as a vaporwave track. I always like it when a little minute-thirty track gives the amp a little exercise. It also proves to be a perfect sonic setup for the next track, which is ostensibly what every “intro” track should do, right?
Night carries that guitar riff from Introduction but adds a playful variance with a synth loop, and vocals that I believe are sampled from that Philly Soul classic “Children of the Night” done by the Stylistics and the Jones Girls’, among others. All of the moving parts here do wonders, syncing together in a perfect arrangement. Both Han and I commented on just how bright this played on his JBLs, which is a testament to the mix and mastering work here.
Love & Affection definitely feels the most retro-vapor of all the tracks on Sensual Loops 1, beginning with a series of loops, riffs, and synth chimes that feel as if they were picked from a certain collection of sitcoms of an early nineties vintage. The heavily distorted vocals and hypnotic drum kits pop in after about a minute to give the track an almost deep house feel as it progresses. The “all mine” hook then crescendos into a symphony of drum hits that conclude the track with a real sonic flutter in the air when played with high-end speakers.
Pain accelerates the rather slow pace of the album up to this point. I’m a big fan of the synth arrangement that opens the track, and I schmood even more with the powerfully funky vocal set that carries the track throughout. But with its short length, it does feel more like an interlude or setup for what I consider to be the highlight of the LP.
Memories is our certified slapper. It starts off immediately with an incredibly catchy synth chord arrangement supplemented by a fantastically tweaked vocal sample from the fantastically, alliteratively-named Melba Moore, another funky soul queen who needs a revival in the contemporary lexicography.
Sensual definitely swings the record a bit further away from the future funk and back towards the vapor-funk side of things. Back are cyber club’s usual array of jumpy, tinny synth chords and manipulated vocal micro-samples that still provide a really robust sonic experience on the hi-fi system of your choice. When the vocals make their appearance about ninety seconds in, I was expecting them to sound much less rich in the middle than they did, which was definitely a present surprise on the mastering side!
Alone is a beautiful cacophony of micro-samples with a vocal track manipulated to sound like an 80s ideal of a future robot gf. I’m not sure how else to describe this track except as pure atmosphere. The fluttering synths, muted percussion, electric highs that send tweeters bouncing — it’s difficult to precisely describe how a track like this comes over a hi-fi system like the Edge. It just pulls out every detail from an immensely dense track like this and does it every bit the justice it deserves.
Paradise ends up taking a traditional funk and re-engineering it into a sort of quasi-tropical sound similar to some of the early Aloe Island Posse bangers. It’s got a much more lo-fi edge to the track then most future funk takes on a track like this, and creates a really unique and playful experience.
Bliss is almost raw synth pop with a hardened vapor edge to it. Although the original sample is from a very soulful electro R&B outfit — the Loose Ends — we get aggressive drums and synth loops that bring this closer to Paula Abdul than anything that could be traditionally considered rhythm and blues. Just enough manipulation of the vocal sample and some well-timed percussion hits make this more fit for a night out than a baby-making session in, which is both remarkable and a testament to cyber club’s skill.
Sensual Loops 2
Intro captures a little more of than urban-turned-Island soundscape that we caught a glimpse of in Paradise. I’m eternally impressed by this, as it seems like Cyber Club never gets too caught up in the production to bring this too far from its vapor essence while still making this a great lede in its own right.
Sensual was a track I was initially expecting to be a remix or redux of the first Sensual from Sensual Loops 1, but I’m glad to see this piece of bass-heavy vapor exists as its own full-bodied track in its own right. It grabs you immediately with its “I’ll never give up on you” vocal loop spliced in among its synth array, and carries you through with an intriguing arrangement of instrumental loops and micro-samples throughout. The low end can really shine here with the right system.
Hold Her Now is a piece of nostalgic, vintage vaporwave straight out of the Saint Pepsi era. Ostensibly a creative cut-up some New Jack Swing that absolutely slaps with the right electric guitar riff and synthetic percussion hit, it harkens back to when vaporwave was in its “peak aesthetics” phase of production and plunder-phonic glory. Perhaps this reminder of what vaporwave used to be unfairly biases me, but it’s definitely a listen for the nostalgia driven old-heads.
Affair is the type of track that sounds completely different on certain types of stereos. While Han’s stereo brought out the crisp, wide vocal mix — perhaps a testament to Cambridge’s design history, my Harman Kardon/KEF pairing brought the synth flares here to the fore. The testament to this track is that I really enjoyed both profiles, and Affair sounded robust and detailed throughout.
Kiss is one of the tracks that I felt coolest on upon an initial listen, which is perhaps a statement to just how much I enjoyed this album. When presented with the innovative arrangements of tracks like Hold Her Now or Memories, I was left feeling that Kiss doesn’t do enough in its minute thirty second runtime. That being said, it’s fun. And that’s what music can and should be at the end of the day, isn’t it?
Touch heaps on that vapor memory with some creative vocal layering, tinny and distorted high-end flutters, and an electric horn that came out swinging in the Cambridge system, much to my surprise. It’s clear at this point that Cyber Club has created a very particular listening experience here, and I’m oh so fond of it.
Special makes a funky classic fresh and electric again, which is what I’m really starting to vibe with in terms of the Cyber Club oeuvre. It serves as a sort of confirmation, a celebration and an altogether fantastic close to the LP.
Vinyl Physicality & Listening Experience
I like black vinyl. This milquetoast statement has earned for me the ire of some enthusiasts on r/VaporVinyl when I post on my alt-account there. Because vaporwave attracts curators with “experience” in the music industry, I’ve been told by “serious LP collectors [who know] label managers” — the type of folks who spin on $100 Crosley turntables bought at a Kohl’s Black Friday sale — that new black vinyls just doesn’t sell anymore. Not for vaporwave, at least. A release should have a colored vinyl or not release at all!
This was a take from the same twenty-three year old who wouldn’t purchase Sensual Loops because of the hentai on the cover — so take that for what you will.
I’ve always liked the supplier that Sic Records uses — whoever they are. The vinyls always have a bit of mass and heft to them, leading me to guess that they’re probably in the 180g range. But that’s just my finger test. My Jungle2000 vinyl feels just as weighty. I’ve always believed there’s a definite spectrum with black vinyls — from the frail Qrate cheap options to the high end audiophile oriented waxes like the beautifully crafted Victor Japan and Columbia waxes from the late 80s and early 90s that you see most city pop and anime OSTs pressed on.
The masters on these records are definitely intriguing for the format. My biggest critique of vaporwave vinyl at this point is that some labels don’t take the requisite care to put out a good vinyl master, and often just end up going all-in with poorly optimized digital release ones. The folks at Sic definitely know what they’re doing — because this ended up playing great on a number of systems and speakers, from my KEFs and H/K setup, to a friends Technics mid-fi rig, to Han’s Cambridge endgame. Each time, we got a wide-but-not-too-wide play without the sound edging towards the bright end of the spectrum too intensely. I think this is important because it respects a lot of the samples used. The mixing work done on a lot of the Philly soul here definitely had a certain muted approach that really brought out the most from the vocals and left instrumental arrangements to a moderately more ambient role. I get that impression of continuity here and love it for that.
In short, you should snap up this release while you can. It’s a great release, and fuck the vaporwave nannies who’d shut down Cyber Club’s best two albums without even a listen. May that /u/ go down with u/hoesmad_ on r/Vaporwave’s wall of shame.
Ally likes a lot of anime and her room probably has Sailor Moon and Bebop posters plastered everywhere, I wouldn’t be surprised if she had an All Might Funko. She likes to doodle, but she really likes to write even if most of her writing used to be fanfiction so she’s been shoved away from one of her initial interests because all she wrote were goofy fics and she thinks it’s embarrassing. Ally loves working with animals because they help her anxiety. She’s a HUGE gardener and probably has some really tight knowledge of flowers and their meanings.
Ashe is very much into shooters and a plethora of other video games and she probably has a game-gun-replica hoarding issue because she thinks they’re the shit and will happily explain to you which guns are from which games. She plays stuff like TF2, Overwatch, Goldeneye, DOOM, pretty much anything where you Shoot Something whether it is online or not. She is very good at this. She’s also into piano and would probably geek out about motorcycles.
Cole is a gigantic Marvel nerd and would probably gush about certain timelines of the comic or certain characters that he likes in detail if he was given the opportunity. Getting Cole to talk about things he likes is relatively hard. He’s also big on music and actually really wants to be a musician. If you compliment him after he’s done playing a song he’d probably grin.
Cami is very interested in robotics and human anatomy. She has a lot of blueprints stockpiled in her room or very neatly taped to her walls. Cami’s fingers are probably almost always covered in goofy little band-aids because of all the metal she works with. However, she also loves a lot of those different goofy/serious mystery/cop shows that range from Scooby-Doo to Dexter, basically anything where she can go “WHO DONE IT” and theorize about it as the episode goes. She likes to think she’d be a very good lawyer.
Arva watches a variety of different fighting styles that you’d see on T.V. like wrestling or boxing. She’ll watch male matches but her favorite fighters are usually girls and she probably has autographed posters up on her walls that she’s drawn on the edges of. She, much like Cole, has always wanted to be a musician and most of her inspiration is derived from rap and a good chunk of female rap artists who’ve made out to be strong people in their industry. She and Cole jokingly collaborate sometimes.
Andy is big on reading a large variety of books. You could probably give him any kind of book and he’d abso-fucking-lutely would read it. Judy B. Jones? Hand that fucker over. Harry Potter? Read it 5 times but sure why the fuck not. Moby Dick? FUCK yes, bro. He loves to retain information and views books as secretive until you open them up and learn everything they have to offer. He’s a little bit into drawing, but he only draws plants and I wouldn’t be surprised if a few of his books were dotted with ferns or certain flowers. Andy likes to pick things apart and analyze them so he’s a bit of a movie and a behind-the-scenes junkie.
Ivan hoards a toppling large amount of steam games but he has most of his hours on games like TF2, Stardew Valley, GMod, and a couple other games but Ivan has really only ever shown interest in multiplayer games. Ashe would play a horror game if she bought it but Ivan’s attention span is .2 and he’d need someone to remind him that he’s playing a game if he wasn’t playing it with others. Ivan LOVES comedy and being a big jokester alongside electro swing/swing, but he has stage fright and two left feet so he’s mildly disappointed with himself in that regard. He’s contented by the fact that he can get his friends to laugh, at least.
Isac likes FASHION. He likes SUITS. Bitch loves him some SEWING. Isac has put a lot into sewing as a skill and gets really excited when he gets to make a set of clothing for his friends because they don’t usually let him do that. He made pretty much everyone’s pinstripe suit alongside the other three girl’s dresses. Even if he loves it he has a tendency to put himself down over it and a lot of people take it as him fishing for compliments. He isn’t of course, but he does humble himself too much. Isac has a disinterested attitude about him but he will absolutely gush to you about what his friends are passionate about if you pry him open about it, he will not, however, splurge about his own.
Hello. I hope you and yours are well. As is tradition, below are my selections for albums and songs of the year. As I have yet to receive a reply from you, dear reader, sincerely asking to unsubscribe, you are therefore the proud recipient of the list once more! I’ve altered the format from 5 tracks each month because, as I suspect many of you did, I went into a nostalgic hole for large chunks of this year (for me this consisted of at least two months of nothing but Funkadelic, which does mean my personalised algorithm is now ace), but also when I looked back at when many of these tracks were released it was front heavy for the first half of the year – another body blow to the supposed “monthly” mailer. I even considered not writing my one-liners, but where is the fun in that? Furthermore, trying to keep the long list to 60 tracks in total (equivalent to 5 per month) proved overly frustrating, so I’ve included some extras, especially as this year felt 13 month long. Notwithstanding said excuses, enough preamble, on with the list! Let me know what you think and do send me your own selections. Lots of love xx TOP 10s TOP 10 ALBUMS Baxter Dury – The Night Chancers Mildlife – Automatic SAULT – Untitled (Black Is) Alice Boman – Dream On Kanaan – Odense Sessions Lightning Orchestra – Source And Deliver Yves Tumor – Heaven To A Tortured Mind The Strokes – The New Abnormal Woods – Strange to Explain Erland Cooper – Hether Blether TOP 10 TRACKS Malena Zavala – En la Noche Caribou – You & I Yves Tumor – Kerosene! Puscifer – Apocalyptical Mildlife – Automatic King Hannah – Meal Deal SAULT – Wildfires // Bow [yes, there are two tracks there] Kanaan – Urgent Excursions To the Tundrasphere Frazey Ford – Golden Jessie Ware – What’s Your Pleasure? NEW MUSIC ‘MONTHLY’ MAILER Spotify Link Here Holy Fuck – Near Mint What better way to kick off a retrospective look at 2020 than with ‘Holy Fuck’ Alice Boman – It’s OK, It’s Alright Really love this album and this pick is a real downer, spectral and haunting but also touching Smoke Fairies – Out Of The Woods Jessica and Katherine still delivering a decade on, the chorus guitar riff is tops Nicolas Godin – The Border Air’s Nicolas Godin doing his best detached friendly robot, mais bien sur Moses Boyd – BTB Vibrant, propulsive, energetic, gotta move! The Men – Wading In Dirty Water Avid readers will know I’m a fan of these guys and this one rides a familiar Crazy Horse choogle Tame Impala – Breathe Deeper Funky bass, piano flourishes, solid synths, all groove Kanaan – Urgent Excursions To the Tundrasphere Ok, here it is, there’s always going to be at least one – this is the 14 min space rock jam – skip/enjoy! Frazey Ford – Golden This production is right up my street, soulful vocals swoop around tight rhythm section and hammond keys, an analogue dream Caribou – You and I From the analogue to a digital master, man this beat is catchy Pulled By Magnets – Cold Regime People Die File this under terrifying experimental jazz Jonathan Wilson – Riding The Blinds JW doing that 6/8 minor ballad thang Baxter Dury – Say Nothing Another album I loved this year and could have picked any number of tracks, so here’s a quote from Baxter: “My craft and in a sense a certain style has been perfected and it’s easy… I don’t have to do it again basically. I don’t want to hear another man talking over an orchestral background.” Ha! U.S. Girls – 4 American Dollars Slick funky, soulful, classic strings, building into a brilliant outro with great lyrics Deeper – Lake Song Detached vibe ala Joy Division / The Cure done through a Pavement lens with serious downer lyrics Pretty Lightning – Voo Doo Boo Swampy dirge guitar grooves Tamikrest – Anha Achal Wad Namda Another mailer favourite, Touareg guitar wizards Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela – Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be the Same) Master drummer who sadly passed away earlier this year just after this release, and two years after master trumpeter Masekela’s own passing, this track is a buzzing tribute to Fela Myrkur – House Carpenter Danish black metaller does Scandinavian folk: bright and beautiful Sufjan Stevens, Lowell Brams – The Runaround A weird album, even by Sufjan standards, but I found these electronic ambient sounds strangely comforting R.A.P. Ferreira – ABSOLUTES Rhythm & poetry The Weeknd – Blinding Lights What can I add to the smash of 2020? Catchy af Porridge Radio – Long Indie banger, with a decidedly angry, bitter, playful lyrics Cleo Sol – Her Light If online research is to be believed Cleo is part of the collective in SAULT with producer Inflo, but this album is standalone brilliance without knowing that, this is pure vintage soul vibes Malena Zavala – En la Noche I returned to this track more than any other this year, the rhythm, the vocals, the melody, the production, even if I have to use google translate to fully understand the lyrics Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes – Lift Off Molten guitar, groovy arrangements, and plenty of business from Dayes Yves Tumor – Kerosene! An absolute belter, amazing vocals, groove and crescendo perfection Warm Digits, The Orielles – Shake The Wheels Off (feat. The Orielles) Immediate synth pop, indie dancefloor (with some solid cowbell) EOB – Brasil First solo venture for Ed, acoustic folk gives way to rumbling bass banger, would very much like to experience this in a field Other Lives – Hey Hey I Grand rocking orchestral aural assault with hints of Morricone Elephant Tree – Sails Fulfilling the heavy dirge quota, that hit at 2:33 is a proper head in the speakers moment The Strokes – Why Are Sundays So Depressing This album snuck up on me, and then I found myself listening to it non-stop, this track such an ear worm Houses of Heaven – In Soft Confusion I think the right descriptor is darkwave – insistent drum machine, reverb soaked vocals, industrial production, gloomy pop hooks Joel Sarakula – Don’t Give Up on Me Operating in a dangerous space between homage and pastiche, groove and parody, this is smooth easy yacht rock Donny Benét – Second Dinner Following hot on the heels of pastiche, this time with tongue firmly in cheek, The Don and his 80s reverence lolz Perfume Genius – Whole Life Completely arresting, the lyrics an absolute gut punch, yet still gorgeous Jake Blount – Beyond This Wall From the press release, this album “features fourteen carefully chosen tracks drawn from Blount’s extensive research of Black and Indigenous mountain music. The result is an unprecedented testament to the voices paradoxically obscured yet profoundly ingrained into the Appalachian tradition” – this contemporary instrumental is a superb banjo and fiddle tune Holy Hive – Broom Formed by the drummer from the Dap Tones and inspired by being on tour with Lee Fields, this gentle soul, complete with tremolo guitar and horns, really floats Woods – Where Do You Go When You Dream A welcome return to form, this mellotron infused number is beautifully catchy Erland Cooper – Linga Holm Dramatic piano and strings from an altogether wild and wonderful album Mystery Jets – Screwdriver Loud / quiet dynamic, bombastic riffs, seething verses, the Jets turn it up to eleven to fight with love Jehnny Beth – Flower Another track where hushed verses give way to chorus explosions, serious tension and intensity Hinds – Good Bad Times Love that thudding bass drum, big stomping pop Norah Jones – Were You Watching? Smooth but haunting, with added Celtic flavour Braids – Young Buck Bleeps and bloops, melancholic poppy vocals, and the damnedest catchiest chorus Jessie Ware – What’s Your Pleasure? Is it getting hot in here? No further questions LA Priest – What Moves Quirky strutting electro, sleek yet squelchy SAULT – Wildfires + SAULT, Michael Kiwanuka – Bow Double billing because I couldn’t make a choice (plus when I realised the rhythms flow perfectly into one another it’s like it’s one song) Run The Jewels – a few words for the firing squad (radiation) Again, difficult to choose which track on this album; this is pure fire with sax and all GUM – The Thrill Of Doing It Right Turn this feel good banger up! Such a big hit when the horns drop at the start The Vacant Lots - Fracture Catchy, icy, synths (and Desert Sands label mates by the by) A.A. Williams – Melt Enchanting slow-burning, stirring post-rock, with a wonderful, soaring crescendo Lightning Orchestra – For Those Who Are Yet To Be Born A late discovery, but immediately catapulted to the top, self-described “psychedelic booty-shake” Kamaal Williams – Save Me Almost chose ‘Pigalle’ but the tight push drumming on this won out, hard funky jazz stylings of the Herbie variety Victoria Monét – Dive Lavish and groovy, and as Monét puts it: “They say most humans are about 60% water, but I believe women must be 69% so dive in baby." Secret Machines – Talos’ Corpse Genuinely so happy to see Brandon and Josh back and still with the big sounds All Them Witches – Enemy of My Enemy Relentlessly heavy, all the chops and described by one reviewer as the love child of TOOL, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Kyuss; I love this band Fenne Lily – Birthday Beautiful and bruised Mildlife – Automatic Another new discovery, in the pocket cosmic goodness and much as it pains me to quote from NME I can’t think of a better description than ‘Mobius strip funk’ Puscifer – Apocalyptical Maynard in the video for this track is an indelible image; massive swaggering Intruder-esque drums, angular menacing guitars, Carina’s ethereal edgy vocals, Maynard’s gritted teeth whispers, and apposite apocalyptical lyrics Matt Berninger – Loved So Little Confessional moody acoustic conjuring up Western-esque vistas Goldensuns – Denandra Moore Californian sun-drenched lo-fi groove, for fans of Conan Mockasin and Night Moves Frankie and the Witch Fingers – Cavehead F*cking excellent west coast garage psych melange and the B,D,E ascend at 3:10 is nod central King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – The Hungry Wolf Of Fate Genre bending brilliance once again from down under, this cut a heavy, doomy Sabbath assault King Hannah – Meal Deal Ominous drone opens into an acoustic tale of buying a flat with a spider in the bath, Hannah’s sinister smoky sultry vocals draw you in, before some menacing low frequency dirge guitar and drums kick in at 1:30… By this point on first listen I was already hooked, but then comes a great walloping Angel Olsen ‘Sister’ style crescendo, a glorious find at the end of the year (props to Manuel) HONOURABLE MENTIONS Elephant Stone – I See You Sam Lee, Elizabeth Frazer – The Moon Shines Bright Priscilla Ermel – Martim Pescador Rheinzand – Blind Dogleg – Fox The Flaming Lips, Deap Lips – Home Thru Hell The Heliocentrics – Hanging By A Thread Midwife – 2018 Chicano Batman – Color My life Trace Mountains – Rock & Roll Peach Pit – Shampoo Bottles Buscabulla – Vámono Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Cars In Space Jess Williamson – Wind on Tin Thiago Nassif, Arto Lindsay – Plástico The Vacant Lots – Endless Rain Nubya Garcia – Stand With Each Other (Feat. Ms MAURICE, Cassie Kinoshi, & Richie Seivwright) Juanita Stein – L.O.T.F. Carlton Melton – Waylay Paul McCartney – Long Tailed Winter Bird