| Influences | First and foremost, the one and only John Peel - directly or indirectly responsible for 95% of what follows (in no particular order)...
Transglobal Underground, Squarepusher, New Order, Glastonbury, Chico Science and Nacao Zumbi, DJ Shadow, Kraftwerk, Talvin Singh, King Tubby, Boards of Canada, Future World Funk, Asian Dub Foundation, Mercan Dede, Nitin Sawhney, Orbital, gypsy brass - esp. Fanfare Ciocarlia, Boban Markovic and Mahala Rai Banda; Charlie Gillett, DJ Dolores, Cheb I Sabbah, The Specials, Grandmaster Flash, Pandit Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Goran Bregovic, Ninja Tune, Dreadzone, Eno, Six Degrees Records, Shantel, Motorhead, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Tom Waits, The Damned, Gilles Peterson, Megadog, Whirl-y-gig, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Brazilian Percussion in general and Maracatu, Forro, Coco in particular. Plus many, many, many more.
Brothers and sisters in rhythm, inspirations, influences, friendship, support and encouragement --
Orkestra del Sol, Weird Attractors, cheex, Sanskrit aka Spirit of the Junkyard, anonymi, te pooka, Vaudeville, Edinburgh Beltane crews over the years, Edinburgh Samba School, Irian Jaya, Bebado, Carnival Collective, Samba Ya Bamba. Big love.
Thanks to last.fm, here's a list of what I've been listening to recently.
And these are my most-played artists since April 2005:
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