Phil Sniff

Anything experimental, energetic or beautiful. Like hardcore techno, dancehall reggae, tape label scene offshoots and strange recordings especially. Recently really been getting into the Cheeky Girls. TOP OF THE MOMENT: Aside from the obvious RnB amazingness, anything in the pop charts and Australian PE instructional video music; TOPPEST EVER: Art Garfunkel "Bright Eyes", The Stroganoffs, Poco Loco/Mrs Cakehead/Blowjangles, The Ceramic Hobs/Howl In the Typewriter/Dandelion Adventure/Nigel Joseph/RooHmania/Earthling Society, God Is My Co-Pilot/The Hattifatteners/Jad Fair/Half Japanese/Elliott Sharp/John Zorn, The Wedding Present, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Aphex Twin, Ragga Twins, Pavement, The Fall, PJ Harvey... PALS AND ACQUAINTANCES: When People Become Numbers, Higher Council of Mars, Stormy Weathers, Fes Parker, Inca Eyeball/Wagstaff/Ashtray Navigations, Vibracathedral Orchestra/Neil Campbell/The Piss Superstition/Headless Piss/Lizgizzad, Cosmonauts Hail Satan, Tirath Singh Nirmala, Ross Parfitt, Smell & Quim/Milovan Srdenovic, Evil Moisture, Expose Your Eyes/Candi Nook, Spintronix, Monopolka, LoVid, Crank Sturgeon, Culver, Schimpfluch, To Live & Shave In LA, The Haters, Wolf Eyes, Merzbow, Cock ESP/Wrong, Con-Dom, Headache, Bilge Pump, Rancid Polutry/prp Group, I Had An Inkling, Living Tissue, Earthdoctor, GGM, Rage, Gareth Howells, Fishead, Drop Bass Network, Enticer, Kid 606, Majestik, Janet Jinx, Costes, Al Duvall, DeSalvo/Stretchheads, Las Vegas Mermaids, Elemental, AIDS Wolf, Bearsuit, Litterbug, Crayola/Sarandon, FUOD, Ash, Simbleton & Bones/Horace X, Zion Train, Splintered/Husk/Band of Pain, Gag, Let's Scare Jessica To Death, TUOB, Steve Andrews, Pilzin Sox/Time Flies, Taurus Board, Chevron, Hal McGee/Dog As Master, V/VM, Smear Campaign, Besskeloid, Gimp Nipples, OKOK Society, Birds of Delay, Malta, Higgins/Sick 56, Birds of Delay, Pink Hearse + see myspace pals... OTHERS: Crap Soul Guy, The Ink Spots, Stomach Ache Records, Pitman, Beach Boys, Robert Wyatt, Perrey & Kingsley, Augustus Pablo, Bunny Lee, Lee Perry, Kewith Hudson, Clancy Eccles, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Zebra, Jah Shaka, Killamanjaro, Aba Shanti I, Mighty Crown, Stonelove, JK, Congo Natty/Rebel MC, Nasenbluten/Bloody Fist Recordings, PCP Records/Kotzaak Records/etc, Ruffneck Records, Speed Freak/Cyberchrist, Praga Khan/MNO, Doormouse, Deathchant Records, Venetian Snares, Wiley, Bruza, D Double E, Jon E Cash, Plan B, Hendrix, Love, Beefheart, Ivo Papasov, Steinski, Coldcut, Kool Keith, Main Source, KMD, Third Bass, Wu-Tang, Biz Markie, Kool G Rap & Polo, Roxanne Shante, Big Daddy Kane, KRS One, LL Cool J, Beasties, Eric B & Rakim, Biggie Smalls, NWA/Ice Cube, Ice T, Blade, Hijack, Hidden Identity, Outkast, Butthole Surfers, My Bloody Valentine, The God Machine, Silverfish, Goldblade, White Stripes, Strokes, Skullflower, Crystallized Movements, Jeff Lewis, Daniel Johnston, Roky Erikson, The Tinklers, Mountain Goats, Paste, Half Man Half Biscuit, John Cooper Clarke, Martin Newell, Attila the Stockbroker, Negativland, John Oswald, Evolution Control Committee, Q Bert, Scratch Perverts, Rob Swift, Killa Kela, Faith SFX, Shlomo, Rahzel, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, James Brown, Bootsy/P Funk, Harry Champion, George Formby, Gus Elen, Spike Jones, Kraftwerk, early Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Faust, Derrick May, Jeff Mills/UR, E Dancer, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, Dave Clarke, Green Velvet, Jamie Principle, early Frankie Knuckles, Huggy Bear, GG Allin, Rev Horton Heat, Pussy Galore, Hefner, Terrashima, The Gerogerigegege, Earth, Meathooks, Napalm Death, ENT, Rupture, Boredoms, Sun City Girls, Caroliner, Jandek, Stereolab, Papa Sprain, Velvet Underground, Loop, Terminal Cheesecake, Pain Teens, Datblygu, FUOD, Slint, CCCC, Incapacitants, Current 93, Nurse With Wound, Panasonic, Crass, Buzzcocks, Nirvana, Unsane, Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Arthur Doyle/Blue Humans, Dizzy Gillespie, George Lewis, Scott Joplin, Archie Shepp, Temperance Seven, Bonzo Dog Band/Sir Henry, Hession Wilkinson Fell, Erik Satie, Carl Orff, Mickey Finn, DJ Hype, Nicky Blackmarket, Shy FX, Formation Records, Bizzy B, Dope Dragon Records, Bad Company (drum n bass one!), Panacea, DHR, Krafty Kuts, Stanton Warriors, Freq Nasty, early 808 State, Euromasters, Stunned Guys, Knifehandchop, Hangars Liquides Records, Speedy Qs, Fanny, Atomly, Interrupt Vector, Autechre, Ceephax, Mu-ziq, Squarepusher, Plug, Ladyscraper, AIM Records, Force & Styles/Breeze & Styles, JX, M. Farina (Italy), Irma REcords, Birthday Party, Eighties Matchbox, Sonic Youth, Melt Banana, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Hasil Adkins, Blood On the Saddle, Pretty Things, Billy Bragg, Phil Ochs, Dean Martin, John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Big Black, Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, Maximo Park, Killers, Lupus In Fabula, UFX, Maurizio/Rhythm & Sound, Irma Records, Kenny Dope, The Orb, The KLF, Namlook, Biosphere, Serge Gainsbourg, TV On the Radio, The Dawn Parade, Perfect Riot, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, New Model Army, Bevis Frond, Red Alert, Deadline, Scary Bitches, Volvox, Smack Music 7... ONE OFFS: Tony Barello "Sound of Worms", Shrimptractor "Losing It", The Crimea "Lottery Winners On Acid"... SLIGHTLY EMBARASSINGS: Cartoons "Witchdoctor", R Kelly "Ignition", Prince "Arms of Orion", Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry", Linda Ronstadt & Arron Neville "I Don't Know Much"...