The Rope Factory rummages around in some field recordings, garden synthesisers, 90’s ambient techno, Chinese inspired Raggae and Kenyan sound art. Wonderful.
1. Soul Superbs – Just Ask Me
Just Ask Me (1974, Musicol)
Also on Rust Side Story Vol. 24 on Numero Group
2. Gabriels – In Loving Memory
Love and Hate in a Different Time (2020, Gabriels)
3. KMRU – Well
Peel (2020, Editions Mego)
4. Scott William Urquhart – Golden Cities
Amethyst (self released, 2021)
5. Claire Rousay – discrete (the market)
A Softer Focus (2021, American Dreams Records)
6. Lennie Hibbert – Chinese Beauty
More Creation (1971, Studio One)
7. Yasmin Williams – Urban Driftwood (ft. Amadou Kouyate)
Urban Driftwood (2021, Spinster)
8. Bedouin Ascent – Joyriding III
Pavillion Of The New Spirit (1994, Rising High Records)
Also on Virtual Dreams (Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, 1993-1997) on Music From Memory
9. Letters from Mouse – How many magpies?
An gàrradh (Subexotic Records, 2021)
10. Ginger Johnson and His African Messengers – Ire
African Party (1967, Masquerade Records)
re-released 2015 on Freestyle Records (2)
11. Perrin Moss / Greg Sheehan – A1
Found Heads Vol.1 (2021, Watercore Island)
12. The Koreatown Oddity – We All Want Something feat. Anna Wise
Little Dominiques Nosebleed (2020, Stones Throw Records)
14. Cocteau Twins – Wax and Wane
Garlands (1982, 4AD)
13. Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Wawa
Press Color (1979, ZE Records, Island Records)
14. Space Ghost – Tropical Pavillion
Medusozoa (2021, Tartalet Records)
15. The Primitive Painter – Levitation
The Primitive Painter (1994, Klang Elektronik)
Also on Virtual Dreams (Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, 1993-1997) on Music From Memory
16. KMRU – Solace (excerpt)
Peel (2020, Editions Mego)
17. Tomaga – Squeek & Chatter
Extended Play 1 (2019, Negative Days)
18. Ryuichi Sakamoto – Plastic Bamboo
Thousand Knives Of Ryuichi Sakamoto (1982, Plexus)
19. Fred Ramirez – Comin Home Baby
Hold On I’m A Comin’ (2020, Matasuna Rec)
20. Adeline – Whisper My Name
Whisper My Name (2021, self released)