Neil Dargie returns for a wintry and dreamy edition of The Rope Factory, exploring DIY post punk, a satirical take on old Japanese aesthetics, and some priceless advice from Miles Davis.

1. Dream_e – DreamSeven 
Dreams On 22 (2020, Pace Yourself)

2. Meitei – Shōnen / 少年
Kofū / 古風 (2020, Kitchen Label)

3. Pole – Tangente 
Facing (2020, Mute)

4. Robert Rental – Untitled
Paralysis (2020, Dark Entries Records)

5. Kiko Dinucci – Marquito 
Rastilho (2020, Mais Um)

6. Elizeth Cardoso – Eu Bebo Sim
Eu Bebo Sim (1973, Copacabana)

7. Jackie Mittoo – Hot Milk 
Drum Song / Hot Milk (1968, Clocktower Records)

8. Meitei – Urameshi-ya / うらめしや
Kofū / 古風 (2020, Kitchen Label)

9. Richard Youngs & Raül Refree* – Time is an avelanche  
All Hands Around The Moment (2019, Soft Abuse)

10. Miles Davis – In a Silent Way / It’s about that time 
In a Silent Way (1969, Columbia)