Prepare for a journey into the unknown and deeply strange. Whether in lyrics or musical sound or structure, guest playlister severin leads us through canticular caverns of wonder, inspired by last week’s topic
Read moreOngaku! Songs from or about Japan
It’s a huge market for the industry, inspired by outsider music, and this extraordinary land also delivers much of its own, but what songs captures the essence of Japanese people and culture? Here’s a tiny dish of metaphorical sushi to get your tastebuds tingling ….
Read morePlaylists: songs about the colour brown
Tinted with the wrong associations and overshadowed by other colours, brown is heavily underrated. But it has a natural beauty and vast range, as shown by these perfect shade of playlists picked by guest Loud Atlas from last week's topic
Read morePlaylists: songs about tea
Full of flavour and variety, complex and yet simple, stimulating as well as relaxing. And that’s just the tea. For even more refreshment, have a pot of this deliciously refreshing selection by guest DiscoMonster from huge pouring of nominations
Read morePlaylists: songs about refreshment and cooling down
As the heat continues, where might we find refreshment? From cold water, drinks and more there’s no fresher breeze to bring a sweet shade of musical relief than playlists picked by Hoshino Sakura from last week’s many nominations
Read morePlaylist: songs about maps
From a suggestive Welsh mount all the way to Texas, from India to getting lost on a London A to Z, guest playlister George Boyland takes us on a personal route, inspired by many more nominations on last week’s topic
Read morePlaylists: songs about spring cleaning and household chores
Spring cleaning takes energy, but the results can also generate even more. The same applies to this week’s serenely and clean playlists chosen by guest DJ Bear, who whizzes around the Bar with a hopeful heart and a spring in his step
Read morePlaylists: songs about gentleness
From the sensual to the sensitive, benign behaviour to the feel of a soft breeze, this week’s guest playlister Ravi takes a delicate, skilled touch to bring out gentleness all forms, physical and emotional, in beautiful selections
Read morePlaylists: songs about urban wildlife and nature
Foxes, deer, ducks, ospreys, to blossoms and orchids, leaping up into life from last week’s topic, guest writer barbryn picks a magical musical menagerie and floral fanfare in playlists about the wildlife that inhabit our towns and cities
Read morePlaylists: songs about milk and other non-alcoholic drinks
Looking for some musical refreshment? From Shonen Knife’s Hot Chocolate to Emmylou Harris’s Deeper Well of water, this week’s playlist writer Rachel Courtney has a fully-stocked bar for you inspired by last week’s nominations
Read morePlaylists: songs about unexplained phenomena
Aliens to Bigfoot, ghouls to ghosts, sea monsters to hairy hominids, Blondie to Brownsville Station, inspired by last week's avalanche of nominations, guest playlister Sidecar Shiv takes us on a marvellous musical journey into the unknown
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