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UK Twee & The American Gaze

How the so-called "Special Relationship" has blessed us with British album roll-outs that are giving Bake Off meets Bridgerton. Email: sidemissions@proton.me [sidemissions@proton.me] Website: https://ewen.io [sidemissions@proton.me] Intro music: pentagon - Heal Sources: Vassal State: How America Runs Britain [https://vassalstate.co.uk/] Adam Curtis - Shifty [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002d2jv] How Ed Sheeran's spectacular 'Sheeranville' Suffolk estate has grown over the years [https://www.suffolklive.com/news/suffolk-news/ed-sheeran-suffolk-home-location-6008236] Calvin Harris 'turns quiet Cotswolds village into Calvin Country [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14789247/Calvin-Harris-Cotswolds-property-TV-presenter-wife-Vick-Hope.html] Where Does Adele Live? [https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/adeles-houses-inside-her-impressive-real-estate-portfolio] PinkPantheress, the 2000s, and British Cultural Emblems in Fashion and Music [https://nouse.co.uk/articles/2025/04/25/pinkpantheress-the-2000s-and-british-cultural-emblems-in-fashion-and-music] The inside track on Central Cee's ice cold Queen Elizabeth II chain [https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/central-cee-queen-elizabeth-chain-a-jewellers-interview] Central Cee's Guardian Interview [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/07/central-cee-interview] Skepta on Real Late with Peter Rosenberg! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJssn3bcUtM] Bagel And Shots: Stormzy & Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGOfP-c0abs] HCPOD: RADIO w/ Elijah [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rufRdhJTCtE] Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_Machine] Jme ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HS91AFRr9Y] There Is Nothing Duval Timothy Can’t Do [https://pitchfork.com/features/profile/duval-timothy-interview/] Sister Midnight [https://www.sistermidnight.org/] White Van Summer w/ Ewen [https://www.nts.live/shows/heatwave/episodes/heatwave-white-van-summer-w-ewen-18th-august-2024] Calvin Harris' pub helps his hometown's music scene [http://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq9pnyzg8do] Little Simz - Blood feat. Wretch 32 & Cashh [http://youtube.com/watch?v=kyCZctQXCAw] Music used (chronologically): Shoji Meguro - Aria of the Soul, Koji Kondo - Inside the Castle Walls, PinkPantheress - Stateside (American Version), AJ Tracey - Imposter Syndrome, AJ Tracey - West Life, Kazumi Totaka - Wii Shop Channel Main Theme, Akira Yamaoka - Heaven's Night, Akira Yamaoka - White Noiz, John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players - The Four Seasons (Vivaldi), Central Cee - LA Leakers Freestyle, Light Club - She Meditates, David Wise - Aquatic Ambiance, Sakai Asuka - Silhouette Dance, Norihiko Hibino - Alternative Mission ~Photo Shoot~, Toronto - Electric Tooth Brush, Yuu Miyake - Lovely Angel, Ambush - Friendly Fire This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sidemissions.substack.com [https://sidemissions.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Way to DJ

How to carve your own meaning from ancient philosophy, sprinkle over some Theo Parrish, then imbue your craft with it. Set to one take on a pair of Technics 1210s. Intro music: pentagon - Heal Sources: Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching : A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way (Ursula K. Le Guin translation) [https://archive.org/details/le-guin], Theo Parrish | Red Bull Music Academy [https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/theo-parrish-3-cheers-for-the-d], No Tags #45: What makes the perfect night out? [https://notagspodcast.substack.com/p/45-what-makes-the-perfect-night-out], EX.763 Theo Parrish [https://ra.co/exchange/802] Music used (chronologically): Loidis - In The Place I Sit, Junes - Second Wind, Baby Ford - Dead Eye, Villalobos - Detroit Heroes, Christian AB - Freedom's Echo, Clark - Clip This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sidemissions.substack.com [https://sidemissions.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Artificial Alchemists

How technophobes harnessing the first Digital Audio Workstations, aristocrats ripping off epoch-making composers and god MCs arguing with Google Devs help me to imagine an AI artistic practice with soul. Email: sidemissions@proton.me [sidemissions@proton.me] Website: ewen.io [https://ewen.io] Intro music: pentagon - Heal Sources:Izumi Suzuki, Night Picnic [https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/night-picnic/] Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst: The Call [https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/holly-herndon-mat-dryhurst-the-call/] Snatch (2000) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/] Eastenders [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EastEnders] 1987: GRAFFITI - Is It ART, CRIME... or Both? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGM_XJsCFqc] Goldie 'Inner City Life' | The Making Of A Drum & Bass Classic [https://www.youtube.com/@DJMag] Goldie talks Timeless and The Journeyman [https://www.musicradar.com/news/goldie-talks-timeless-and-the-journeyman] Rob Playford: Producing Goldie [https://www.soundonsound.com/people/rob-playford-producing-goldie] Goldie webchat – as it happened [https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2015/may/11/goldie-webchat-timeless-heritage-orchestra] Idris Elba's How Clubbing Changed the World [https://www.channel4.com/press/news/idris-elbas-how-clubbing-changed-world] Ghost producer, or studio collaborator? [https://djmag.com/features/ghost-producer-or-studio-collaborator] Mozart's Requiem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart] Lupe Fiasco x Large Language Models | Google Lab Sessions [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYp18JAvKkQ] Lupe Fiasco - Glass of Water - My first song co-written with AI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZVw06KceXA] AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-76900-1] How Did You Do On The AI Art Turing Test? [https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/how-did-you-do-on-the-ai-art-turing] Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI [https://www.cisac.org/Newsroom/news-releases/global-economic-study-shows-human-creators-future-risk-generative-ai] Music used (chronologically): Phantom Orchard - Night Picnic HIVE Choir - Rise Goldie - Inner City Life Rob Playford & Goldie - The Shadow (Process Mix) Goldie - Terminator Mozart - Requiem Lupe Fiasco - Glass of Water Holly Herndon - Jolene (feat. Holly+) Leeds Vocal Movement - Fhir A' Bhàta This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sidemissions.substack.com [https://sidemissions.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

8-bit, 8-bar

Ever wondered what the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has to do with the development of UK Grime? This essay joins those dots. Site: https://ewen.io [https://ewen.io] Intro music: pentagon - Heal Special mention: From Cool Japan to Cold Japan, Warren Stanislaus [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09555803.2022.2033300] Sources: JME & Elijah live [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLM5yyCDT7w] Gillet Square Stories [https://futurehackney.com/gillet-square-stories] Wiley talks Punk, inspiration, politicians [https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/30/in-focus-wiley-talks-punk-inspiration-politicians-and-that-dizzee-rascal-dispute-7026932/] Kano, Ghetto, Skepta and Logan Sama Set [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ANg5ZHKx1A] A Postcode-Scale Genre, Phil Dodds [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-36283-5_3] Tony Blair speech from the Aylesbury Estate [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_HGgT--AGs] The Urban Injustices of New Labour’s “New Urban Renewal”, Loretta Lees [https://fightfortheaylesbury.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lees-aylesbury.pdf] A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain, Owen Hatherly [https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2170-a-guide-to-the-new-ruins-of-great-britain] Terraformed, Joy White [https://repeaterbooks.com/product/terraformed-young-black-lives-in-the-inner-city/] Stand Up Tall, Dan Hancox [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18282778-stand-up-tall] Japan’s Gross National Cool [https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/11/japans-gross-national-cool/] The world’s ‘first’ grime instrumental [https://www.factmag.com/2016/07/27/wolverine-adamantium-rage-first-grime-instrumental/] Kode9 - Sinogrime Minimix (2005) [https://soundcloud.com/kodenine/kode9-sinogrime-minimix-2005] Eski Beat: An interview with Wiley [https://www.fabriclondon.com/posts/hyperdub-archive-eski-beat-an-interview-with-wiley-part-1-october-2003] Sinogrime Explained [https://radii.co/article/sinogrime-explained] Lord of the Mics 1 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTF_T47CDnI] Fighting Words Ep 7 [https://markdowntohtml.com/[https://www.youtube.com/@CapcomFighters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stp-dm6S21I] Logan Sama KISS PRESENTS [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmH-y4sxzKw] Resident Advisor EX.727 [https://ra.co/exchange/763] JME - 'Street Fighter 4' Freestyle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=steaYt4b93E] Elijah & Skilliam and Japanese Grime Collective [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYNe53tBrLI] Japanese Grime Allstars [https://soundcloud.com/elijahskilliam/tokyo] Full Circle: Grime In Japan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfgbNXBjVnE] Upfront 083: Chocola B [https://soundcloud.com/platform/upfront-083-chocola-b?in=jeanne-boudoy/sets/13-1] Benga makes a Grime beat on Playstation music 2000 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZHnaSIZP0Y] KIBO PRESENTS EFFUM FM: EP 03 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Go1Sm5mjAo] Music used (chronologically): Street Fighter II - Ryu Theme Youngstar - Pulse X Roll Deep - When I'm 'ere Dizzee Rascal - Brand New Day Dizzee Rascal - Stop Dat Ryuichi Sakamoto - Riot In Lagos Macabre Unit - Lift Off Wizzbit - Grand Theft Auto Devlin - London City D.O.K. - Chemical Planet Champion & Terror Danjah - Bowsers Castle Dot Rotten - Real Talk Dylan Beale - Tri-Fusion Jammer & Wong - Chinkrasta Wiley - Crash Bandicoot freestyle Jme - The Very Best Mz Bratt - Get Dark Jme - Man Don't Care (feat. Giggs) D Double E - Street Fighter Riddim This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sidemissions.substack.com [https://sidemissions.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]