Phew, got away with it😅

Slave To The Rhythm (Hot Blooded Version) YouTube video by Grace Jones - Topic

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Day 22 - A song with non- western harmonic ideas

Saw her at a weekend festival on The Downs (Bristol) a few years ago. She was awesome, as you'd expect. A force of nature
This classic has crazy complex harmonies from all over the shop.

Heeeeeere's Grace:

Thanks Ismua!
Apparently I also now have an invalid handle, so it's all going Pete Tong

Primal Scream - Movin' on Up (Official Video) YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO

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Day 21 - A song with syncopation

Time to go for Primal Scream I think, saw them in the same bill as Massive Attack a few years ago, they still had it

Primal Scream - Movin' On Up

Everything In Its Right Place YouTube video by Radiohead - Topic

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20- A song with fade-out ending

Another band I've seen multiple times (10 days to go on the gig experience sub-challenge)

Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place

Massive Attack - Angel YouTube video by MassiveAttackVEVO

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Day 19 - A song that gives you chills

Chills in a very good way - Horace Andy's vocal, the bass, the development of the song. Gets you right in the feels

Massive Attack - Angel

Portishead - The Rip YouTube video by PortisheadVEVO

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Day 18: A song that feels relaxed

An underappreciated number from their third album.

Saw them at Glasto in the mid 90s in what's become infamous cos they followed Evan Dando who came on late and off his face. Portishead fans turned angry to boo him off 😂

Dub Princess & Dreadsquad - Too Much Juggling (Recording Session Video) YouTube video by Dreadsquad

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Day 17 - A song that feels bouncy

Saw her at the JamJar last year (grassroots venue in Bristol) and we bounced all night.

Dub Princess with Dreadsquad - Too Much Juggling

Pushin' On (feat. Alice Russell) YouTube video by Quantic - Topic

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Day 16: song with voice leading focus

Not necessarily about the vocal, as I just discovered, but about the smooth transition of chord voices (pitches of the chord). Google tells me this counts.

Here's Quantic with Alice Russell (seen once, want more)

Enjoying it very much, thank you! The next one in particular has taught me something I never knew. I hope I get it right 🤞

(Crazy month to give myself an additional challenge of only including artists I've seen live, but I reckon I can do it)

The Comet Is Coming - Summon The Fire YouTube video by TheCometIsComingVEVO

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Day 15: A song with heavy brass presence

A fine tune for a getting-ready-to-go-out playlist. Saw them in Bath and again in Bristol, they brought great energy both times.

The Comet Is Coming - Summon The Fire

Names YouTube video by Cat Power - Topic

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Day 14. A song with a lo- fi sound

Saw her a few times in the early 2000s. She was great, if often nervous at the start.
The trauma at the heart of this track is made more poignant by the stripped back production - vocal, piano, that's it.

Cat Power - Names

I Hope You Die YouTube video by TTSSFU - Topic

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Day 13: A song with reverb-heavy production

Saw her twice as support (to Mannequin Pussy and English Teacher) and liked her so much that I jumped on when she got to headline a venue. Followed her ever since. Big on reverb, esp here

TTSSFU - I Hope You Die

Dirty Three - Doris YouTube video by tokwok2

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Day 12. A song with a distinctive instrument

Saw them at Shepherd's Bush, maybe in the early 2000s. Fab gig.

My mind went straight to Warren Ellis and then to this band's more expansive works.

Bagpipes and Bouzouki feature on:

Dirty Three - Doris

PJ Harvey - Down By The Water YouTube video by PJHarveyVEVO

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Day 11. Song from your favourite Genre

More difficult than the Muso technical challenges

I broke down some aspects that I tend to be drawn to above others, and Venn diagrammed it. Female vocal✅️
Indie/folk/postpunk✅️
Lyricist✅️
Live performer✅️
A bit dark✅️

It's PJ

Everybody Loves The Sunshine YouTube video by Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Topic

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Day 10 - a song with triplets

Had to look this up, so chose an artist I've seen and not yet chosen and dug back to Camden gigs in the 1990s for a tune that Google assures me has triplets. This should count

Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine

Thanks for checking Ismua!

Public Service Broadcasting - Go! YouTube video by PSBHQVEVO

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Day 9 - a song with a call and response melody

Didn't think I'd return to PSB so soon, but in the week of Artemis 2 and to keep with my run of sharing tunes I've seen live, here's:

Public Service Broadcasting - Go!

Got him straight away, don't worry - my mind just got transported back to that of a 7-year old football obsessive

Paul Hegarty too - seem to remember him pulling a silly face.
Anyway, yes - agree with the sentiment of your pic clues

I'm hoping that first one is from the 1977/78 Panini album. The image seems as inked on my mind as - inexplicably - those of Sammy Chung and Gerry Gow

'75 aka Stay With You Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd. '75 aka Stay With You · Lemon Jelly '64-'95 ℗ 2005 XL Recordings Ltd Released on: 2005-01-31 Associated Performer: Fred Deakin Associated Performer: Nick Franglen Music Publisher: Sony Music Publisher: Harry Fox Agency Music Publisher: CMRRA Music Publisher: ATV Music Publishing Composer Lyricist: Fred Deakin Composer Lyricist: Nick Franglen Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Day 8 - A song with a circle of fifths progression

Time for Lemon Jelly, who were great fun live, gigs full of games with the crowd and joy all round

Here they are with '75 aka Stay With You, a sexed up cover

David Bowie - Changes (Official Lyric Video) YouTube video by David Bowie

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Day 7 - A song with a clear chord change between verse and chorus

Change, you say? Saw the great man twice, once from afar on the Glass Spider tour, once from the mosh pit at Brixton with Tin Machine

Bowie - Changes

Surprised MC Solaar isn't highlight-credited for this, love that guy

Celebrate YouTube video by Halo Maud - Topic

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Day 6 - song with multiple languages

Saw her support Public Service Broadcasting on their last tour, she was great so I explored. Most songs mix French and English. She draws comparison with many of my fav artists and maintains her own style

Halo Maud-Celebrate

50th anniversary of their cup win, special cup kit for Soton

Lankum - Go Dig My Grave (Official Video) Our 4th album "False Lankum" is out now on Rough Trade Records. Listen/order here: https://lankum.ffm.to/falselankum Director: Peadar Ó Goill Art Director: Vicky Langan Cinematography: Albert Hooi Producer: Cian Lawless AC: Laurent Murray Editor: Peadar Ó Goill Colourist: Peter Oppersdorff at The Mill Colour Producer: Dan Hills Gaffer: Padraig Conaty Best Boy: Noel Greene Grip: John Connon Grip Assistants: Karl Roche, Christopher Connon Costume and Styling: Liz Bennett Production: Flora Dalton Trainee: Gina Crighton Extras: Alex Day, Sean Fitzgerald, Iona Zajac Thank you Colin Burke, Paul Duane, Tom Travis Subscribe to LankumDublin here ➤ http://bit.ly/36qVmBk http://lankumdublin.com https://twitter.com/LankumDublin https://www.facebook.com/dublinfolkmi... https://www.instagram.com/lankumdublin/ #Lankum #GoDigMyGrave Go dig my grave both wide and deep Place a marble stone at my head and feet And on my breast a snow white dove To tell this world that I died for love Oh Lordy Lord, Oh Lordy me Oh Lord, oh Lord, Oh Lordy me She went upstairs for to make her bed And not one word to her mother said Her mother, she went upstairs too Saying “daughter oh daughter What troubles you?” “Oh Mama dear, I cannot tell, That railroad boy that I loved so well He courted me my life away And now with me he will not stay” Oh Lordy Lord, Oh Lordy me Oh Lord, oh Lord, Oh Lordy me Her father, he came home from work, Saying “where’s my daughter? She seemed so hurt” He went upstairs for to give her hope And he found her hanging by a rope Oh Lordy Lord, Oh Lordy me Oh Lord, oh Lord, Oh Lordy me He got his knife for to cut her down And in her bosom these words he found; Go dig my grave both wide and deep Place a marble stone at my head and feet And on my breast a snow white dove To tell this world that I died for love Oh Lordy Lord, Oh Lordy me Oh Lord, oh Lord, Oh Lordy me

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Day 5 - a song with a vocal intro

A minute-long solo intro here. Have seen them a couple of times now and was transfixed. Beautiful voice over modern Irish Folk. Great musicianship. Can't promise this track will raise your mood.

Lankum - Go Dig My Grave

Björk - It's Oh So Quiet Music video by Björk performing It's Oh So Quiet.One Little Independent Records

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Day 4 - a song with a swing feel

Maybe more Big Band than swing, but I'll take it.
I've been to a few Björk gigs (to satisfy my self-imposed extra rule)

It's Oh So Quiet

Pearl’s Girl (Remastered) Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Pearl’s Girl (Remastered) · Underworld Second Toughest In The Infants ℗ 1996 Smith Hyde Productions Released on: 2015-11-13 Producer, Vocalist, Composer Lyricist: Karl Hyde Composer Lyricist, Producer, Engineer, Programmer: Rick Smith Producer, Programmer, Composer Lyricist: Darren Emerson Auto-generated by YouTube.

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Day 3 - song with a strong backbeat

Decided on an added challenge this month to restrict myself to songs that I've seen live. I'm a live music advocate. Not looked ahead, so we'll see

This one's easy, Underworld (best I saw was at Brixton Academy) Pearl's Girl

Love The Fall.
I've mused filling a whole month's challenges with just one artist before. And the bands (that I like) I've thought it may be possible with are The Fall, Nick Cave &TBS, Half Man Half Biscuit