Blasé

I'm drawn to it, this building, this bit of the street. Time and time again. The North British Rubber Company building with the windows that are boarded-up in silver ply that shines in the sun and makes me think that there's a miniature version of Andy's Factory going on in the neighbourhood.

(And the obvious thing to do now is link to a bit of Velvet Underground or Lou Reed but we'll save that for tomorrow maybe, after all it's not like this building's about to disappear overnight)

So, I've been listening to a lot of what often gets called 'astral jazz' this week, but don't be put off by that title - jazz , like ridicule (as someone once said) is nothing to be scared of. I will freely admit though that this stuff isn't your polite, background, tinkling away kind of jazz, this is full-on, upfront and in your face jazz, a mighty and righteous rumpus. And I love it.

Couple of great mixes I found on Soundcloud, there's a bit of a crossover in the tracklistings but plenty there to get your teeth into from Optimo's JD Twitch and another from The Awkward Sons.

The Track That Gives This Blip Its Title