This volume of Plastic Language features special recordings made around Birmingham with the poet Betsy Porritt, with brief appearances from Sam Weselowski and Miles Bradley.
Image: 'I Want Neither the Honey Nor the Bee', from 'Oh Unquenchable Thirst' (Distance No Object, 2024).
Few artists have straddled the worlds of jazz, R&B, funk, and soul as confidently as Roy Ayers – ask four people what genre he's known for and you may receive four different answers.
Beyond being a world-class vibraphonist, and penning the life-affirming anthem "Everybody Love The Sunshine", Ayers life and music was rich with diversions – touring with Fela Kuti, performing with Whitney Houston, countless studio collaborations, and endless innovation on his solo records.
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An ode to synthesis from the latest and greatest. From 2011 to 2019, Tim Noakes invited guest Synth Heroes to select an hour of their formative electronic music influences. Listen back to the NTS show archive here. Also check out www.SynthHero.com to discover artist track notes and exclusive mixes from legendary synthesists like Suzanne Ciani, Clint Mansell, New Order, Throbbing Gristle, Orbital, Vince Clarke, John Maus and many more.