Half An Hour Of Coyote

Today's half hour mix is from Nottingham via the Balearic isles (or vice versa), thirty minutes from Coyote. Tim Sure and Richard Hampson met in Venus, the legendary early 90s Nottingham club that was part of the Balearic network. After spending much of the 90s DJing the pair formed Coyote in 2004. Their back catalogue goes way back but all of the music in the mix below comes from 2021, a year in which they put out several waves of releases and remixes of other artists. 

Stockport doesn't have a coast but the idea of a Costa del Stockport is a brilliant one. This graffiti sits on the base of a bridge carrying the M60 over the Mersey near Stockport. Coyote's music is very much the music of the coasts. 

Opening track Cafe Con Leche was one of my favourites from last year, a female voice saying 'when all this is over I plan to head north', a sentiment we've all felt at times in the last two years. Mint Tea comes from last year's album The Mystery Light as does Andrew Weatherall tribute The Outsider, an acoustic guitars and a bass overlaid with part of an interview with Alan Watts where he talks about society and the insanity that 'everyone must join in, everybody must work, everybody must belong... you don't have to join in, you don't have to play the game'. Feedback County is a slow mo, acoustic guitar flecked delight from the album Buzzard County, out just under a year ago  and Paris From Above is a remix of Icelandic artist Tonarunur. Will We Ever Dance Again was the A-side of a 12" released last autumn, a question without a question mark.  

Thirty Minutes Of Coyote

• Cafe Con Leche
• Mint Tea
• Feedback Valley
• The Outsider
• Paris From Above (Coyote Remix)
• Will We Ever Dance Again

To The Sea And Paris From Above

Two slices of Balearica for today with the promise of sunnier climes and better days, both tracks I would have featured here back in December if things had been different. Both have the ability to transport me somewhere else for the duration they play. First, a Coyote remix of Tonarunur. Tonarunur is from Reykjavik, Iceland, Coyote are from Nottingham. On Paris From Above they find a sweet spot that links those three cities in a laid back, dreamy manner, gently pulsing synths and a heavily echoed voice saying things I can't quite hear. Buy it here. 

Phil Mison is Cantoma, a doyen of the Cafe del Mar and Balearic scene. I posted To The Sea back in October, a lovely accordion led groove. It's been remixed by Italian duo Here & Now Remix, adding a lazy beat, washes of synth and pushing the topline melody to the fore. The accordion eventually shows up four minutes in and everything drifts towards the finish line. Buy it here.