Opened with guitars & ended in things that bleep; new music in the fine tradition of British evening sessions.
“This isn't about looking good. This isn't about making people like you. Remember why we're here: No magic. Just music.”
Ben Ward — half of Eclectic Kettle — compiles his records of the year. A delightful mix of indie pop, dance, and the ear bleedingly avant-garde.
Wrapping up 2017 from half of Eclectic Kettle, Ben talks Kelly Lee Owens, Destroyer, Sufjan Stevens, Los Camp! and really doesn't give much credence to the “top 5” concept.
Once again in the turn of the new year, I get to distill the thousand pieces of music we played in 2016 down to just five records.
In 2015 we played 1,112 pieces of music on Eclectic Kettle. It's a tremendous quantity of great music to distill into just 5 for the year.
