Ziggy's 2024 catalogue Pt 2
A playlist of awesomeness, August to December 2024
In March 2024 I started Ziggy’s Lament. It was inspired, in part, by the frankly herculean list-building of my friend Ziggy (Stephen to his mum) who, with the another Steve-friend, compiles and shares a top hundred tracks of the year. Just for the fun of it – their lists don’t appear anywhere!
My ongoing version of this are, I guess, my regular Listening2… playlists I’ve been publishing here on Ziggy’s Lament. In that series, I’ve posted tracks I’ve been ‘listening to’, which in turn, leads on to albums, live performances, films and session films.
This two-part catalogue/playlist, however, is a record of all the tracks and films I’ve posted this year – in total: 260! You can work through it systematically, or just click the links randomly. Either way you’ll find some brilliant music and maybe fall down the rabbit holes I and my guest writers have been lovingly digging for you through last year.
Part 2 - August to December is below. Part 1 – March to July - is HERE
Ziggy’s Lament started in March 2024. Here’s a record of the music featured month by month. Click on the track title to link to the relevant video on Youtube or Vimeo. Click on the post title to read the full piece…
August 1: Listening2… playlist #8 -The Rough Trade summer sale CD edition
Lisa Gerrard & Jules Maxwell: Keson (Until My Strength Returns)
Lisa Gerrard & Genesis Orchestra: Henryk Gorecki’s Symphony No 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, OP 36 (film of full performance)
August 11: Wild is the Wind/Golden Years (12”)
August 17: Ziggy’s Pama Records top 10 Pt. 1 (guest post by Steve Maycock)
August 24: listening2… playlist #9
September 1: Ziggy’s Pama Records top 10 Pt. 2 (guest post by Steve Maycock)
September 8: Moonbuilding: into the electric universe, Pt 1 (Oddfinds)
September 15: A swig of Freakwater (guest post by Julia Macintosh)
September 22: listening2… playlist #10
September 29: Funk Me (12”)
October 6: Grief & fingerpicking solace (for Dad)
October 12: listening2… playlist #11
October 24: A pause and songs from a funeral
Ludivico Einaudi: Giorni Dispari (accessional)
Nat King Cole: Unforgettable (reflection)
Bob Fox: Dance To Your Daddy (recessional)
October 25: Class of 2024 - Boia Festival, Thursday night...
Post also includes short videos of sets taken by me at the festival, link in title above.
October 27: Lazy Sunday - Boia Festival, Sunday morning...
Post also includes short videos of sets taken by me at the festival, link in title above.
October 30: Down at the Front pt 1 (Boia festival)
Post also includes short videos of sets taken by me at the festival, link in title above.
November 2: Down at the front pt 2 (Boia festival)
Post also includes short videos of sets taken by me at the festival, link in title above.
Rozi Plain: Symmetrical (The Smokehouse Live session)
November 7: Down at the front pt 3 (Boia festival)
November 12: It's more than just music... isn't it? (Boia festival)
No tracks uploaded here but there are plenty of links in the text of this piece to artists, projects and studios, check them out by clicking on the title link above.
November 19: When you don’t know what it is you can’t give it a title (guest post by Phil Lee on Ian Hunter)
Mott the Hoople: Driving Sister, (Live at Newcastle City Hall (1973)
Mott the Hoople: I Wish I Was Your Mother (live at the Astoria, 2004)
Ian Hunter and Lucinda Williams: What Would I Do Without You
November 27: listening2… playlist #12
December 12: Little Shrew - 50 Words for Snow and other Kate Bush stories, Part 1 (Oddfinds)
Little Shrew film featuring Snowflake from 50 Words for Snow
The Unthanks: River River from In Winter, 2024)
Help 1995: Channel 4 Documentary on War Child charity record