How the so-called "Special Relationship" has blessed us with British album roll-outs that are giving Bake Off meets Bridgerton.

Email: sidemissions [at] proton.me
Website: ewen.io
Intro music: pentagon - Heal

Sources:

Vassal State: How America Runs Britain
Adam Curtis - Shifty
How Ed Sheeran's spectacular 'Sheeranville' Suffolk estate has grown over the years
Calvin Harris 'turns quiet Cotswolds village into Calvin Country
Where Does Adele Live?
PinkPantheress, the 2000s, and British Cultural Emblems in Fashion and Music
The inside track on Central Cee's ice cold Queen Elizabeth II chain
Central Cee's Guardian Interview
Skepta on Real Late with Peter Rosenberg!
Bagel And Shots: Stormzy & Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg
HCPOD: RADIO w/ Elijah
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
Jme ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There Is Nothing Duval Timothy Can’t Do
Sister Midnight
White Van Summer w/ Ewen
Calvin Harris' pub helps his hometown's music scene
Little Simz - Blood feat. Wretch 32 & Cashh

Music used (chronologically):
Shoji Meguro - Aria of the Soul
Koji Kondo - Inside the Castle Walls
PinkPantheress - Stateside (American Version)
AJ Tracey - Imposter Syndrome
AJ Tracey - West Life
Kazumi Totaka - Wii Shop Channel Main Theme
Akira Yamaoka - Heaven's Night
Akira Yamaoka - White Noiz
John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players - The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
Central Cee - LA Leakers Freestyle
Light Club - She Meditates
David Wise - Aquatic Ambiance
Sakai Asuka - Silhouette Dance
Norihiko Hibino - Alternative Mission ~Photo Shoot~
Toronto - Electric Tooth Brush
Yuu Miyake - Lovely Angel
Ambush - Friendly Fire

How to carve your own meaning from ancient philosophy, sprinkle over some Theo Parrish, then imbue your craft with it. Set to one take on a pair of Technics 1210s.

Intro music: pentagon - Heal

Sources:
Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching : A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way (Ursula K. Le Guin translation)
Theo Parrish | Red Bull Music Academy
No Tags #45: What makes the perfect night out?
EX.763 Theo Parrish

Music used (chronologically):
Loidis - In The Place I Sit
Junes - Second Wind
Baby Ford - Dead Eye
Villalobos - Detroit Heroes
Christian AB - Freedom's Echo
Clark - Clip

How technophobes harnessing the first Digital Audio Workstations, aristocrats ripping off epoch-making composers and god MCs arguing with Google Devs help me to imagine an AI artistic practice with soul.

Email: sidemissions@proton.me

Website: ewen.io

Intro music: pentagon - Heal

Sources:
Izumi Suzuki, Night Picnic
Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst: The Call
Snatch (2000)
Eastenders
1987: GRAFFITI - Is It ART, CRIME... or Both?
Goldie 'Inner City Life' | The Making Of A Drum & Bass Classic
Goldie talks Timeless and The Journeyman
Rob Playford: Producing Goldie
Goldie webchat – as it happened
Idris Elba's How Clubbing Changed the World
Ghost producer, or studio collaborator?
Mozart's Requiem
Lupe Fiasco x Large Language Models | Google Lab Sessions
Lupe Fiasco - Glass of Water - My first song co-written with AI
AI-generated poetry is indistinguishable from human-written poetry and is rated more favorably
How Did You Do On The AI Art Turing Test?
Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI

Music used (chronologically):
Phantom Orchard - Night Picnic
HIVE Choir - Rise
Goldie - Inner City Life
Rob Playford & Goldie - The Shadow (Process Mix)
Goldie - Terminator
Mozart - Requiem
Lupe Fiasco - Glass of Water
Holly Herndon - Jolene (feat. Holly+)
Leeds Vocal Movement - Fhir A' Bhàta

Intro music: pentagon - Heal

Special mention:
From Cool Japan to Cold Japan, Warren Stanislaus

Sources:
JME & Elijah live
Gillet Square Stories
Wiley talks Punk, inspiration, politicians
Kano, Ghetto, Skepta and Logan Sama Set
A Postcode-Scale Genre, Phil Dodds
Tony Blair speech from the Aylesbury Estate
The Urban Injustices of New Labour’s “New Urban Renewal”, Loretta Lees
A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain, Owen Hatherly
Terraformed, Joy White
Stand Up Tall, Dan Hancox
Japan’s Gross National Cool
The world’s ‘first’ grime instrumental
Kode9 - Sinogrime Minimix (2005)
Eski Beat: An interview with Wiley
Sinogrime Explained
Lord of the Mics 1
Fighting Words Ep 7
Logan Sama KISS PRESENTS
Resident Advisor EX.727
JME - 'Street Fighter 4' Freestyle
Elijah & Skilliam and Japanese Grime Collective
Japanese Grime Allstars
Full Circle: Grime In Japan
Upfront 083: Chocola B
Benga makes a Grime beat on Playstation music 2000
KIBO PRESENTS EFFUM FM: EP 03

Music used (chronologically):
Street Fighter II - Ryu Theme
Youngstar - Pulse X
Roll Deep - When I'm 'ere
Dizzee Rascal - Brand New Day
Dizzee Rascal - Stop Dat
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Riot In Lagos
Macabre Unit - Lift Off
Wizzbit - Grand Theft Auto
Devlin - London City
D.O.K. - Chemical Planet
Champion & Terror Danjah - Bowsers Castle
Dot Rotten - Real Talk
Dylan Beale - Tri-Fusion
Jammer & Wong - Chinkrasta
Wiley - Crash Bandicoot freestyle
Jme - The Very Best
Mz Bratt - Get Dark
Jme - Man Don't Care (feat. Giggs)
D Double E - Street Fighter Riddim