I’ve always been fascinated with rhythm and it’s ability to create the illusion of motion. Rhythm is the source of the head bop, meditative in its repetition, disorienting you when it scatters, excite or lull you – it is the vehicle that takes you from the beginning to the end of a song. With this idea of rhythm and motion in mind, these are a selection of favorites from recent years that I feel put rhythm and its percussive quality in the spotlight. Enjoy.

Mixtape Selection
01. Psychic Ills – East
02. Black Dice – Motorcycle
03. OOIOO – ATS
04. Islaja – Palaa Aurinkoon
05. Animal Collective – We Tigers
06. Nymph – Reeds of Osirion
07. Growing – Rave Pie Only
08. Dirty Projectors – I Sit on the Ridge at Dusk
09. Olaibi – 太陽
10. Gang Gang Dance – God’s Money V
11. Magik Markers – Brighton