Bob Baker Fish, Journalist

It’s the audio equivalent of overdosing on red cordial; pure, woozy, adrenalised hyperactive euphoria, which while it may leave you with a slight headache, won’t have you regretting a single minute you spend with it.

Many bands fade away with age, but for Swans it’s only made them more menacing.

With weird skittering beats, and bits of field recordings interacting with synth lines, this is really interesting, forward-thinking techno music that still manages to pack a punch.

All the while the audience marvels at her beauty, her remarkable voice and the incredible music and vitality that pours forth from this amazing woman.

"The Funkees were true to their name – there’s no political grandstanding or social commentary, this is pure Afro funk designed to get your arse on the dance floor."

Neil Young was a stand out for Bob Baker Fish in the past twelve months.

Music this complex and this immersive is rare. Pray you survive.

It’s undoubtedly organic music, without studio spit and polish, yet somehow that conveys authenticity, and as a result you wouldn’t want it any other way.

Which is kind of the key to the mix: not huge names but the combination of great tunes and percussive repetition create this incredible hypnotic and at times out-of-body experience.