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Wild Paths: Day 4 Part 3

Hipology Sounds

After around an hour at the flicks, it was time to traverse cobbles and enjoy a lighter environment. Up the wooden stairs to a beer and a period of de-compression with Lloyd Jones (cables, knobs and buttons) and Simon Taylor (saxophone), in the company of a few good people amongst the solid oak beams of the pub, once notorious for wild pub-rock Friday nights, which is as far from Hipology Sounds laid back, Valencian inspired vibes as you could get. A quiet pint, enjoyed to electro tracks and improvised,  bluesy sax on max reverb.

Beam me up, Hip-Hoppy

I'm delighted to have discovered this duo and will look out for more of their live sets in the coming gloom of winter. They have a few recordings out on the ether at the moment, with more to follow. 

Not much more to say about it really. Just a damned fine moment in time. Memorable. 

Spencer Ide
18/10/2025

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