Ninja Tune producer Bonobo has revealed his top six iPod tracks to Metro readers this week.
Joanna Newsom's En Gallop, from her album The Milk Eyed Mender, captured his attention because of the way that the singer plays her harp – "almost like Nick Drake played the guitar".
Right On for the Darkness by Curtis Mayfield was placed second in the musician's iPod tunes list for its "breathtaking" arrangements and for its influence on many contemporary bands.
Meanwhile, electronic music, jazz and funk all feature within his favourites, with Essence of Sapphire by jazz/soul artist Dorothy Ashby appealing to Bonobo because it "gets its point across and gets out".
Also included on his iPod are Meat Beat Manifesto's Radio Babylon and Freak Scene by Dinosaur Jr, due to its "urgency" and Pixies-style "quiet then very loud dynamic".
The Impossible Equation by Nostalgia 77 completes the list, described by Bonobo as having the ability to "find the aesthetic of music and flip it into something relevant now".
Bonobo's third album Days to Come was released at the beginning of this month, with a three-track single including Nightlite also on the shelves.
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