{"id":7776,"date":"2026-01-02T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-crispian-mills-of-kula-shaker\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:00","slug":"5-albums-i-cant-live-without-crispian-mills-of-kula-shaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-crispian-mills-of-kula-shaker\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:\u00a0Crispian Mills of\u00a0Kula\u00a0Shaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Desertflowerboots_H-photo-credit-Sandrita-Cardenas-1.jpg\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1218\" alt=\"Kula Shaker. (Credit: Sandrita Cardenas)\"><figcaption>Kula Shaker. (Credit: Sandrita Cardenas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Crispian Mills of\u00a0Kula\u00a0Shaker<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/12\/how-a-still-defiant-shepard-fairey-turned-punk-rock-attitude-into-30-years-of-activist-art\/\">How a Still-Defiant Shepard Fairey Turned Punk Rock Attitude Into 30 Years of Activist Art<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/12\/amy-allen-on-the-five-songs-that-changed-everything\/\">Amy Allen on the Five Songs That Changed Everything<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/12\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-randy-bradbury-of-pennywise-and-84-days\/\">5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without: Randy Bradbury of Pennywise and 84 Days<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best known for<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Britpop on to Lord Krishna (people are still high from that mantra shizz).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current city<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0London, rehearsing for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kulashaker.co.uk\/pages\/live\" target=\"_blank\">tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Really want to be in<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Home in Penzance, Cornwall. If I was there I would be staring out of the window at the beautiful island of St Michael\u2019s Mount, reminding myself that the world ain\u2019t all bad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excited about<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Kula\u00a0Shaker\u2019s new album\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/kulashaker.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">WORMSLAYER<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(releasing<em>\u00a0<\/em>January 30). Our best yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My current music collection has a lot of<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Retro freakery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And a little bit of<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a021st century bipolar hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preferred format<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0My kids rules the house. They stream like there\u2019s no tomorrow, but they buy new and old vinyl as gifts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"0hO17c4lB1E\" style=\"bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; max-width:100%;\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-albums-i-can-t-live-without\"><strong><u>5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1\">1<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-watermark-enya\"><strong><em>Watermark<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>ENYA<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1247\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Watermark-Enya-1290x1247.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Watermark-Enya-1290x1247.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Watermark-Enya-340x329.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Watermark-Enya-768x743.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Watermark-Enya-498x482.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Watermark-Enya.png 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Sgt. Pepper\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0of the new age movement. This was the moment all those dreamy Celtic nymphs, pink fluffy clouds, and swans in flight burst out of the crystal shop and went mainstream. I used to love watching Enya mime on TV to \u201cOrinoco Flow.\u201d She\u2019d wear a white gown, like some pre-Raphaelite queen, and never even break a smile. Years later I heard that when the Fugees forgot to clear her sample (for\u00a0\u201cBoadicea\u201d)\u00a0on \u201cReady or Not\u201d she took \u2018em to the cleaners.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2\">2<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-smile-the-beach-boys\"><strong><em>Smile<\/em>, The<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Beach Boys<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1148\" height=\"1158\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Smile-Sessions-Beach-boys.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Smile-Sessions-Beach-boys.png 1148w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Smile-Sessions-Beach-boys-340x343.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Smile-Sessions-Beach-boys-768x775.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Smile-Sessions-Beach-boys-498x502.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1148px) 100vw, 1148px\"><\/figure>\n<p>My two teenage boys gave me this on vinyl for my birthday, as they knew I was sad about Brian Wilson passing away. My kids rock.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3\">3<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vol-4-black-sabbath\"><strong><em>Vol. 4<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Black Sabbath<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1256\" height=\"1214\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Vol-4-Black-Sabbath.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Vol-4-Black-Sabbath.png 1256w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Vol-4-Black-Sabbath-340x329.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Vol-4-Black-Sabbath-768x742.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Vol-4-Black-Sabbath-498x481.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1256px) 100vw, 1256px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Another funereal inspired choice. After Ozzy passed away we were playing loads of Sabbath in the car. Such a great album: \u201cSupernaut,\u201d \u201cSt. Vitus\u2019 Dance,\u201d fucking \u201cSnowblind\u201d\u2026 let\u2019s goooo!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4\">4<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-radha-krsna-temple-radha-krishna-temple\"><strong><em>Radha Krsna Temple<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Radha Krishna Temple\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Radha-Krishna-Temple-Album-Goddess-of-Fortune-Radha-Krishna-Temple--1290x1300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Radha-Krishna-Temple-Album-Goddess-of-Fortune-Radha-Krishna-Temple--1290x1300.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Radha-Krishna-Temple-Album-Goddess-of-Fortune-Radha-Krishna-Temple--340x343.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Radha-Krishna-Temple-Album-Goddess-of-Fortune-Radha-Krishna-Temple--768x774.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Radha-Krishna-Temple-Album-Goddess-of-Fortune-Radha-Krishna-Temple--498x502.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/Radha-Krishna-Temple-Album-Goddess-of-Fortune-Radha-Krishna-Temple-.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>George Harrison produced this beautiful record for Apple. I hear it\u2019s been rereleased on Dark Horse Records. It was the first time I heard music from India and songs about Sri Krishna. One of those\u00a0albums that change your wife. I mean, LIFE.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5\">5<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-noel-coward-album-live-in-las-vegas-and-new-york-noel-coward\"><strong><em>The No\u00ebl Coward<\/em>\u00a0<em>Album (Live in Las Vegas and New York)<\/em>,\u00a0Noel Coward<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1337\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Noel-Coward-Album-Live-in-Las-Vegas-and-New-York-1290x1337.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Noel-Coward-Album-Live-in-Las-Vegas-and-New-York-1290x1337.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Noel-Coward-Album-Live-in-Las-Vegas-and-New-York-340x353.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Noel-Coward-Album-Live-in-Las-Vegas-and-New-York-768x796.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Noel-Coward-Album-Live-in-Las-Vegas-and-New-York-498x516.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Noel-Coward-Album-Live-in-Las-Vegas-and-New-York.png 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>No\u00ebl Coward\u00a0was like The Beatles of the 1920s and 1930s; he was so prolific, he\u2019d write a hit song and a hit play before breakfast. This is my favorite recording of \u201cMad Dogs and Englishmen.\u201d There\u2019s never been anyone like him.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kula Shaker. (Credit: Sandrita Cardenas) Name\u00a0\u00a0Crispian Mills of\u00a0Kula\u00a0Shaker More from Spin: How a Still-Defiant Shepard Fairey Turned Punk Rock Attitude Into 30 Years of Activist Art Amy Allen on the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[262,355,4986,31,4987,4988,1546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5-albums-i-cant-live-without","category-black-sabbath","category-enya","category-features","category-kula-shaker","category-radha-krishna-templae","category-the-beach-boys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}