King Britt's Blacktronica Celebrates Black Innovators In Electronic Music

Congrats to Mogwai on making #1 this week in the UK album charts

We did it! Thank you everyone!!!!!!! I can’t believe we have a number one album. I’m honestly so humbled and grateful for everyone’s support. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #Mogwai4Number1

— stuart braithwaite (@plasmatron) February 26, 2021

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— Mogwai (@mogwaiband) February 26, 2021

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Great Australian Albums / 16 Lovers Lane - The Go-Betweens

+ Robert Forster and Peter Paphides In Conversation

Sounds about right...

History

Scottish independence: Support for independence has changed the face of unionism

Fairport Convention - 'Bouton Rouge' French TV Show, Broadcast Live, April 27 1968

 

01-Morning Glory 

02-Time Will Show The Wiser 

03-Reno Nevada 

Judy Dyble - Vocals/Recorder 

Iain Matthews - Vocals 

Simon Nicol - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals 

Ashley "Tyger" Hutchings - Bass Guitar 

Richard Thompson - Lead Guitar/Vocals 

Martin Lamble - Drums

Marianne Faithfull with Warren Ellis - She Walks in Beauty

Sam Shalabi - Lonely Woman

This is a solo oud version of “Lonely Woman” by Ornette Coleman. I’ve loved this melody ever since I first heard it over 30 years ago. A while back, I had the idea of playing and recording it on oud – the melody has always struck me as very Arabic/Middle Eastern sounding – it has a sobbing/emotional feeling that you hear in certain kinds of Arabic vocal music and modes. It’s only recently though that it has made sense to attempt a version of it. I’ve been exploring the idea of covering Free Jazz ‘standards’ that could work on oud and would have an emotional resonance on the instrument (I’ve recently recorded versions of “Ghosts” by Albert Ayler and “India” by John Coltrane ). This is what led me back to this piece… I recorded it at home in Montreal with one microphone and one take 

- Sam Shalabi

 

Experience: I was in a Scientology jazz band

Calling All Active Agents (WSB) Mix

'Smash The Control Machine' 

Tracks from Electronic Revolution/Real English Tea Made Here/Nothing Here Now But The Recordings/10% File Under Burroughs/Vaudeville Voices/Dub Spencer & Trance Hill/Ministry/Laurie Anderson/Bill Laswell & Material. Also features The Master Musicians of Joujouka with and without Ornette Coleman Repost

A few other mixes I've put together recently

Guitars Etc Mix Tracklist: 

1 Black Man On Your Shoulder John Martyn 

2 Kosmos (Lynch Mob Bonus Beats) Paul Weller 

3 Safesurfer Julian Cope 

4 Come Together Spiritualized 

5 The Act We Act Sugar 

6 Memories Can't wait Living Colour 

7 Interstate 80 Tom Morello ft. Slash 

8 The Honeymoon Is Over The Cruel Sea 

9 You Don't Move Me Keith Richards 

10 Waiting For The Sun The Jayhawks 

11 Put Some Miles On The Dream Syndicate 

12 Haunted & Known Six Organs of Admittance 

13 Piano Fire Sparklehorse

14 My Pal God 

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15 Blank Generation Peter Laughner

Sound Selector Mix Tracklist: 

1 Blood & Fire Niney The Observer & Big Youth 

2 Under Heavy Manners Prince Far I 

3 Nah Skin Up Dub Keith Hudson 

4 Inglan Is A Bitch / Bitch Dub Linton Kwesi Johnson 

5 Midnight Ravers The Wailers 

6 My Whole World Bim Sherman 

7 Sufferer's Time / Dub The Heptones 

8 Croaking Lizard The Upsetters 

9 Fade Away Junior Byles 

10 Jah Is I Guiding Star Tappa Zukie 

11 Two Sevens Clash Culture 

12 HolyMount Zion (Version) The Roots Radics 

13 Tell Us Our Past History / Tell Us Our Past History (Dubplate Mix) Yabby You 

14 Lightning Flash Weak Heart Drop Big Youth 

15 Blackheart Man Bunny Wailer 

16 To Be A Lover (Have Mercy) George Faith 

17 Rowing (12") Dennis Bovell 

18 Easy (12") Jimmy Lindsay 

19 Night Nurse (12") Gregory Isaacs 

20 Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (12") Black Uhuru 

21 Warrior Charge (12") Aswad

NOLA Funk Mix Tracklist: 

1 Fire On The Bayou The Meters 

2 Let The Groove Move You Gus 'The Groove' Lewis 

3 Iko Iko The Dixie Cups 

4 Soul Soul Soul The Wild Magnolias 

5 Four Corners Lee Dorsey 

6 Junco Partner James Waynes 

7 Street Parade Earl King 

8 Message From The Meters The Meters 

9 Y'er Comes The Funky Man Bob French's Storyville Jazz Band 

10 Soul Junction Backyard Heavies 

11 Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya Dr John 

12 We're Doing It (Thang) Eddie Bo 

13 Big Chief pt 2 Professor Longhair 

14 Yes We Can Can Lee Dorsey 

15 Mama Roux Dr John 

16 I Can't Help It Smokey Johnson 

17 Jockey Ride pts 1 & 2 Explosions 

18 Can You Handle It Eddie Bo 

19 Brother Man Sister Anne Clemon Smith 

20 If That's the Way You Like it, I Like Bobby Rush w Blind Dog Smokin' 

21 Hey Mama The Wild Tchoupitoulas

This/That Mix Tracklist: 

1 Face On The Sand Siavash Amini 

2 Painted Desert Ikue Mori / Robert Quine / Marc Ribot 

3 Washington Park Moor Mother 

4 Le Matin Des Noire Barry Adamson 

5 Man Alone (Can't Stop The Fadin') Tindersticks 

6 Rhino Youth / Jah Wobble / Vivian Goldman 

7 3.38 The Pop Group 

8 War Version The Bug 

9 Haul & Pull Up Sly & Robbie 

10 Guanguanco Gary Lucas / Adrian Sherwood 

11 S-P-Q-R This Heat 

12 A Time of Happening The Threshold Houseboys Choir 

13 Muzak From The Hive Mind Part VI (The Problematic Transition) Black Lung

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When Indian Classical Music Giants Collided With Psychedelic San Francisco

I Surrender (A List of the Dead) Mix

Tracklist: 

1 Vox Lux Opening Credits Scott Walker 

2 Counter-Earth Trondheim Voices 

3 Steve Colin Stetson 

4 The Last Opium Den (On Earth) The Quiet Temple 

5 Andromeda Drone Delta Waves 

6 Waves Underground Lovers 

7 Hunting & Gathering (Cydonia) Sunn O))) 

8 Bergelmir Jim Jarmusch, Lee Ranaldo, Marc Urselli, Balázs Pándi 

9 Sex God Sex Swans 

10 Feather Scorn 

11 Hall of The Mountain Grill Hawkwind 

12 Time Distortion Moor Mother 

13 Cleveland 20/20 Algiers 

14 In Your Pit (The Bug Remix) JK Flesh 

A wee mix I made to go with reading 'Monolithic Undertow' Harry Sword's search for sonic oblivion courtesy of the DRONE

Algiers - Cleveland 20/20 + Vocal Mix

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Algiers - Live on KEXP (2015) Blood 

But She Was Not Flying 

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