The Idle Race: Morning Sunshine [1968]

Jeff Lynne pre-fro ELO.

Jean-Luc Ponty: Far From The Beaten Paths

From the album Individual Choice; inspired by the redoubtable Two For Tennis show.

Featuring J.L. Ponty on all synthesizers and violin.

Joe Jackson - Fools In Love [1979]

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Eddie Kendricks: Keep On Truckin' (extended)

original air date: 12/11/06

Ahhhhhhh..... gotta love it when the drummer switches to ride cymbal at the 5:05 mark.

Available on this.

Not exactly 1973, but I thought this tour in support of Heathen was excellent.

October 20, 2002
The Beacon Theater
New York City

David Bowie:
Intro
Sunday
Cactus
Breaking Glass
Fame
Ashes to Ashes
Slip Away
China Girl
5:15 The Angels Have Come
Starman
Absolute Beginners
Waiting For You
Afraid
Fashion
Be My Wife
Sound and Vision
Rebel Rebel
I'm Afraid of Americans
Life on Mars
Heroes
Heathen
White Light / White Heat
Let's Dance
Ziggy Stardust

This space is officially back next Monday. Two weekends remaining of this live stuff.

June 4, 1982
The Ritz
New York City

Tom Verlaine:
There's a Reason
Souvenir for a Dream
Coming Apart
Kingdom Come
True Story
Clear it Away
Always
Penetration
Breakin' in My Heart
A Future in Noise
Marquee Moon
Days on the Mountain
Glory (incomplete)

Dudes: I'm still getting my space together here. Back on Monday 9/15. Cheers, Emmett

September 18, 2001
Tonic
New York City

Emergency:

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6

With
John Zorn
Marc Ribot
John Medeski
Ben Perowsky
Cyro Baptista
DJ Logic

May 5, 1982
Oregon State Prison
Salem, Oregon

Jerry Garcia & John Kahn:
Deep Elem Blues
Friend of the Devil
Jack-a-Roe
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
Run for the Roses
Ripple
Been All Around This World
Valerie
Dire Wolf
Rubin and Cherise

Grateful Dead:
Days Between (Rehearsal, 1993)
So Many Roads (Chicago, 7/9/95)

NEWS & NOTES

First off, happy Bastille Day everybody. As it happens I'll be playing some records at Club le Baron, 6 avenue Marceau, Paris, 75008, this Friday, July 18, from 11 PM to 2 AM. So stop by if you're in the neighborhood and say hello!

Secondly, it's been gnawing at my conscience that there never was a "real" post on Monday June 23rd, so I've just posted a special 3-pak of songs on that day so as to solidify that week for posterity.

I guess that's it. Have great summers, everyone. I'll be back in September.

"Time is a stripper, doin' it just for you..."

The Tempos: See You In September

Well folks, it's been nearly six months since we re-commenced back in January, and the time has come for this writer to take another sabbatical. It will be a rather lengthy hiatus this time, as I've got a lot of stuff to do this summer such as getting married, going on a honeymoon, and then going to Mike's wedding in August. But make no mistake: we'll be back in full force in September.

No mix this time, unfortunately -- I've been too busy with wedding stuff. But there will be a couple of little updates over the next week or so, and my colleagues will no doubt be dropping by from time to time over the summer.

Thanks for listening, everybody. I hope there have been at least one or two songs over the last six months that have tickled your fancy. Have a kickass summer. See you in September, and then... it's fucking on.

October 2002
Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheater
Mountain View, CA

Thom Yorke:

October 26
Intro
Everything in its Right Place
I Might Be Wrong
Sail to the Moon
Like Spinning Plates
There There
Pyramid Song
Lucky
After the Gold Rush

October 27
Intro
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Morning Bell
(Nice Dream)
I Might Be Wrong
Sail to the Moon
Like Spinning Plates
True Love Waits
Paranoid Android

November 21 or 22, 1970
Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland

Pink Floyd:
Astronomy Domine
Fat Old Sun
Atom Heart Mother
Cymbaline
The Embryo
Just Another Twelve Bar
More Blues

With
Roger Waters
David Gilmour
Rick Wright
Nick Mason

Now y'all being spoil'd.

March 18, 2002
La Mutualité, Paris, France

Les Strokes:
Meet Me in the Bathroom
The Modern Age
Someday
Ze Newie
NYC Cops
Soma
Hard to Explain
Is This It
When it Started
Barely Legal
Alone Together
Trying Your Luck
Last Night
Take It Or Leave It

With
Julian Casablancas
Nick Valensi
Albert Hammond Jr.
Nikolai Fraiture
Fabrizio Moretti

And
Some French DJ Who Really Loves Himself
Sheridan Dupre
Mike
Mo
Trish

September 9, 1993
Kosmopolitan, Aarhus, Denmark

Bjork:
Human Behavior
Atlantic
One Day
Venus as a Boy
Come To Me
Aeroplane
Play Dead
Crying
Violently Happy
There's More To Life Than This
Big Time Sensuality
Army of Me
Modern Things

Illustration by Jon Shaw. Check out his other work here.

Movin' Right Along

Stevie Wonder/Rolling Stones: Uptight/(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Recorded "live" at the legendary Philadelphia Spectrum, July 20th, 1972.

One of the trumpet players is hitting some crazy harmonies there at the end. See him evidently enjoying himself in this clip.

July 2, 1962
Finjan Club, Montreal, Canada

Bob Dylan:
The Death of Emmett Till
Stealin'
Hiram Hubbard
Blowin' in the Wind
Rocks and Gravel
Quit Your Lowdown Ways
He Was a Friend of Mine
Let Me Die in My Footsteps
Still a Fool
Ramblin' On My Mind
Muleskinner Blues

Delia Derbyshire & Barry Bermange: "Dreams" part 4: Sea

This is the fourth part of a 1964 BBC radio broadcast entitled Dreams, a sonic collage created by electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire and playwright Barry Bermange. Check the astonishing mutant sounds for the full rip, and thanks to the equally astonishing two for tennis show for the tip.

Sparks: My Other Voice

from No. 1 In Heaven. written by Moroder/Mael/Mael.

Reconstruction: Dear Prudence

Recorded "live" at the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, July 22nd, 1979.

Kudos to whoever came up with the horn arrangement.

Pilot: Hold On / Canada

Sometimes when you're looking for stuff that sounds like Pilot, you just have to listen to more Pilot. These are the first two songs on the album Morin Heights. Hold On features a massive drum sound and a great clavinet part. Canada is a re-rage, but it would be unconscionable for me not to include it here.

produced by Roy Thomas Baker

October 28, 1969
The Airplane House, 2400 Fulton Street, San Francisco

Jerry Garcia & Friends:
Been All Around This World
Big Boss Man
Jam (Stormy Monday theme)
Slow Blues
Jam
Jam

With
Jerry Garcia
Jorma Kaukonen
Jack Cassady
Mickey Hart
Spencer Dryden

Addvibe: Luv And Happiness

That thing happening with the tuned cymbals is pretty great, as is the guitar player. From the album Luv And Happiness. Written, produced and arranged by Pål Sørli, Tor Egil Braseth, and Tom Christer Johansen.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

União Black: Every 1's A Winner [2005]
Nicodemus: Computer Knife And Fork [1986]

A double-shot of archival footage for this Thursday.

União Black: original air date 6/22/07. From the album Banda União Black. Portuguese-language Hot Chocolate cover. Beautiful bass drum sound.

Nicodemus: original air date 4/25/07. Available on this compilation. Lethal groove. Lyrics remain enigmatic. The last time I listened I caught the words "radar balloon". Witty Henry's production repays close attention.

Paris: Pale Horse, Pale Rider

From the album Big Towne, 2061
Recorded at Total Experience Studios, 6226 Yucca Street, Hollywood, California

Robert Welch - vocals, guitar
Hunt Sales - drums, percussion, vocals
Glenn Cornick - bass, keyboards

Robert Palmer: Woke Up Laughing (at 45)

Words and music by Robert Palmer. From the album Clues.
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, New Providence, Bahamas.
Drums/Dony Wynn
Keyboards/Jack Waldman
Guitars bass drums/Robert Palmer

THREE FOR MONDAY

Shirley Bassey: Spinning Wheel*
Ron Trent: Music, Life and Culture (Music Komoda)#
Bo Diddley: Aztec@

*produced and arranged by Johnny Harris. Try this at a party some time. Also, listen to the bass player, especially on the bridge.

#via the legendary ones: b u m r o c k s. c o m. My pick for best song of '99.

@I like to imagine this as Bo's theme music on his migration to the Other World.

waiting for records in the mail ... please hold

December 2, 1973
The Record Plant - Sausalito, CA

The Wailers:
Intro
Rastaman Chant
Bend Down Low
Slave Driver
You Can't Blame the Youth
Stop That Train
Burnin' & Lootin'
Kinky Reggae
Get Up Stand Up
Lively Up Yourself
Walk the Proud Land
Outtro

With
Bob Marley
Peter Tosh
Earl "Wire" Lindo
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Carlton Barrett

Delaney & Bonnie: Groupie (Superstar)

written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell

Supermax: Ain't Gonna Feel

From the album Fly With Me. Recorded at Hotline Studios, Germany. Mixed with the Aphex Aural Exciter. Featuring Kurt Hauenstein on lead vocals. Written by Kurt Hauenstein.

Elton John: Are You Ready For Love

From The Complete Thom Bell Sessions. Written by L. Bell/T. Bell/C. James. Arranged, conducted and produced by Thom Bell. Featuring The Spinners on vocals.

Thanks to Basement for this one.

less Spinners, more bongos:
Are You Ready For Love (full length 1979 version)

Tim Maia: É Necessário

Hi-Voltage Orchestra: Midnight Blue

10.31.1991 Seattle
Nirvana:
Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam
Aneurysm
Drain You
School
Floyd the Barber
Smells Like Teen Spirit
About a Girl
Polly
Breed
Sliver
Love Buzz
Lithium
Been a Son
Negative Creep
On a Plain
Blew
Rape Me
Territorial Pissings
Endless Nameless

Soviet Army Chorus & Band: Song Of The Plains (Meadowland)

Richard Sanderson:
Never Let You Go
Never Let You Go (extended)

Yet another stroke of genius from the dreamchimney hivemind. The bass line reminds me of this.

Impacto Cinco: Viver Triste

Aquatic sounds from Brazil. Great bridge on this.

Double: Woman Of The World (long instrumental version)

I was just listening to the Harvey mix over at cool in the pool and starting to really appreciate the majesty of this classic. Such slippery musical logic. Many thanks to dollar bin jams for the quality transfer.

Ellen McIlwaine:
All To You
Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune

From the album We The People. Featuring Don Payne on bass. All To You written by Ellen McIlwaine. Never Tell Your Mother... written by Jack Bruce and Peter Brown.

Jason Edwards:
Ruby Lips
Down The Drain...

This Jason Edwards is a heavy dude. Buy his album (Ouest) directly from Kill The DJ, and/or check out his space. Well worth the trip.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Daevid Allen: Now Is The Happiest Time Of Your Life, side B

Only Make Love If You Want To
I Am
Deya Goddess

I posted a vinyl rip of this on 2/25/07. Now here's a chance to hear the CD version, without the "endearing crackles". Daevid recorded this himself on a 4-track? Hard to believe. Okay, let's walk through the songs:

Only Make Love If You Want To: What a great song!
I Am: A glissed-out spacefest. I love the "morning on the mountain" bit that kicks in at 9:21.
Deya Goddess: Just more good times.

Number One Ensemble: Back To Heaven

For Sean at the great ARAWA, and for the inimitable Sack Lunch, I humbly offer this homegrown rip of Back To Heaven. May it serve you well.

Steve Miller Band: Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma

I'm all about the part that starts at 2:53

Robin Trower: Bridge of Sighs

For that familiar stretch of 95.

Bo Diddley: Bo Diddley

Gone.

And because we occasionally drift in this direction:

March 25, 1972
The Grateful Dead with Bo Diddley:
I've Seen Them All
Mona

Jerry Garcia: Accidentally Like A Martyr

Written by Warren Zevon. Recorded in San Rafael, CA, on 8/3/77 (presumably in the wee hours). Featuring JG on electric piano, Bob Matthews on bass, and Jerry's longtime roadie and factotum Steve Parish on drums.

Otis Redding: You Don't Miss Your Water

Written and released by William Bell before age 22, Redding released his version on 1965's Otis Blue at age 24.

Borrowing a recent technique of Sheridan Dupre X... What have you accomplished?

Ladies & Gentlemen: I've got news. Big news. IB -- a man who is evidently in the midst of an ongoing creative frenzy -- has his own freshly-launched blog! Check it out: SibLINGSHOT.

It's on.