I now feel comfortable having used the term “Post Dubstep” on yesterday’s show, so I’m retracting the offer to give me a good kicking the next time you see me. The comfort comes from having Paul Morley uttering the same phrase in the introduction to his latest edition of Showing Off.
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We’re still denied access to the RDU studios after last weekend’s earthquake so no show again.
In the meantime why not listen to some proper DJ’s. Here’s Mary Anne Hobbs final radio broadcast for BBC Radio 1 that went out earlier this week. Entitled “Mary Anne’s Send Off Show“, it includes a special farewell collaborative mix from Kode9 and Burial.
Mary Anne Hobbs:
1. Drumcorps – Terrible Things
2. Vex’d – Lion VIP
3. Braiden – The Alps
4. Gonja Sufi & The Gaslamp Killer – Change
5. Jahbitat & Daniel Gutteriez – Tonado Tel Tormento
6. Uma Thurman & John Travolta – Fox Force Five Joke
7. Sepalcure – Your Love
8. Rakim – I Know You Got Soul Version
9. Al’Tourettes – Swan Sketch
10. Subtle – Long Vein Of The Law (featuring Mike Patton and Alexis Anne)
11. Jacques Green – Tell Me
12. Misty In Roots – Mankind
13. Aphex Twin – ‘i’
14. Burial – Fostercare
1. Speedy J – Tesla
2. Zomby – Natalia’s Song
3. Brandy – Never Say Never (El-B Version 1)
4. Brandy – Never Say Never (El-B Version 2)
5. Brandy – Angel (X-Men Vocal Mix)
6. Laurie Spiegel – Voices Within – A Requiem
7. Alena – Turn It Around (Hard House Bantons Mandy Mix)
8. Cooly G – He Da Biz
9. Theo Parrish – Soul Control (featuring Alena Waters)
10. KMFH aka Kyle Hall – Girl U So Strong (Wild Oats)
11. Terror Danjah – S.O.S.
12. Darkstar – 2 Chords
13. Prince – Condition of the Heart
14. Erykah Badu – Telephone
15. Foul Play – Being With U Rmx
16. A Guy Called Gerald – Silent Cry
There was no show today and therefore no playlist, tweets or podcast to accompany it. For our NZ audience the reason is obvious, but for the literally tens of listeners overseas who may not be aware, Christchurch was hit by an earthquake today. We’re all hunkering down bracing ourselves for the magnitude 6 after-shock we’ve been promised.
Personally I think it was my promise / threat to play country music on yesterday’s blog – there’s nothing the genre likes better than some misfortune, tragedy or epic event to get it’s teeth stuck into.
Just a word of warning ahead of tomorrow’s edition of The Joint – for most of the week I’ve been listening to NPR’s Spotlight On Country podcast series.
It’s too early to say how exactly this will affect my choice of songs in Saturday’s playlist, possibly in the form of a Merle Haggard threesome or a Waylon Jennings Sesh.
Or maybe I’ll just play George Jones‘ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” whilst quietly crying in the studio. Am I alone in thinking that one of the This Mortal Coil line-ups could do a fantastic cover version of this song, maybe as a bonus track on the forthcoming 4AD boxset?
The NME reported yesterday that Domino Recordings are set to release an Orange Juice 7 disc boxset on the 8th of November, possibly due to overwhelming public demand after The Joint played the title track of Edwyn Collins’ new CD “Losing Sleep” last Saturday. Possibly.
Entitled “Coals To Newcastle”, the release will comprise their entire discography plus video footage.
I’m particularly looking forward to the latter because it will include the official promo for “What Presence?!” – which I reckon to be the best Orange Juice single and a piece of video I’ve never seen. Derek Jarman directed to boot.
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The Herb Whisperer, Fraserhead and occasional guest stars play a super dope selection of cosmic disco, French electro, tragic indie, hip hop, house, dub(step), nu-Krautrock, and the occasional guilty pleasure, all interspersed with dashes of bitter cynicism. Find out more about us »
