The Show: “Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.”

Or, more accurately,  in the words of a French composer speaking to a young Burt Bacharach “never ever feel embarrassed or discomforted by a melody that people can remember or whistle”

Of all the in memoriams we read, this one on Twitter made us smile the most, especially the replies (“Did he say what he thought of Jobseeker?” “His eyes did.”)

Unfortunately the obituaries are coming thick and fast. At the time of writing this brief eulogy news came through of the sad passing of Trugoy the Dove.

Direct download: The Joint – 11 February 2023

Notebooks out completists, here’s the playlist in full…

  • BURT BACHARACH – Casino Royale
  • POP WILL EAT ITSELF – Def. Con. One (12″ Version)
  • LEATHERS – Highrise
  • FROST CHILDREN – FLATLINE
  • THE CLOUDS – No, You Can’t Take Them
  • BLACK TREACLE – Isolationism
  • YVES TUMOR – Echolalia
  • @ – Letters
  • mui zyu – Dusty
  • RAYE & 070 SHAKE – Escapism.
  • STEVE MASON – The People Say
  • B.COOL-AID – Cnt Go Back ( Tell Me ) (featuring V. C. R. Jimetta Rose, Liv.e, Butcher Brown, Maurice II)
  • KARA JACKSON – dickhead blues
  • KALIA VANDEVER – Temper The Wound
  • LANA DEL RABIES – A Plague
  • FINGERPOP – Welcome to Good Behaviour Town, Population Zero
  • AQRXVST – The Sky Was In The Frame
  • HIGH. – Bomber
  • ONEDA – Rollin’
  • JANA HORN – After All This Time
  • ANI ZAKAREISHVILI – At First
  • COI LERAY – Players
  • 2POINT1 – STIMELA (featuring Ntate Stunna & Nthabi Sings)
  • AKA & KHULI CHANA – Prada
  • PÖ – Cociage
  • HERB ALPERT – This Guy’s In Love With You

The Show: Christmas Leftovers

Not a Christmas themed show.

Not a round-up of the year.

Just some tunes, lying at the bottom of our Santa sack, that we meant to squeeze into a show this year but never quite got around to it. Until now.

It makes for some unlikely bedfellows. Not sure that Bob Lind should be rubbing up against Bog-shed or that Dollar should be sitting side-by-side with Orielles’ remixes but that’s where we find ourselves at the end of 2022.

And on with the show…

Direct download: The Joint – 17 December 2022

Notebooks out completists, here’s the playlist in full…

  • SAULT – Life We Rent But Love Is Rent Free
  • M.I.A. – Beep
  • MULA – Ven Vamos
  • LEGLESS CRABS, THE – Boo Hoo Hoo
  • GUT HEALTH – Inner Norm
  • BOB LIND – Unlock The Door
  • BOG-SHED – Packed Lunch To School
  • LADY LYKEZ – Pull Down
  • MICHAEL J. BLOOD & RAT HEART – Ant Works (Ant Farm In Outta Space Mix)
  • GENE ON EARTH – Chuggy Elements
  • 38KEA – Freedom Tap Water
  • GROOVY – Platonic
  • RAINY MILLER – There’s A Fiesta MkII On Fire
  • SAINT JUDE – Barrel Of A Gun
  • T5UMUT5UMU – Fireball
  • RAINY MILLER – Way Out (featuring Blackhaine, Mosley)
  • SAINT JUDE – Signal (featuring Louis Culture)
  • T5UMUT5UMU – Desert
  • NAPPYNAPPA , WIFIGAWD – D💫★ NE’S PR★YERS (prod:WIFIGAWD)
  • GLORILLA – Nut Quick
  • HUMAN LEAGUE, THE – Boys And Girls
  • PANCHIKO – DᐳEᐳAᐳTᐳHᐳMᐳEᐳTᐳAᐳL
  • CRIME – San Francisco’s Doomed
  • JADE HAIRPINS – Life In England
  • MONOCHROME SET – Hello, Save Me
  • LILA DREW – Lila’s Theme
  • ISOMONSTROSITY, 645AR, JOHAN LENOX – Careful What You Wish for (featuring Danny Brown)
  • WIKI & SUBJXCT 5 – The Fonz
  • KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND – The Day the Music Died
  • GEGENPRESS – Lemon Tree
  • mui zyu – Ghost With A Peach Skin
  • LADY ICE – Mannycorn
  • ORBITAL & SLEAFORD MODS – Dirty Rat
  • ORIELLES – Darkened Corners (Eyes Of Others Remix)
  • DOLLAR – Hand Held In Black and White
  • VISUAL PURPLE – Noise
  • SIMON MUNNERY – Grey Fluffy Clouds