Playlist 244 - Nov 20 2012



I picked up a 60’s French Pop compilation recently, put together by Kid Loco, and I’ve been on a bit of a French buzz ever since. The Les Chats Sauvages track is from that, giving the 1st Psych Wave a run for its money. And before that, any excuse for the incomparable greatness of Serge & Jane. We also had two Front & Follow releases, a beautiful remix from the Sone Institute album (pictured, the remix EP is a free d'load through the label from Dec 3rd), and Kemper Norton with the latest in the Collision/Detection series. Great label, that. Another Little Annie/Baby Dee song from the getting better all the time State of grace album; Kyle Forester (Crystal Stilts keyboardist) singing the songs of his friend Joshua Stein; B Fleischmann brilliantly taking a pop at Bono & Sting; Sfumato with full gospel choir; some lovely flamenco from the upcoming Mice Parade album; and Snow Palms' (Ellis Island Sound's David Sheppard) beautiful instrumental exotica. Plus a lost classic from Lamb from 1971.



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Playlist 244
Tues Nov 20 2012
11.00am-12.00pm
(repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm)
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Playlist
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je t'aime (moi non plus)
Les Chats Sauvages with Dick Rivers - C'est joli comme
Sone Institute - Tradition and dream (Nick Rundall remix)
Kemper Norton - Her (Collision/Detection v6)
Little Annie & Baby Dee - Never dreamed you'd leave
Kyle Forester - Busy Gangnes
B. Fleischmann - Your bibles are printed on dollars
Rue Royale - Say now, would you? (Plaisir de France remix)
Mice Parade - Candela
Sfumato - Song to myself (playing Unitarian Church, Dublin, Dec 1st, w/ Mumblin' Deaf Ro)
I Am Ampersand - 20 seas 4 oceans
Snow Palms - Motion capture
North Sea Radio orchestra - The angel
Lamb - River Boulevard

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