I Fought The Law And The Law Won

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros performing I Fought The Law on Later... With Jools Holland, broadcast on BBC2 on 13th May 2000.

I don't post about Joe Strummer nearly enough, but this random shuffle seems apt for a whole host of reasons, at home* and away.

The energy just bursts from the screen and clearly infused the audience and fellow performers. Jools on keyboards is no surprise, he does it all the time but yes, that's Warren Zevon on piano at 1:02 and Joe beckons Tracy Chapman to join in at 2:20, as the closing credits roll.

Jools' show frequently comes in for a lot of stick for being a chummy smugfest, but when I don't watch it (I was otherwise engaged on 13th May 2000), I miss out on magical moments like this.

* Metaphorically speaking, I'm not expecting a change of accommodation at His Majesty's Pleasure any time soon!

Tekno Tronik

A welcome return to this blog for Tronik Youth aka Neil Parnell, with a very belated follow up to the first Dubhed selection that I posted in August 2024.

Neil also heads up the NEIN Records label, which has been a go-to for me since discovering it on Bandcamp approx. 6 years ago. I've been on the mailing list since and NEIN releases are a regular addition to my shopping basket.

Last week, I received an offer that I couldn't refuse, an opportunity to buy the entire NEIN Records back catalogue at a frankly unbelievable discount. Even allowing for the considerable number of releases I've previously purchased, it was still such a bargain that I would have been silly not to.

Transaction completed, I've now added well over 1,500 tracks to my collection. It's going to take a long time to sift, sort and listen to it all...!

Tronik Youth music alone is a daunting prospect, with dozens of solo and collaborative EPs and albums, standalone releases, scores of edits and a remix CV that probably edges into three figures on NEIN Records alone.

 

Rather than feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume, much of which I haven't heard yet, I've instead followed my original rule of thumb in creating a snappy, 45-minute selection that can pair with my previous effort as a C90 cassette-friendly side.

As before, today's selection is a mix of Tronik Youth tracks, edits and remixes (of and by), 8 songs in total, spanning 2017 to 2026.

If you like what you hear, head over to NEIN Records on Bandcamp and buy.

Given the treasure trove of music, I can guarantee that I will posting further artist selections from the NEIN Records roster throughoout 2026.

1) Arabia Felix: Sarv + Tronik Youth ft. Monixa (2024)

2) Zulu Whiskey Zulu (Gemini Brothers Remix): Tronik Youth (2017)

3) Bumpy Rider: Tronik Youth (2023)

4) Seedling (Tronik Youth Remix): MAN2.0 (2017)

5) Electric Baby: Tronik Youth (2017)

6) Kill It (Single Version): Tronik Youth (2022)

7) Don't Space (Ands Mega Remix): Tronik Youth (2017)

8) Happy Days (Tronik Youth Remix): Ackerman (2026)

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You can find the previous selection, Elect Tronik, right here.

For those of you poised to ping your letters of complaint that I'd hoodwinked you in thinking today's post was all about Belgian rap/dance popsters Technotronic, I offer a crumb of consolation.

The cover art is a crop of the cover for their 1991 album Body To Body, which I put through a LunaPic filter and then further played around with lighting and exposure.

The hand and leg in question belongs to Reggie aka Réjane Magloire, the voice and face of Technotronic for their second album. In looking this up, I was sad to read that Reggie died of a heart attack in October 2023.

#StandaloneSingles

The end of another month and the end of another music challenge on BlueSky, hosted by @tansleyjames.bsky.social.

The challenge? "Throughout February choose 28 of your favourite standalone singles. Post one per day, ranked or unranked. Lead tracks on EPs and singles tagged on to Best Of compilations can be selected, the main criteria is that they aren’t on an artist’s studio album."

I jumped in with an 'unranked and random' selection, initially making it up as a I went along, eventually stockpiling songs that I wanted to use, but using the 'shuffle' function to maintain the random nature of my daily picks. Just two exceptions: my pick for Valentine's Day had to be a song with 'love' in the title, and my penultimate pick, inspired by Swiss Adam, also timed to coincide with the release date of a timely cover version.

I've created two Dubhed selections for your listening pleasure today, a first stand and a last stand, covering picks 1-14 and 15-28 respectively. Amazingly, despite the lack of planning and sequencing, both come in at a smidge over 60 minutes and actually don't jar as much as I might have expected.

The only place today that you're likely to hear Bee Gees followed by Orbital, The Shirelles paired with David Holmes, Stevie Wonder rubbing shoulders with A Certain Ratio and Ellen Beth Abdi, and samples of ABC, Bad Manners and Mazzy Star liberally sprinkled throughout.

I've tweaked and adapted the original BlueSky posts to provide a track-by-track 'sleeve note' for your added entertainment.

I've Gotta Get A Message To You by Bee Gees was The Brothers Gibb's 2nd #1 in the UK and a standalone single, although it was added to the US edition of 3rd album Idea when the song cracked the Top 10 there.

From the Brothers Gibb to the Brothers Hartnoll, it's a testament to how many good tunes Orbital had that Omen didn't make their debut album. And if you can remember this rave, you weren't there...

Young Parisians, the debut single by Adam & The Ants, flopped when released in October 1978. By 3rd February 1981, it was enjoying a 2nd week at #9 in the UK, during the height of Antmania. La deuxième fois sera la bonne!

Again, I Wait For The World was recorded for Blancmange's greatest hits compilation in 2024, the song is every bit as good as their peak period pieces.

As a lifelong DMs wearer, My Docs by Kiss AMC was an easy pick for me. Top production from Greg Wilson and getting guest spots from Noddy Holder and Frank Sidebottom in the video was a genius move.

New year, new HANN. Titchiest Kitchen In Britain is the latest in a line of fab standalone singles, with a cheeky DIY video to boot. "Not enough room to tickle a kitten" indeed!

From '26 to '62, with It's Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run) by The Shirelles, a shivering classic written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Johnny Favourite by David Holmes would also be a dead cert for a debut singles challenge. Strap in, I've included the 15+ min Exploding Plastic Inevitable Mix by David, Jagz Kooner & Gary Burns in today's selection. Stunning.

Fast forward three decades from 1994 to 2024 and Real Magnificent by Fluke featuring Leah Cleaver. Comeback of the decade and rarely a more apt title for a song. 

I have loved Seconds Too Late by Cabaret Voltaire since my brother bought The Golden Moments Of Cabaret Voltaire CD in the late 80s then included the track on a mixtape for me.

A more recent love is Nzaumi by Ndalani 77 Brothers. Eternal thanks to Ernie Goggins creator and curator of the superb 27 Leggies blog for introducing me to this late 70s Kenyan classic a couple of years ago, during his African Odyssey. Funky as hell!

The original of That's What Friends Are For by Deniece Williams was a UK #8 in 1977, but Janet Kay's cover the same year is the definitive version for me. 

Always ahead of the game, I suspect that Sparks released the Madder! EP in 2025 just so they could appear in the #StandaloneSingles series :-)  I've chosen opening song Porcupine, which comes with a typically fab video, starring the equally fab Self Esteem.

For Valentine's Day, I picked a song for all the lovers out there.  What else, but Laser Love by T. Rex? How on earth did this single stall outside the UK Top 40 in 1976?!

(deep breath, then on with the second half...)

I think Never Change by MC Buzz B got withdrawn from release in 1991 as Bruce Hornsby wasn't happy with the sample of The Way It Is, inspired though it was. 

I was cheating a bit with this pick as Never Change appeared on MC Buzz B's album Words Escape Me! However, the song was stripped of the offending Hornsby sample, which changed the song completely (and to it's detriment) in my book!

MC Buzz B later fronted a clutch of classics by Lionrock aka Justin Robertson. 

Iron Lion Zion was an unreleased Bob Marley song, recorded circa 1973, discovered in the vaults nearly two decades later, then remixed, released and a UK #5 hit in 1992.

When my friend John wanted to educate me in the brilliance of Belle & Sebastian, Dog On Wheels was one of the songs that he chose. It worked.

Face To Face by Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie is a harrowing account of rape and it's aftermath, including the failure of the legal system. Three decades on, rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse remain hugely under reported crimes with shamefully low conviction rates for those that make it to court.

Weakness is track 2 of the Island Head E.P. by Inspiral Carpets and one of their finest songs, full stop.

The Cure's 1980s singles pop up frequently in others' #StandaloneSingles picks (and rightly so). Wrong Number is an underrated gem, released to promote the Galore singles compilation in 1997. As always, The Cure also deliver a rather wonderful video.

My next choice is Can't Stop Jumping by Bim Sherman and Dub Syndicate from 1983, specifically the 10" version produced by Adrian Sherwood and featuring Dr. Pablo. The single was a double A-side with Keep You Dancing, equally wonderful.

My Sahel was an all-star, one-off single to promote the My Sahel initiative mysahel.org in 2023.  Credited to Vieux Farka Touré, Amadou & Mariam and OMG Oumy Gueye, featuring Bassekou Kouyaté, Songhoy Blues and Tal National.

Originally a one-off digital single by The The in 2007, Mrs Mac reached a new audience in 2023 as the 7" B-side of $1 One Vote! One of Matt Johnson's deepest, darkest songs.

Stevie Wonder was 17 years old when he co-wrote and recorded I'm Wondering in 1967. I'll just leave that fact there.

When A Certain Ratio and Ellen Beth Abdi get together, magic is guaranteed. Day By Day is the opening track of the superb 4-track 2023 EP.

I was a fan of The Dream Academy but not so much their 1985 standalone single, a cover of The Smiths' Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want. Thanks to John Hughes' used of the song in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, it grew on me!

The 12" of Tarantula was the first Colourbox single I bought and it remains my favourite song of theirs, but the cover by This Mortal Coil was the first version that I heard, in 1986. 

There are several other varied and fine covers out there including Beck (2019), Diane Birch & The Phenomenal Handclap Band (2010), Maria Usbeck (2016) and, released just yesterday, Darkinari & Pandit Pam Pam (with thanks to Swiss Adam at Bagging Area for the heads up on the latter).

And, to close...

Four Tet released Into Dust (Still Falling) last June. It's Kieran Hebden at his best, with an aching hint of Hope Sandoval/Mazzy Star to melt your heart.

First Stand

1) I've Gotta Get A Message To You: Bee Gees (1968)

2) Omen (12"): Orbital (1990)

3) Young Parisians (Single Version): Adam & The Ants (1978)

4) Again, I Wait For The World: Blancmange (2024)

5) My Docs (7" Mix): Kiss AMC (1990)

6) Titchiest Kitchen in Britain: HANN (2026)

7) It's Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run): The Shirelles (1962)

8) Johnny Favourite (Exploding Plastic Inevitable Mix): David Holmes (1994)

9) Real Magnificent (Single Version): Fluke ft. Leah Cleaver (2024)

10) Seconds Too Late: Cabaret Voltaire (1980)

11) Nzaumi: Ndalani 77 Brothers (1977)

12) That's What Friends Are For (Single Version) (Cover of Deniece Williams): Janet Kay (1977)

13) Porcupine: Sparks (2025)

14) Laser Love: T. Rex (1976)

Last Stand

1) Never Change (7" Mix): MC Buzz B (1991)

2) Iron Lion Zion (7" Mix): Bob Marley (1992)

3) Dog On Wheels: Belle & Sebastian (1997)

4) Face To Face (Single Version): Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie (1987)

5) Weakness (Single Version): Inspiral Carpets (1990)

6) Wrong Number (P2P Mix): The Cure (1997)

7) Can't Stop Jumping (10" Version): Bim Sherman / Dub Syndicate (1983)

8) My Sahel: Vieux Farka Touré, Amadou & Mariam, OMG Oumy Gueye ft. Bassekou Kouyaté, Songhoy Blues & Tal National (2023)

9) Mrs Mac: The The (2007)

10) I'm Wondering: Stevie Wonder (1967)

11) Day By Day: A Certain Ratio ft. Ellen Beth Abdi (2023)

12) Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (Single Version) (Cover of The Smiths): The Dream Academy (1985)

13) Tarantula (Second Version) (12"): Colourbox (1983)

14) Into Dust (Still Falling): Four Tet (2025)

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What's It All About?

I've been following deary with interest since they emerged with their debut single Fairground in 2023.

A duo of Rebecca 'Dottie' Cockram and Ben Easton, they made no secret of their shared influences of My Bloody Valentine, Goldfrapp, Portishead, Saint Etienne (who remixed their debut) and, most significantly, Elizabeth Fraser.

No surprise then that deary's initial releases were recorded at 4AD and Bella Union studios and issued via shoegaze-friendly label Sonic Cathedral. 

With deary expanding to a 3-piece in 2025 with the addition of Harry Catchpole on drums, and focusing on recording a full-length album, they appear to have gone full Cocteau Twins, now signed to Simon Raymonde's Bella Union label and issuing the epic single and video Alfie.

Alfie is seven and a half minutes of shimmering bliss, Dottie's ethereal vocals playing with her and Ben's chiming guitars and Harry's pinpoint percussion in the first half, a brief pause in the middle, then the band letting rip for the final instrumental section. 

Seabird, the preceding single, is equally epic albeit in more compact form, coming in at under five minutes. Both bode well for the album, Birding, which is out on 3rd April but avaialble to pre-order now.

Oh, and I can't use What's It All About? as a post title without giving a nod to Alyson and her wonderful blog of the same name.

It's Fish And Hits!

A day early, but I found this old gem featuring Badly Drawn Boy on my old blog, from 27th February 2007:

I spotted this in my local free paper this weekend. Badly Drawn Boy played live in a Bedminster chippy just down the road from my house last Saturday? I wouldn't have believed it if you'd told me. Damn, and I thought spotting Simon MacCorkindale in The Tobacco Factory couldn't be beat...

The chippy in question - The Magnet Fish Bar on Dean Lane - was pretty good, as I recall. Sadly, it doesn't seem to have had a website or social media presence since 2017 so I fear it's gone the way of many old school fish and chip shops.

Thankfully, Badly Drawn Boy is still on the road, playing gigs and festivals, although it's been over five years since his last album, Banana Skin Shoes. 

I Must Admit, It's Fun To Be A Villain

I was itching for some pop music and spill tab has randomly dropped in to scratch that itch.

Half an hour and a few internet trawls later and I know 100% more about spill tab now than I did earlier, which was litlle more than a name and a link in a marketing email from French label Because Music. 

Because Music has been home to great music by Amadou & Mariam, Blancmange, Daniel Avery, Orbital and Soulwax, so a recommendation from them is not treated with the same suspicion as others, so I clicked on the link with an open mind.

spill tab is the musical alias of Claire Chicha, born in Bangkok to Algerian and South Korean parents, moved from there to Paris to Los Angeles, her current home. Her debut single was Decompose in 2019, with her first album, Angie, emerging last year.

An expanded/deluxe edition, re-titled AngieAngieAngie, was released last week and I heard it - or at least, the five songs presented here - for the first time a short while ago, the rest of the album re-playing (in sequence) as I write this.

The music is not radical, there are lots of 90s and early 00s touch points and, perhaps no surprise given spill tab's California base, a real Fleetwood Mac vibe running through several of the songs. 

Yet for that all, there is something pleasingly now about it, the glitchy beats, the courage to switch and pitch and play with the vocals, a juxtaposition of real musicians playing to lo-fi bedroom sounds.

spill tab won't change my world, but I'm enjoying AngieAngieAngie enough to add it to my Bandcamp Friday shopping list. If you like what you hear, you can too.

1) Pink Lemonade (2024)

2) Roamer (2026)

3) Suckerrr (2026)

4) wet veneer (2025)

5) Hold Me (Live @ Because Beaubourg event, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 25th October 2025)

 

 

 

Turn That Frown Upside Down

I'm always thrilled when an email drops in, giving me a heads up of a new release by Jezebell aka Jesse Fahnestock and Darren Bell, and the latest news especially so.

Turn It Yes was one of five new songs and the closing track on last year's essential compilation Jezebellearic Beats Volume 2 (my review here), a joyous seven-and-a-half minutes built around a positive message/sample. I may be walking on thin ice if I name the featured artist here again, but they should be instantly recognisable. 

Eight months later and 6th March (Bandcamp Friday, if you're keeping note) brings Turn It Yes Remixes Vol. 1, a 4-track EP featuring the original mix plus three fresh reworks.

The EP is previewed with a gorgeous remix by Parvale aka Neil Parnell and Ian Vale, returning the favour as Jezebell remixed their own single Breaker City in 2025. Needless to say, it's a celebratory affair, upping the BPMs but losing none of the emotional impact of the original. 

Given that the other two remixes come from Hardway Bros aka Sean Johnston and Five Green Moons aka Justin Robertson, then this EP is the very definition of a must-have purchase.

And "Volume 1"...?

Those Jezebell lads spoil us rotten.

Killing Space And Wasting Time

Remember t.A.T.u.? The female duo from Russia were enjoying their fourth week at #1 in the UK on 23rd February 2003 with All The Things She Said. 

The song is currently enjoying a resurgence of interest due to the inclusion of the original, and a contemporary cover by Harrison, in the TV series Heated Rivalry, which itself seems ot be attracting lots of interest. It's on Sky here in the UK, so it's completely passed me by.

I won't go into the history of the group or the controversy surrounding both the song, the band name and t.A.T.u. themselves, but you can read about it on Iffypedia if you're so inclined.

However, the one t.A.T.u. song that I have in my music collection popped up during a random shuffle, hence today's post.

I'd always assumed that t.A.T.u. was a one-hit wonder, that after the initial rush of excitement and disgust at All The Things She Said, interest rapidly waned, so I was surprised to find that the duo enjoyed two more UK Top 10 hits, one in 2003 and another in 2005.

Today's pick comes much later and via a mammoth compilation of remixes by Italian polymath Gaudi that I bought in 2020.

Time Of The Moon originally appeared on t.A.T.u.'s fifth album Waste Management, released in 2009. In 2011, the remix by Gaudi and San Francisco-based artist Alex Theory was added as a bonus track to the first of two companion albums, which otherwise contained fan-made remixes.

I haven't heard either the original version or the other remixes of Time Of The Moon but this one, replete with the obligatory samples of N.A.S.A./astronaut dialogue, is pretty good.

By 2011, Elena Katina and Yulia Volkova were launching their solo careers, so I guess that Waste Management: Remixes 1 & 2 were posthumous releases. However, in recent years the pair have seemingly resolved their differences and performed again as t.A.T.u.

This Side Of Low Tide

It's been a crappy week, no work/life balance to speak of, and the prospect of more rain, more work and a stinking headache that refuses to budge.

I don't know about you, but music is both a distraction and a salve, so I've created a 63-minute selection to start my Sunday in the best possible way.

A mish-mash of, er, more gentle sounds featuring the usual suspects: Rheinzand, Jesse Fahnestock aka 10:40, Transglobal Underground, Andres Y Xavi and Coyote remixing Jazxing.

I've also brought in some heavyweight legends, with Kid Loco and Kruder & Dorfmeister (dubbing up Bomb The Bass), plus a few rarities/obscurities from Cagedbaby aka Tom Gandey and The Acorn reinterpreted by Four Tet.

No mixing, no crass fading, just a sequence of songs that seems to go well together. 

Conversely, the cover art has absolutely nothing to do with the mix title.

1) The Gift Of Love (Album Version): Rheinzand (2022)

2) Evolution: Cagedbaby (2005)

3) Tumbling Down: 10:40 (2023)

4) Winter: Transglobal Underground (2021)

5) Restoration (Four Tet Remix By Kieran Hebden): The Acorn (2010)

6) Pearloma: Andres Y Xavi (2019)

7) Templos Del Sol (My Friend Dario Remix By Dario Aiello): Tambores En Benirras (2025)

8) The Wrong Number: Kid Loco (1997)

9) Vijnana (Coyote Whirling Dervish Remix By Richard Hampson & Timm Sure): Jazxing (2022)

10) Bug Powder Dust (Dub) (Remix By Peter Kruder & Richard Dorfmeister): Bomb The Bass ft. Justin Warfield (1994)

1998: A Grand Love Story (ltd 2x CD): 8

1998: The K&D Sessions™: 10

2005: Cagedbaby Will See You Now: 2

2010: Make The Least Of The Day: No Ghost Reinterpreted: 5

2019: Vibraciones Y Sentimientos: 6

2021: After Cinnamon: 4

2022: Atlantis Atlantis: 1

2022: Higher Love Vol. 2: 9

2023: Transition Theory: 3

2025: Ondas Horizontales Remixes Two EP: 7

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There's No Time To Wonder

Mike is back, to tell us what he was up to on Valentine's Day....

Mélanie Pain is perhaps best known for her time in the band Nouvelle Vague, a popular beat combo who have been plying their trade for the past 23 years. Whilst Nouvelle Vague still tour despite the death of one of their founder members Olivier Libaux, Melanie has recently released her 4th solo album, How And Why. 

YouTube flagged up the singles off the new album and I enjoyed all the tracks from that album so it was nice to see a very random gig pop up in the vast metropolis which is Weston-super-Mare. 

It has to be said that Melanie is playing some rather random places on this tour. Shoreham, Hastings and the aforementioned Weston-super-Mare aren’t usual rock hangouts but more power to her for playing these venues. The ticket price of £20 when you also have Calexico’s lead guitarist supporting you seems very reasonable as the Blakehay Theatre was pretty tiny.

Brian López kicks off things early and it was well worth catching his set. He explains that between time touring with Calexico he has previously toured with Nouvelle Vague and felt a little differently than the French band members who were getting excited about some terrible town in the USA and buying all manner of shit foods. Coming from Tucson Arizona himself he wasn’t quite as excited at playing these godforsaken towns (which begs the question what did he make of Weston?) 

Road To Avalon, a song he co-wrote with KT Tunstall was excellent and his penultimate track was a cover of Pink Moon and he went on to talk about how great Nick Drake was. I’m always interested which artists cover which tracks of Mr. Drake. My thoughts are that the first two albums represent a happier Drake whereas the album Pink Moon is definitely ‘depressed Nick’. I wonder if it appeals to the tortured artist a bit more or maybe I’m reading too much into it. Anyway, Brian played a lovely short set which was appreciated by all in the venue.

Mélanie came on soon after and was backed by Brian and two other French musicians – Jérôme Pichon and Sébastien Collinet on guitar and bass. I’d discovered a clip from a French TV Channel recorded in December 2025 where Melanie and Jérôme played two songs and was pleased to see the live set up was more of a band than a duo. Sébastien on bass added an extra layer to the sound which made the night more enjoyable. The set list was predominantly tracks from the new album but as I like the new album very much this enhanced the overall experience.

Same kicked off the evening, followed by Dreamloop which immediately showed the quality within the new album. Senden Daha Guzel was next which was sung in its original Turkish and was a delight (see what I did there!)

A bit more back catalogue for the following tracks Celle De Mes 20 Ans from 2009 and then La Cigarette with a nod to Brigitte Bardot beforehand. This then morphed into The Killing Moon which was originally covered by Mélanie during her stint in Nouvelle Vague. A fabulous cover.

Next up was Magnolia, my favourite track from How And Why. Mélanie played trumpet kazoo whilst Sébastien’s bass burbled away nicely in the background. 

We were then asked what was the most important word in the French language, which turned out to be ‘Non’! This 2012 song included finger cymbals – not used enough in live performances IMHO.

Another instrument used for a cover of Kraftwerk’s The Model - a vibraslap - again, how often do you see one of those used at gigs you go to these days?

Tempo went down again for Cold Hands with Mélanie and Brian standing back to back and then Bluer Than Blue, which Mélanie explained represents how she feels many days and is a truly confessional song. Again a great song from the new album. 

The final track of the main set was Bye Bye Manchester which Mélanie said could have been called "Bye Bye Weston-super-Mare" but, let’s be honest, wouldn’t have scanned so well..

Encore was two more songs from How And Why – The Bare Truth Of Me and the title track. Again, Mélanie was slightly emotional describing the final song – you get the feeling that this is an artist that has gone through a bit over the years and that she is immensely proud of the latest album as she has every right to be.

 

My trip to Weston-super-Mare was a 145 mile round trip and well worth it! I would thoroughly recommend seeing Mélanie live and also her latest album is well worth checking out!

In Mike's covering email, he wrote, "I think you would have enjoyed it!" and, on the strength of this review, he wasn't wrong. Thanks so much, as always, Mike!

No setlist recreation this time, given the predominant focus on the current album (which you should buy) but it is listed below. I was also unable to source any photos from the show that Mike was at, so I've grabbed a trio of screen shots of Mélanie and band from their gig at Nochtspeicher in Hamburg on Tuesday (17th).

1) Same

2) Dreamloop

3) Senden Daha Guzel

4) Celle De Mes 20 Ans

5) La Cigarette

6) Colours In The Dark

7) The Killing Moon (Cover of Echo & The Bunnymen)

8) Magnolia

9) Non

10) The Model (Cover of Kraftwerk)

11) Cold Hands

12) Bluer Than Blue

13) My Name

14) Bye Bye Manchester

[Encore]

15) The Bare Truth Of Me

16) How And Why