Gosh, these weekends seem to be coming around quickly...! Here's another uptempo mix to round off the week and usher in a couple of days' respite from what has been a rather full on seven days.
The typically loose theme of today's selection is guest appearances galore. Where else are you likely to find Pharrell Williams rubbing shoulders with Steve Ignorant, Half Pint, Billie Ray Martin, John Grant, Vanessa Contenay-Quiñones, Peter Murphy, Emma Pollock, Zip Rapper, Alison Goldfrapp, KC Flightt, not to mention Carry On film legend Sid James and yesterday's birthday boy Greg Dulli?
The music is largely rooted in the 21st Century, with the occasional dip back into the 1990s, with a smattering of cover versions of Pink Floyd, The Clash and Julee Cruise.
Now all I need is a black coffee and some damn fine cherry pie...
1) A.D.D. S.U.V. (Armand Van Helden Vocal Remix): Uffie ft. Pharrell Williams (2010)
2) Diablo (The Devil Rides Out Mix By Dave Ball & Richard Norris): The Grid ft. Vanessa Contenay-Quiñones (1995)
3) I Try To Talk To You (Ha-Ze Factory's Mucho Elegante Rework): Hercules & Love Affair ft. John Grant (2012)
4) Falling (Log Lady Mix - Short Version By Kjeld Tolstrup & Per Holm) (Cover of Julee Cruise): One-Eyed Jacks ft. Zip Rapper (1991)
5) Somebody Needs You: Lo Fidelity Allstars ft. Greg Dulli (2002)
6) Heavy Game (Night Excursion): Hifi Sean ft. Billie Ray Martin (2017)
7) Front 2 Back (Todd Terry Unreleased Mix): Playgroup ft. KC Flightt (2006)
8) Bike (Steve James Mix) (Cover of Pink Floyd): Fortran 5 ft. Sid James (1991)
9) Paper (AXOR Remix By Sam Barker): Starless ft. Emma Pollock (2020)
10) Bankrobber (Cellar Mix) (Cover of The Clash): Audioweb ft. Half Pint (1996)
11) Are We Here? (Industry Standard?): Orbital ft. Alison Goldfrapp (1994)
12) Who D'You Think You're Talking To?: Buscemi ft. Steve Ignorant (2021)
13) We Dive: Rambient ft. Peter Murphy (2001)
A cover of Pink Floyd's Bike featuring Sid James? I must be having another dream, surely?
ReplyDeleteMust listen to this through, what an intriguingly eclectic and surprising selection. Hope you have a restful weekend break after your full-on week.
No, it's not a dream, C! I remember reading about how they painstaking taped and edited Sid's voice from numerous Carry On films to cut and paste the 'vocals' together. This is 1990 tech we're talking about here! The single version (subtitled Sid Sings Syd) also samples Kraftwerk's Tour De France to keep the bike theme going. For their follow up, they covered Derek & The Dominos. Which Derek do you think they got to do that?
DeleteThanks for your comments as always. Working this morning but some 'at home' time this afternoon...and sunshine! I hope you're having a rest and respite too.