Showing posts with label Douglas MacIntyre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Douglas MacIntyre. Show all posts

Monday, 11 March 2024

#Colours Top 20 (Second Shade)

The second half of the (E)x-Twitter 'countdown' that I've participated in for the past 20 days, featuring songs, artists or lyrics featuring a colour.

As with the first ten, I've stuck with just song titles throughout, with my second round up coming in at one second under 40 minutes.
 
I also continued with my 'method' (I use the term loosely) of trying to make sure that the subsequent colour complemented the one that had preceded it. This limiting my choice of songs each time but hopefully provided for some interesting segues from, say, Cathal Coughlan to Peaches
 
I only did one swap throughout the entire run. My original pick for #17 was Coral Moon by John Cale from his 1973 album, Helen Of Troy. Realising that the pick would coincide with International Women's Day, I replaced it with A Coral Room by Kate Bush, which on reflection I think was a better choice and made for a good segue from Echo & The Bunnymen.
 
This late change also meant that I was able to find another (complementary) John Cale song and tweet it on the following day, which also happened to be his 82nd birthday. Win win, I'd say.
 
The final song of the 20 wouldn't have appeared at all had it not been for Ernie Goggins' end of year round up over at 27 Leggies back in December 2022, a reminder of how much music I discover thanks to you lovely people out there in the blogosphere. And in my opinion, it's a great way to wrap up what has been a fun series to participate in.
 
11) Into The White (Single Version): Pixies (1989)
12) Lime Tree Arbour (Album Version): Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1997)
13) Tangerine: Cathal Coughlan (2022)
14) I Feel Cream (Album Version): Peaches (2009)
15) Silverblade (Single Version): The Jesus & Mary Chain (1990)
16) Turquoise Days: Echo & The Bunnymen (1981)
17) A Coral Room: Kate Bush (2005)
18) Bamboo Floor ("Slow Dazzle" Session Outtake): John Cale (1975)
19) Olive Avenue: Port Sulphur ft. Jay Stansfield (2018)
20) Golden Spoon Maroon: Yasus Afari (2021) 
 
1981: Heaven Up Here: 6
1989: Here Comes Your Man EP: 1 
1990: Rollercoaster EP: 5 
1996: The Island Years: 8
1997: The Boatman's Call: 2
2005: Aerial: 7
2009: I Feel Cream: 4 
2018: Paranoic Critical: 9
2022: E.P. Of Co-Aklan EP: 3
2022: Golden Spoon Maroon: 10
 
Second Shade (39:59) (KF) (Mega)

Sunday, 19 December 2021

I've Lost All The Fears That Appeared In The Dark

I hadn't planned on posting any "best of 2021" lists just yet. Today's selection started off as a slightly downtempo, chilled mix as a reaction of sorts to yesterday's more frenetic festive fun. There's been so much good music this year that it ended up as a kind of alternative selection of some of my favourite albums, singles and remixes from the last 12 months. I've enthused about Andy Bell, Pye Corner Audio, Jane Weaver, Kelsey Lu, Dennis Bovell, Xan Tyler & Mad Professor, Richard Norris and SAULT previously, and this isn't the first selection to end with a remix of Walking In The Sun by Andres Y Xavi, but for a done-in-one-take sequence, I'm pretty happy with the end result. 
 
The world outside is still shrouded in fog and morning dew, but the sunshine is imbuing the haze with a golden glow that feels somewhat magical. I'll take that.

1) Pervitin (The Saw Torture) (Violeta Vicci Remix): The Orb
2) Ever New (Kelsey Lu's Transportation): Beverly Glenn-Copeland
3) Golden Ratio: Chez De Milo
4) For Alice: The Affectionate Punch
5) Lux: Jane Weaver
6) I Was Alone (Pye Corner Audio Remix): Andy Bell
7) Swanky Modes (Dennis Bovell DubMix Instrumental): JARV IS...
8) Left Dub: Xan Tyler & Mad Professor
9) Meet Me At Midnight (Justin Robertson's Temple Of Wonders Remix): D:Ream
10) Never Make Promises (Interlude): Little Simz
11) All Shall Be Well: The Anchoress
12) Alcohol: SAULT
13) Stay Here (Coyote Remix): Super FU
14) Water (Pulselovers Remix): Richard Norris ft. Bishi Bhattacharya
15) It's Kinda Funny (Cover of Josef K): Douglas MacIntyre
16) Quaquaversal: James Bright
17) Walking In The Sun (Xavi's Pianopella): Andres Y Xavi ft. Rolo McGinty