EMMETT PRESENTS... WEEKLY PODCASTS!

Hey folks, I recorded a two-hour podcast. There's some talking in the beginning, middle, and end, but mostly unbroken chains of music. I'm going to try to start doing this every week. Email me for the tracklist! artdecade1977 at gmail dot com

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Jackson 5 - Forever Came Today

I'm loving Michael's vocal on this. And to see some ridiculously good footwork/showmanship, go here.

Mungo Jerry - Memoirs of a Stockbroker

Hearing this ditty penned by a then twenty-five-year-old Ray Dorset, I was reminded of these thoughts from Richard Ellman on James Joyce's The Dead:

"That Joyce at the age of twenty-five and -six should have written this story ought not to seem odd. Young writers reach their greatest eloquence in dwelling upon the horrors of middle age and what follows it."

new Viva show (#145) in the archive

This 1993 mix is done, such as it is. Many thanks to all who offered suggestions. And if anyone wants to send me her copy of this, please do get in touch.

*FYI you have to go to show #145 to hear this. #146 is a long story.

John Cage - Music For Marcel Duchamp

Performed by the great Stephen Drury, another gem from this must-own CD.

Nice to hear the riff from You Really Got Me* anticipated at 0:47.

I like the music video for this song too.



"I asked her (Gita Sarabhai) what her teacher had said was the purpose of music. At the same time another composer with whom I was closely associated at the time (Lou Harrison) was also concerned to discover why we were writing music. The Indian musician told me that her teacher had said the purpose of music is to sober and quiet the mind, thus making it susceptible to divine influences." 
 -John Cage
(hear the full interview here)

*kind of more the Van Halen version

Reload - Le Soleil et la Mer

Subnation - Golden Hen

New Radiant Storm King - Phonecall

If you attended college in the northeast U.S. in the early-to-mid '90s, you either A) were in a band that sounded like this; B) were dormmates with someone in a band that sounded like this; or C) were yourself a member of New Radiant Storm King.

The opening guitar notes remind me of this one.

...and I'm still welcoming suggestions for this 1993 project.

Clydie King - The Thrill Is Gone

There's a certain moment in a certain Rolling Stones song where I've always thought the background singer's voice sounded amazing, and I've wondered who that singer was. For a while I actually believed it might be Ronald Dyson. Yet Wikipedia indicates it was either Tami Lynn, Dr. John, Clydie King, Vanetta Field, Shirley Goodman, or Joe Green. After listening to some clips of those singers I concluded that the golden pipes in question probably belong to Vanetta Field, but along the way I heard the Clydie King song posted above, which I like, and at the end Clydie really kills the falsetto in a phrase which incidentally reminds me of Jimmy's vocals at 4:13 in this, the horn-laden outro jam of which is remarkably similar to that of Loving Cup, as it happens.

Up Above The World - Trying To Reach You

Many thanks to Plague for recommending a David Holmes mix in which this appears. I believe the correct adjective for this track is "unhinged."

And I'm still seeking recommendations for an all-1993 playlist. Please post ideas in the comments either here or here.

Extra - Enjoy

Enjoy.

Les Chakachas - Turtle Soup

I wonder how they got that cool distant-becoming-near effect on the horns.  I'm hoping it's that they recorded the horns in an ancient Roman amphitheatre with two mics, one near and one far, and adjusted the relative volumes of the two mics over the course of the mix.

Les Chakachas of course best known for Jungle Fever.

John Cage - In A Landscape

Performed by Stephen Drury and available on mp3 and compact disc.
 
I am at peace with the fact that the part at 4:41 reminds me of Seal - "Kiss From a Rose."

Fats Waller - Baby, Oh! Where Can You Be?

Dedicated to my daughter Maisy, born April 4th, 2013.

Julie London - Something Cool

Let's all - everybody - keep it cool this weekend.

"I can't think of your name, I remember your smile"

And because we've crossed the midnight hour here, a bonus.

 Emmett presents... Paternity Leave!
 
Marquez - Color De Caramelo

I will be laying low for a few weeks, due to the exciting and impending arrival of a baby girl. In the meantime, we can all think about what the bass player (= Juan Marquez himself?) does at 01:43 in the jam posted above.

Thanks to all who've contributed so far to the 1993 Project.  By all means keep those suggestions coming!  This playlist will be happening post-paternity leave.

You can also check out Viva Radio shows #143 and #144, which represent a still-unfinished two-hour answer to the thought experiment: "What might have been played in a European discothèque c. 1974?"  Many thanks to all who contributed suggestions in this thread, and most especially to Mr. Bill Brewster.

So, yes, I expect to be hibernating from the music sphere for a bit, but unprecedented and potentially game-changing developments are already in the works for the near future, dear listeners!

Here comes summer again...

Your friend,
Emmett

The Other Two - Selfish

I'm working on an all-1993 mix and this is the flagship jam so far. Anyone got any ideas? All genres are fair game; obscurity is preferred. Thanks again for your assistance with the 1997, 1980, 2003, and 1990 projects. I also did a 1957 mix which you can stream as "Soda Fountains" on Viva Radio.

It will take a little while to get through all the years, eh?

Chamber of Kommerce - The Monocle

Burano And His Gypsy Caravan - Good Time Girl

I might not be posting this if not for the note that the lead Moog player ends his phrase with at 1:15.

new Viva show (#143) in the archive

Junior English - You Are So Good To Me

Many, many thanks to Wiggsy for the peel-off.  More flexatone, anyone? 

Alex Harvey - Midnight Moses

One of the great party records... a truly debauched production. Does a stereo mix even exist?

If anyone wants a copy of this on vinyl, talk to Oscar; he probably has several lying around.

Cannonball Adderley - Pisces: Allison's Trip

Emmett, curious about how your sign is depicted on Love, Sex, and the Zodiac?  Here you go! Happy bday old man.

Billy Joel - Say Goodbye To Hollywood (live)

Solaris - You And Me

Great message, great groove. And yeah, there's a little flange (or chorus?) on the hi-hat.

Alexander - Working My Way 

Warning: French vocalist singing in English.

Polly Brown - Up In A Puff Of Smoke

A pop song should be like a roller coaster you want to ride again and again.

new Viva show (#142) in the archive

Don Covay - It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)

Saturday Night Special

Honk - Hesitation

Featuring a horn riff worthy of Steely Dan and a très chic chord change at 0:32 (and 0:50 and 1:39, etc.)

 Graeme Edge Band - The Tunnel

The Shocking Blue - Beggin'

Featuring the invigorating and erratic Cornelis van der Beek on drums.

The Politicians - Free Your Mind
  
a stagecoach production 

L'infonie - Mantra (excerpt)

full version available on compact disc

 Hartley C. White - Everybody Loves A Winner

Thanks Zach Phillips for the peel-off on this one, a jam that is truly and utterly out to lunch, in the best sense of the phrase.

Go here and here to hear more music from Hartley, and read an extensive interview here.

ST-4 - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys

Hey friends, did you know that Zach Phillips of Blanche Blanche Blanche did a guest mix for us? Well, he did, and you can listen to it here.

You can also find myriad sounds from Zach and his brethren at OSR Tapes, and pre-order the new Blanche Blanche Blanche LP forthcoming on NNA Tapes.

Sunny Adé & His African Beats: Ja Fun Mi (instrumental)
Still fresh after 30 years. Let's get this weekend started!

[History behind the picture.]

The Monotones - What Would I Do

For a brief window of time and space -- say 1963-1964 in Britain -- this was the sound.  The children in the film 7 Up can be seen cutting a rug to this circa 4:40 in this clip.

Greg Condon

Terry Reid - Fooling You

Greg Condon

Joe Cuba Sextet - Gimme Some Love (Dame un Poquito de Cariño)

Greg Condon

Janet Greene - Poor Left Winger

Greg Condon

Roger Waters - The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)

Greg Condon

Michael Franks - Monkey See-Monkey Do

 

new Viva show (#140) in the archives

While I'm regathering the energies to search for "new" music, I made this little trip down memory lane. Every song on the playlist had to meet three criteria:

1) I had to remember hearing it prior to 1983.
2) I had to have at least a vague recollection of listening to it in a particular location, or staring at the album cover, that kind of thing.
3) I had to want to listen to it now (2013).

So, the result is maybe not too far from a mixtape I would've made aged 9 or younger. All except the opening excerpt, which is taken from a British kids' TV show Davy put me on to, and is meant to serve a similar purpose as the opening lines of Joyce's Portrait of the Artist.

I recognize that this post and this playlist are self-involved. Does that (the recognition) make it OK?

Karlheinz Stockhausen - Gesang der Jünglinge

Still trying to get the wheels in motion for 2013. In the meantime, I ask: has a stranger piece of music been produced before or since? 

2012: The Year In Review

General Strike - My Other Body
Walter Wanderley Trio with Astrud Gilberto - It's A Lovely Day Today
Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem - Cher
Pentangle - Willy O'Winsbury
Pierre Laniau - Petit Musique de Clown Triste 
Philip Catherine - Jeux Interdits
10cc - Gismo My Way
China Crisis - No More Blue Horizons
The Kinks - I Go To Sleep (demo)
Carole King - Porpoise Song (demo)
Modern Eon - Choreography
Bent - Stay The Same
Skeeter Davis - Give Me Death
Cocteau Twins - Watchlar
The Field Mice - Let's Kiss And Make Up
Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Henry And James
Ryuichi Sakamoto & Robin Scott - The Left Bank
Los Relampagos - Danza Del Fuego
Richard Berry & The Pharaohs - Louie Louie

Here are my top finds of the year, as near as I can make out, listed in order of post-date. Many thanks to all who listened and/or commented over the course of the year. Wishing you all a spacious 2013.

artwork by Yokoo Tadanori

Who knows what tomorrow may bring?

Crystal Fighters - Champion Sound (Psychemagik remix)

This has the sickest bagpipeësque riff in it since at least Big Country... or maybe ever?

Thanks idk for the .gif.