Christmas has come and gone and in some ways that's all I can say about it- I'm glad we spent time both on our own and with family but I can't pretend it wasn't really hard at times. A friend who has a lot of experience in the grief caused by losing a child sent us a card that said 'the first everything fucks' and that definitely seems to be true.
Today's musical distraction is a thirty year rewind all the way back to Christmas Eve 1991 and Andrew Weatherall hosting a radio show at Kiss FM. Things start off in a manner you'd expect with the dance sounds of 1991- a three track mix of Future Sound Of London including the mighty Papua New Guinea, Inner City, The Orb, S- Express, 23 Skidoo, Bernie Worrell and Depth Charge. Then Bobby Gillespie turns up with a bag of records and The Faces, Pharaoh Sanders, The Impressions, Haysi Fantayzee, Dub Syndicate and Lee Perry all show up, things becoming more eclectic and wide- ranging. It finishes in most un- Kiss FM style with a visit to Patti Smith's Piss Factory. Stream at Mixcloud or download below.
Andrew Weatherall and Bobby Gillespie at Kiss FM 24th December 1991
- Future Sound Of London - Three Track Mix
- Inner City - Vibes
- The Orb - Perpetual Dawn
- Bernie Worrell - B.W. Jam
- 23 Skidoo - Coup
- S'Express - Find 'Em Fool 'Em Forget 'Em
- Depth Charge - Depth Charge (Han Do Jin)
- Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time
- The Chi-Lites - Stoned Out Of My Mind
- Esther Phillips - Home Is Where The Hatred Is
- Burning Spear - Social Living
- Faces - As Long As You Tell Him
- Gene Chandler - Groovy Situation
- Freddie Scott - Am I Grooving You
- Def Jef - Voice Of A New Generation
- Pharoah Sanders - Astral Travelling
- George Jackson - Aretha, Sing One For Me
- Maceo And All The King's Men - (I Remember) Mr Banks
- Haysi Fantayzee - Sister Friction
- The Impressions - Check Out Your Mind
- Dub Syndicate - Ravi Shankar (Pt.1) / The Show Is Coming
- Lee Perry - Pussy Galore
- Stereo MC's - Smoking With The Motherman
- Fred McDowell - You Got To Move
- Dr. Alimantado - Born For A Purpose
- Patti Smith - Piss Factory
3 comments:
Yes, I know what you meant, Adam. Something to 'get thru' is how I've seen Christmas for quite sometime now.
A great eclectic mix - thank you: I'll be listening to a few of these later today. J
I forgot about 23 Skidoo. They were a good outfit.
Welcome back, Adam, that's an incredible mix. Only to be expected from Mr. Weatherall but Mr. Gillespie's contribution was equally fine. I'd forgotten how good some of the tracks are, particularly the Stereo MC's, 23 Skidoo and Def Jef. Thirty years old and still stunning.
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