the quelformat? Fall Mix Partie Deux

Art: John Lurie: The Skeleton in my Closet Has Moved out to the Garden
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Just realized the last mix of avantgard-y of songs I threw together (not under the guise of a "spring mix"), named the Quelformat? mix, happened in the fall. So, with the leaves already changing here in the northeast, I figured I'd make this mix a partie deux.

The beginning starts with a beautiful accordion solo rendition of a Phillip Glass piece, followed by a dive (through a bit more accordion) into some Alvin Curran (representing Providence!), followed by some percussion, improvised structures..oh just see below. And as always, an eternal indebtedness to John Lurie, not only for the use of his artwork, but also for all of the great music he created over the years.

• What Capitalism Was - Facades
• The Beat Circus - Hypnogogia
• The Beat Circus - The Good Witch
• Alvin Curran - Music is not Music
• Ben Frost - Leo Needs a New Pair of Shoes
• Billy Martin - Killing the Drought
• Ches Smith - The Contra Alto Clarinet in E Flat
• Fred Frith - Screen
• Fred Frith - Bricks for Six
• Vincent Courtois, Sylvie Courvoisier & Ellery Eskelin - Extended
• DJ Spooky - Claude DeBussy (excerpt from Rhythm Science)
• Morgan Packard - A Place Worth Keeping Part 2
• DJ Spooky - Disjecta (excerpt from Rhythm Science)
• Hal Willner - We Travel the Subways
• David Shea - Canto I-Xx
• Raz Mesinai - The Blind Owl
• The Susie Ibarra Trio - Trance No. 1
• Kim Gordon/DJ Olive/Ikue Mori (SYR 5) - Olive's Horn
• Marc Ribot - The End

the quelformat? Fall mix

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Not much of a theme to this mix, just a sampling of mostly great songs I have noted over the last several months. I suppose a tip of the hat to WFMU. Watch out now! It has some teeth, but also lots of beautiful moments. Let me know if you like!

~Down the Line from Harvey - Dave Miller
~Latino Interactive - Ikue Mori
~Me Susurra Un Secreto - Trevor Dunn
~Shore Leave - Tom Waits
~Foot in Hole - Skeleton Crew
~ track #7? - DJ/rupture + Andy Moor
~Density 21.5 - Riccardo Chailly - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Plays Varese
~For Ezekiel Honig and Young (pan) Americans - Klimek
~Frontside Boardside shovit out - Agata
~Dead Season - Tin Hat
~Poison Ivy - Mephista
~Geek Love - Ikue Mori
~Black Thursday - Tin Hat
~Along the Line - DJ Olive Vs. JP Dessy
~Dance for Burgess - Riccardo Chailly - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Plays Varese
~Locus Solus - David Shea
~Process Part 093 (Spiritual Airport) - Kate Simko

painting by John Lurie "Some Animals Noah Only Had One Of, The Ones That Came By Two Put On A Musical, Which Like Most Musicals Was Bad". Special thanks to John Lurie.

Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6

I just got this compilation, and it's definitely worth checking out. Rough and rugged Nigerian funk, and heavy blends of influence from all over. Here are 4 out of the 20something songs that I especially like.
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Nigeria, 1970. Highlife, Afro-beat, Rock, Jazz & Native Blues rub shoulders and are turned out at an unprecedented level. New styles meet old styles. Newfound national confidence follows the near break-up of the nation following the Biafran war. New fashions meet old fashions, creating new fusions. 5 years in the making, Soundway present 26 original and previously un-reissued tracks from the time. Obscure A-sides, B-sides & album cuts that have resisted a second look until now.

Soundway records label boss and compiler Miles Cleret spent five years working on this compilation (and the upcoming planned spin-off compilations)– travelling to Nigeria, interviewing musicians, label owners and distributors - tracking down the forgotten sounds of ‘70s Nigeria in dusty warehouses, studios and markets.