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rfg #84 - Ursa bodega [80.2 Mb]

At the request of the host of Shake a Tail Feather, this show profiles Piero Piccioni, an Italian composer with a jazz background. Amongst his numerous scores, there are several cues from one of my favourite soundtracks (for a film I have yet to find, let alone see): Smoke over London.

Madlib the Beat Konducta: Electric Company (Voltage-Watts) (Movie Scenes Volume 1-2, 2006) Stones Throw
Delorean: Big Dipper [Darabi Dub mix] (Ayrton Senna EP, 2009) Fool House
Chromeo: Night by Night (Night by Night single, 2009) Green Label
Midnight Juggernauts: This New Technology (forthcoming album, 2009/2010) Siberia
Islands: Devout (Vapours, 2009) Anti-
Magneta Lane: Lady Bones (Gambling with God, 2009) Last Gang
Rose Elinor Dougall: Fallen Over (Fallen Over single, 2009) Elefant?
Dan Deacon: Wet Wings (Bromst, 2009) Carpark
Throbbing Gristle: Walkabout (20 Jazz Funk Greats, 1978) Industrial
Eugene Mirman: Vancouver, Detroit and Bears! (God is a Twelve Year Old Boy with Asperger's, 2009) Sub Pop
Ferrante & Teicher: African Echoes (Mississippi Boogie, 1952) Joe Davis
Piero Piccioni: Mr. Dante Fontana (Fumo di Londra, 1966) GDM
Piero Piccioni: L'Italia Vista Dal Cielo (Easy Tempo, 1999) Eighteenth Street
Piero Piccioni: Sally's Surf (Easy Tempo Volume 6: A Cinematic Jazz Experience, 1998) Easy Tempo
Piero Piccioni: Ebony Ride (Easy Tempo Volume 6: A Cinematic Jazz Experience, 1998) Easy Tempo
Piero Piccioni: Babylon I'm Coming (Fumo di Londra, 1966) GDM
Piero Piccioni: Per le Strade di Roma (Fumo di Londra, 1966) GDM
Piero Piccioni: Party Al Piper (Beat at Cinecitta Volume 2, 1997) Crippled Dick Hot Wax
Piero Piccioni: Notti Caldi (Beat at Cinecitta Volume 2, 1997) Crippled Dick Hot Wax
Piero Piccioni: Italamericana Collage (Barry 7's Connectors 2, 2002) Lo Recordings
Piero Piccioni & Shawn Robinson: Once and Again (La Volpe Dalla Coda di Velluto, 1971) Screen Trax
Piero Piccioni: Traffic Boom (Beat at Cinecitta Volume 1, 1969) Crippled Dick Hot Wax
The Radio Dept.: Closing Scene (Freddie and the Trojan Horse, 2008) Labrador

rfg #85 - For a few centimetres more [83.4 Mb]

Brewing in my playlists for a long time is the soundtrack to the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, along with some covers. Mixed and matched amongst everything is some French yé-yé and a tribute to the recently deceased electro/hip hop radio DJ Mr. Magic.

Love is All: Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk (Nine Times that Same Song, 2006) What's Your Rupture?
Dominique Leone: I'm the Police (Abstract Expression, 2009) Important
Teenagersintokyo: Isabella (isabella / long walk home, 2009) Back Yard
Charlotte Gainsbourg: IRM (IRM, 2009) Because
C++: Comme dans les films (Orienté objet, 2005) Depuis La Chambre
Liz Brady: Un garcon dit a une fille (Girls in the Garage Volume 10: Groovy Gallic Gals!, 2001) Romulan
Chantal Goya: Tu m'as trop menti (Masculin-féminin EP, 1966/2006) Magic
You Say Party! We Say Die!: Dark Days (XXXX, 2009) Paper Bag
DJ Premier: Mr. Magic Tribute Intro (2009)
Mr. Magic: Show Intro/Grover Washington's Mr. Magic (Mr. Magic Disco Showcase - Sat Oct 10 WHBI, 1981)
Whodini: Magic's Wand [Original 12" Mix] (Magic's Wand, 1982) Jive
Davy DMX: One for the Treble [Fresh] (Best of Electro Volume 1, 1984) Beechwood Music/Street Sounds
Stephen Colbert: Ladies & Gentlemen (Wig in a Box, 2003) Off Records
John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask & Guests: Angry Inch (Hedwig and the Angry Inch OST, 2001) Hybrid
John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask & Guests: The Origin of Love (Hedwig and the Angry Inch OST, 2001) Hybrid
John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask & Guests: Wig in a Box (Hedwig and the Angry Inch OST, 2001) Hybrid
John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask & Guests: Exquisite Corpse (Hedwig and the Angry Inch OST, 2001) Hybrid
John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask & Guests: Wicked Little Town [Hedwig Version] (Hedwig and the Angry Inch OST, 2001) Hybrid
Spoon: Tear Me Down (Wig in a Box, 2003) Off Records
Frank Black: Sugar Daddy (Wig in a Box, 2003) Off Records
Akufen: Kcitrylop/Polytrick (Adad EP, 2002) Background

rfg #86 - Wild for kicks and martini stirsticks [84.3 Mb]

A full episode devoted to John Barry, reknowned British composer, especially his work for the James Bond film series.

David Arnold & The Propellerheads: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, 1997) Sire
John Barry: A Man Alone [Jazz Version] (The Ipcress File OST, 1964) Silva
John Barry: Main Theme (The Knack... and How to Get It OST, 1965) Rykodisc
John Barry: Here Comes Nancy Now! (The Knack... and How to Get It OST, 1965) Rykodisc
John Barry: Photo Strip (The Knack... and How to Get It OST, 1965) Rykodisc
John Barry: Ecstasy! (The Knack... and How to Get It OST, 1965) Rykodisc
John Barry: Of a Year Unknown (Boom! OST, 1968/2008) Harkit
John Barry: Pain Gone 'til Tomorrow (Boom! OST, 1968/2008) Harkit
John Barry: Through Caverns Measureless to Man (Boom! OST, 1968/2008) Harkit
John Barry: A Mobile Called Boom (Boom! OST, 1968/2008) Harkit
John Barry: Theme from Midnight Cowboy (Midnight Cowboy OST, 1969) EMI
Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice (You Only Live Twice OST, 1967) United Artists
John Barry: Capsule in Space (You Only Live Twice OST, 1967) United Artists
John Barry: Fight at Kobe Dock/Helga (You Only Live Twice OST, 1967) United Artists
John Barry: A Drop in the Ocean (You Only Live Twice OST, 1967) United Artists
John Barry: The Wedding (You Only Live Twice OST, 1967) United Artists
John Barry: Bond Averts World War III (You Only Live Twice OST, 1967) United Artists
John Barry: 009 Gets the Knife and Gorbinda Attacks (Octopussy OST, 1983/2003) Rykodisc
John Barry: Bond Meets Octopussy (Octopussy OST, 1983/2003) Rykodisc
John Barry: The Chase Bomb Theme (Octopussy OST, 1983/2003) Rykodisc
David Arnold & Pulp: All Time High (Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, 1997) Sire
Martin Denny: Midnight Cowboy (Exotic Moog, 1969) Electronic Vanguard
Sex Mob: Bond with Bongos (Sex Mob does Bond, 2001) Ropeadope
Sex Mob: This Never Happened to the Other Feller (Sex Mob does Bond, 2001) Ropeadope

rfg #87 - Your ace of suede [82.1 Mb]

A bit of a catch-all episode here, with some vaguely sinister Hallowe'en music, some Canadian indie and Karen O's score for the film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are.

Brainkrieg: Decomposing Pumpkins (Homestarrunner.com, 2009) self-released
John Zacherle: Dinner with Dracula (Dinner with Dracula, 1958) Cameo
LCD Soundsystem: Bye Bye Bayou (Bye Bye Bayou, 2009) DFA
Fever Ray: If I Had a Heart (Fever Ray, 2009) Rabid
The Mob: Witch Hunt (Let the Tribe Increase, 1980) All the Madmen
Skinny Puppy: Jahya (The Process, 1996) American
Depeche Mode: Hole to Feed (Sounds of the Universe, 2009) Mute/EMI
R. Roger: Rocket Fires Up (The Prisoner - File #3, 2002) Silva Screen
HC-B: Black (Soundcheck for a Missing Movie, 2009) Hidden Shoal
Apollo Ghosts: Shanghai Alley (Forgotten Triangle, 2009) Catbird
Two Hours Traffic: Just Listen (Territory, 2009) Bumstead
Caroline Mark & NQ Arbuckle: The 2nd Time (Let's Just Stay Here, 2009) Mint
Volcanoless in Canada: Just Tell'em Yr All Right (The Way Forward, 2009) self-released
Karen O and the Kids: Worried Shoes (Where the Wild Things Are OST, 2009) DGC/Interscope
Karen O and the Kids: Hideaway (Where the Wild Things Are OST, 2009) DGC/Interscope
Karen O and the Kids: Animal (Where the Wild Things Are OST, 2009) DGC/Interscope
Carter Burwell: Lost Fur (Where the Wild Things Are OST, 2009) DGC/Interscope
Karen O and the Kids: Food is Still Hot (Where the Wild Things Are OST, 2009) DGC/Interscope
Karen O and the Kids: Sailing Home (Where the Wild Things Are OST, 2009) DGC/Interscope
Do Make Say Think: Think (Other Truths, 2009) Constellation
Alan Vega: Bye Bye Bayou (Alan Vega, 1980) PVC/Celluloid

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