Video: Wally Badarou – Novela Das Nove

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Exclusive Track: Owl – Homestead

Andrew Hale of Sade/Sweetback has been kind enough to give Test Pressing this exclusive track. It was recorded under his Owl moniker and is very much along the lines of those lovely instrumental Sweetback tracks. Mellow mellow right on…

Owl: Homestead
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Mix: DJ Alfredo – Amnesia (1985)

Here’s a live one, Alfredo DJing at Amnesia in Ibiza, 1985. Enjoy.

DJ Alfredo: Amnesia (1985) – Part One
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DJ Alfredo: Amnesia (1985) – Part Two
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Thanks to Phil Mison and Jolyon Green.

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Under The Radar No.5: Steve Winwood – They Call It An Accident (Main Theme)

Produced by Chris Blackwell and released in 1983 on Island Records, the soundtrack to the film ‘They Call It An Accident’ is a slightly mixed bag but it does have two lovely Wally Badarou tracks and this, the instrumental ‘Main Theme’, written and performed by Steve Winwood.

Steve Winwood: They Call It An Accident (Main Theme)
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Playlists: Rusty Egan’s Blitz Playlist

To read more about Rusty Egan and the New Romantic scene click here.

Thanks to Steven Hall for this one.

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Magazine: Faith/Strobelight Honey

The Summer ’09 issue of Faith / Strobelight Honey is out in all the shops you know and love and very good it is too. Articles include Al Kent looking at the birth of disco in the North at the Blackpool Mecca, Greg Wilson taking a look at the arrival of ‘mixing’, a piece on London’s answer to the Paradise Garage – High On Hope, Danny Wang on Balihu Records and an interview with the legendary Dennis Bovell amongst other things. What’s not to love? Oh, and it’s free. For all those overseas or unable to find a copy locally you can click here and contact the guys behind the mag who can send you a copy for £2.00 UK and a little bit more for overseas readers (Paypal). It’s cheaper than ten bensons. One for the shelf.

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Book: Caught By The River

Been reading this recently and it’s suiting my lazy summer mood. Caught By The River (A Collection Of Words On Water) is the first book from fishing and culture website – Caught By The River – a view of the world as seen from the bankside. Contributors include (the always good) Bill Drummond, Irvine Welsh, Edwyn Collins, Laura Barton, Jon Savage, Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley and a whole bunch more.

There are also some pretty trippy Caught By The River podcasts to accompany the book with Bill Drummond and a few others reading from the book accompanied by sound from Chris Watson of Cabaret Voltaire who also happens to be the BBC’s biggest nature sound recordist. We asked the guys for their ideal track to accompany the book which sits at the bottom of this post.

The book is the ideal companion to a day doing nothing – dive in, the water’s lovely.

Relatively Clean Rivers: Hello Sunshine
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The Bass Bin No.2: Mantronix – Get Stupid Fresh Part III

Mantronix: Get Stupid Fresh Part III
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Streatham Island Discs No.9: George Cromarty – Flight

Head to the Numero Group site for info on this chap. They put this track out on their ‘Guitar Soli’ LP last year, and are threatening to release more of his stuff in the near future. It’s an amazing piece. I need to practice my guitar more…a lot more! Love the harmonics at the beginning.

George Cromarty – Flight
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The Sun: Shoom Boom

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Video: Durutti Column – Fado (Live), Manchester, 1991

Lovely video of The Durutti Column live in Manchester in 1991. Check the crowd around the two minute mark. One love.

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Mix: Apiento – Flat Earth

Wally Badarou: The First Flower
Norberto Lobo: Pato Lenta
Fontan: Backustugu
Black Dog: The Crete That Crete Made
Wally Badarou: Gabriel’s Dream
Wally Badarou: Theme From Countryman
Eric Serra: Leaving The World Behind
Bagdad Cafe: The Story/Calling You (Instrumental)
Wim Mertens: Their Duet
Hans-Joachim Roedelius: Kleine Blume Irgendwo (Little Flower Somewhere)
Arthur Lyman: Hilawe
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Energy Flow (Version)
Debussy: Préludes I – No. 8 La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
Arthur Jeffes: Piano Piece No.4
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Rain (I Want A Divorce)
Pat Metheny: Au Lait

Apiento – Flat Earth
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Mix: Balearic Mike – Whirlpool

This mix was done by Balearic Mike to be given out at a party that Steve Terry was hosting with Mike and Moonboots DJing back in 2004. Rumour has it that there is a Moonboots Whirlpool mix so we’ll see if we can track that one down at some point, but until then here’s some classic Mike business.

Balearic Mike – Whirlpool Mix
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