Shock World Service 069:

The New Objectivity (Jon Averill)

24/7/17 London, United Kingdom

1. Oxford Street Saxophone Man – Unknown

Part of my listening experience when I 1st moved to London was about how much background noise overtook music on my headphones, i’ve always tried to reflect this back into podcasts.

2. Wagner - Das Rheingold, Vorspiel

Powerful piece of music i’ve never quite been able to get into a podcast, until now!

3. Mark Franklin - Release To The System (Beaumont Hannant Remix)

From Warp’s amazing 1994 compilation Artificial Intelligence 2

4. Delicate Features - Prologue

St Petersburg's Delicate Features. Like listening to an opera backwards, in space!

5. Bruce - Before You Sleep

A cold hammering drumbeat gives way to emotive electronic shimmers.

6. Visible Cloaks & Dip in the Pool – Valve (Revisited)

A crystalline polished soundscape from the Portland duo previously known for the mix; ‘Fairlights, Mallets & Bamboo’

7. Ben Frost - Venter (HTRK Remix)

Understated lo-fi textures from Ben Frost

8. Wyatt/Atzmon/Stephen - The Ghosts Within

The avant-pop legend Robert Wyatt from his collaborative album ‘For the Ghosts Within’.

9. Gora Sou – Choreography

Pristine electronic droplets give way to breathy textures & polyrhythms

10. Aphex Twin - With My Family [48k]

Rare Aphex track that’s not so rare now as he’s just put it up to buy on his new site.

11. Afro-Disiak - Tambours D'Eau

Belgium world music from 1988 just given a fresh release on Optimo Music.

12. Seefeel - Spangle

2nd track from Warp’s Artificial Intelligence 2 compilation.

13. O'Flynn - Desmond's Empire

The mysterious ‘O Flynn’ with one of my favourites so far this year. Ethnographic, emotional house music!

14. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Elephantism Theme (edit)

2002’s oddly titled ‘Elephantism Theme’ winding up this episode.

15. Oxford Street Saxophone Man – Rivers of Babylon [Extract]

Part of the same recording that intro’d the podcast. Recorded on phone on Oxford St last year.