Drop The Biscuit

This week we present Soundtracks 8, where we focus our attention 

on little known Italian composer and musician Giuliano Sorgini 

(also known as Raskovich). 

Sorgini started writing music for TV, films/documentaries/library etc…

in the mid/late 1960’s, before moving into movies in the 1970’s- 

Such as Under Pompelmo, Occulto, Africa Oscura, and The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue.

 Here we have a rather smashin’ selection from his moody/suspense/zombie type gear, to his psyche, funky, trip-hop, experimental sounds, including a couple of remixes, that should keep you entertained for the coming’ week.

(A lot of his stuff is being re-released now with some killer 7” doing the rounds. If you come across em’ snap em up!)

1 ZOMBIE

2 L.U.C.A. INIZIASIONE (REMIX)

3 OASI NELLA GIUNGLA

4 WANDERING MAN

5 FRESCA RUGIADA

6 RICOGNZIONE

7 MAD TOWN

8 OSCURI PRESAGI

9 TALISMANO

10 HONDA

11 CADENZA DINAMICA

12 ULTIMA CACCIA

13 TELECINESI 

14 OMBRE MINACCIOSE

15 AMBOSELLI

16 SABBATH

17 AUTUNNALE

18 ATROPO

19 INGRANAGGI PESANTI

20 NOTTE NELLA SAVANA

The third in our series of Afro-Flav!

presented this week by Rosko, who’s been exploring the sounds of Mali.

And another brilliant picture from the Malian 

photographer legend Malick Sidibé.

1 Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra-Single

2 TeraKaft-Awa Adounia

3 Donso-Rock Le Kalaban

4 Ludvico Einaudi, Ballake Sissoko-Chameaux

5 Tinariwen-Timadrit In Sahara

6 Anansy Cisse-Fati Ka

7 Nahawa Doumbia-Banani

8 Amadou & Mariam-Coulibaly

9 Afel Bocoum-Buri Baalal

10 Vieux Farka Toure-Fafa

11  Tartit-Tihar Bayatin

12 Oumou Sangare-Wayena

13 Bassekou Kouyate-I Speak Fula

14 Fatoumata Diawara-Sowa

15 Rokia Traore-O Nieie

16 Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabete- Simbo

17 Salif Keita- Baba

The next in the series of electronic based playlists, somewhere in-between the ‘Croc’s’ 

& the ‘Croc’s not Croc’s’ we have another fine helping of old & new knob twiddling, 

button pushing paraphernalia……….Have a decent weekend folks!

1 CHARLES MANIER-JUST-WORLD BEATERS

2 CAVERN OF ANTI-MATTER-YOU’RE AN ART SOUL

3 TUXEDOMOON-NO TEARS

4 PSYCHIC TV-TWISTED

5 HOWIE B-TAP DANCER

6 ZONGAMIN-NEW SONG TO AN OLD STORY

7 CAVERN OF ANTI-MATTER-BLOOD-DRUMS MACHINE

8 HARMONIOUS THELONIOUS-ABU SYNTH

9 AUTOMATIC-SUICIDE IN TEXAS

10 FISCHERSPOONER-EMERGE

11 ARPANET-LORENT CONTRACTION

12 NOVA HEART-ETHEREAL

13 CHARLES MANIER-PLENERY PSYCHIC AUTOMISM

14 BROADCAST-BIT 35

15 WALLS & DAPHNE ORAM-A VERY LARGE METAL BOX

Another mixed bag of Jazz LP’s that have been floating

around the turntable this week.  

A sweet mix of both old & new,

of flutes & funkiness, weird & beautiful- 

Just in time for the weekend… & beyond!

1 Wildflower-Where the wild things dance

2 Ramsey Lewis-If you’ve got it, flaunt it (pt.1&2)

3 Rahsaan Roland Kirk-Black root

4 Taylor Ho Bynum 9-Tette-Neither when nor where

5 Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express-Inner city blues

6 Bubba Thomas & Lightmen plus one-Energy centre control

7 The Crusaders-Time bomb

8 Yusef Lateen-Sister mamie

9 Alice Coltrane-Turiya & Ramakrishna

10 Bloto-Prostactwo

11 Lady Blackbird-Black acid soul

12 Beverley Glenn-Copeland-Sunset village

This week features a small selection of the many releases on the Rough Trade label.

 Possibly the most important independent U.K record label of them all? 

The Rough Trade shop opened off Portobello, Notting Hill in 1976, 

a distribution network quickly fell into place, though it wasn’t until a couple of years 

later, in 1978 that the record label was born. Featuring a wide & eclectic range of artists 

from punk/post punk to electronic, avant-garde , poetry and reggae. 

Our choice of tracks this week don’t necessarily follow the obvious, the chart crossovers or household names, but rather as is often the case, our favourites, tunes from our collections 

or just interesting bits n bobs we picked up along the way.

1 jeffrey lewis helen shriner -systematic death

2 stiff little fingers-alternative ulster

3 the raincoats-life on the line

4 dna-new fast

5 the fiery furnaces-single again

6 doctor mix and the remix-six dreams

7 hope sandoval & the warm inventions-around my smile

8 the swell maps-let’s build a car

9 metal urbain-paris marquis

10 the monochrome set-the monochrome set

11 art & language and the red crayola-an harangue

12 the pop group-we are al  prostitutes

13 the red crayola-a portrait of v.i.lenin in the style of jackson pollock 

14 the fall-prone art threat

15 cabaret voltaire-silent command

16 pere ubu-crush this horn

17 wire-our swimmer

18 the gist-far concern

19 jackie mittoo-wall street

Originally titled ‘EVERYBODY SKA!’

A whole lotta SKA & ROCKSTEADY from the Basement, East side of town.

Another crackin’ selection for all you Mods an Skinheads out there…

Reggae Gone East Pt.4

……………..

1 Prince Buster-Everybody Ska

2 Winston Wright-Top Secret

3 The Jail Breakers-Work It Up

4 Tommy McCook-Tunnel One

5 The Mighty Vikings-Ska 65

6 Derrick Harriott-Reggae Showdown

7 Prince Buster-Ska Town

8 Jackie Stick with Buster- Boss Girl

9 Rico & Duke Reid’s Allstars-Duke’s Cookie’s

10 Byron Lee & The Dragonaires-Mash! Mr Lee

11 Freedom Singers & Larry Marshall-Monkey Man

12 Prince Buster-Trip To Mars

13 Des All Stars-Black Scorcher

14 Lord Tanamo-In The Mood For Ska

15 The Maytals-Six And Seven Books Of Moses

16 The Riots-Yeah Yeah

17 The Ethiopians-Train To Ska-Ville (Version)

18 Derrick Harriott-A Fistful Of Dollars

19 The Soul Rhythms-Soul Call

20 Glen Adams-Weary Version 3

DTB’s are a series of Eclectic Playlist’s which sometimes unbalance & surprise? and sometimes they might send you to sleep? If you stay awake long enough…………………please enjoy.

1 John Harrison-Blackout

2 Charles Sheffield-Its Your Voodoo Working

3 Five Times Of Dust-Computer Bank

4 Eric & Ryan Kilkenny-Bongo Avenger

5 London Philharmonic Orchestra-The Lark Ascending

6 The Goons-Meanwhile, At The British Museum…

7 Dennis Coffey Trio-Sodomy

8 Sugar Daddy-Another One Bites The Dust

9 Ibibio Sound Machine-Ibibio Spiritual

10 Sonny Bono-Motel II

11 Kelly Lee Owens-Anadlu

12 Beak>-Minus Pillow

13 Ian Dury (Swear Words)

14 Al Bowlly-Heart & Soul

15 Mort Garson-Music For Advertising #1

16 Tyrannosaurus Rex-The Throat of Winter

17 Fat White Family-Lebensraum

18 Paraffin Jack Flash-Blue & Groovy

19 Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett & The Wailors-Cobra Style (Disco Mix)

BRADLEYS was a small Spanish bar tucked  away 

around the back of Tottenham Court Road tube station, 

in Hanway Street. Back in the 80’s & 90’s we used to go down 

there a lot, especially before a night out at a club across the road in Soho.

In those days it wasn’t so easy to find decent music in pub’s an bars. 

The overall quality of the jukebox in Bradleys, which they rotated 

every so often, was a lot better than most places. 

with a selection of decent tunes from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s & 80’s.

It was small, squashed & a bit tatty round’ the edges, but we loved it. 

We always preferred downstairs,  & if you got there early enough 

in the evening you might even get a seat.

So here’s a snapshot or a little reminder of what it would’ve been like back in the day. 

(Actually I re-visited recently & it’s still there, it’s still open & it hasn’t changed 

that much either).

1 The Stray Cats- Rock This Town

2 The Velvettes-He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’

3 Echo & The Bunnymen-The Cutter

4 T-Rex-Solid Gold Easy Action

5 Gene Vincent-Be Bop A Lula

6 Yazoo-Situation

7 Chic-Everybody Dance

8 Ritchie Valens-Come On, Let’s Go

9 The Jam-Going Underground

10 The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Stone Free

11 Jerry Lee Lewis-Breathless

12 The Clash-Long Time Jerk

13 Aretha Franklin-Think

14 Elvis Presley-Hound Dog

15 David Bowie-John, I’m Only Dancing

16 The Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar

17 Little Richard-Long Tall Sally

18 Soft Cell-Tainted Love

19 The Doors-Roadhouse Blues

20 Beginning Of The End-Funky Nassau

21 The Sex Pistols-Pretty Vacant

22 Chuck Berry-No Particular place To Go

So, this week folks, the third in the series of ‘VIBRATING WHILST WAITING’ from artist & good pal Georgie Hopton. A beautiful playlist, perfect for those lazy afternoon’s baking scones, stripping down the motorbike or just skipping through the Bluebells.

1 Philip Glass-Engagement

2 E.E Cummings-Anyone Lived In A Pretty How Town

3 Aviv Quartet-String Trio In B-Flat Major

4 Young People’s Chorus Of New York City-Heavens And Hells:No.3

5 Andre Previn-Dances Of The Swans, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky

6 Jon Hassell-Miracle Steps

7 Gwendolyn Brooks-Song Of The Front Yard

8 Steve Reich-Clapping Music

9 Marta Forsberg & Kajsa Magnarsson-You Could Also Say

10 Heitor Villa-Lobos/Cuarteto Latinoamericano-String Quartet No.3

11 Meara O’Reilly-Hockets For Two Voices: III

12 Phyllis Chen-East Broadway

13 Martha Argerich-Jeux D’eau (M.Ravel)

14 Nadaka & Gopika-Gayatri Mantra (Edit) Traditional Sanskrit Chant

15 Salzburger Haydn-Quintet-String Quintet in C Major, Adagio Cantabile

16 Tom Conti-The Mirror

17 Bernard Haitink & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House-Peter Grimes Op.33      

     Prologue:Interlude I:Dawn

18 New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble & John Heist-Strange Birds Passing

More interesting Mish Mash, Bish Bash, roller-coaster stuff from the DTB team this week…….Super!

1 Mort Garson-Taurus, The Voluptuary

2 David Essex-Lamplight

3 Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited-Funky Planet

4 Sa-Ra Allstars-In Limbo

5 Blag Flag-Shed Reading (Rattus Norvegicus)

6 Tallinn Chamber Orchestra-Lyric Suite (1945) (segment)

7 Gabriel Yared-C’est Le Vent, Betty

8 Vijay Lyer-S.H.A.R.D.S.

9 Lan Ge-Wo Yao Ni De Ai

10 Baikonour-Desert Song

11 Bola-Magnasushi

12 Gene Vincent-Race With The Devil

13 Florence And The Machine-Kiss With A Fist

14 Wolfgang Dauner-Dig My Girl

15 John Moreland-a Thought Is Just A Passing Train.

Thanx.