Every now & then we like to do a best of podcast, to pick out some of our

favourite tracks from older episodes. I guess it’s a best of. Enjoy.

Shock World Service 059

Old Acquaintance Be Forgot by Cian Ó Cíobháin

24/12/2014 Galway, Ireland

1. Mica Levi - Lonely Void

Mica Levi’s soundtrack for Jonathan Glazer’s film ‘Under The Skin’ (based on Michel Faber’s novel) was, without doubt, the oddest yet most beguiling music I heard all year. I had listened to the soundtrack loads before I finally got to see the movie. Listening to the music out of context had made an impression, finally hearing it as I viewed the film almost made me want to start a cult.

2. Kode9 & The Spaceape - Autumn Has Come

The ‘Killing EP’ was the last release from Hyperdub vocalist-poet-MC Stephen Samuel Gordon AKA The Spaceape before his untimely demise in the autumn. His parting words “I must learn to dance with life again while autumn is still here” are particularly heartbreaking considering he passed away soon after the recording was made.

3. Visonia & Dopplereffekt - Die Reisen

This track should be employed by music teachers in classes to illustrate ‘how to write a bass arpeggio’. A big thanks to Laura O’ Connell for putting me onto this one. Released on Last Known Trajectory in January, this should still sound fresh in decades to come.

4. Clark - Snowbird

Chris Clark has been a formidable presence on the legendary Warp label for over a decade now. His eponymously titled 2014 LP is rumoured to be his last. If there is any substance to these rumours, it is safe to acknowledge that he refused to go out with a whimper with possibly his most coherent LP to date.

5. Roberto Clementi - Agile

The Italian’s debut LP for Soma - ’N Lights’ - took a slightly organic and dubby approach to electronic music. This one was the diamond in the rough: an ethereal and glistening piece of electronica that has shades of Burial or The Cyclist about it.

6. Actress - Gaze

His latest LP ‘Ghettoville’ may not be up there with his finest work, but it did bestow upon the world this gorgeous slice of dreamy house.

7. JAW, Philip Wolgast & Benito W - Papersand

Is JAW the new Robert Owens? The frontman of electronic French act dOP’s voice can be heard lighting up many a house tracks these days. I’ve never really been a fan of Robert Owens, bar a handful of tracks, though I’ve slowly began to warm to JAW. However, something about this collaboration - the production and the wistful vocal - made it sounds like a more melancholic take on what Ali Love & Hot Natured have been getting up to. One to slow dance to at the end of a lost weekend. From the ‘Midtown EP’ on Circus Company.

8. To Rococo Rot - Baritone

Veterans of the German electro-acoustic scene released their eighth studio LP ‘Instrument’ this year which included this track, redolent of classic mid-90s Tortoise.

9. Fhloston Paradigm - Never Defeated (feat. Rachel Claudio)

King Britt - under his Fhloston Paradigm guise - produced one of the most memorable LPs of the year in ‘The Phoenix’ and this collaboration with Rachel Claudio is the kind of gritty soul I subscribe to.

10. Ariel Pink - Lipstick

Ariel Pink’s new LP ‘Pom Pom’ is a riot of ideas. Like an enterprising magpie, he swoops over many different genres and eras and steals the best parts to create a new and vibrant love letter to both AM & FM bubblegum pop.

11. Aphex Twin - PAPAT4 [155] [pineal mix]

A period of two weeks listening to Aphex Twin’s first LP in 13 years confirmed this and the ‘minipops’ single to be my personal highlights.

Full tracklist: http://www.shockworldservice.com/#/page59/

Shock World Service 058:

Valley Of The Dolls by Elena Colombi (Osàre! Editions/NTS)

13/11/14 London, United Kingdom

1. Margot - Waldorf

Italian producers Margot A.K.A. Pepe and Giaga Robot with "Waldorf", the first 12" released in March this year on Ivan Smaghe's new amazing label "Les Disques de la Mort".

2. Pacific 231 & Vox Populi! - Gole Mariam

Gole Mariam is a mystical journey into the musical world of Pacific 231 & Vox Populi!, two long-running and legendary french projects.

3. Andy Stott - Missing

Mystery and suspense in this track by Andy Stott's, on the forthcoming album "Faith in Strangers" on Modern Love records.

4. Vincent Gallo - Was

Probably my favourite track from album "When", released on 2001 on Warp.

There's something odd, awkward but at the same time very beautiful in all the work of Vincent Gallo, wether he is directing, acting or composing music.

5. Subject - What Happened to You?

Belgian duo Subject built this brilliant instrumental throbbing Synthy energy lo-fi science fiction around a stone-simple 2/4 rhythm. Brought to life again by the "Minimal Waves Vol II compilation released on February 2012 on Stones Throw.

7. Paco Sala - Rosa x Damascena

From the album "Ro-Me-Ro" out a couple of years back on Digitalis Recordings.

8. Muslimgauze - Low On Qat

Bryn Jones aka Muslimgauze produced something like 90 albums between 1982 and 1998, before dying for a rare blood disease. All his music was inspired by the Muslim world, in particular the Palestinian conflict and was released on limited editions cassettes

"Low on Qat" is from the album Tandoori Dog.

9. Copeland - Fit

Formerly 50% of Hype Williams together with Dean Blunt, Inga Copeland self released the album "Because I’m Worth It" came out in May this year.

10. Young Man - Wandering

I don't know much about Colin Caulfield and his project as "Young Man". The album Vol I is apparently the second of a planned trilogy and the composer dedicated this album to transition.

11. ABSTRAXION - Vampyros Lesbos

Abstraxion is the project of French cool kid Harold Boué who does innovating electronica and counts support from the likes of Erol Alkan, Simian Mobile Disco, James Holden and Caribou. From the album Temple Of The Sun.

12. Klaus Nomi - From Beyond

From the album Simple Man

13. The Death Set - Slap Slap Slap Pound Up Down Snap. From 2011's "Michael Poiccard" album.

14. Joane Skyler - Dinosaur Dies Alone

From Joane Skyler debut album "Orz" On Reckno Records.

15. Patrick Vian - R&B Degenerit!

From the album Bruits Et Temps Analogues, released in 1976 on the great Egg Records and repressed last year on Staubgold.

16. No More - Suicide Commando.

7" released on Too Late Records in 1981.? Pure, lo-fi No Wave from the German group.

17. Blonde Redhead - No More Honey

How sexy is the voice of Kazu Makino??

From the album "Barragán"

18. Maxmillion Dunbar - Calvin & Hobbes

Released a couple of months ago on the great Trilogy Tapes Label.

> David Lynch - Eraserhead

1977. First David Lynch's movie. Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. "In heaven, everything is fine"

19. Andy Stott - Damage

Another track from Stott's forthcoming album "Faith in Strangers". Solid.

20. Sleep - Rain's Baptism

A little metal treat.. from Sleep's album Holy Mountain

21. Actress - Birdcage

From Darren J. Cunningham's latest album "Ghettoville".

22. Verdena - Bambina In Nero

From the self titled "Verdena" on Black Out.

23. Tova Gertner - Etmol

Another gem from Les Disques de la Mort.

24. Sid Vicious - My Way

The only song actually present in the soundtrack of the movie. Cover of the famous Frank Sinatra's song, while performing this track Sid Vicious forgets the lyrics & improvises.

Shock World Service 057

So Regency My Dear by Jon Averill

19/10/14 London, United Kingdom

1. Freescha - Kite High

A warm & fuzzy start to ease us into this episode from Californian duo Freescha. Despite their electronic pretensions the pair also wrote ‘Heaven On Earth’ for Britney Spears.

2. Dead Can Dance - Saltarello

This song has been in several podcasts before but never quite made the final cut so glad I could finally fit it in. ‘Saltarello’ (a reference to a long lost Italian folk dance) was recorded at Quivvy Church just north of Dublin.

3. Francisco - Love Sweet Love

Taken from ‘Cosmic Beam Experience’, recorded in 1979. ‘Love Sweet Love’ is actually the most conventional track on an album permeated with avant garde psychedelic experimentation

4. Cashmere Cat - Mirror Maru

Drum programming that could be lifted straight out a grime track plays off dramatically against layers of pitched up vocals & harpsichord lines underpinned by squeaky toy FX.

5. Ólafur Arnalds - Poland

For this podcast i’ve tried to make each track in opposition to that last, this beautiful piece by Ólafur Arnald also serves as a backing for the next...

6. John Betjeman - Song Of Night-Club Proprietress

As someone who comes from a family with English origins John Betjeman represents a sort of lost eccentricity & war time whimsy from an England long gone, or perhaps that never existed.

7. Art Garfunkel - Waters Of March

‘Águas de Março’ is a Brazilian song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim & covered here by the other one in Simon & Garfunkel.

8. Mariah - 心臓の扉

Mariah is the brainchild of Yasuaki Shimizu. There’s not a huge amount of information out there on Mariah other than they made 5 albums under the name between 1980 & 1983, this being the last.

9. Béla Bartók - Andante

I’ve always loved this piece, it sounds like it was performed on a rusty gate. As also sampled recently for Damon Albarn’s ‘Everyday Robots’.

10. Red Snapper - 4 Dead Monks (Demo)

This is a demo of ‘4 Dead Monks’ which is actually very similar to the final version but with a little less going on, this is the version which I prefer.

11. Oliveray - Growing Waterwings

Often in the podcast I’ll combine 2 pieces of music or dialogue that sit well together, this piece of music from Oliveray was chosen to underpin & also dilute the next…

12. Iceberg Slim - Pimp: The Story of My Life

Iceberg Slim was an American pimp & later author. This is an extract from his autobiographical novel ‘Pimp: The Story of My Life’ which tells the tales of a cruel & vicious life before his incarceration & subsequent change of career.

13. Almeeva - Soviet Superstructures

My description of this track as sounding like a slightly hyperactive version of The XX is both lazy & accurate.

14. Francis Bebey – Il N'y a Pas de Crocodiles a Cocody

A short interlude from Cameroonian artist, musician & writer. Much like there are no snakes in Ireland there are no crocodiles in Cocody apparently.

15. The Shangri-Las - I’ll Never Learn

The Shangri-Las are the coolest girl group of all time.

16. Zackey Force Funk - Cocaine Lady

Zackey Force Funk regurgitates the affectations of 80’s r’n’b as a maladroit, clumsy & unpolished style all of his own.

17. Medium Medium - Hungry, So Angry

We used to feature a lot more post-punk on the World Service so to make up for its absence of late here’s one of the better known tracks of the genre from Nottingham’s Medium Medium.

18. Not Waving - Battle Mountain

Alessio Natalizia has a knack of making music that whilst unreservedly electronic concurrently swells & pulses in the most organic manner.

19. Dinah Washington/Max Richter - This Bitter Earth/On The Nature Of Daylight

We close with a mash-up of two tracks; Max Richter’s ‘On The Nature Of Daylight’ & ‘This Bitter Earth’ by Dina Washington. Arguably the two together create something that’s greater than the sum of it’s parts.

Shock World Service 056

Opening Scenes by Chequerboard

01/09/14 Dublin, Ireland

1. Beck - Phase


The opening scene can be seen through the opening.


First of two featured instrumentals from the album 'Morning Phase' (2013).

2. Ryan Teague - Shadow Play


Down rabbit holes and over trees.


The lead track from this Bristol based composers third album 'Field Drawings' (2012).

3. Other Lives - For 12


Gallop for a ghost train.


From the debut album Tamer Animals by this Stillwater, Oklahoma five-piece (2011).

4. Sarah Neufeld - Hero Brother


An untamed instruction.


Title track from the solo album from Canadian violinist with Arcade Fire (2013).

5. DIIV - Geist


Strobe tunnels under New York.


From the Brooklyn guitar-pop crews debut album Captured Tracks (2012).

6. Steve Hauschildt - Auto Mile


Movements in the night sky.


First of two pieces from former Emeralds member Steve Hauschildt taken from the album S/H. (2013).

7. Evenings - Lo-velo


Trailing shells into the city.


Taken from the album Yore by Virginia born Nathan Broaddus (2013).

8. The Field - They Won't See Me

Mist over the battering ram.


Taken from the album 'Cupid's Head' from 2013 by Swede Axel Willner.

9. Sunken Foal - Cash for Gold


Synthesizing the shared expenses.


Taken from the 'Friday Syndrome Vol.2' by Dublin based musician Dunk Murphy (2013).

10. Mica Levi - Love


Shifting moral ground.


Taken from the OST for 'Under the Skin' by English composer Mica Levi (2013).

11. Eomac - Rainmaker


Light piercing through.


Taken from Berlin based Dublin producer Ian McDonell's debut album Spectre (2014). Ian is also half of electronic outfit Lakker.

12. Jacaszek - Elegia 


A solitary boat.


Taken from Polish electroacoustic musician Michał Jacaszeks album SMM : Content (2011).

13. Yo La Tengo - Needle of Death


One grain of pure white snow.


Cover of Bert Jansch song from the album Today is the Day! (2003).

14. Steve Hauschildt - Still Cloudy


The heat bends the distance.


The second Steve Hauschildt track also taken from the album S/H (2013).

15. Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place


Waves become wings.


Taken from the album 'The Magic Place (2011).

16. Beck - Cycle


The closing scene can be closed from within.


The second instrumental from the album 'Morning Phase' (2013).

17. Alex Chilton - All We Ever Got from Them Was Pain 


'I love them all the same.'


Taken from the album 'Free Again : The 1970 sessions'.

Shock World Service 0055:

Vermilion Sands by Jon Averill

15/08/2014 London, United Kingdom

1. Chris Watson - El Devisadero

The Cabaret Voltaire founder captures everyday noise & clangour – the industrial/discordant & contorts it into something that resides at the apex between art & music.

2. Patrice Baumel - Birth

Writhing electronics of Patrice Baumel sit atop ‘El Devisadero’. Pulsing feedback permeates ‘Birth’ with it’s theatrical peaks & troughs.

3. Irene Dailey & Martin Donegan - Wright, Charles, November 22, 1963

Taken from the absorbing ‘Of Poetry & Power: Poems Occasioned by the Presidency and by the Death of John F. Kennedy’.

4. Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Texas Keller

The low slung sleaziness of Bohren & Der Club of Gore’s early material is in evidence in ‘Texas Keller’.

5. Mssingno - Xe3

Slap in the face from modernity shepherds us back to 2014. A crystalline intermingling of elements of R&B & Grime with pitch shifted vocals & snares.

6. Umwelt - Kneecap Ridge

Absolutely no idea where I got this track from but I think it’s my favourite of the podcast – it feels like it’s alive; pulsing & growing throughout the mix.

7. Paul Martin - Le Troublant Témoignage De Paul Martin

Wouldn’t you know it, just as the party is about to get going a French man comes along & ruins it.

8. Raymond Scott - Vim

Buy Vim, lots of Vim.

9. Max Richter - Summer 2 (Vivaldi: The Four Seasons)

My favourite moment of Max’s ‘Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons’.

10. Ambrosia - (On My Way To) Providence

Have had a copy of the mostly ignored album ‘A Reminiscent Drive’ on a promo CD since around the year 2000.

11. Brian Briggs - Aeo (Pt. 1)

If the lost underwater city of Atlantis existed (& it does) & was a country this would be the national anthem.

12. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal

A galvanic & soporific deep space siren song Brooklyn’s Oneohtrix Point Never.

13. Lou Reed - Transformer (Advert)

Time for another ad break folks. Buy Lou Reed.

14. Guy Warren Of Ghana With Red Garland - The High Life

Taken from an album called ‘Funny Old Shit’ on Trunk Records.

15. April March - Cet Air La

April March is an American singer-songwriter who is obsessed with French music & sings almost exclusively in the pompatus of love. April is best known for the track ‘Chick Habit’ which appears in Quentin Tarantino's ‘Death Proof'.

16. Dennis Wilson - Common

This beguiling track is taken from the never completed follow up ‘Bambu’. I greatly suspect this was not originally intended to be an instrumental.

17. Donnie & Joe Emerson - Baby

Taken from ‘Dreamin' Wild’, a winsome set of west-coast pop with a languorous delivery. This album was all but forgotten soon after it’s release.

Then in 2012 it all changed. Ariel Pink released a cover version of ‘Baby’ & word of ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ began to spread – soon after it was re-issued.

18. Meredith Monk - Memory Song

An amazing piece by the American composer, performer, vocalist, filmmaker & choreographer. Memory Song sits between performance piece & music & reminds me of the work of Robert Ashley (see ‘Bruno Pt. 1’ on Podcast 51).

19. The SM Corporation - Hammer (Great Lakes Mystery Version)

A pulsing modern pop song featuring disembodied lyrics duelling with live cello throughout it’s 7 minute duration. Available in all good record stores.

20. Ray Cathode - Waltz In Orbit

Ray Cathode is in fact George Martin who of course is known for for producing The Beatles & writing Game Of Thrones.

21. Moondog - Pastoral

As well as being blind & dressing like a Viking, Moondog also made some of the most incredible music you will ever hear.

22. Alessi Brothers - Seabird

A sagacious examination of loss, regret & yearning.

23. Man Outside HSBC - Why Are You Not Rebelling?

In case you thought we’d finish the podcast on a high note this was recorded with a concealed microphone earlier this year.

Shock World Service 054

In 1984, I Was Hospitalised For Approaching Perfection by Cian Ó Cíobháin

09/12/2013 Galway, Ireland

1. Lou Reed & John Cale - Open House

2. Oneohtrix Point Never - Still Life

3. Cupp Cave - Everlastic

4. Desire - Under Your Spell

5. Julia Holter - In The Same Room

6. The Space Lady - Humdinger

7. Nico - I'll Keep It With Mine

8. Silver Jews - Random Rules

9. Chad VanGaalen - Peace On The Rise

10. Leila - Eight

11. Mssingo - XE2

12. Lushlife - Big Sur

13. Stereolab - Cybele's Reverie

14. Thick Pigeon - Jess + Bart (Bemusic Remix)

15. Jessy Lanza - Against The Wall

16. Blood Orange - You're Not Good Enough

17. Miracle - Something Is Wrong

18. Burial - Stolen Dog

19. Zomby - Natalia's Song

20. This Mortal Coil - Mr Somewhere

Shock World Service 053

Obelisk High by Chequerboard

03/10/13 Dublin, Ireland

1. J.R. Alexander – Memories

The beautifully produced opening track from an EP released in 2012 by Jerome Alexander of Message to Bears featuring the sounds of the cups & saucers jostling about as patterned percussion.

2. Holden – The Illuminations (Excerpt)

A brief tumble through the stars via an excerpt from James Holden’s new album 'The Inheritors'.

3. Clark – Soft Eruptor

One of five tracks from the Iradelphic sessions sent out to people on Clarks mail out list recently & described as some extra material from his recent release 'Iradelphic', it contained some of my favourite Clark tracks ever. The blurred use of Martina Topley Birds vocals here envelop the guitar beautifully.

4. Recomposed by Max Richter – Autumn 3 (Vivaldi, The Four Seasons)

A brief striking piece from Max Richter’s interesting Four Seasons recomposition project.

5. Girls Names – Pittura Infamante

The key track from the brilliant LP 'New Life' by the Belfast 4 piece.

6. Wax Stag – Fantasy Gay

A lovely leisurely piece of electro pop from the 80s referencing synth maestro Robert Lee aka Wax Stag.

7. Tim Hecker – No Drums

Ghostly, poignant, hopeful and bleak, this piece from Tim Heckers amazing Ravedeath 1972 album is the audio equivalent of a haunting.

8. Chequerboard – Obelisk

A brief track from my new album 'The Unfolding' out now on Lazybird records. http://www.chequerboard.com

9. Christ – One Sunny Cloudy Day

A melting glacier of nostalgia under a blanket of surface noise from the elusive Scottish electronic artist Christ. The accompanying video by Stefan Larsson depicting two mysterious figures mirroring the movements of robotic trees in a snowy realm is a masterpiece.

10. Bark Psychosis – All Different Things

A beautiful exercise in the extremes of quiet & loud from English shape shifting post rock/musical project Bark Psychosis.

11. Red House Painters – Sundays & Holidays

An old tumbling autumnal gem from Red House Painters 1994 Shock Me EP.

12. Ethernet – Current (Loscil Remix)

Scott Morgan remixes Ethernet creating a stunningly vast realm of icey tones. Listen out for the distant bombs going off.

13. ilex – ilk

Great piece from Dublin based Holly McGowans ilex project recalling Susumu Yokota via Orbital.

14. Colleen – Break Away

An interesting vocal montage from Cecile Schotts brilliant new album ' The Weighing Of The Heart.

15. Library Tapes - Sun Peeking Through

The beautifully poignant title track from Swede David Wenngren’s recent album as Library Tapes.

16. Ametsub - Opening

Above the clouds time with this strident gem from little known Tokyo-based Japanese artist Ametsub.

17. Blanck Mass - Sundown

Music to watch stars explode to would be a fitting description for the music of Benjamin John Power, one of the founding members of Fuck Buttons.

18. Clark – Guy Fawkes/Night Night

A hungry robot bird beckons in an unspooling guitar loop in this intriguing vignette from the Iradelphic Sessions mailout EP.

19. Luigi Boccherini – La Musica Notturna (Excerpt)

I couldn't resist finishing on this charming snippit of Boccherini. Playful, charming but hinting at so much more.

Shock World Service :052

The Sixty Pound Podcast by Raj Chaudhuri (NTS/ Boiler Room)

15/05/13 London, United Kingdom

Raj is part of Boiler, has a regular show on NTS & he is also 1/4 of club night, Livin' Proof. Over to the man himself...

I have had an idea of recording a 60 minute podcast with a budget of £60… The format being pretty simple. Go into a record store(s) & set myself this budget to buy some records & create a mix from the purchases.

This mix was created in one-take, recorded on vinyl from records bought in Lucky Seven Record store & Alan's Record & CD Shop.

Total costs: £66. OK - so not as easy as I thought. I'm over 6 minutes short & £6 over-budget … So sue me".

1. Joni Mitchell - The Fiddle & The Drum (taken from 'Clouds' LP - £5)

There is something quite hauntingly beautiful about Joni Mitchell's voice, but even more so when you remove all instruments & have it as naked and fragile as it appears in this song.

2. Weather Report - Morning Lake (taken from 'Weather Report' LP - £4)

Weather Report are fucking great... & whilst they are more known for their uptempo jazz-fusion stuff more similar to Birdland, this more solemn and stripped number shows another side to this brilliant group.

3. Talking Heads - Drugs (taken from 'Fear of Music' LP - £6)

This rather hypnotic track is a stand-out track from 'Fear of Music'.

4. Astral Sounds - Galaxia (taken from 'Space Drive' LP - £5)

It said "Music De Wolfe" (the British pioneers of library music) and it said "Space Drive"… That was enough for me to know that it was going to be ace.

5. Barry White - Im Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More (taken from 'I've Got So Much To Give' LP - £3)

This is a classic drum break & bassline used in numerous hip-hop records. Couple that with the fact that the walrus of love is wearing a rather fetching mustard suit on the cover of the LP makes this record an absolute must.

6. Patrice Rushen - Remind Me (taken from the "Straight From The Heart" LP - £4)

The famous track from this album is 'Send Me Forget Me Nots' or… the 'Men In Black soundtrack song' to total morons. However, this is definitely my favourite track from that album.

7. Lou Rawls - Heartaches (Just When You Think You're Loved)' (taken from the 'Sit Down & Talk To Me' LP - £2)

Tons of strings & harmonies, all lead through by Mr Rawl's soothing voice.

8. James Brown - 'World Cycle Inc.' (taken from 'Nonstop!' LP - £4)

In general, i've always been fascinated by instrumentals. Being a hip-hop vinyl fan, you either veer towards the rapping or towards the beat. I was always the kid at a record store that moved the needle straight to the instrumental track.

9. Yes - Heart of the Sunrise (taken from 'Classic Yes' LP - £4)

Incredible drumming, constant switches, & funky as hell - Yes definitely are one of my favourite prog-rock bands.

10. Japan - Wish You Were Black (taken from 'Adolescent Sex' LP - £6)

The woman at Lucky Seven was playing this on Saturday afternoon. I guess this will always be the beauty of buying from a bricks-&-mortar record store, as opposed to buying online. The possibility of a random purchase or recommendation from the shop staff. An incredible track.

11. The Who - Baba O' Riley (taken from 'Who's Next' LP - £5)

An incredible intro to an incredible song… Pretty timeless in my mind.

12. East of Eden - Jig-a-jig (taken from 'Jig-a-jig' 7" - £5)

I actually have no idea about this… digging around for some records in Allan's record store when a friend pulled this out & told me that I needed to buy it.

13. A Certain Ratio - Flight (taken from 'Flight' 12" - £8)

So much of what A Certain Ratio do is just so funky… this is no different. Beautiful atmospherics & rhythms throughout.

14. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (taken from 'Paint It Black' 7" - £5)

I remember Flying Lotus ending his 1st RBMA set with this track & wanting to own it on vinyl ever since. A great track to end a mix with.

Shock World Service 051

Long Distance Call by Jon Averill

01/02/2013 London, United Kingdom

1. Chromatics – The Telephone Call

Some late night atmospherics to start us off from ‘Night Drive/Original Motion Picture Soundtrack IV’ accompanied by some London rain I recorded.

2. How To Dress Well – When I Was In Trouble

HTDW bring melancholy & starkness to the genre. Sounds more like the soundtrack to the walk home after breaking up with your girlfriend (suitable to this podcast) than champagne & gold chains.

3. Inc. – Swear

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis on Ketamine.

4. fLako – Mating Dance

For me music is at it’s best when it sounds unconventional, surprises you & demands your attention. fLako’s afro-electronics ticks all the boxes.

5. Chosen Gospel Singers – Prayer For The Doomed

This track was recorded at some time in the late 1950s & though a million miles away in process, to me has a lot in common with the previous tracks by How To Dress Well & Inc.

6. Daniel Bernard Roumain & Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Need To Be

‘The Need To Be’ is taken from a compilation with the lengthy title of ‘DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid* ‎– Sound Unbound Audio Companion: Excerpts & Allegories From The Sub Rosa Archives’, which is to accompany his book of the same name.

7. Edgar Froese – Icarus

Edgar Froese was a founding member of seminal German act Tangerine Dream. in 1978 Froese released his solo album ‘Ages’ after major differences with his bandmates. According to Froese, it was recorded at a very emotional time in his career.

8. Dom Thomas – Gin & Tonic

From the Finders Keepers & B-Music Crew; Dom Thomas blurs the lines between mixtape & original composition

9. Robert Ashley – Bruno Part 1

Robert Ashley is a contemporary American composer whose work traverses opera, experimental electronic music & theatrical works. ‘Bruno Part 1’ is a hypnotic spoken word piece that is similar in tone to Laurie Anderson’s ‘O Superman’.

10. Lee Hazlewood – Hands

Ah, our old pal Lee Hazlewood is back – possibly the most featured artist ever on the World Service. Wouldn’t you know it, poor old Lee is down on his luck & of course it’s a woman that’s the source of his troubles. Chin up son.

11. Hackman – Forgotten Notes

This track is released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Records, named after North London’s Brownswood Road, which my old house backs on to. A fact interesting only to me.

12. Vangelis – Multi Track Suggestion

Van the man in rare disco mode, disco with his unique take on it as you would expect. This is from the 1980 album ‘See You Later’ which sees him experimenting with electronic sounds for the first time. 2 years later he would take his electronic sounds to new heights & greater acclaim with the Blade Runner soundtrack.

13. Oneohtrix Point Never – Betrayed In The Octagon

The Brooklyn-based musician Daniel Lopatin describes the track as "a stoned space epic about one really bad day in the life of an astronaut.", & that is good enough for me.

14. Robert Frost – Reluctance

Another piece of spoken wordery by American poet Robert Frost

15. Julia Holter – Goddess Eyes (Echo Manor Version)

Holter’s music builds up from layers of patient, breathy voices & strings that seem to slowly sneak up on, rather than impose themselves on you.

16. Bill Fay – The Never Ending Happening

Revealing itself behind some Arsenal fans (thanks lads) is ‘The Never Ending Happening’, simply one of the most heartfelt & beautiful pieces of music i’ve heard in a long time.

17. Seti The First – Sugar To Sea Lion

I’ve been a big fan of Seti The First for a while, only very recently discovering they were two Irish musicians; Kevin Murphy & Thomas Haugh.

18. F.J. McMahon – Sister Brother

Released in 1969, following a stint serving in the U.S. Air Force. The album’s outsider, lo-fi folk vibe pulls from his experiences in Vietnam & has become a top item among collectors & folk/psych lovers alike.