EASY LISTENING EBONICS

If it hasn't already been done, there's a history to be written of hip hop's love of James Last, Bert Kaempfert and other lounge orchestrations. Public Enemy in the boardroom with Herb Alpert. DJ Premier in a corner of the orchestra pit with his sampler. True to the ethos of sampling, Butch Cassidy Sound System has mutated into Pablo.

PABLO - The Story of Sampling

BITTERSWEET SOUL MUSIC FROM DETROIT

The Smiths might have recorded a version of these dark vibraphonics as a B-side for one of their singles


LITTLE ANN - Deep Shadows

TOUGH AS LEATHER

'We don't make too many speeches because it's all about the music'


BREAKAGE FT. DAVID RODIGAN & NEWHAM GENERALS - Hard

ALL MY TROUBLES SEEMED SO FAR AWAY

Didn't know until I listened to his film music that Serge Gainsbourg had such a flair for pastiche. Can't get enough of the chequered McCartneyism of this Jane Birkin song and I want to float forever in the Fender Rhodes of the instrumental.


JANE BIRKIN - Yesterday Yes A Day (from Madame Claude)

SERGE GAINSBOURG - First Class Ticket/Yesterday on Fender

COMPUTER LOVERS

Secondhand Deleuze, Guattari and electronica. Hyperdub's latest bright stars melt early Depeche Modalities into hundreds and thousands of plateaux.


DARKSTAR - Aidy's Girl is A Computer

OR WAS HE PUSHED

His royal bassness gives us an Indo dub take on Roy Budd's theme for the English northeastern gangster flick. This wouldn't have sounded amiss on Bim Sherman's Miracle.


JAH WOBBLE - Get Carter Version (Cliff Brumby Mix)

LICENCE DHIKAO

More sampled Hindi filmi dialogues (Shashi Kapoor?) on an instrumental version of a Dudley Perkins tune.

MADLIB - Muzak

NO XMAS FOR JOHN QUAY

BLUE ORCHIDS - Bad Education (1982 Radio Session Version)



"Through no fault of my own, I'm in a sticky situation. I'm suffering the consequences of a bad education."

PAKISTANI PLUGS

TAFO BROTHERS - Bhijli Bhari Hai

TIME FOR THE COUNTDOWN CONUNDRUM

SAINT ETIENNE - Stoned To Say The Least (Richard X mix)




Sarah Cracknell recites Jon Savage's London travelogue from the sleevenotes of Foxbase Alpha.

I GET DOWN ON MY KNEES AND PRAY

NEW ORDER - Bizarre Love Triangle (7" Version)

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

ALICE COLTRANE - Prema

WATER BUFFALO STANCE

DON CHERRY - Malkauns

WORKING ON THE MANUSCRIPT

A MADE UP SOUND - Rework