Music For Listeners 2007/06/16

1) The Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme" From the CD 'Anthology'.
2) My Two Toms-"Handsome Dog" From the double CD release 'Field Recordings' and 'Two'.
3) Foals-"Balloons (Live)" From the limited UK E.P. 'Live'.
4) Ash-"Comet Tempel 1" From the UK 7" single for "You Can't Have It All".
5) Ra Ra Riot-"Dying Is Fine" From the CD E.P. 'Ra Ra Riot'.
6) The Rakes-"Suspicious Eyes" From the CD 'Ten New Messages'.
7) Au Revior Simone-"A Violent Yet Flammable World" From the CD 'The Bird of Music'.
8) Devo-"A Plan For U (Demo)" From the CD 'Hardcore Devo Volume 2'.
9) The Pigeon Dectectives-"I'm Not Sorry" From the brand new CD 'Wait for Me'.
10) The Wedding Present-"Nickles and Dimes" From the CD compilation 'Search for Paradise'.
11) Lucky Soul-"Lips Are Unhappy" From the CD 'The Great Unwanted'.
12) Good Shoes-"Blue Eyes" From the CD 'Think Before You Speak'.
13) Jeremy Warmsley-"5 Verses" From the CD 'The Art of Fiction'.
14) Embrace-"Even Smaller Stones" From the UK CD 'This New Day'.
15) The Bees (A Band of Bees)-"Left Foot Stepdown" From the brand new CD 'Octopus'.
16) The Fiery Furnaces-"Don't Dance Her Down" From the CD 'Gallowsbird's Bark'.
17) The Good, The Bad, and the Queen-"Behind the Sun" From the CD 'The Good, The Bad, and the Queen'.
18) Voxtrot-"The Future, Part 1" From the CD 'Voxtrot'.
19) The Magnetic Fields-"Desert Island" From the CD 'Holiday'.
20) Electrelane-"Saturday" From the CD 'No Shouts, No Calls'.
21) Kaiser Chiefs-"Learnt My Lesson Well" From the CD 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob'.
22) Scissors for Lefty-"Wandering Arms" From the brand new CD 'Underhanded Romance'.
23) Two Gallants-"Seems Like Home To Me" From the brand new CD E.P. 'The Scenery of Farewell'.
24) Poster Children-"Clock Street" From the CD 'Tool of the Man'.
25) Verve-"She's A Superstar (Edit)" From the CD 'Verve E.P.'.
26) The Loungs-"I'm Gonna Take Your Girl" From the CD 'We Are the Champ'.
27) Yo La Tengo-"Don't Have To Be So Sad" From the CD 'Summer Sun'.
28) Nick Drake-"Blues Run the Game" From the forthcoming CD 'Family Tree'.
29) "The Mid-Morning Recording"     Oppenheimer-'Oppenheimer'
In March 2006, Orlando and I got to see Oppenheimer live for the first time. All the way from Belfast, Ireland they just happened to be in Austin on St Patty's Day for their first ever American gig. Since then, I've seen the band three other times, and each time I did, I got to record their set for archival or broadcast purposes. Each time they rocked the place out and impressed many along the way. I would have to say right off that they may have the best influences of any band I know. Influences like David Lynch films, Brian Eno, The Orb and Mates of State arerepresented in their music. I would have to say that they have the best taste in film and music, and Oppenheimer have a good thing going. Not many bands can claim such a huge palette of influence. It shows in their work. Two members playing drums, guitars, keyboards, and vocoders. For just two guys, their sound is thick and stunning. In the live setting they have their amazing sound man, and John Peel look-a-like, Gerry Bannon laying in the backing tracks. Behind the board, he becomes their third member and really allows their live sound to be equally as impressive as their studio tracks. Even though they use backing tracks in the live setting, it doesn't take away from the sound coming from the acutal performance. They seam rock and techno together to a perfect pop fit. This self-titled release is an amazing debut and it leaves us fans wanting to see what they pull out next. Most likely another album full of great single worthy songs. They seem to love our little show as well, even putting us on their SXSW report for BBC Ireland. Maybe if Gerry ever decides to retire, they will hire me to work their magic behind the board. They are total professionals, and I totally respect the sound they are providing. You should as well. "This ain't the way to get the trouble started.".
Michael - MFL
30) James-"Sayonara" From the CD 'Wah-Wah'.
BONUS TRACK
31) The Hat-"Open Hearts" From the UK CD single for "Open Hearts".