Music For Listeners 2008/03/22

1) The Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the CD 'Anthology'.
2) Barzin-"Pale Blue Eyes"  From the CD E.P. 'Barzin'.
3) The Futureheads-"The Beginning Of The Twist"  From the brand new UK CD single for "The Beginning Of The Twist".
4) The Voom Blooms-"Nine Ships"  From the CD E.P. 'Nine Ships'.
5) Envelopes-"Boat"  From the CD 'Here Comes The Wind'.
6) The Breeders-"We're Gonna Rise"  From the forthcoming CD 'Mountain Battles'.
7) Kaiser Chiefs-"Golden Skans (Radio 1 Live Version)"  From the CD 'NME Awards 2008'.
8) Kate Nash-"Men's Needs (XFM Live Version)"  From the CD 'NME Awards 2008'.
9) The Kooks-"Young Folks"  From the CD 'NME Awards 2008'.
10) Lightspeed Champion-"Xanadu"  From the UK CD single for "Tell Me What It's Worth".
11) The Young Knives-"Fit 4 U"  From the brand new CD 'Superabundance'.
12) Wet Paint-"Save The Whale"  From the UK CD single for "Save the Whale".
13) Muse-"Starlight (Live)"  From the brand new UK CD/DVD 'HAARP (Live at Wembley Stadium)'.
14) Neon Neon (Featuring Cate Le Bon)-"I Lust U"  From the forthcoming CD 'Stainless Style'.
15) Supergrass-"Bad Blood"  From the brand new UK CD single for "Bad Blood".
16) Be Your Own Pet-"Black Hole"  From the brand new CD 'Get Awkward'. Only found on UK edition.
17) James Yuill-"No Surprise"  From the CD 'Turning Down Water for Air'.
18) Fanfarlo-"Secret Codes and Letters (Demo)"  From the CD single for "Fire Escape".
19) I Was A Cub Scout-"The Hunter's Daughter"  From the CD 'I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope'.
20) Frightened Rabbit-"Head Rolls Off"  From the forthcoming CD 'The Midnight Organ Fight'.
21) The Whigs-"1000 Wives"  From the CD 'Mission Control'.
22) The Charlatans-"Mis-takes"  From the brand new CD 'You Cross My Path'. Found for free on the xfm.co.uk website, and out on CD very soon.
23) Hymns-"I Can't Be What U Want"  From the CD 'Travel In Heards'.
24) Dr. Dog-"The Girl (Beck Remix)"  From the 7" single for "The Girl (Beck Remix).
25) Thom Yorke-"Atoms For Peace (Four Tet Remix)"  From the limited 12" E.P. 'The Eraser Remixes'.
26) Yeasayer-"Wait for the Summer"  From the limited 7" single for "Wait for the Summer".
27) Billy Bragg-"Sing Their Souls Back Home"  From the brand new CD 'Mr Love and Justice'.
28) Mystery Jets (Featuring Laura Marling)-"Young Love"  From the forthcoming CD 'Twenty One'.
29) Noah and the Whale-"2 Bodies 1 Heart (Demo)"  From the bands website as an official download.
30) Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly-"Find the Time"  From the CD 'Searching for the Hows and Whys'.
31) "The Mid-Morning Recording"             Can-'Ege Bamyasi'
I love it when I stumble upon music that is older, groundbreaking, and in great need of praise. Sometime in the early 90's I saw the band Can listed as an influence of The Orb, so I investigated and found something certainly groundbreaking for its time. The album we present tonight was released in 1972, the year I was born, but it really does sounds like it could have been released much later than that. The album does have some long noisy jam sessions, and those tracks are certainly needed to fill out the album with great and astounding atmospheres. However even the big Can fans would have to agree that the album shines on the tracks released as singles. "Spoon" and "Vitamin C" are definately two of the best songs ever made, and their influence is heard in most of the dance music heard today. (Try to track down a live version of "Vitamin C", and you won't be disappointed.) I've always wanted a vinyl copy of this record, and the last copy I saw of it was on the wall of great Athens, Georgia music store Wuxtry Records. Maybe one day I'll return there to find it waiting for me. I'll dedicate this recording to Wim Wenders and Dr. Alex Patterson, as they would be happy to hear this one played on the radio in all of its glory. "Hey you...you're losing, you're losing, you're losing, you're losing your vitamin c!!!"
Michael - MFL
32) James-"Sayonara"  From the CD 'Wah-Wah'.
BONUS TRACK
33) Peter Gabriel-"I Don't Remember"  From the CD 'Peter Gabriel III (Melt)'.