Music For Listeners 03/12/2016

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the CD 'Anthology: The Sounds of Science'.
2) Paul McCartney and Wings-"Live and Let Die"  From the compilation album 'Wingspan'.
3) Eagulls-"Skipping"  From the forthcoming album 'Ullages'.
4) Wild Nothing-"TV Queen"  From the brand new album 'Life of Pause'.
5) Fizzy Blood-"Sweat & Sulphur"  From the brand new split vinyl 7" single for "Attack"/"Sweat and Sulphur".
6) Bifannah-"Pior"  From the brand new EP 'Bifannah'.
7) Yeasayer-"Silly Me"  From the forthcoming album 'Amen & Goodbye'.
8) Violent Femmes-"Issues"  From the brand new album 'We Can Do Anything'.
9) Cornershop (Featuring Mike Flower Pops)-"Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal (Version)"  From the brand new EP 'Hold the Corner'.
10) The Crookes-"No One Like You"  From the brand new album 'Lucky Ones'.
11) Cowtown-"Castle Greyscale"  From the forthcoming vinyl 7" single for "Castleman"/"Castle Greyscale".
12) Hinds-"Walking Home"  From the album 'Leave Me Alone'.
13) The Villas-"Long Player"  From the forthcoming album 'Long Player'.
14) Fur Blend-"Taco Bell"  From the forthcoming album 'Serotonin'.
15) Summer Camp-"In Dreams"  From the EP 'Stupid Girl'.
16) Lazyeyes-"Darling Dear"  From the album 'New Year'.
17) Cresendo-"Tell"  From the brand new album 'Unless'.
18) The School-"All I Wanna Do"  From the forthcoming album 'Loveless Unbeliever'.
19) Unloved-"Damned"  From the brand new album 'Guilty Of Love'.
20) Emmy the Great-"Shadow Lawns"  From the brand new album 'Second Love'.
21) Daughter-"Fossa"  From the album 'Not to Disappear'.
22) She-Devils-"Where There's No One"  From the EP 'She-Devils'.
23) Charles Bradley-"Slow Love"  From the forthcoming album 'Changes'.
24) Megan Hamilton-"You Are"  From the album 'Forty Warm Streams to Lead Your Wings '.
25) C Duncan-"He Believes in Miracles"  From the album 'Architect'.
26) Charles Lloyd and the Marvels-"La Llorona"  From the brand new album 'I Long To See You'.
27) Dolce-"Inez Palema"  From the brand new digital single for "Inez Palema".
28) Some Kind of Illness-"And Live"  From the album 'Some Kind of Illness'.
29) The Orb-"Alpine Evening"  From the brand new EP 'Alpine'.
30) "The Mid-Morning Recording"        The Beatles-'Help! - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'
Without a doubt George Martin was certainly one of the most influential producers and arrangers of all of music. Before The Beatles he cut his chops recording classical music for Decca, so when was offered a four piece band, he knew right away how they should be arranged. When The Beatles started to record, he was the professional in the room. He produced pretty much all of The Beatles catalog with the exception of two albums, and he was certainly an inspiration to me, even as a young child.  I was always drawn to the stereo panning, and the atmosphere of his recordings for The Beatles. That work has certainly inspired me into my adult life as a sound editor and mixer. I played "Live and Let Die" to start off the show, and I decided that since we already played "Abbey Road", (the last great hoorah with Martin and The Beatles), the soundtrack to the film "Help!" would be another album that showcased not only his production work with the band he was known for working with, but also with the orchestral score. No one lives forever, but while he was here, he made his mark in so many genre's of music, and of course The Beatles wouldn't have been so great without him. A hero to the music producers everywhere. "HEY! You've got to hide your love away." - Michael MFL
31) James-"Sayonara"  From the album 'Wah-Wah'.