Music For Listeners 06/09/2018

1) Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme"  From the compilation album 'Anthology: The Sounds of Science'.
2) Ry Cooder-"Shrinking Man"  From the brand new album 'The Prodigal Son'.
3) Gorillaz (feat. George Benson)-"Humility"  From the forthcoming album 'The Now Now'.
4) Interpol-"The Rover (Radio Edit)"  From the brand new digital single for "The Rover".
5) Birds of Olympus-"Truth Contest"  From the brand new EP 'Wabi - Sabi'.
6) BMX Bandits-"Way Of The Wolf (With Dr. Cosmo's Tape Lab)"  From the brand new digital single for "Way Of The Wolf".
7) Saltwater Sun-"Hot Mess"  From the brand new digital single for "Hot Mess".
8) Echo Ladies-"Almost Happy"  From the brand new album 'Pink Noise'.
9) Dantevilles-"Blackjack"  From the brand new album 'Dantevilles'.
10) Hinds-"Linda"  From the album 'I Don't Run'.
11) Nia Wyn-"Turnstiles"  From the brand new digital single for "Turnstiles".
12) Famous Problems-"I'd Do It A Thousand Times"  From the brand new EP 'Hey! It's Raining!'.
13) Esme Bridie-"The Queen Bee"  From the album 'Today It Rains'.
14) CARIÑO-"Canción De Pop De Amor"  From the brand new digital single for "Canción De Pop De Amor".
15) Pearl Charles-"Night Tides"  From the album 'Sleepless Dreamer'.
16) Pizzagirl-"Favourite Song"  From the EP 'An Extended Play'.
17) Post Animal-"Ralphie"  From the album 'When I Think Of You In A Castle'.
18) La Luz-"Mean Dream"  From the brand new album 'Floating Features'.
19) The Orb-"Rush Hill Road"  From the forthcoming album 'No Sounds Are Out of Bounds'.
20) The Juan MacLean-"What Do You Feel Free About?"  From the brand new digital single for "What Do You Feel Free About?".
21) Beth Orton & The Chemical Brothers-"I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain"  From the brand new digital single for "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain".
22) LUMP-"May I Be the Light"  From the brand new album 'LUMP'.
23) Pitou-"Cabin"  From the brand new EP 'I Fall Asleep So Fast'.
24) Yo La Tengo-"What Chance Have I Got"  From the album 'There's a Riot Going On'.
25) Poster Children-"Lucky Ones"  From the brand new album 'Grand Bargain'.
26) Sigur Ros-"65o27'29.1 N 15o31'56.0 W"  From the album 'Route One'.
27) Stereo Hypnosis-"Waiting Waves"  From the brand new compilation album 'Zero Gravity'.
28) The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices (feat Lisa Gerrard)-"Mani Yanni"  From the brand new album 'BooCheeMish'.
29) "The Mid-Morning Recording"       "Music from the Motion Picture 'The Million-Dollar Hotel'"
I do love me some Wim Wenders. Certainly one of the best filmmakers of our time. This particular Wenders movie was given a lot of grief for its pace. Even Mel Gibson, who plays a smaller role in the film, flippantly, and possibly jokingly said that it was slower than dog turds. Well, it is slow, but if you stick with it, it has some good rewards. Wenders movies usually are a slice of life, and usually do move at the pace of life. So it's not really a surprise to me when I sit down and watch a piece of fiction that he's directed, that it will most likely follow that pattern. The soundtrack features some amazing musicians, from U2 recording one of the best songs in their career with "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", to Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Brad Mehldau, Jon Hassell, Tito Larriva, and Brian Blade as a backing band for almost every other song. Also production efforts by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Flood, Danny Saber, and more. If you like good character pieces about the balance of sanity in one's mind, then this movie might be for you. If you like amazing working musicians doing some of their best work ever, then this soundtrack might be for you as well. "And for the first time ... I feel love." - Michael - MFL
30) James-"Sayonara"  From the album 'Wah-Wah'.