As much as I enjoyed doing the Melting Pot Radio Hour on this blog, it is soooo very nice to be back at KCRW in a proper studio surrounded by unfamiliar, new and beautiful music. Today’s show featured new releases from Broken Bells (Dangermouse+James Mercer), The Hawk feat. Little Hannah Collins, Toro y Moi, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Golden Triangle, 3 Titans & the Menahan Street Band, Myron & E + the Soul Investigators, Jose James and She & Him. Classic tracks from Rotary Connection, Toni Tornado, The MC5, Leigh Stephens and closes with some Gang Starr in hopes of sending positive vibes out to Guru as he recovers from a heart attack. I also highlight some of my favorite films of 2009, playing music associated with or inspired by Inglorious Basterds, Anti-christ, Precious, Crazy Heart, Un Prophete and A Single Man. Enjoy it while you can, it will be on demand for a week until the next show.
Rotary Connection – Life Could – Aladdin
Bei Bei & Shawn Lee – Hot Thursday – Into The Wind
Dungen – Mina Damer Och Fassaner – 4
Leigh Stephens – Another Dose of Life – Red Weather
Heliocentrics – Sirius B – Out There
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Jose James – Black Magic – Black Magic
Toro y Moi – Blessa – Causers of This
Massive Attack – Atlas Air – Heligoland
Film Studio Orchestra – One Silver Dollar – Inglorious Basterds Soundtrack
Broken Bells – Mongrel Heart – Broken Bells
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Georgia Anne Muldrow – King’s Ballad – King’s Ballad
Michael Jackson – Call On Me – Love Songs
Soul Jazz Orchestra – Serenity – Rising Sun
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Elder Beck – Rock and Roll Sermon – Fire In My Bones: Raw, Rare + Otherworldly African American Gospel
The MC5 – Baby Won’t Ya – High Time
Golden Triangle – Eyes To See – Double Jointer
Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM – IRM
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3 Titans featuring the Menahan Street Band – College – 7”
Jean Carn – Was That All It Was – Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire Soundtrack
The Bamboos – The Ghost – 4
Myron & E + The Soul Investigators – It’s A Shame – 7”
The Hawk feat. Little Hannah Collins – Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover – 7”
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She & Him – Thieves – Volume 2
World Atlas – All In Her Mind – World Atlas
Belle & Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister – If You’re Feeling Sinister
Ryan Bingham – The Weary Kind – Crazy Heart Soundtrack
John Fahey – Requiem for John Hurt – Requia
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Simone White – Victoria Anne – Yakiimo
Midlake – Bring Down – Courage of Others
Shadrack Chameleon – Don’t Let it Get You Down – Forge Your Own Chains
Talk Talk – Rune II – Laughing Stock (Un Prophete Soundtrack)
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Johnny Hartman – When Your Lover Has Gone – Songs From The Heart (Inspired by A Single Man)
Laura Veirs – When You Give Your Heart – July Flame
Gil Scott Heron – I’m New Here – I’m New Here
Toni Tornado – Nao Lhe Quero Mais – BR3
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The Gospel Storytellers – Peter & John – Good God!: Born Again Funk
Segun Bucknor – Adebo – Black Man’s Cry: the Influence & Inspiration of Fela Kuti
Gang Starr – Who’s Gonna Take The Weight – Full Clip
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – A Night In Tunisia – A Night At Birdland
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