This week’s show was packed with great music, much of it performing in Los Angeles in the coming week, including Tinariwen, King Khan (with the Gris Gris??!?!?), Baloji and even the Monkees!?!?!? Also new music from Shabazz Palaces, Thievery Corporation, Ocote Soul Sounds, the Pepper Pots and the instrumental version of Charles Bradley’s fantastic retro soul LP No Time For Dreaming. Most of the second hour features a performance and interview with LA’s Pollyn (a separate post will be up shortly), before closing out on a more idyllic turn, with some Holly Golightly and Steve Earle, who I STILL can’t believe was killed on HBO’s Treme?!?!?!?!????!
Melting Pot on KPFK #50: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #50: Second Hour
Playlist: 7-10-2011
{opening theme} Booker T & the MGs – Melting Pot – 7” (Stax)
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Ocote Soul Sounds – Pan y Circo – Taurus (ESL)
Tinariwen – Cler Achel – Aman Iman (World Village)
Gal Costa – Taureg – Gal Costa (1969) (Phillips)
Headnodic feat. Latyrx & Kat – Movin’ On Up – Red Line Radio (Brick)
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Shabazz Palaces – Are You…Can You…Were You (Felt) – Black Up (Sub Pop)
Thievery Corporation – Is It Over? – Culture Of Fear (ESL)
Ikebe Shakedown – Tame The Beats – Ikebe Shakedown (Ubiquity)
Baloji – Independence Cha Cha – Kinshasa Succursale (Kraked)
The Monkees – Early Morning Blues & Greens – Headquarters (Rhino)
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The Menahan Street Band – I Believe In Your Love – No Time For Dreaming (Instrumentals) (Dunham/Daptone)
King Khan & the Shrines – Let Me Holler – What Is??? (Vice)
Thee Midniters – Jump, Jive & Harmonize – Where The Actions Is (Rhino)
The Shivas – Gun In My Pocket – 2011 PDX Pop Now! (PDX Pop Now!)
The Pepper Pots – It’s Not Easy – Train To Your Lover (Double Back
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Pollyn – Performance & Interview Recorded at KPFK: July 8, 2011
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Pollyn – Mysterons – 12” (Self-released)
Vieux Farka Toure – Touri – The Secret (Six Degrees)
Steve Earle – Lonely Are The Free – I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (New West)
Holly Golightly – River Of Tears – No Help Coming (Transdreamer)
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{closing theme} Dungen – C. Visar Vagen – Tio Batar (Kemado)