It was especially nice to host this show, partially because I haven’t been on the air for almost a month (and won’t be back on until March), but most importantly to be able to do my part to help raise funds for the station (this Pledge Drive goes on until Feb. 8th, but you can always pledge online here). A healthy part of our budget comes just from listener donations, so I’m hopeful if you do listen to my show or any of the shows at KCRW, you’ll consider becoming a member.
Another reason it was especially nice to do this show is that I was able to pay tribute to one of the greatest records of all time, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, which is celebrating its 45th Anniversary this month. I play it from start to finish (with a little bit of a break on part 4) at the beginning of hour #2. As I mention during the show, hearing “A Love Supreme” at Midnight, virtually every night, growing up in Atlanta on WCLK had an extraordinary influence on me as a DJ and listener. I feel blessed to have grown up at the time I did with the radio I did and know from experience that that landscape has changed, perhaps irrevocably. This is why stations like KCRW are so very important and why your support of them, so they can continue innovative and daring programming, is very essential.
Stiff Little Fingers – Wait And See – Nobody’s Heroes
Jay Reatard – There Is No Sun – Watch Me Fall
Angus & Julia Stone – On The Road – Down The Way
Beach House – Silver Soul – Teen Dream
Clark – Absence – Totem’s Flare
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Charlotte Gainsbourg – La Collectionneuse – IRM
Midlake – The Courage of Others – The Courage of Others
David Bowie – Ragazzo Solo, Ragazza Sola – David Bowie (40th Anniversary Edition)
Bei Bei & Shawn Lee feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Willingness – Into the Wind
Alice Coltrane – Blue Nile – P’tah The El Daoud
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Quadron – Jeans – Quadron
Destruments – Gitchyo Self Togetha – Shaped By The Sound
Jay Electronica – Exhibit C – Exihibt C
John Coltrane – Lonnie’s Lament – Crescent
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John Coltrane – A Love Supreme – A Love Supreme
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Massive Attack – Rush Minute – Heligoland
RJD2 feat. Phonte Coleman – The Shining Path – Colossus
Baaba Maal feat. Sabina Sciubba – Internacional – Television
Cumbia Moderna De Soledad – Shacalao – Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti
Skeletons – 50 Degrees – Smile
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Jose James – Black Magic – Black Magic
D.R. Hooker – Forge Your Own Chains – Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads & Dirges
Spain – Hang Your Head Down Low – I’m Still Free
Goliath – Man’s Temptation – Goliath
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Gil Scott Heron – I’m New Here – I’m New Here
Simone White – Without A Sound – Yakiimo
Family of the Year – Summer Girl – Songbook
Vivian Girls – He’s Gone – Single
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The Bamboos – Keep Me In Mind – 4
Little Chris – I Thank You Lord – Good God: Born Again Funk
Caribou – Odessa – Single
Soul Jazz Orchestra – Manaya – Rising Sun
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