Monolith Cocktail Blog

The Eclectic & Generational Spanning Playlist/Dominic Valvona

An imaginary radio show, a taste of our DJ sets, the Monolith Cocktail Social is a playlist selection that spans genres and eras to create the most eclectic of soundtracks. With tributes to those albums celebrating anniversaries this year too. Compiled by Dominic Valvona. This month’s edition includes nods to Cypress Hill (their highly influential West Coast Hip-Hop stoner raged debut is thirty years old this August), The Rolling Stones (Tattoo You is unbelievably forty years old this month) and The Who (their monolith piss stop, Who’s Next, is fifty years old).

Joining them are newish and old tunes from the Brazilian force in rap, Hus KingPin, a recently resurfaced Mick Ronson at the Old Grey Whistle Test live recording, a couple of cover versions of Brian Wilson magic from Jem Records recent celebratory compilation of California’s favourite son, and a high fluting meandering stunner from Jeremy Steig. Plus music from the Lotus Eaters, Bunalimlar, Black Randy & The Metro Squad, Les Shleau Shleu, Dennis Wilson, Shriekback, MF Grimm and loads more of the good stuff.

Settle for no substitutes; expect to hear anything and everything.

Those Tracks In Full Are:

Barbara Acklin  ‘I’m Living With A Memoary’
Shriekback  ‘Everything That Rises Must Converge’
Jeremy Steig  ‘Love Potion’
The Art Of Lovin’  ‘The First Time’
Geza X The Mommymen  ‘Rio Grande Hotel’
The Intelligence  ‘Celebration Ratio’
Perth County Conspiracy  ‘Take Your Time’
Volo Volo  ‘Manman’
Bunalimalr  ‘Başak Saçlim’
Jiraphand Ong-Ard  ‘Siamese Boxing’
Otis Jackson Jr. Trio  ‘Free Son’
Cypress Hill  ‘Hand On The Pump’
MF Grimm  ‘Crumbs’
Binary Star  ‘Conquistadors (Ft. Senim Silla & One Be Lo)
Piero Umiliani  ‘Tiger Jazz’
DMZ  ‘Watch For Me Girl’
Black Randy & The Metro Squad  ‘Beer Shit/Disco Loner’
The Gold Needles  ‘Love And Mercy’
The Folksmen  ‘Start Me Up’
Hus KingPin  ‘Mab’s’
J Scienide  ‘Greetings From Bora Bora’
Ugo Busoni, Massimo D Cicco & Paolo Ferrara  ‘Tokyo’
Mick Ronson  ‘Play Don’t Worry (Live)’
The Beach Boys  ‘Fallin’ In Love’
Geoff & Maria Muldaur  ‘Catch It’
Richie Havens  ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’
Les Shleu Shleu  ‘Gratteur’
Riz Ortolani  ‘Picco Di Adamo’
Elizabeth Wyld  ‘Something You Might Regret’
The Rolling Stones  ‘Waiting On A Friend’
Dyke & The Blazers  ‘Call My Name’
The Grip Weeds  ‘Heroes & Villians/Roll Plymouth Rock’
The Tiffany Shade  ‘One Good Question’
Gary McFarland  ‘Suburbia Two Poodles And A Plastic Jesus’
The Lotus Eaters  ‘Untitled 2’

Selector: Dominic Valvona