Playlist/Dominic Valvona
An intergenerational, eclectic playlist vision, the Monolith Cocktail Social is the blog’s imaginary radio show; a smattering of music from my personal collection, my DJ sets and a lot of music I just wish I owned. Devoid of themes, restraints, or trends, expect to hear anything and everything; including some tributes to album that celebrate their 50th, 30th and 10th anniversaries: A very out-there, Mogadon slipped, version of Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Happening Brother’, plus tracks from Grace Jones’ infamous aloof cyber noir Nightclubbing (and a Jamaican lit track that never made it to that album), McCartney’s Ram, and Nice And Smooth’s Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed. There’s a nod also to the recent passing of Digital Underground’s chief instigator and maverick genius Shock G.
Amongst that lot you will hear Kenny Knight, Joan Of Arc, Kazumichi Komatsu, Krown Rulers, Reymour, Shelagh McDonald, The Freeborne, Cassie and much more.
Tracks:
Shelagh McDonald ‘Waiting For The Wind To Rise’
Paul McCartney/Linda McCartney ‘Too Many People’
Pantherman ‘Panther Walk’
Ford Theatre ‘I’ve Got The Fever’
Kevin Vivalvi ‘Another Day, Another Time’
The Freeborne ‘Images’
Billy Changer ‘Black Angel’
Chris Stamey ‘When We’re Alone’
Cassie ‘The Light Shines On’
Reymour ‘De Ma Tour’
Grace Jones ‘Art Groupie’
Poor Righteous Teachers ‘Easy Star’
Digital Underground ‘No Nose Job’
Joe Farrell ‘Seven Seas’
Nice & Smooth ‘Pump It Up’
Krown Rulers ‘Paper Chase’
Wreckx-N-Effect ‘New Jack Swing II (Hard Version)’
Carlos Garnet ‘Good Shepherd’
James Brooker ‘Feel So Bad’
A.B. Crentsil ‘Juliana’
Embryo ‘Wajang Woman’
Grace Jones ‘If You Wanna Be My Lover’
Daddy Lumba ‘Nom Nsuo Twen Ope’
Kenny Knight ‘Carry Me Down’
Joan Of Arc ‘I Love A Woman (Who Loves Me)’
The Aggregation ‘The Lady At The Gate’
Moonkyte ‘It’s The Same Thing’
Walter Smetak ‘Uibitus e Beija-Flores Etc.’
Kazumichi Komatsu ‘U+2657’
Poets Of Elan ‘What’s Happening Brother’
Laurie Spiegal ‘Three Sonic Spaces II’
Laurent Thibault ‘Aquadingen’
Between ‘Kalenda Maya’
Puccio Roelens ‘Lillian’
Johnny Pearson ‘Baubles, Bangles, And Beads’
Margie Day ‘Wine In The Wind’
Paul Siebel ‘Jack-Knife Gypsy’
Tartit ‘Holiyane Holiyana’
Monolith Cocktail Social Playlist XXXIV
July 31, 2018
Playlist Selection From Dominic Valvona
Our 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. Placed in a way as to ape a listening journey, though feel free to listen to it as you wish, each playlist bridges a myriad of musical treasures to enjoy and also explore – and of course, to dance away the hours to.
Volume XXXIV of this intrepid voyage begins with a musical traverse of the Sudanese and Ghanaian Highlife and funk scenes, with short intermissions from the all-too forgotten Psychedelic R&B and bluesters on the 6os West Coast, Electric Flag, and jazz explorations from the Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet. After that we’re off into calypso, kosmische, prog, golden era hip-hop, gangly post-punk love songs and alternative American rock music from the 90s, via Laba Sosseh, Thee American Revolution, Adam’s Castle, Novalis, Frick And Frack, Asher D, Archers Of Loaf, Ludus, Dunkelziffer, Grace Jones and many more. Plenty more genres pop up, with a few surprises from artists we feel have been neglected. The full track list can be viewed below.
Tracklist:-
Kamal Keila ‘African Unity’
Sweet Talks ‘Akampanye’
Pasteur Lappe ‘Dora’
The Electric Flag ‘See To Your Neighbour’
Invisible Astro Healing Rhythm Quartet ‘Praise One’
Vis a Vis ‘Obi Agye Me Dofo’
Pratt & Moody feat. Cold Diamond & Mink ‘Words Words Words’
Laba Sosseh ‘Maria Elena’
Marvin Pontiac ‘Small Car’
Lionlimb ‘Turnstile’
Les Variations ‘Silver Girl’
Thee American Revolution ‘Electric Flame’
Adam’s Castle ‘Dark Party’
Novalis ‘Dronz’
Ihre Kinder ‘Stunden’
Just-Ice feat KRS-One ‘Going Way Back’
Frick And Frack ‘Go Southside’
She Rockers ‘Give It A Rest’
Special Ed ‘Think About It’
Boogie Down Productions ‘Stop The Violence’
Asher D ‘Brutality’
Daddy Freddy feat Tenor Fly ‘Go Freddy Go’
The Cutlass Dance Band ‘Hwehwe Mu Yi Mpena’
N’Ghare Hi Power Band ‘Campus Rock’
Clive Zanda ‘Chip Down’
Tapes ‘n Tapes ‘Just Drums’
These Animal Men ‘You’re Always Right’
Subcircus ‘Shelly’s On The Telephone’
Archers Of Loaf ‘Wrong’
Exploded View ‘Summer Came Early’
Family Fodder ‘Deja Déjà Vu’
Ludus ‘Let Me Go Where My Pictures Go’
Josef K ‘Sorry For Laughing’
Dunkelziffer ‘Give Me Your Soul’
Ray Brown And The Whispers ‘Go To Him’
Joanne Grauer ‘Who I Am’
Grace Jones ‘I’ll Find My Way To You’
Michael Nesmith & The Second National Band ‘Bonaparte’s Retreat’
Graham De Wilde ‘Stratus’
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