Monolith Cocktail Blog

THE CROSS-GENRE/CROSS-GENERATIONAL PLAYLIST
DOMINIC VALVONA SELECTS

The final Social of 2022 is another bonanza of both the well-worn and more obscure tunes from across the expanses of eclectic music with a few recent choice tracks thrown in. My imaginary radio show, a taste of my collection and my past audio misadventures in DJing, the Social is meant to be a diverse soundtrack free of barriers and cliquey snobbery.

As always it’s both a celebration and commiseration as I mark the passing of both the hip-hop legend Tame One and the mad, bad and dangerous to have known rock ‘n’ roll progenitor Jerry Lee Lewis, whilst also highlighting the 50^th anniversaries of Lou Reed’s Transformer, Hawkwind’s Doremi Fasol Latido, CAN’s Ege Bamyasi and Nektar’s A Tab In The Ocean albums; the 40^th anniversary of Orange Juice’s Rip It Up and the 30^th anniversaries of The Pharcyde’s ‘Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde’ and the Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92 LPs – both of which I remember buying on their release.

Added to that list are some incredible jazz suites from Rudolph Johnson, The John Betsch Society and Ryo Fuki; a pained score from the Ukrainian frontline by Angel Rada; another glimpse into the Beach Boys upcoming Sail On Sailor 1973 box set with the previously unreleased (officially speaking) Holland outtake ‘Carry Me Home’, penned and sung by Dennis Wilson, and amongst the fandom, hailed is one of the group’s most sublime and best songs to get the elbow; and Sahal sounds from Etran de L’Air, with a track from their new album, Agadez. Vince Tempera, Plone, Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra, First Frontal Assault, Fall of Saigon, New Burns and more can be added to that list too.

TRACK LIST FOR THE MONOLITH COCKTAIL SOCIAL VOLUME #71

Orange Juice ‘Flesh Of My Flesh’
Etran de L’Air ‘Imouwizla’
Rudolph Johnson ‘Devon Jane’
Vince Tempera ‘Pelle di Albicocca’
The John Betsch Society ‘Ra’ Jerry Lee Lewis ‘Money – Live At The Star Club, Hamburg 1964’
Mickey Gloss ‘Crocodile Smile’
Plone ‘Minature Magic’
Aphex Twin ‘Pulsewidth’
Elzhi ‘Amnesia’
First Frontal Assault ‘Bloodfire Assault’
Tame One ‘Da Ol’ Jersey Bastard’
The Pharcyde ‘Pack The Pipe’
Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra ‘Rocket Ship’
CAN ‘One More Night’
Fall Of Saigon ‘Visions’
Lou Reed ‘Andy’s Chest’
Stockholm Monsters ‘Winter’
Christine Perfect ‘And That’s Saying A Lot’
Ryo Fukui ‘Speak Low’
New Burns ‘Marlene Left California’
The Beach Boys ‘Carry Me Home’
The Idets ‘Look My Way’
Bnny ‘I’m Just Fine’
Som Imaginario ‘Armina – Vineta 1’
Plastic penny ‘Your Ways To Tell Me Go’
Nekter ‘King of Twilight’
Little Free Rock ‘Wait A While’
Angel Rada ‘Ghost In Odessa’
Hawkwind ‘Urban Guerilla’
Diane Cluck ‘4 Score Lightnings’
Museao Rosenbach ‘Zarathustra – Il Tempio Delle Cles’
Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon ‘How & Why’