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PLAYLIST
DOMINIC VALVONA

An imaginary radio show or podcast with tracks chosen from my own personal collection and music I’ve accumulated over the last four decades, the Social is a cross-generational, cross-genre playlist. Within that list are also nods to those dear departed souls we’ve lost during the last month plus anniversary celebrating albums.

The September selection (or volume 69 as it were) has eulogies galore, with homages to swinging jazz/R&B pianist doyen Ramsey Lewis and cinematic auteur Jean-Luc Goddard (with the inclusion of scores from both Breathless and Alphaville). I also mark a reverent respect to Elizabeth II, feeling it a good opportunity to embrace the hymnal magnificence of both Henry Purcell and Malcolm Williamson whose music was used in the funeral service. 

Added to that we have music from such diverse artists/bands as Spaceheads, dwi, Tresque, Chill Rob G, Anteloper, Poets of Elan, Help Yourself, Noah House Of Dread, Moderne, Moonkyte, Blooms Corda, Univeria Zekt, Mainhorse, Eroc and more.

Ramsey Lewis  ‘Mother Nature’s Son’
Spaceheads  ‘What Does The Money Machine Eat’
dwi  ‘Reverse Engineering – Live From 604 Studios’
Hubble Bubble  ‘New Promotion’
Retards  ‘Action Woman’
Tony, Caro & John  ‘Forever And Ever’
Dina Ögon  ‘Ficktjuven’
Tresque  ‘Hanyatlas’
Anquette  ‘Let’s Rock & Roll Y’all’Antipop Consortium  ‘Staph’
Chill Rob G.  ‘Wild Pitch (KDAY Remix)’ Bebe Manga  ‘Ami’
Anteloper  ‘Delfin Rosado’
Maria Monti  ‘L’armatura’
Horseface  ‘Kuijen Kuijen’
Martial Solal  ‘Poursuite’
Sun Hammer  ‘Trim’
Taeko Onuki  ‘Dobutsu Puzzle’
Poets Of Elan  ‘Self-Efficacy’
Ramsey Lewis Trio  ‘If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)’
Johnny Dyani  ‘Appear’
Eroc  ‘Zimperlein’
Loudest Whisper  ‘Magic Carpet’
Fraction  ‘Sons Come To Birth’
Paul Misraki  ‘La Ville Inhumaine’
wubworld  ‘Chachevella’
The Classical  ‘Shovel & Bevel’
Malcolm Williamson  ‘Fantasy on, “O Paradise”’
Heartless Bastards  ‘When I Was Younger’
Sylvie  ‘Stealing Time’
Kevin Ayers  ‘Lay Lady Lay’
Help Yourself  ‘I Must See Jesus For Myself’
Bavon Marie Marie  ‘Beatrice’
Nocturnal Emissions  ‘Verda’
Moderne  ‘Judo-O-Dojo’
Noah House Of Dread  ‘Wicked Kingdom’
Alogate Oho & His Sounds Of Joy  ‘Allema Timba’
Biglietto Per L’inferno  ‘Mente Solamente’ My Brother The Wind  ‘Song Of Innocence Part 2’
Henry Purcell/Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge  ‘Thou Knowest Lord’
Blooms Corda  ‘Робінзон криза’
Don Antonio  ‘Acceso’
Moonkyte  ‘Search’
Univeria Zekt  ‘Something’s Cast A Spell’
Mainhorse  ‘Basia’