Friday, 3 April 2015

LIST 154 - 03/04/15 (an eighth Then and Now special)


Hello again,

Just seven weeks on from the last collection of pairs of songs past and present, herewith another.  Must be the season for people digging themselves up!  The return of C86 participants The Close Lobsters is particularly cherished, whilst the psychedelic curveball thrown by The Chemistry Experiment for their first outing in nigh on a decade is as unexpected as it is welcome.

That Music List gets a few weeks off owing to the impending busiest time of year in my other major leisure pursuit (Point-to-Pointing, ta for asking), but will return on Thursday, May 7th with an Election Night Special...

J xx


PERE UBU - Golden Surf II (2014)

PERE UBU – 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (1975)

APHEX TWIN - Minipops 67 [120.2][source field mix] (2014)

APHEX TWIN - Analogue Bubblebath 1 (1987/1991)

THE CLOSE LOBSTERS - Now Time (2014)

THE CLOSE LOBSTERS - Let's Make Some Plans (1987)

SHELLAC - Riding Bikes (2014)

SHELLAC - Dog and Pony Show (1994)

THE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT – Leo & Magician (2015)

THE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT – Happy New Year (2000)

THE POP GROUP – Mad Truth (2015)

THE POP GROUP – She Is Beyond Good And Evil (1979)

SWERVEDRIVER – Autodidact (2015)

SWERVEDRIVER – Rave Down (1990)

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – Black Sun (2015)

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – Amputations (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmyaKpp6xIM
 

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