My Shooting Star melds a club rhythm and Eastern instrumentation with a hypnotic effect.įlashback to 1981: my parents had just bought a fancy new Philips 3-in-1 stereo. File under synthpop-Indian fusion with Vince Clarke, Pandit Dinesh and Asha Bhosle in tow. Having already incorporated Indian music with Blancmange’s new wave grooves, keyboardist Stephen Luscombe delved into it further with the West India Company.
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She also appeared in Grange Hill as Sudamani Patel where Trisha Yates taught her how to say “flippin’ ‘eck.”ġ1 West India Company – My Shooting Star (Editions EG LP, 1989) The singer Sheila Chandra was just 16, her wonderful vocals harked back to George Harrison’s Indian excursions of 15 years earlier. Written by Steve Coe, Ever So Lonely brought an exotic taste to the UK charts in April 1982. Massamba Diop plays the talking drum while Mustafa Abdel Aziz’s arghul drone is gorgeous.ġ0 Monsoon – Ever So Lonely (Mobile Suit Corporation 7″, 1982)
The divine Of These, Hope has an inner organic beauty that still amazes me. Passion was originally composed as the soundtrack album for The Last Temptation Of Christ but Gabriel decided to develop it further – into a fully-fledged double LP. Prescient, haunting and unlikely to be performed live today.Ġ9 Peter Gabriel – Of These, Hope (Real World LP, 1989) The song tells the story of a foreign terrorist, Mojique, who plans to bomb American colonialists. A Brian Eno production with an introspective side 2 from which the eerie Listening Wind is taken. Remain In Light is Talking Heads at their most spiritual. You could also say “this is either suicide music or holding hands with your lover staring at the sky music.”Ġ8 Talking Heads – Listening Wind (Sire LP, 1980) By This River is also co-credited to Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius. He describes it as “ocean music” three tracks refer to water. The guitar tells a melancholy story but the groove keeps on swaying through.Ġ7 Brian Eno – By This River (Polydor LP, 1977)īefore And After Science was Brian Eno’s last solo foray into rock for the ’70s. Water Of Love has been described as “ pure hammock music.” It works best on a balmy evening, outside a taverna relaxing while the DJ plays a warm up set.
Check out the mandolin playing on its own – creepy.Ġ6 Dire Straits – Water Of Love (Vertigo 7″, 1978)Ī key tune on the first record and released as a single in Holland. This takes inspiration from a 1959 film called Black Orpheus, which retells the original myth set but sets the scene at Carnival in New Orleans. It’s also known as Robert Hunter’s version of Orpheus and Eurydice. This one kicks off the Cats Under The Stars LP. Or as one guy said: “For the weary travellers who find themselves in an alien world.”Ġ5 Jerry Garcia Band – Rubin And Cherise (Arista LP, 1978) A moody boogie blasted from clock radios that June. Ross Kunkel rocks the congas while Joe Vitale slays the drums. Taken from their CSN album, Dark Star is a mysterious tour-de-force with a killer groove. When he sings “Concrete jungle all around” I get innervisions.Ġ4 Crosby, Stills and Nash – Dark Star (Atlantic LP, 1977) The title track, a haunting composition, is a blast, perfect for ’70s crime dramas and the Mediterranean nightclubs of the mid-1980s. John Miles’ second LP, Stranger In The City, was produced by Rupert Holmes of Pina Colada fame. “We were all turned on.”Ġ3 John Miles – Stranger In The City (Decca LP, 1977) Song For Insane Times is a melancholy number that’s jazzed-up by Mike Ratledge, the best organ improviser in the world. This dazzling beauty is lifted from the Soft Machine founder’s first LP, the inspiring Joy Of A Toy. Slipping back into the ’60s – barely – for some peace and love.
This track – an excerpt from The City suite – is rich with atmosphere shadowy sax vibes permeating a rock landscape.Ġ2 Kevin Ayers – Song For Insane Times (Harvest LP, 1969) They formed Mark-Almond in 1970 and released their self-titled debut album the following year. Jon Mark and Johnny Almond met while both were recording with John Mayall. Part 1 largely plays like a warm-up it’s a marathon not a sprint so there’s plenty of time to build a groove.Ġ1 Mark-Almond – The City: Grass And Concrete (Harvest LP, 1971) I have approached it as a mammoth DJ set starting at 9.00pm and finishing up shortly after 6.00am the next morning. From Dusk Till Dawn is my fantasy Balearic soundtrack, built on 35 years of record collecting.
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