Foot.ie Music Exchange

[jebus]

Noby's Sophomore Slump is, since yesterday, in the capable hands of your local postperson.

I'll stick up the track list later on.

Just checked the post and it arrived today, looking forward to putting it on now as I haven't heard a lot of the stuff on there

[kingdom hoop]

Noby's Sophomore Slump is, since yesterday, in the capable hands of your local postperson.

Yep, Pat and loyal companion Jess toddled along to the farmhouse earlier, affably delivering your package. Pat said he felt a little shiver of intrigue shoot through his bones as he passed me your CD, said there be something magical in that there package. And I never doubt a postman's intuition so looking forward to sticking it on later tonight. Great to see We Show Up On Radar getting some exposure anyway; gorgeous album that one, great find. By the way Noby, did anything else half as good pop up on that label in the mean time?

[noby]

By the way Noby, did anything else half as good pop up on that label in the mean time?

For out and out bleakness there's El Heath's Winter soundtrack
For something a bit off the wall I also got Strap The Button.


As for the cd, glad An Post are doing such a good job, so I guess it's safe to stick up the tracklist now:

1. Po’Lazarus – James Carter & The Prisoners (1959)
2. You Will Miss Me When I Burn – Palace Brothers (1994)
3. Katy Song – Red House Painters (1993)
4. Thirteen – Big Star (1972)
5. The Brute Choir – Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (2004)
6. The Gulag Orkestar – Beirut (2006)
7. The Carny – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1986)
8. Her – Tindersticks (1993)
9. Sister Rosetta (Live) – Alabama 3 (1998)
10. Yellow Brick Road – Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band (1967)
11. One Toke Over The Line – Brewer & Shipley (1970)
12. All The Cocaine In The World – Webb Brothers (2000)
13. An Animal Sports Day – We Show Up On Radar (2008)
14. Be Thankful For What You Got – William De Vaughn (1974)
15. Maggot Brain (Live) – Funkadelic (1971)

[stann]

Got it today too, Noby. Won't get a listen 'til the morning, but it looks intimidatingly obscure (a good thing). Is there a theme?
And am I next then? I'm in the middle of butchering my selection and may have to get even more bloody after hearing the Sophomore Slump!

[kingdom hoop]

it looks intimidatingly obscure ... Is there a theme?

Maybe that is the theme!


Well anyway, I just gave it one fairly attentive listen, and boy did I enjoy it immensely. Fantastic stuff Noby, very different to everything else so far - a groundbreaking masterpiece to begin Series II, then. Real macabre feel off some of it, and if even half of the theme-related ambiguities I thought you might have been thinking you did indeed think then it was the best thing ever. Regardless, my warped mind's cravings were sated by something other than a crossword, which is nice. I'll say no more for now, just that Pat's intuition was spot on: This is an intriguing, magical package. Thank you.

[noby]

There was kind of a theme in mind, but it sort of wandered a bit when I was putting it together. Especially the last section.
Definitely the yin to my first cds poppy yang.

[stann]

Oh dear.
So I was a wee bit unsophisticated then expecting themes like 'songs beginning with B' or 'all wimmin, innit'?
Ah sod it, too late now!
I'll go next then if no-one objects?
Will burn them over the weekend.
Need your new address too jebus.

[noby]

So I was a wee bit unsophisticated then expecting themes like 'songs beginning with B' or 'all wimmin, innit'?

Oh I went through those kind of options too.
I was going to do a 'User Names' theme, but I'll leave that to someone else.

I've been asked to do a dj slot for a 40th in December, so there's a fair chance my round three will be a ska/soul offering (presuming there will be a round three).

EDIT: I'll pm you Jebus' new address.

[kingdom hoop]

For something a bit off the wall I also got Strap The Button.

Listened to the album Going to Jib Choons (Choons for Going to Jib Like Innit) a good couple of times and quite like it, middling sort of, though the Pink-Panther-like 'Mystery Song' is very good! Might try their other album too. As you say they're fairly different, though some of the album is in the vein, if a slightly darker vein, of The Redneck Manifesto (one of their songs was on my first CD, you may recall). I'll try keep an eye on that label as well - see if anything else decent turns up, and report back if so.

so there's a fair chance my round three will be a ska/soul offering (presuming there will be a round three).

If you're promising a ska/soul offering I'll definitely hang around anyway.
I've listened to Noby's Sophomore Slump a few times now (am I then only one!?) but don't want to say too much 'til the others have had a listen. For now you might advise me as to whether the album Beirut's 'Gulag Orkesar' is off is as good as that song? Similarly crazy style throughout? Recommended overall?


Finally, and primarily though not exclusively FAO Stann, I was listening to Brazilian legend Caetano Veloso yesterday when it struck me that one of my favourite songs from the whole of the first round (Ty's 'Ha Ha' on Declining Stanndards) distinctively borrows its opening from Veloso's song 'Alegria, Alegria', off the Tropicália album. Always love discovering cheeky little samples. I'll attach a YouTube video as irrefutable evidence. It's just the start, but 'Alegria, Alegria' is such a cracking song you should listen through, and then you'll be rewarded with the sampled bit at the end again. Enjoy.

[jebus]

I'm having my second listen to it as we speak, initial highlights include the Palace Brothers track (never heard of 'em, will check them out now), remembering good times listening to the Red House Painters many moons ago, ditto Tindersticks, Bonnie Prince Billy (never a bad thing) and the We Show Up On The Radar song. Good stuff so far and I;m sure I'll have more thoughts on it with upcoming listens

[kingdom hoop]

I'm having my second listen to it as we speak

So that's the voice in my head then? Aha.

By the way Palace Brother is Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, and vice versa too. All sorts of mad goings-on today eh.

[noby]

The Bonnie 'Prince' Billy song is from his album "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music" where Will Oldham, as BPB sings his Palace songs. Confusing?

He went under various 'Palace' monikers early on (Palace Brothers, Palace Music, Palace songs).

It was also a sneaky way to get two of his songs on the cd.

[kingdom hoop]

Very confusing! What's his next name gonna be - The Prince of Confusion?

And if I can try be helpful too, Jebus you can download the We Show Up On Radar album for free, and legally, if you follow this link to a label that releases free music. Highly recommended.

[jebus]

So that's the voice in my head then? Aha.

By the way Palace Brother is Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, and vice versa too. All sorts of mad goings-on today eh.

Sometimes I despair of the youth of yesteryear, that's all too confusing from Mr.Oldham

Cheers for the heads up on We Show Up On The Radar too, I'm away to download that right now

[kingdom hoop]

Sometimes I despair of the youth of yesteryear, that's all too confusing from Mr.Oldham

I'm laying the blame more at Noby's door to be honest, after all if he hadn't included the two of them we would've lived on in blissful ignorance. But no. I hope you're happy Noby.

[noby]

Very.


All the songs on '...sings greatest palace music' are up-beat country versions of their lo-fi originals. There is a version of 'You will miss me...' on the album. I was tempted to put them back-to-back.

As for Beirut, the album follows the same vein and form. It's basically the band of a 22 year old American guy. He's been releasing albums sice he was 15 (everything from DooWop to this), and was 20 when this came out. The freak. Highly recommended

[stann]

As for the cd, glad An Post are doing such a good job, so I guess it's safe to stick up the tracklist now:

A bit more downtempo, brooding, introspective and so on than I'd be used to, noby, but none the worse for that, say I.
Just picking a few random highlights, I knew nothing of the Palace Brothers bar hearing the name, but like it a lot. And any mix CD with Big Star and Tindersticks on it is proceeding along the right lines. And then a big, big finish. Good stuff!
Would you believe I didn't have 'Be Thankful' anywhere (only the Massive Attack version), so doubly delighted that's there. What a song!

Finally, and primarily though not exclusively FAO Stann, I was listening to Brazilian legend Caetano Veloso yesterday when it struck me that one of my favourite songs from the whole of the first round (Ty's 'Ha Ha' on Declining Stanndards) distinctively borrows its opening from Veloso's song 'Alegria, Alegria', off the Tropicália album. Always love discovering cheeky little samples.

Yep, that's it, no question, good spot!
I too like coming across samples like that, specially ones that have been properly reworked, like that Lulu song into Fatboy Slim's Santa Cruz, or little fleeting ones like the 'Fun baby' from White Lines that's the backbone of Fun Does Not Exist, the Natacha Atlas tune.
Or the daft music that MNS play for their highlights that I came across by accident a few months back!

Mad coincidence, but having never heard of the chap before (to my shame), I've just been checking out Caetano Veloso for my mix too, though the tune didn't quite make it in the end. It might give you an sneak preview of the theme though, as to what tune of his I'd be likely to have heard about.

[stann]

Just to let ye know, tracklist is decided, final test pressing turned out not quite as bad as all the others, so depending on me getting them all burned tonight and getting time to get the jiffybags filled and addressed tomorrow morning before work they should be in the post by then. If not then first thing Wednesday.

[kingdom hoop]

Mad coincidence, but having never heard of the chap before (to my shame), I've just been checking out Caetano Veloso for my mix too, though the tune didn't quite make it in the end. It might give you an sneak preview of the theme though, as to what tune of his I'd be likely to have heard about.

Gee yeah, very strange coincidence alright. Anyway, I've spent a couple of minutes trying to demist that somewhat opaque clue, and came to the conclusion that it was Veloso's version of 'Ave Maria' that you (a priest I assume?) left out of Spiritual Songs from Saint Stannislaus. Correct?

Ok, maybe not. In the unlikely event I'm wrong, I think Guess 2 will crack the code.
I'm imagining it may be an expression of a different kind of devotion, p'raps a more appropriate one. If my hunch is straight it's a great idea, and I can understand why you didn't pick the song in question - the mood might have strangely been a little more off-colour than needed to be. Instead I'm assuming a c.2000 euro-dance classic will be the title track. Of course I could be completely wrong, but I'll be blue in the face if I try to guess a connection with all his songs! Looking forward to it anyway.

[stann]

I'm imagining it may be an expression of a different kind of devotion, p'raps a more appropriate one. If my hunch is straight it's a great idea, and I can understand why you didn't pick the song in question - the mood might have strangely been a little more off-colour than needed to be. Instead I'm assuming a c.2000 euro-dance classic will be the title track. Of course I could be completely wrong, but I'll be blue in the face if I try to guess a connection with all his songs! Looking forward to it anyway.

Should have said nothing, as that sounds much better than anything I meant!
Genning up on the chap a bit I see there's quite a back catalogue to choose from, so that wasn't the best of clues maybe. The song in question is quite well known and is in English, that may be a better clue.