On Shuffle

Some more music for you all.

E's Flat Ah's Flat Too - Charles Mingus. One of the main inspirations behind Kid A this is one of Charles Mingus' finest pieces of work. The more of his music you've heard the more you'll understand what a compliment I intend that to be. I think this track gets over-looked because if people have one Charles Mingus album it's more likely Mingus Ah Um than Blues & Roots. The solution is to buy them both. Add in Mingus Dynasty and you have three phenomenal albums, all recorded in 1959. Has a musician had a more prolific year? Anyway, I'm straying off the point which is: This is a fantastic track, listen to it you won't be disappointed.

21st Century Man (live) - Luke Haines. This is the song I wanted to share last week but mediafire wouldn't upload it. It's co-operating now though, so if you've never listened to Luke Haines take the opportunity to introduce yourself to one of the greatest song-writers around.

The List - Defiance, Ohio. A band that should be much more well known, I don't understand how they aren't much bigger. They're a punk band that use all sorts of instruments: banjo, violin, contrabass and cello. I can understand why they're under-appreciated in terms of mainstream recognition, but they should be huge with bloggers and they aren't. It's a pity.

That's your lot, it's a nice mixed bag so I'm sure at least one of them will be for you.