Widge’s Sonic Emporium on Louder Than War Radio – 18 November 2023

Episode 23
“My Painting Isn’t Finished Till It Kills You”

There is a standing apology to all the nations and cultures of the world…because I have some kind of neuronal disconnection which gives me difficulty pronouncing things. So if I say something stupidly incorrect (pronunciation-wise), it’s not on purpose.

Welcome. Here are what passes for show notes. The reason the playlist is in the format you find it is because I really need a life. The very overwrought explanation can be found here.

Format is:
Artist/Band Name – “Song Name” – Album Name – (Band’s/Artist’s Country of Origin, Year of Song’s Original Release)

Now with Bandcamp links (where available), and if they’re not, I include Amazon links.

Craig Armstrong – “Hymn” – Plunkett & Macleane soundtrack – (UK, 1999) – Amazon

Asaf Avidan – “Little Parcels of an Endless Time” – Gold Shadow – (Israel, 2015) – Amazon

65daysofstatic – “The Major Cities of the World Are Being Destroyed One by One By the Monsters (skin of the horse’s teeth version)” – Don’t Go Down to Sorrow b-side – (UK, 2007) – Bandcamp

The Soft Boys – “Give It to the Soft Boys” – A Can of Bees – (UK, 1979) – Amazon

The Fall – “Touch Sensitive” – The Marshall Suite – (UK, 1999) – Amazon

Catherine Anne Davies & Bernard Butler – “Sabotage (looks so easy)” – In Memory of My Feelings – (UK, 2020) – Amazon

Samantha Savage Smith – “Fake Nice” – Fake Nice – (Canada, 2022) – Bandcamp

Gemini Rising – “Close Enough to Breathe” – Best Case Life – (Australia/Cuba/Germany, 2019) – Amazon

Suzanne Vega – “Night Vision” – Solitude Standing – (USA, 1987) – Amazon

Zelfish Perez – “Hiperbalada” – San Boquilino & Cuerposinalma – (Colombia, 2012) – Amazon

BC Camplight – “Cemetery Lifestyle” – Shortly After Takeoff – (USA, 2020) – Bandcamp

Benny Golson – “I’m Always Dancin’ to the Music” – I’m Always Dancin’ to the Music – (USA, 1978) – Amazon

Toots & the Maytals – “Pressure Drop” – Monkey Man – (Jamaica, 1970) – Amazon

Jerry Rivera – “Amores Como el Nuestro” – Amores Como el Nuestro – (USA/Puerto Rico, 1992) – Amazon

De Frank’s Band – “Do Your Own Thing” – Afrobeat Airways 2 – Return Flight To Ghana 1974-1983 – (Ghana, 1976-1983?) – Bandcamp

Tune-Yards – “nowhere, man” – nowhere, man single – (USA, 2020) – Bandcamp

The Coup – “You Are Not a Riot (an rsvp from david siquieros to andy warhol)” – Sorry to Bother You – (USA, 2012) – Amazon

Panteón Rococó – “Esta Noche” – Compañeros Musicales – (Mexico, 2002) – Amazon

Tub Ring – “The Day The World Will End” – Secret Handshakes – (USA, 2010) – Amazon

Metropole Orkest – “Empire” – Empire single – (Netherlands, 2023) – Amazon

Project Gemini – “Plan Your Escape” – The Children of Scorpio – (UK, 2022) – Amazon

Django Reinhardt – “Sugar” – Sugar single – (Belgium, 1940) – Amazon

Teresa Brewer – “The Moon is On Fire” – Let Me Go, Lover b-side – (USA, 1954) – Amazon

Mina Aoe – “????????? (Isezakichou Blues)” – ????????? (Isezakichou Blues) single – (Japan, 1968) – Amazon

Okay, for some reason the brain cell that was supposed to get me to read part of her info…it died during the show before we got here. I said basically “of course it’s Japanese” before mentioning she was from Japan. Also the Isezakichou of the title is a shopping district.

Martina Topley-Bird – “Sandpaper Kisses” – Quixotic – (UK, 2003) – Amazon