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Office Listening – #25

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Back in the day

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. Clacking rolling luggage signifies the rising tourist influx to the island. Mark is standing shoulder to shoulder against a common cause with a UK reggae selection. Ruairi’s vegetable garden is feeling the relief of intoxicating April showers. Andy has begun moonlighting in graphic design.

Mark…

Aswad – Warrior Charge
Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan
UB40 – Tyler

Ruairi…

Kim Ann Foxman – Creature
Nostalgia 77 feat. Alice Russell – Seven Nation Army
Oh No Ono – Eleanor Speaks (Caribou Remix)

Andy…

Midnight Magic – Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix)
Nôze – Remember Love
Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy (Paul Oakenfold Mix)

Office Listening – #24

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

#Miami crew

Fresh from their stateside adventure involving traditional run-ins with airport security and large pastrami sandwiches: Mark brews some 80s Balearic belters, with thanks to DJ Harvey (for the FKITUSA tip-off), while and wondering what the fuck has happened to the charts today? Andy shows some Detroit love fresh from The Shelborne pool (and obligatory gangsta rap).

Ruairi stayed behind in Ibiza, if you like puzzles you can help him piece together his weekend, answers on a postcard please.

Mark…

David Bowie – Sound & Vision
It’s Immaterial – Driving Away From Home
Debbie Harry – French Kissin’ In The USA (French Version)

Ruairi…

Lil Wayne – A Milli (James Blake’s Harmonimix Remix)
Lykke Li – I Follow You (Tyler, The Creator Mix)
Neon Canyon – Fleties

Andy…

Inner City – Good Life (Magic Juan Mix 12”)
Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch (ft. Nate Dogg) – Oh No
Octave One Feat. Ann Saunderson – Blackwater (Extended Vocal Mix)

Office Listening – #23

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work

All Nature seems at work. Slugs leave their lair -
The bees are stirring – birds are on the wing -
And WINTER slumbering in the open air,
Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!
And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing,
Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge


Ruairi’s gone all millennial pop with these brassy re-edits from some guys at the top of that game while Andy charges forth with his brazen, ill-bred odd future.

Ruairi…

Destiny’s Child – Bills Bills Bills (James Blake’s Harmonimix Remix)
Theo Parrish & Amerie – Just 1 Love Bug
Janet Jackson feat. Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell – Got ‘Til It’s Gone (Nellee Hooper Master Mix)

Andy…

Tyler, The Creator – Yonkers
Bill Withers – Who Is He (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
Fagget Fairys – Feed the Horse

Office Listening – #22

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Tigger wears a wig

Tiger, tiger burning bright
In the forests of the night
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

We found a key and instructions towards a locked box in which we found Mark’s choices for January’s office listening. Even when trekking in disaster prone foreign climes he can transfer his office listening desires back to us at HQ as a musical time capsule.

Since she buys us sweets and laughs at Andy’s bad jokes, Jade gets an honorary mention, this weekend.

Mark…

Gonjasufi – Duet
Ramadanman – Humber (Sven’s Rumber Remix)
Andreya Triana – A Town Called Obsolete (Mount Kimbie Remix)

Andy…

R.E.M – Losing My Religion
Q – The Voice Of Q (Original 12′ Mix)
Jehst – Bluebells

Ruairi…

Maxmillion Dunbar – Girls Dream
JJ – New York
David Lynch – Good Day Today

Jade…

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Jade

Office Listening – #21

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

This week's curiosities

Blackjack! The hundred years we’re in and also a song from the Eagles. Just the lads today – Andy goes West and cockney, some 21st century bass from Mark and Ruairi picks some ominous beats in honour of the year 2021 and the next coming of Brood X.

Mark…

KIDKANEVIL – When Doves Bounce
Bonobo – Eyesdown ft. Andreya Triana
Blood Sisters – Ring My Bell

Andy…

Cream – Strange Brew (Mono)
Klashnekoff – It’s Murda
The Eagles – Life in the Fast Lane

Ruairi…

SPIDER▲WEBS – Radioface’s Tombstone
Lil Wayne – Money On My Mind (Chopped and Screwed by Michael ’5000′ Watts)
Glasser – Apply (Chairlift Remix)

Office Listening – #20

Monday, November 8th, 2010

City slickers

Gravity is my enemy. You better watch out you better beware, Einstein said that E equals M C squared. Who told me to shut the eff up? Get him out of here. I’m not gonna continue this show, until you throw him out.

¡Feliz cumpleaños a Julie!

Sarah…

I Am Kloot – Fingerprints
Grinderman – Worm Tamer
Gruff Rhys – Shark Ridden Water

Mark…

Burundi Steïphenson Black – Burundi Black pt. 1
Landscape – Einstein A Go-Go (12″ Mix)
2020Soundsystem – Everytime

Andy…

Jay-Z – 22 Two’s
Prince – When Doves Cry
Nirvana – Lake of Fire (Unplugged)

Ruairi…

M.I.A. – Space
Space Dimension Controller – The Love Quadrant
Love – Your Mind and We Belong Together (Tracking Sessions Highlights)

Julie…

Charles Aznavour – Bon Anniversaire

Office Listening – #19

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Listen ear

You can tell the opening party is only a matter of days away from Julie’s dancey picks this week. Ruairi supports his anarcha-feminist comrades and keeps up the strive against patriarchy as an essential part of post-Marxist class struggle. Mark selects some “real” sunny Balearic beats from the Boys Own catalogue of cool. The reason for the long wait between the last listening session and this one was Andy trying to find the title of one of his choices. By humming, whistling and mumbling the melody to anyone who would care to listen, after four weeks of thought, we got there.

Julie…

Double You – Please Don’t Go
Hot Chip – Over And Over (Justus Köhncke’s Baking Horse Club Mix)
Dunne – Espiral

Ruairi…

Ani DiFranco – In or Out
Kate Nash – Mansion Song
Ivor Cutler & Linda Hirst – Women Of The World

Mark…

Cola Boy – Do You Dream In Cola
Saint Etienne – Like A Motorway
August Darnell – Friendly Children (Todd Terje Edit)

Andy…

Stevie Wonder – As
Hot Chocolate – Cadillac (The Revenge Re-Edit)
Escape From New York – Fire In My Heart

Office Listening – #18

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Bad reception

Summer vibes are definitely just around the corner! Some aestival moments from Mark this week. Julie provides the alternative Midwestern psychedelic rock. Ruairi supplies an eclectic mix of indietronica, post-hardcore and twee-pop. Sarah picks from the re-edit collaboratory effort of our very own Guy Williams and Cagedbaby. All Andy’s choices begin with the letter C, we think he’s gunning for a job with Sesame Street.

Mark…

Marshall Hain – Dancing in the City
Romanthony – Do You Think You Can Love Me (Lookin’ Glasgow Vox #40)
Espiritu – Bonita Manana (Sabres Of Paradise Remix)

Julie…

Muse – Supermassive Black Hole
Editors – Papillon
The Flaming Lips – The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song

Ruairi…

The Jesus Lizard – Gladiator
The Octopus Project & Black Moth Super Rainbow – Runite Castles
Evelyn Evelyn – Love Will Tear Us Apart

Sarah…

Grace Jones – Love You To Life (Paradise 45 Rework)

Andy…

Calexico – Alone Again Or
Cali Agents – Neva Forget
The Clash – Rock The Casbah (Brad Shitt Casbah Breakdown)

Office Listening – #17

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Test track

“There’s a rat in my kitchen, what am I going to do?” These wise words from Mr Ali Campbell way back in 1986 have clearly inspired Mark’s choice this week. Ruairi had an unpleasant alcohol fueled dream in which he had to DJ to a room of judgemental hipsters and dropped those three tracks, true story. Andy chooses three from an album in commemoration of a 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Since it’s budget week Sarah is opening offshore accounts for everyone! Our friendly window cleaner Pedro proved his worth this morning by walking face-first into our freshly wiped plate glass terrace door muttering those immortal words “está limpia”. Therefore, he be dedicated with the world’s only two songs on the subject of window cleaning. Thanks Pedro, you made my day.

Julie…

U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
Depeche Mode – Home (LFO Meant To Be)
New Order – Blue Monday

Ruairi…

Delorean – Seasun (John Talabot’s Kids & Drums Remix)
Boys Noize & Erol Alkan – Avalanche
T++ – Audio1995#8

Sarah…

The Beatles – Taxman
Butthole Surfers – Alcohol
Orbital – P.E.T.R.O.L.
Pink Floyd – Money

Mark…

The Boomtown Rats – House On Fire
Swamp Rats – Louie Louie
The Rats – Ventures

Andy…

Colonel Bagshot – Tightrope Tamer
Colonel Bagshot – Lord High Human Being
Colonel Bagshot – Six Day War

Pedro…

George Formby – When I’m Cleaning Windows
Van Morrison – Cleaning Windows

Office Listening – #16

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Mull it over

The ants are on manouevres to their summer home, slowly making their way through the living room and up the stairs of Casa Broadbent sparking an insect based selection from Mark. Sarah clearly having an 80′s moment this week, Julie goes with Gallic folk and modish pop, Andy thanks Bicep for providing the Led Zep re-edit while thinking outsider the box, and Ruairi gets an extra choice because it’s Paddy’s day (and Julie only chose two).

Sarah…

Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon (Up All Night Mix)
Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again

Ruairi…

The Dubliners – Finnegan’s Wake
The Chieftans feat. Ry Cooder – The Sands of Mexico
Thin Lizzy – Warriors
Pat Daly – Old Fenian Gun

Julie…

Black Eyed Peas – Meet Me Halfway (In 3D Mix)
Tete – A la Faveur de l’Automne

Mark…

Tom Caruana – Wu Tang vs. The Beatles – Got Your Money
Dubstep Devils – Beatles Fucked In The Ass
Tom Waits – Army Ants

Andy…

Led Zeppelin -Trampled Underfoot (John Daly Edit)
Babe Ruth – The Mexican
Moondog – Lament I, ‘Bird’s Lament’