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Mixed Genre
11/22/2005
Been a bit busy lately so apologies to everybody I'm involved in trades with at present. I'll get in touch with you all -promise! Anyhow, in lieu of anything brand spanking new, here's the contents of …
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Theme - Cover Songs
11/4/2005
Inspired by seeing MES & the lads (& lass) last night. Smith's world view is so singular that it's often overlooked that the Fall are one of THE great covers bands. Their choices are never predictable …
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Theme
11/3/2005
In general, pop isn't all that strong on science & certainty; it prefers to lurk in the shadowlands where logic, reason and the scientific method start to crumble and dissolve. That's why its cast of s …
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Theme
10/16/2005
A bit contrived admittedly -the title came first & then I cast around my collection for appropriate picks, but I limited myself to stuff I genuinely like so no "Vincent" or god forbid "Matchstalk Men & …
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Theme
10/5/2005
An exploration of a couple of the cornerstones on which Floyd's reputation as far-out avant-gardsters rests. According to various sources, the main "Interstellar" riff derives from either "...Red Book" …
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Theme
10/3/2005
I love 50's & early 60's instrumentals.Often wrongly consigned to the dumpster labeled "Novelty", they are, in fact one of the base chromosomes of rock & roll's DNA.That's where many of the virtuosi wh …
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Theme
9/22/2005
For the past 3 months, the plushpig household has been undergoing the protracted & sometimes painful process of moving home from inner South London to the suburbs, so my visits to AOTM have recently be …
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Pop
6/24/2005
British radio DJ Johnny Walker has never been regarded as one of the medium's superstars. He's not a tireless / tiresome self publicist (tho' confessing a fondness for some of Peru's most famous export …
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Jazz
6/21/2005
In all honesty, I wouldn't call myself a jazz fan per se, there are too many areas where my ignorance is little short of total. It's more a case that a lot of my favourite artists (eg Bley, Art Ensembl …
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