The Listening Club - 29th July 2019

Howdy-doodly-do, listening chums! @JimMcCauley at your service once more, feeling just the tiniest bit jaded after a barbecue yesterday afternoon that I didn't get away from until after midnight. I'm sure an afternoon of writing about Kickstarter projects will sort me right out, yeah?

Last week found @SimonLandmine on the decks and taking full advantage of Apollo 9 nostalgia with his pick of Public Service Broadcasting's "The Race for Space", which seemed to get everyone moonwalking nicely. So thanks to Simon for the pick and for chucking the zero-G frisbaton at @Holette, who demands your attention this very instant.

"Right Listening Clubbers, get your dancing shoes on because this Sunday, it's disco night. I know some of you are dancing queens, while others on the indie spectrum might not feel the dance floor is your natural habitat. As for those that self identify as Metalers, well you're probably just going to hate it. 

Nevertheless, influenced by watching the recent Studio 54 documentary, I present to you the soundtrack of my New York City night out fantasy sequence. 

I've recently been turned on to Arthur Russell's absorbing experiments in avant garde disco and heart stopping folk songs through a radio interview with entertaining Manchester art pop collective Whyte Horses. Both Whyte Horses and Arthur Russell (and the Wild Combination documentary about him) are well worth seeking out if you like that sort of thing. But ultimately I fancied sharing with you some glistening, high octane electronic music by one of the weirdest acts to appear on Top of the Pops and a genius producer. 

This is the original album but a recent anniversary reissue holds some interesting nuggets for comedy fans which might just gatecrash the afterparty. 

So doors open at 8pm, dress to impress and join me at the Listening Club, where not even celebrities get in for free."

Groovy. Direct download is here, and the HearThis stream is down there.


See you at 8! (BST!)