March 15, 2020 – A Complicated Sadness

last of the live broadcasts for a bit, i’m afraid; watch this space for further developments and announcements; many thanks to James for the fine work on the Free Kick Radio Show, of which this episode is a particularly fine example

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Playlist

• The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem – The Boys Won’t Leave The Girls Alone – I Know Who Is Sick
• Roland Kirk – Left and Right – Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
• Son House – Live Performance (11/15/1969) – Death Letter Blues / John the Revelator / Preachin’ The Blues / I Wanna Live So God Can Use Me

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• Dream Algebra – Free Burma – A Complicated Sadness
• Harris Eisenstadt – The Soul and Gone – The Evidence of Absence Is Not Necessarily The Absence of Evidence

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• Wes Montgomery – Quintessential Wes – Mr. Walker
• Bill Frisell – Guitar in the Space Age – Pipeline
• Frank Zappa – Sleep Dirt – The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution

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• Mashkoor Ali Khan – Transcendence – Raga Jhinjhoti – Daatha Tumi Ho Aaj Man Basa Gayee
• Alaclair Ensemble – 4.99 – Piles Comprises (Mash remelange)

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• TALKOVER MUSIC : The Budos Band – Burnt Offering – The Sticks

March 8, 2020 – I'm A Bad, Bad Kick

happy international womxn’s day!

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Playlist

• Roland Kirk – Left and Right – Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
• BBC 4 Radio Play by Martyn Wade with Sophie Thompson – Blue Veils and Golden Sands – Introduction / There is No Such Thing as Silence / The Meaning of Sound / A Glass or Two of Wine / My Real Living Room / Doctor Who / New Music and Open Minds

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• Big Mama Thornton – Ball ’n’ Chain – Wade in the Water
• Sister Rosetta Tharpe – The Decca Singles – You Gotta Move
• Bessie Smith – Single – Send me to the Electric Chair
• Ma Rainey – Single – Jealous Hearted Blues
• Memphis Minnie – Hoodoo Lady 1933-37 – I’m a Bad Luck Woman
• Big Maybelle – Single – New Kind of Mambo
• Etta James – The Right Time – I Sing the Blues

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• Bea Baker – I’m A Bad, Bad Girl (VA) – I Want A Lavender Cadillac
• Esther Phillips – After Hours The Collection – Northern Soul Masters Vol. 2 (VA) – Catch Me I’m Falling
• Mavis Staples – Time Waits For No One – Jaguar
• Dengue Fever – Cannibal Courtship – Uku

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• Tanya Tagaq – Animism – Caribou
• Acid Test – Drop – Mr. Skin
• Tamara Filyavich – Portable Cosmoshrine – Track 3
• Grimes – Art Angels – World Princess Pt. 2
• Al Qahwa – Cairo Moon – The Nightingale

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• TALKOVER MUSIC : Efence – Lost Future – Cassette

FREE KICK AND CARRY ON

In these difficult times why not catch up on the vast archive that resides on the freekick.ca website. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to post last week’s show today as I’m away and have no access to upload the show and playlist. I’ll have 2 new shows for you later this week. Meanwhile keep on dancing!

March 1, 2020 – Esthetics Of The Free-Ture

play, repeat

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Playlist

• Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings – Looking at the World thru Rose Colored Glasses
• Roland Kirk – Left and Right – Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
• Simone Forti – Al Di Là – Bottom
• Laurie Anderson – Airwaves (VA) – Two Songs For Tape Bow Violin: Ethics Is The Esthetics Of The Few-Ture (Lenin) / Song For Juanita
• Iva Bittová – Iva Bittová – Fragment III

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• Charles Williams – Stickball – Who Is He (and What Is He To You)
• Tranzam – Funky Steps – Dance Ritual of Fire From Love, The Magician
• David Matthews – Super Funky Sax – Super Groove
• Willie and the Bumblebees – Honey From the Bee – Dipstick
• Hummingbird – We Can’t Go On Meeting Like This – We Can’t Go On Meeting Like This

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• Unknown – Zoop Zoop Zoop: Traditional Music and Folklore of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John (VA) – Seven Step
• Michael Gibbs & the NDR Bigband – In My View – ‘Tis As It Should Be
• M.G. & The Escorts – Canada Wyld Vol.1 Crazy Things (VA) – A Someday Fool
• Pascal Comelade – Pierre Bastien – Jac Berrocal – Jaki Liebezeit – Oblique Sessions – Rock’n’Roll Station
• Au Pairs – Playing With a Different Sex – You

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• The Dead South – Sugar and Joy – Diamond Ring
• Coyote Merlot – S/T – Awake
• Autogramm – Single – Jessica Don’t Like Rock ‘n’ Roll
• Burning Spring – Debt Offensive – Seven Years Bad Taste
• The Cyrillic Typewriter – Water Over Glass – The Double O
• Debo Band – Debo Band – Not Just a Song

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• TALKOVER MUSIC : Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Close But No Cigar – Memphis

February 23, 2020 – Various Artists

business as usual, shuffle along

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Playlist

• Eekwol & T-Rhyme – F.W.B.W. – Revitalize
• Roland Kirk – Left and Right – Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
• Nitya Gopal Das – Bauls du Bengale – What a Strange World
• Anarchist Mountains – Generations – City

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• Lloyd Cheechoo – Native North America (Vol. 1) : Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966-1985 (VA) – Winds of Change
• Gabe Witcher and David West – Pickin’ on Pink Floyd (A Bluegrass Tribute) (VA) – Astronomy Domine
• fydhws – Across the Mountains – A Macedonian Ambient Compilation (VA) – the sprawl

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• Sonny Terry – Classic African American Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways (VA) – Oh, What a Beautiful City
• Stark Reality – Funk Spectrum III (VA) – Prelude To Say Brother
• Les Volcans de La Capital – African Scream Contest (VA) – Oya Ka Jojo
• Unknown Artist – African Scream Contest (VA) – Unidentified Bonus Track

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• Polisario [?] – Music From Saharan Cellphones Vol. 2 (VA) – Unknown
• Fela Kuti – Africafunk Vol 2: Return to the Original Sound of 1970s Funky Africa (VA) – Roforofo Fight
• Nice And Nasty 3 – Big Apple Rappin’: The Early Days Of Hip-Hop Culture In New York City 1979-1982 (VA) – The Ultimate Rap

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• TALKOVER MUSIC : Baka Forest People – Heart of the Forest – Water Drums II

February 16, 2020 – Autoschediasm Kick

because it’s always seriously spontaneously combustible

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Playlist

• A Tribe Called Red – Single – Burn Your Village To The Ground
• Roland Kirk – Left and Right – Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
• Zap Mama – Adventures In Afropea 1 – Babanzélé
• Gil Scott-Heron – Nothing New – Better Days Ahead
• Madison’s Lively Stones – Classic African American Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways (VA) – It’s Time to Make a Change
• Vewonyi DD – Togo Soul 70 (VA) – Agbemenyawo

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• Yannick Rieu – MachiNations – Status
• Karoline Leblanc, Ernesto Rodrigues, Nicolas Caloia – Autoschediasm – Part 3
• Rob Clutton with Tony Malaby – Offering – Crimes of Tantalus

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• Gordon Grdina Quartet – Cooper’s Park – Benbow
• Fairuz – Arabia: The Women’s Voice (VA) – Sakana Al Leyel (Quiet Is the Night)

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• A Certain Ratio – Sextet – Lucinda
• Quando Quango – Pigs & Battleships – Love Tempo
• Rational Youth – Cold War Night Life – Close to Nature
• Turquoise Days – Alternative Strategies – Blurred
• Sad Lovers and Giants – Les Années Vertes – 50/50
• Narcy – World War Free Now – Sun

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• TALKOVER MUSIC : Skeletons – Smile – Positive Force

February 9, 2020 – Kicker Than You

all new–c’mon, kick the tires on this one!

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Playlist

• Northern Cree – It’s Cold Outside – You’re the One
• Roland Kirk – Left and Right – Black Mystery Has Been Revealed
• Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter 4: Memphis – Jewels of the Sky: Inscription / As Far As the Eyes Can See / Trail of the Smiling Sphinx / Piddling / Shoes of Gold

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• Rajesh Roshan (Kishore Kumar and Chorus) – Yaarana OST – Sara Zamana Haseenon Ka
• Laxmikant Pyarelal (Shailendra Singh) – Bobby OST – Main Shayar to Nahin
• Shankar Jaikishan (Kishore Kumar) – Jungle Mein Mangal OST – Tum Kitanee Khubasurat Ho
• Rahul Dev Burman (Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle) – Yeh Vaada Raha OST – Tu Tu Hai Wahi Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha
• Laxmikant Pyarelal (Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar) – Do Raaste OST – Chhup Gaye Saare Nazaare

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• Bill Frisell – Harmony – Everywhere
• Sarah Pagé – Dose Curves – Ephemeris Data
• Alder & Ash – The Crowneater – The Crowneater

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• The Noname – Sick and Tired – Chaos Changan
• Dragons – Single – Ardent Fire
• Brain Failure – Lucky Hit – I’m Better Than You
• Fanzui Xiangfa – Single – Fuck Your Flag
• Strikeback – Charge Into Enemy Gunfire – Power To The Punx
• Anarchy Jerks – Wuliao Contingent – Chinese Oi!
• Point Blank – Made In China – Made In China
• SMZB – Ten Years Rebellion – Tour For Freedom
• Angela Amarualik – Ajungi – Sapinngillunga (I Won’t Give Up)

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• TALKOVER MUSIC : Stefan Christoff and Nick Schoefield – Rêves sonores à Montréal – Rise