Flamingo #29 (21/04/21)
Flamingo is my monthly radio show on Lisbon’s Rádio Quântica, broadcasting every fourth Wednesday from 16h–18h. You can find the mixcloud archive of previous shows here.
After recording the last few shows by talking straight into my laptop mic, I decided that for April’s Flamingo I would make a special effort and get a proper microphone. The difference can be heard in the deep and sultry tones of my voice – at least, that’s how I like to imagine it.
This month we start the first hour with classical ambience then move through some moody slow beats, before a handful of fun singalongs. The second hour is a DJ mix heavy on dynamic percussion, at times within a more conventional 4/4 structure, at others stepping into broken – and banging – metres. I’m glad to have this monthly exercise to keep my eye in as far as selecting and mixing records is concerned, and it goes some way to allaying my fears about the return to playing in front of actual people.
I’ve included a few of my selections from the last Bandcamp Friday, the cover of ‘Silicon Valley’ made by Michaeloswell Graphicdesigner for this Track-By-Track entry, plus the new song by LoneLady that comes with a fabulous lyric video made by Sean Clarke, Creative Director of the audio-visual meet-up Test Card Manchester:
Thanks to Pietro Bernasconi from Nottetempo, Arturo from Reishi, Hamish from Butter Side Up, Josh & James from The Ghost and Jorge & Rui from Carpet for sending me promos.
Also, if anyone knows The Jaffa Kid personally, please do ask him if he’s named after the cakes. Thanks.
Susumu Yokota - Fiber [Leaf, 2000]
Daniel Herskedal - The Mistral Noir [Edition, 2015]
Kelpe – Vicissitude/Don’t Forget To Breathe Eh [Self-released, 2021]
101 Beats Per Minute - Il Mare [Countersunk, 2019]
The Jaffa Kid – Proper Clover [Nottetempo, 2021]
YUF-O – S.O-S.A [Superconscious, 2021]
Michaeloswell Graphicdesigner - Silicon Valley (Apple™ Macintosh™ Compatible) [Self-released, 2021]
Jennifer Paige - Crush [Hollywood, 1998]
LoneLady – (There Is) No Logic [Warp, 2021]
Stefano Di Carlo & Mauro Ruvolo – Morphology [Reishi, 2021]
The Force Dimension - 200 FA [Amnesia, 1989]
Moonchild Sanelly - Bashiri [Transgressive, 2020]
Asphalt Jungle - Freakin’ Time [TEC, 1979]
IN THE MIX
Prosumer & Tama Sumo – Play Up [Ostgut Ton, 2008]
Ali Berger – Hihat Mood [Trackland, 2021]
Luca Piermatti – Dedicated To The Victims [Cure, 2020]
Youandewan – Slow Down (ft. Art Feynman) [Butter Side Up, 2021]
DJ Pipe – Active Society [The Ghost, 2021]
DJ Chupacabra – Dranzer [Carpet/Steps, 2021]
Known Chic – Atutu [Gyroscope, 1992]
AceMoMa – Finding Polaris [HAUS Of ALTR, 2021]
Anz – Unravel In The Designated Zone [OTMI, 2021]
Ikonika – Your Body [Don’t Be Afraid, 2020]
Go Dam – Caveman’s Journey [Braindance, 2020]
Penelope – Gathering [Tresydos, 2021]
Steve O’Sullivan – Composure [Mosaic, 2000]