Mr Trick and Wrongtom

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #57 (Nov.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:11:52 +0000

AKA “Moog & Willies”. With typical technical finesse and the professional presenting abilities of Alan Partridge, we crash into another week with the erstwhile Ed Zed tucked under one arm to bring you another series of selections and banter as only we can. This week differs from usual shows, as Ed steps into Tom’s shoes to handle selection duties -- a situation brought about by Tom originally not planning to appear due to gigging commitments with Pama Int’l, only to have it cancelled due to a support slot with The Specials (Pama, not Tom -- he wishes!). So, with Ed stepping up with anything from classic Roxanne Shante to a highly obscure piece from Paul Simon (!), this is… well… much like our usual shows, really. We do also stride into the world of advertising as we force Ed to record a voiceover live on-air. The fame! The fame!!

Tracklisting:
Jaga Jazzist -- One-Armed Bandit
Moog Plays The Beatles -- Daytripper
Konk -- Love Attack
[unknown tune submitted by Craig Leckie - any ideas, please let us know]
Flaming Lips -- Convinced Of The Hex
Roxanne Shante -- Brothers Ain’t Shit
BlakRoc -- Ain’t Nothin’ Like You (Hoochie Coo)
Jerry Landis -- The Lone Teen Ranger
Thunderheist -- Little Booty Girl (Lunice RMX)
Golden Earring -- Kill Me Ce Soir

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Featured video this week was going to be this rather excellent Richard Edson showreel, but sadly we can’t embed it on this site. So, in its place is Ed’s Golden Earring selection, as it got cut slightly short and is rather ace:

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #56 (Oct.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:56:55 +0000

… AKA “The Beatless Special”. Given both myself and Tom are very rhythm-driven in terms of tracks we love -- or rather, appreciative of the power of a killer beat -- we thought it might be interesting to try a theme special where none of the tracks had beats at all. Well, that was the initial plan, though as you’ll hear something may have been lost in translation resulting in one or two tracks creeping in sporting percussive qualities at best and a bloody huge drum beat at worst (take a bow Ed Zed)…

So, with the Beatles/Beatless puns out the way and joined by our compadre Mr Ed Zed, we sidestep numerous technical disasters including the Resonance CD decks collectively refusing to play Melvins’ “Colossus of Destiny” (a wise move, many might argue) and press on with a series of selections that we hoped might go beyond your obvious choices to deliver something a bit more interesting. Did we succeed? Well, we shall leave that to you to decide, but if the tracklisting might sway you, here it is…

Tracklisting:
Pigbag “The backside”
Grinderman “Grinderman”
Inflatable Boy Clams “I’m Sorry”
Sigue Sigue Sputnik “Atari Baby”
Xela “Creeping Flesh”
Hightower Set “Putting Heads To Bed”
Stephen Duffy “Wednesday Jones”
Morphine “In Spite Of Me”
Social Climbers “Hello Texas”
Galliano “Roofing Tiles (Instrumental)”

As mentioned above, the soundbed was meant to be Melvins’ “Colossus of Destiny” album/track, but thanks to technical hell turned out to be “O Berimbau” by Nana Vasconcelos.

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Featured video this week is a peach of a selection by Tom -- a slightly random clip of Martin Degville from Sigue Sigue Sputnik forcing some German TV presenter to dress up SSS-style:

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #55 (Oct.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:48:48 +0000

… AKA “the one for our Mums”. This week we decided to step up with a fair spread of tracks taking in anything from the 90s loveliness of Girls Against Boys to the Gloria Estefan-toting Lindstrøm & Christabelle. We also feature two of Tom’s worst selections ever, namely bogle covers of Bette Midler and Bryan Adams. No, seriously. On top of that we have the sublime stylings of Lorraine Ellison, the Coltrane-covering Red Holt and, despite protestations, the annual revisit of Meshuggah -- an airing best summed up by the message we received during the show from listener Jesscapeshop via Twitter: “somehow a year between airings doesn’t seem quite long enough”…

So, as ever, grab your cognac, settle into your oxblood leather armchair, put those slipper-covered feet up on the coffee table and join us as we reprise the Camden Lurch for the next 60 minutes…

Tracklisting:
Girls Against Boys “In Like Flynn”
Lindstrøm & Christabelle “Baby Don’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix)”
Lindstrøm & Christabelle “Baby Don’t Stop (Radio Edit)” (snippet)
Lorraine Ellison “Stay With Me Baby”
Mark Holder “Wind Beneath My Wings” (snippet)
Singing Sweet “Everything I Do (Bogle Lick)” (snippet)
Hot Chip “Tchaparian”
Shrag “Hopelessly Wasted”
Red Holt “Favourite Things”
Meshuggah “New Millenium Cyanide Christ”
Paddy Roberts “The Big Dee Jay”

The soundbed this week was Andrew Weatherall’s remix of Weekender. RIP Liam.

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The featured video this week is also a Flowered Up tribute -- part 1 of their awesome Weekender video (check the clip for a link to part 2 as well):

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #54 (Oct.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:45:49 +0000

After the train-wreck of last week’s show when both myself and Tom were rendered dumb and mumbling thanks to too much work and no goddamn sleep, we were keen to make amends this week with some fine selections and a better line in chatter too.

With yours truly fresh from a fine day out at the Jukebox Madness record fair, 45s were high on the agenda, taking in anything from the mighty, marvellous vocal harmonies of Johnny and the Expressions to the rather bizarre 80s rap moments of Dr. John. Tom’s contributions took in something of a synth theme, loosely tying Holger Hiller, Restiform Bodies and even Wilson Pickett into the mix…

Tracklisting:
J.D Alex “Grasshopper”
Johnny and the Expressions “Something I Want To Tell You”
Wilson Pickett “Don’t Knock My Love (Part II)”
Dr. John “Jet Set”
Holger Hiller “Neighbours (Demixed by Steve)”
Richard Hawley “Open Up Your Door”
Restiform Bodies “Recycle America”
Scritti Politti “Flesh and Blood”

The soundbed was various tracks from the new Alberta Cross album.

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Featured video this week is courtesy of Holger Hiller:

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #53 (Oct.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:49:08 +0000

Sorry. Sorry sorry sorry…

Every once in a while we have an off night (hey! stop that at the back…) and this was one such fine instance where the planets align, all the pieces fall into place… and we have just about everything go wrong.

Of course cock-ups are fun (at which point we should mention the naked man cover courtesy of Man… sorry), so we’re confident this should prove a fine listen, albeit potentially for the wrong reasons. In our defence though, the tracks selected are top dollar, including Nigerian disco from the dubiously named Dr Adolf Aonotu, Roots Manuva-led dancehall courtey of Breakage and possibly the worst-named band in living memory: Bloody Beetroots…

Tracklisting:
Dr. Adolf Aonotu “Ijere”
Gougoush “I Believe In Love”
Mat Young “Indica”
Jetpak “An Elderly Game”
Bloody Beetroots feat Cool Kids “Awesome”
Breakage “Run Em Out”
Junior Ross and the Spears “Say Jah Jah Say (Mr Trick version)”
Kathy Smith “Topanga”
Joe Higgs “Journey To Freedom”

and the sound-bed would’ve been “The Alchemist” by Man

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Featured video this week is a curio Tom dug up, courtesy of Gougoush:

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #52 (Sept.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:45:41 +0000

Ordinarily our last show of the month is a theme one, but this month we felt we’d deviated from the standard show format a fair bit, and so hence this week we eschew the thematic take to bring you, er, well two loose themes of sorts.

For my part, the tracks are 100% new releases; quite a shock to anyone who listens regularly and hears my ranting about the quality of new releases. Tom, on the other hand, steps up with a fistful of Acid Jazz-related tracks, with a concerted attempt to shed more light on the lesser-known gems of a label traditionally associated with Corduroy and the James Taylor Quartet.

So, get listening below to hear tracks from Thavius Beck, Tyondai Braxton, Mother Earth, United Future Organisation and more…

Tracklisting:
Mother Earth “Riot On 103rd St”
Thavius Beck “Go (Offshore Remix)”
United Future Organization “My Foolish Dream”
Fink “See It All”
Benjamin Zephaniah “Dry”
Tyondai Braxton “Opening Bell”
Modulations “Rough Out Here”

Soundbed this week was various tracks from the new Blockhead album “The Music Scene”.

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Featured video for this week isn’t a musical one per se -- its Tyondai Braxton talking about his Central Market album, which has remained glued to the Mr Trick Listening Post since I got my hands on it…

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #51 (Sept.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:20:34 +0000

With its soothing opening number and sordid assortment of visceral assaults on your ears, this is indeed a step away from usual shows. Or, we could be lying, with anyone from Lindisfarne to Rockney legends Chas & Dave both making an appearance in the one show. Which is true? Well, that would be telling…

… unless you read the tracklist below, which kinda ruins the surprise

Get stuck in people! And thanks to those of you who are keeping up the regular comms via Twitter, SMS or email (well, maybe not the latter -- even we’ve forgotten what our email address is). However we still want MORE COMMUNICATION from you dirty heathens, so when we resurface this Wednesday, be sure to send us a message by whatever means necessary -- even carrier pigeon if need be…

Tracklisting:
The Jesus Lizard “Boilermaker”
Jack Peñate “Pull My Heart Away (Jamie XX Remix)”
The X-Men “Wordplay”
Chas & Dave “Turn That Noise Down”
Lindisfarne “We Can Swing Together (Live)”
The Feelies “Crazy Rhythms”
LV “Don’t Judge”

The soundbed features a selection of tracks from the forthcoming “Marabu Series EP” by Remdog on 2600 Recordings

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Featured video for this week is a clip of Glenn Mercer from The Feelies playing Crazy Rhythms -- top clip:

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #50 (Sept.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:04:14 +0000

With no small sense of achievement, we roll into our fiftieth show, and so figured we should celebrate with a few friends joining us and a theme special of sorts to boot. Originally the plan was to revisit the finest tracks from our first 49 shows, but on the basis we podcast the show we felt it would be selling things a bit short, and hence we swiftly revised our idea and instead step up with a selection of shows all united by one theme: they are all over fifty years old.

With 1959 as the cutoff date we were both hesitant as to how easy this would be, but ironically we found it to be one of the easiest shows to select for that we’ve ever done. Taking in doo wop, jazz, calypso, R&B and even proto-electronica courtesy of Raymond Scott, there is a distinct whiff of “they don’t make em like that anymore”, no question. Factor in our listeners Rob and “survivalist beard”-toting Long Distance Dan joining us and chipping in too and its a fine, warm celebration of our half-centenary.

Tracklisting:
The Blue Men “Orbit Around The Moon”
Kansas Joe McCoy “When The Levee Breaks”
Sun Ra & His Solar-Myth Arkestra “Watusa”
The Five Satins “In The Still of the Night”
Maya Angelou “Stone Cold Dead In The Market”
Raymond Scott “Don’t Beat Your Wife Every Night”
The Chantels “Maybe”
Raymond Scott “The Rhythm Modulator”
Raymond Scott “BC 1675″
Howlin’ Wolf “Evil (Is Goin On)

Soundbed: Led Zeppelin “When The Levee Breaks”

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The featured video for this week is a 2 minute trailer for the Calypso Heat Wave flick, starring one Maya Angelou among others:

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #49 (Sept.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:18:14 +0000

It all went a little disco via the Indian subcontinent this week, with both Trick and Tom dropping Pakistani and Indian classics and Tom then contuining with tracks all matching one theme: they took some kind of inspiration from Giorgio Moroder.

Add on to that an old fave of both presenters in the form of Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and a classic, CLASSIC Upsetters dub (arguably one of the funkier out there) and it all amounts to one fine listen. Don’t believe us? Hit the play button below and if the opening track doesn’t grab you, nothing will…

Tracklisting:
Karye Pyar “Tafo feat Nahid Akhtar”
Vijay Benedict “Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki”
Ebony Bones “The Muzik”
Killing Joke “Turns To Red”
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy “Language Of Violence (Jazz Version)”
Boriken Soul “Boriken”
The Upsetters “Dub In The Backseat”

Soundbed: Georgio Moroder’s Midnight Express OST including “Chase” and “Love Theme”

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Featured video this week is the original version of the Disposables “Language of Violence”, a old favourite of ours which sadly didn’t age as well. A shame as at the time this was truly awesome stuff:

Mr Trick & Wrongtom: Show #48 (Sept.’09)

trick@rhythm-incursions.com (Mr Trick and Wrongtom) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:48:20 +0000

Many would argue that with a 2 week break under our belts we would be back rested, keen and generally spry; ready to pounce on the airwaves like proverbial FM ninjas to deliver some programming finesse. Sadly, as we commence with Trick playing entirely the wrong track, we can once again prove that if the “many” in question were referring to us they’d be sadly mistaken.

Gaffes aside, we return augmented by 50% with the additional presence (and no doubt hotly anticipated return) of one Edward Zed, Esq. Since his last show he has been present as the rather disembodied voice of our “number to text in on” sting, but now he returns body-and-all with a couple of his own fine selections to let loose on you, our dear listeners. Music covered includes Coati Mundi, Jason Crest, Herma Puma and Reggie Stepper, and topics take in anything from Toyah, Vicki Michelle in panto, the merits of tampons over skincare products and, most pressingly, exactly which curry our listener Josh had just ordered from over the road.

Only here, dear listener, only here…

Tracklisting:
Herma Puma “Psych Out”
Jason Crest “Black Mass”
Bob “The Things That You Do”
Coati Mundi “No More Blue”
Hudson Mohawke -- Rising 5
Aksak Maboul “(Mit I) Saure Gurke (Aus I Urwald Gelockt)”
Reggie Stepper “Little Miss”

The soundbed started with Clint Mansell’s “Moon” soundtrack, then moved on to 4 Hero’s “Expansions” disc…

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The featured video for this could only be this -- someone’s vid tribute to Jason Crest’s “Black Mass” track doubling as an homage to b-movies of yesteryear…