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Shock World Service 099:
Emil's Home(Princess P)
18/3/2021 Bern, Switzerland

1. Tarotplane – Shatner's Bassoon
Shatner's Bassoon is the first track on the just released Horizontology album by Tarotplane. You fly through a soft universe, eager to hear what comes next. The cover tempts you to dive in.

2. Helado Negro – Pais Nublado
When i saw Helado Negro live i was blown away. His appearance combined with his bilingual poetry about personal and political issues immediately captivated me. His voice feels as warm as the Florida sun playfully flooding the room. The big sticker on my fridge reminds me every time 'this is how you smile'.

3. Pierre Barouh – Le Pollen (only intro)
A conversation in a bar, cafe or bistro. Glasses clinking, a phone is ringing, probably people are smoking at the tables, pretty accents.

4. Silver Leaf – Hey! 
Sweet voice calls hey! and laughs. Here it comes. But it doesn't matter if nothing else comes. Let's go.

5. Serge Gainsbourg – Strip-Tease Instrumental
I left out Juliette Gréco's voice, I hope you don't mind. So the melody could also come from a carnival, a merry-go-round, Paris in the 60s.

6. Il Quadro Di Troisi – Non Ricordi
What could be better than two artists you love making an album together? I follow both Eva Geist & Donato Dozzy musically. This project is totally successful, a beautiful pop album.

7. Jean-Pierre Decerf – Surrounding Seas
Jean Pierre Decerf recorded the Tracks for Space Oddities in the mid 70s. Surrounding Seas sounds just as the title promises. A dreamy flight around the seas.

8. Ssiege – Regina
What an album! Luckily it's out on vinyl now, I don't buy tapes anymore. Regina is so good, the sounds, the mood, a perfect track. Ssiege is definitely one of my favourite artists at the moment.

9. Roy & The Devil's Motorcycle – We Don't Know
The Roy's are a swiss rock band, consisting of 3 brothers with guitars and a drummer. One of them usually stands with his back to the audience. I have heard them live many times. The song 'We don't know' is the B2 on a 7" with a slightly larger hole than necessary. I love this song it sounds so drunk. The larger hole makes it wobble, which sounds even more drunk.

10. Julianna Barwick – Flowers
Barwick's meditative blend of electronica, ambient and pop has an effective healing effect. 'Healing is a Miracle' came out last summer. The basslines, the echoing pads, together with her voice are amazing. The repetitive nature of this song is like a huge thunderstorm approaching or a storm passing by. The album feels so real, accompanied by a magnificent artwork.

11. Squid – Broadcaster
“Lyrically the track was inspired by the visual artist Naim June Paik & his TV Garden installation,” the band’s drummer/vocalist Ollie Judge said “I thought it blurred the lines between a dystopian and utopian vision. I imagined what it must be like living synonymously amongst nature & technology in the most literal way I could imagine, with TVs towering over me amongst forests.” Let's take this psychedelic voyage.

12. Black Marble – Johnny And Mary
A song born in 1980 and still so fresh 40 years later. A successful homage, it moves you to dance (also good for driving, I tried it).

13. Finis Africae – El Abrazo De La Selva
This piece speaks a beautiful peace between modern electric instruments and traditional acoustic instruments from many cultures. Fortunately, you can travel with music.

14. Neo Museum – Area
I discovered the song on a compilation of 'Light in the Attic'. It's sung in such a wonderfully weird way.

15. Burnto Bertolucci – Bake Me Dome Tonight
This track is a remake of Schneider TM 'The Light 3000', in turn based on The Smiths classic.

16. The Schmutz Sisters – La Folle
Finally, one of the best songs i know. The Schmutz Sisters was a Swiss project founded for a performance. Recently reissued on Optimo's So Low label. Play it loud & give the bolero.

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Dr John Cooper Clarke's live set for Shock World Service. This happened in Crawdaddy in Dublin on 16th April 2008.

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