I spoke with Ed Connole and Sophie Zeldin-O’Neill on All FM.

We talked about the inspiration behind HIT: Once Upon a Field, the writing process, and the book’s northern setting.

Visit https://paintingtheartist.com for more info.

James Walker | All FM interview | June 22, 2023

Computers, Commuters and Broadband Routers



01 Miles Before and After // Modern Jazz Gang (1962)



02 Voodoo Man // Jay Electronica (2008)



03 I’m Doing Fine // Moodymann (2004)



04 Blue in Green // Miles Davis (1957)



05 Park Bench People // Jose James (2008)



06 Aidy’s Girl’s a Computer // Darkstar (2009)



07 Dreaming // Alicia Keys (2009)



08 All I Do is Think of You // Tammi Terrell (1966)



09 Maybe So, Maybe No // Mayer Hawthorne (2009)



10 Stop // J Dilla (2006)



11 Ball’r // Terre Thaemlitz (2008)



12 Paper, Scissors, Stone // Portico Quartet (2009)



13 River Man // Nick Drake (1969)



WalkMusic // Chapter 1

How We Do. I Love You.

01 Ex-Loop // James Walker (2010)

02 Brother Don't Cry // Trilogy (2010)

03 Tea Leaf Dancers // Flying Lotus (2007)

04 Night Bus // Burial (2008)

05 Ancestors // Gonjasufi (2010)

06 Untitled // Lazer Sword (2008)

07 Motown Skit // Margaret Phelps (1964)

08 Mango Pickle Down River // M.I.A. (2007)

09 Love and Broken Hearts // Wynton Marsalis (2007)

10 Fresh Noodles // Mr Scruff (2009)

11 Santa Maria de Feira // Devendra Banhart (2005)*

12 Horizon Variations // Max Richter (2008)

13 Still Serious Nic // Omar S (2009)

14 Cottonwood // Pigon (2007)

15 Rej // Sonar Kollektiv Orchestra (2008)



*Translation:

Thinking / every day, every hour / thinking of you

Walking / my basket of mulberries / they're for you

Early / by the day and the night / I dream of you

Eating pears / in Santa Maria de Feira / what a pleasure going there

Good people / only happiness, there's never sorrow / there's no reason to suffer

Playing / in the sea, in the sand / living this way

White window / oh, I want the morning to come / want it to come back once again

Waiting / that's the way I spend my time / waiting for Inaniel

And praying / for her warmth, for her breath / over my skin

My friend / I tell you, everything's going right on here / but sleeping

My friend / I beg you, help me

Searching / with my anchor on the tide / swimming to you

I'm already going / hear me, I’m telling you / I love you

By the valley / I found a hidden river / I was drowning on it

And I remember / it was warm, but I was cold / I was going to die

Bianca / oh Paloma and Angelina / finally, I saw you

Finally I saw you



WalkMusic // Chapter 2

The people that live in my building have recently been smoking the strongest, heaviest skunk that I have ever smelt in my entire life. I'm not really into weed anymore, but I do like dub loops, so I've done a quick audio rip of a track I really love. You know, just to do my bit in getting into the vibes that are currently permeating the walls of the place I call home. This song - Midnight Bustling, by 3 GENERATIONS WALKING - is about everyday human struggle and police brutality. It is extremely rare and taken from a really good Theo Parrish mix I first heard in 2008. The quality is not great, but you can't currently stream this track online anywhere else in the world. This is a bit mad because it now means I'm breaking the law. As a quick disclaimer, I would therefore urge everyone to buy a copy of this rare record from Juno or some other online retail platform (unfortunately, it is not available right now, and probably never will be). While it's here on Soundcloud though (which is something I hope the original artists are happy with), check the wicked roots-vibe brass solo two-thirds of the way through; the beautiful, light tip-tap full percussion dub during the centre-half of the track; and pretend you can't smell the strongest skunk ever and, therefore, not get yourself embroiled in a legal battle of John Grisham-esque proportions. Just another Midnight Bustling. For more information, call 1-800-DARK

Theo Parrish - Red Bull Music Acadamy
<a href="http://soundcloud.com/r_co/theo-parrish-red-bull-music-academy-toronto-treasures-2008" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theo Parrish - Red Bull Music Academy, Toronto Treasures - 2008 by R_co</a>



Midnight Bustling // 3 GENERATIONS WALKING

Warp :: New Musik (1982) :: JWalk (Look What You've Done Edit)

Sea Urchins || Yo La Tengo (2002) || JWalk (Ozark Revisit)

For other mixes, please visit the good people at...

Balearic Social (March 2013):
https://soundcloud.com/andyp10/balearic-social-radio-guest-5

The Goodhood Store (July 2012):
http://soundcloud.com/the-goodhood-store/good-vibes-13-mixed-by-jwalk

Test Pressing (November 2011):
https://testpressing.org/mix/164walk-musicthe-low-life-elite

James Walker

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