04/12/25 - Jam_15

"Yes, you’ve got to sing from the depths of the heart. Without heart you cannot be a Qawwal. You sing the songs every day, so even though there is quite a lot, you remember it." -- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Notes
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Aaj Sik Mitran Di	Chain of Light	Real World	2024 (1990)	Qawwali lament in Punjabi Sufi tradition. Big global reach due to Peter Gabriel-founded label Real World. Very famous and iconic singer in Pakistan.
Orchestra Harlow	Silencio	Salsa	Fania	1973	Dramatic salsa dura track from Jewish-American bandleader Larry Harlow. Released on the most important salsa label ever Fania.
Ada Richard	I'm Drunk & I'm Real High (In the Spirit of God)	Good God! Born Again Funk	Numero Group	2010 (1971)	Gospel-funk from a Detroit beauty parlor owner. Discovered by Numero Group.
The Fendermen	Mule Skinner Blues	N/A	Soma	1960	Novelty rockabilly hit recorded with two Fender guitars plugged into the same amp.
Mapenda Seck	Boul Ma Dieuye	Loubess	KSF	2000	Rhythmic Senegalese mbalax from a member of Orchestra Baobab. Brother of the more famous Thione Seck.
Prince Far I	Plant Up	Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter III	Daddy Kool	1980	Dub reggae deep heavy on studio effects. Deep vocal toasting.
Guitar	House Full of Time	Sunkissed	Morr	2002	Dreamy shoegaze from a German duo. Bright and melodic.
Units	I-Night	Units	N/A	1979	Ahead-of-its-time synth punk track. A bridge between late-70s DIY and 2000s indie futurism.

04/05/25 - Jam_14

"In short, Sudden Sway shared my belief that the rules were there to be ignored and that anything was possible." -- Mike Alway, A&R that 'discovered' Sudden Sway

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Notes
Wujuseon	Superhero	Superhero	N/A	2006	One of the few early experimental hip-hop releases from SK. Duo made up of Von and Giant. Released one album. Name means spaceship in Korean.
Sudden Sway	Ah Metal Blossom	Spacemate	Blanco y Negro	1986	80s art pop collective. Influences from bands like A Certain Ratio.
Christian Marclay	His Master's Voice (Excerpt)	Records	N/A	1997	Recorded some time betwen 1981-1989. One of the earliest turntable-as-music adopters.
Bulgarian State Television Female Choir	Pilentze Pee	Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares	Shelter	1972	Eastern European traditional vocal music. A result of fifteen years of recording collection.
Bernard Parmegiani	Accidents - Harmoniques	De Natura Sonorum	INA-GRM	1978	Musique concrete from a large figure in the style. Well put together textures.
Moonriders	Chou C Chou	Don't Trust Over Thirty	T.E.N.T.	1986	80s art pop band. Led by Keiichi Suzuki, a lead composer of the Mother (Earthbound) soundtracks.
George Smallwood	Loser	Loser	PPU	2016	Blind singer from Washington, D.C. Garage soul from 70s/80s. Recorded some time between 1975-2015.
Negra Branca	O Espatelar do Linho	Antologia de Musica Atipica Portuguesa, Vol. 1: O Trabalho	Discrepant	2017	Portuguese electroacoustic music.
Jean-Michel Jarre	Eromachine	N/A	Pathe	1970	Debut single from huge progressive electronic figure. Experimental/musique concrete track.
African Head Charge	Off The Beaten Track	Off The Beaten Track	On-U	1986	80s UK post-punk dub. Led by Jamaican drummer, a rarity in UK dub.
E. Willey Von Huff-N-Puff	Just Wish You Were Here	Friends-Lovers & Estranged X's	P.E.G.	1982	Weird and esoteric funk/soul.