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Heavy Friends
Saturday September 11th, 2021 with Heavy Ben
Birthdays, Classics, Unclassics

Let's send birthday wishes this weekend (Sep 10 & 11) to: Don Powell (b. 1946), rock drummer in Slade Johnny Keating (1927-2015), soundtrack composer of action/spy films Leo Kottke (b. 1945), folk and blues guitarist Roy Ayers (b. 1940), jazz/funk vibraphonist Annette Peacock (b. 1941 date unknown), jazz/electronic composer and singer Mickey Hart (b. 1943), drummer in the Grateful Dead Siobhan Fahey (b. 1958), singer in Bananarama Oliver Jones (b. 1934), jazz pianist from Montreal The rest of the program comprises personal faves that I'd like to share with CKCU listeners!
Hour one
Raven
Slade - Play It Loud - Polydor - 1970
Connection
Can - Unlimited Edition - Harvest - 1976 [rec. 1969]
Getaway
Johnny Keating And The Z-Men - 7" - Piccadilly - 1963
Cripple Creek
Leo Kottke - Mudlark - Capitol - 1971
Yèkèrmo Sèw (Yekermo Sew) (A Man of Experience and Wisdom)
Mulatu Astatqé (Astatke) - Ethio Jazz የካተት - Amha/L'Arôme Productions - 1974/2002
Work It Out "Melody Undecided"
Sarah Webster Fabio - Boss Soul - 12 Poems Set To Drum Talk, Rhythms & Images / Soul Of A Nation 2 - Folkways/Soul Jazz - 1972/2018
Award Tour
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders - Jive - 1993
A Tear To A Smile
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - A Tear To A Smile - Polydor - 1975
Slow Motion
Paul Kass (Johnny Hawksworth) - Rhythmic Patterns - Parry Music Library - 1980 Canadian
Freaky (To You)
Sweet Stuff - 7" / California Soul - Soultown/Luv N' Haight - 1976/2003
Sure Shot
Xanadu - 12" / Big Apple Rappin' - Joe Gibbs/Soul Jazz - 1980/2006
Jayou
Jurassic 5 - Jurassic 5 EP - Rumble - 1997
Aynotché Tèrabu (Aynotche Terabu)
Mahmoud Ahmed & the Equators Band - (Ethiopiques) Éthiopiques 1: Golden Years of Modern Music - Ahma/Buda - 1975/1997
Survival
Annette Peacock - The Perfect Release - Aura - 1979
Hour two
One Of These Days
Pink Floyd - Meddle - Harvest - 1971
Rare Air
Mildlife - Automatic - Heavenly Recordings - 2020
Dimension M2
Stereolab - Electrically Possessed [Switched On Vol. 4] - Duophonic - 2021 [rec. 2005]
Heavy
Jaylib - Champion Sound - Stones Throw - 2003
Dandelion
Boards Of Canada - Geogaddi - Warp - 2002
Lawmaker
DARKSIDE - Spiral - Matador - 2021 New
Lixiviation (Ronald Mallory Art Film Collaboration)
Suzanne Ciani - Lixiviation (Ciani/Musica Inc. 1969-1985) - Finders Keepers - 2012 [rec. ~1969]
The Void - 1
Robin Artus (Roger Limb) & Paul Kass (Johnny Hawksworth) - New Technology Volume 2 - Parry Music Library - 1981 Canadian
Big Bad Wolf
Mickey Hart ft. Tarriona "Tank" Ball - Ramu - Verve Forecast - 2017
Time To Get Away
LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver - DFA - 2007
Aie A Mwana dub mix (Dubwana)
Bananarama - 12" - London - 1981
Under Heavy Manners
Robert Fripp ft. David Byrne - God Save The Queen / Under Heavy Manners - EG - 1980
Mark My Time
Oliver Jones ft. Ed Thigpen And Steve Wallace - A Class Act - Enja - 1992 Canadian
Heavenly Bodies
Robin Artus (Roger Limb) & Paul Kass (Johnny Hawksworth) - New Technology Volume 2 - Parry Music Library - 1981 Canadian
An Upsetting Dub
Lee Perry - A Serious Dub - Delta - 1997
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
'evening all welcome to heavy friends

8:09 PM, September 11th, 2021
Wally
Enjoying the song playing now

8:10 PM, September 11th, 2021
Wally
It might have been Getaway

8:13 PM, September 11th, 2021
Manmohan
Yes! Diggin the Sat night soundtrack!

8:25 PM, September 11th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Wally, If it was the 60s spy film sounding theme, that was "Getaway". If it was country funk with acoustic guitar, that was "Cripple Creek".

8:27 PM, September 11th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Manmohan, glad you are grooving to Roy Ayers (and the rest!)

8:28 PM, September 11th, 2021
Wally
It was Johnny Keating, found it on YouTube & love the spy film sound 👌 - thanks Ben

8:34 PM, September 11th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Ok Wally - good to know. And props to Johnny Keating.

8:38 PM, September 11th, 2021
brucew
hey Ben - good groove.

8:45 PM, September 11th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thanks Bruce. This Annette Peacock track is a monster groove!

8:50 PM, September 11th, 2021
Wally
What a groove 👍

8:53 PM, September 11th, 2021
DJR
Howdy Ben! Great listening tonight!

8:54 PM, September 11th, 2021
Eddy
Ben, will go on demand for this show one of these days ……still trippin fronm Juniors Lee Perry Part 1 show today 🌴

8:55 PM, September 11th, 2021
Lina
Great listening Ben!

9:00 PM, September 11th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Sup DJR!? A fellow Mildlife aficionado

9:21 PM, September 11th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
One of these days indeed Eddy ;)

9:21 PM, September 11th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Lina! Thanks for tuning in and hope to see you soon...

9:21 PM, September 11th, 2021
Elif
Hey Ben, It was great listening. I have been looking for the track that included Leonard Cohen’s lyrics. “ there is a crack in everything…” It was a dub mix. Thanks

8:08 AM, September 13th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Right on Elif. If I find that version of Cohen's "Anthem" I'll play it

9:34 PM, September 15th, 2021