
Heavy Friends
Saturday July 5th, 2025 with Heavy Lina
"...I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world." Ta-nehesi Coates
On this 72nd episode of Heavy Friends, I’m featuring global grooves, outsider gems, and deeply emotional transmissions!
Lamborghni Severed Heads - Lamborghini / Petrol - Dark Entries (2015) |
Heart of Glass Optimistic Blue - Various – Visions Of Divas - Spiral (1993) |
Centrefold Microfilm - Centrefold 7" - Unforgettable Music (1980) |
Paul ist tot Fehlfarben - Monarchie Und Alltag - Welt-Rekord (1980) |
Talaag Googoosh - Talaag - Taraneh (1984) |
Illlusion Norma Tanega - I Don't Think It Will Hurt If You Smile - RCA Victor (1971) |
Pop Negatif Pop Negatif Wastad - Pop Negatif Wastad - Central Slate Records (1989) |
Man as Bird (ft. Joba Poetry) Raf Reza - Ekbar - Self-released (2025) ![]() ![]() |
Ghebleh Nooshafarin - Various – Zendooni (Funk, Psychedelia And Pop From The Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation) - Pharaway Sounds (2012) |
I Married a Cult Figure Cathy La Crème / The Cro-Tones - I Married A Cult Figure From Salford / Tea Machine Dub 7" - Ovation Records (1980) |
Heleyos Zia - Various – Pomegranates - Persian Pop, Funk, Folk And Psych Of The 60s And 70s - Finders Keepers Records (2009) |
Get You Somebody New LaBelle - Get You Somebody New 7" - Epic (1976) |
Neptune Anteater The Dwarfs Of East Agouza - Sasquatch Landslide - Constellation Records (2025) ![]() |
Sedino chhilo koto tara Winds - Winds Vol – 2 - ? (1990) |
Yo nummella 500 Kg Lihaa - Etkös Ole Ihmisparka - Mirror (1987) |
Like I am/ Comme Je suis (featuring Tara Cross) Unovidual - Entropies - Micart (1986) |
Motion of Heart Methods of Dance - First - Not On Label (Methods Of Dance Self-released) (1983) |
Up next, the incomparable Sade with a cover that cuts deep — "Why Can’t We Live Together." Smooth, haunting, and so relevant. |
Why Can’t We Live Together Sade - Diamond Life - Epic (1984) |
Chiguno Zunta África Negra - Antologia Vol. 2 - Les Disques Bongo Joe (2024) |
Omhona-Omhona Alhaji Waziri Oshomah - The Muslim Highlife Of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah - Luaka Bop (2022) |
Next up... shifting into something tender, electronic, and quietly hypnotic — “October (Love Song)” by Chris & Cosey. I love playing them on Heavy Friends for their ability to blend industrial roots with deep EMO! Cool! |
October (Love Song) Chris & Cosey - October (Love Song) - Rough Trade (1983) |
Next up — a track that IS still so REAL, nearly four decades later. Prince at his most raw and prophetic. “Sign ☮️ the Times” dropped in 1987 !! |
Sign ☮️ the Times Prince - Sign ☮️ the Times - Paisley Park (1987) |
Summertime Blues The Flying Lizards - Summertime Blues 7" - Virgin (1978) |
I Second That Emotion Japan - I Second That Emotion 7" - Hansa (1982) |
T'Aint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) The Fun Boy Three With Bananarama - T'Aint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) 7" - Chrysalis (1982) |
Greetings Heavies!
8:03 PM, July 5th, 2025