Monday Night Martin
Once upon a time I lugged my PC to The Star on the first Monday of each month to play lovingly created playlists as loudly as I could get away with accompanied by swirling visuals generated by WinAmp’s MilkDrop plugin projected on to a screen. This had something of a cult following for a few years.
#08: Claudia's Birthday (September 2008)
1
Shpongle
“Botanical Dimensions”
Nothing Lasts But Nothing Is Lost, 2005
2
Can
“Oh Yeah”
Tago Mago, 1971
3
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
“Faith Healer”
Next, 1973
4
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
“Fault Line”
Howl, 2005
5
Spiritualized
“Borrowed Your Gun”
Songs in A&E, 2008
6
Gipsy Kings
“Hotel California”
The Big Lebowski, 1998
7
The Beta Band
“Round the Bend”
The Beta Band, 1999
8
M83
“Skin of the Night”
Saturdays = Youth, 2008
9
My Bloody Valentine
“Sometimes”
Loveless, 1991
10
Björk
“Bachelorette”
Homogenic, 1997
11
Radiohead
“15 Step”
In Rainbows, 2007
12
Datarock
“Computer Camp Love”
Datarock, 2005
13
Tubeway Army
“Down in the Park”
Replicas, 1979
14
Fujiya & Miyagi
“Ankle Injuries”
Transparent Things, 2006
15
Morcheeba
“Killer Hippie”
Beats & B-Sides, 1998
16
Tricky
“Black Steel”
Maxinquaye, 1995
17
David Bowie
“Rebel Never Gets Old”
Rebel Never Gets Old, 2004
18
M83
“Highway of Endless Dreams”
Saturdays = Youth, 2008
19
The Psychedelic Furs
“Pulse”
The Psychedelic Furs, 1980
20
Radiohead
“Airbag”
O.K. Computer, 1997
21
Sigur Rós
“Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur”
Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust, 2008
22
Blue Man Group + Esthero
“White Rabbit”
The Complex, 2003
23
Chicago Transit Authority
“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is”
Chicago Transit Authority, 1969
24
Cannibal and the Headhunters
“Land of 1000 Dances”
Land of 1000 Dances, 1965
25
The Beau Brummels
“Just a Little”
Introducing the Beau Brummels, 1965
26
Smith
“Baby It's You”
A Group Called Smith, 1969
27
Blue Cheer
“Summertime Blues”
Vincebus Eruptum, 1967
28
Deep Purple
“Hush”
Shades of Deep Purple, 1968
29
Cream
“I Feel Free”
I Feel Free, 1966
30
Jethro Tull
“Living in the Past”
Living in the Past, 1969
31
Traffic
“Paper Sun”
Paper Sun, 1967
32
Quicksilver Messenger Service
“Fresh Air”
Just for Love, 1970
33
Canned Heat
“Going Up the Country”
Going Up the Country, 1968
34
Thunderclap Newman
“Something in the Air”
Hollywood Dream, 1970
35
The Spencer Davis Group
“Gimme Some Lovin'”
Gimme Some Lovin', 1967
36
The Byrds
“Eight Miles High”
Fifth Dimension, 1966
37
The Lemon Pipers
“Green Tambourine”
Green Tambourine, 1968
38
The Beach Boys
“Heroes and Villians”
Smiley Smile, 1967
39
The Fifth Dimension
“Aquarius / Let the Sunshine in (The Flesh Failures)”
The Age of Aquarius, 1969
40
The Association
“Windy”
Insight Out, 1967
41
Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
“Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”
Candles in the Rain, 1970
42
The Chambers Brothers
“Love, Peace and Happiness”
Funky, 1970
43
Zager & Evans
“In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)”
2525 (Exordium & Terminus), 1969
44
Diana Ross and the Supremes
“Reflections”
Reflections, 1968
45
Stevie Wonder
“I Was Made to Love Her”
I Was Made to Love Her, 1967
46
The Temptations
“Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)”
Ball of Confusion, 1970
47
Joe Cocker
“With a Little Help from My Friends”
With a Little Help from My Friends, 1969
48
Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & the Shelter People
“The Letter”
The Letter, 1970