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.
#23: Travel Broadens the Mind (March 2010)
1
Boards of Canada
“Happy Cycling”
Music Has the Right to Children, 1998
2
Air
“Alone in Kyoto”
Talkie Walkie, 2004
3
Eno Moebius Roedelius
“Foreign Affairs”
After the Heat, 1978
4
The Album Leaf
“Fear of Flying”
The Enchanted Hill, 2007
5
John Adams
“Tourist Song”
Hoodoo Zephyr, 1993
6
Röyksopp
“Silver Cruiser”
Junior, 2009
7
The Beatles
“Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)”
Rubber Soul, 1965
8
Clogs
“Tides of Washington Bridge”
Lantern, 2006
9
John Barry
“Walkabout - Back to Nature”
The Collection: 40 Years of Film Music, 2001
10
Santana
“Going Home”
Welcome, 1973
11
M83
“On a White Lake, Near a Green Mountain”
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, 2003
12
Esquivel
“Jungle Drums”
Latin-Esque, 1962
13
Bobby Darin
“Beyond the Sea”
Mack the Knife / Beyond the Sea, 1958
14
Burt Bacharach and His Orchestra & Chorus
“Trains & Boats & Planes”
Trains & Boats & Planes, 1965
15
Glen Campbell
“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”
By the Time I Get to Phoenix, 1967
16
Roxy Music
“A Song for Europe”
Stranded, 1973
17
David Bowie
“She'll Drive the Big Car”
Reality, 2003
18
10cc
“Speed Kills”
10cc, 1973
19
Jimi Hendrix
“Crosstown Traffic”
Electric Ladyland, 1968
20
Robin Trower
“Bridge of Sighs”
Bridge of Sighs, 1974
21
Arcade Fire
“Keep the Car Running”
Neon Bible, 2007
22
Airport One
“Goodbye Tokyo”
Cold Summer, 2007
23
The Doobie Brothers
“Rainy Day Crossroad Blues”
Stampede, 1975
24
Ottorino Respighi
“Pines of the Appian Way”
Pines of Rome, 1924
25
John Adams
“Short Ride in a Fast Machine”
The Chairman Dances, 1999
26
John Barry
“One Her Majesty's Secret Service - Ski Chase”
The Collection: 40 Years of Film Music, 2001
27
Bernard Herrmann
“Taxi Driver Main Title”
Taxi Driver, 1975
28
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
“Casino Royale”
Casino Royale, 1967
29
Herbie Hancock
“Cantaloupe Island”
Empyrean Isles, 1984
30
Donald Fagen
“Trans-Island Skyway”
Kamakiriad, 1993
31
Barry Adamson
“Walk the Last Mile”
The Murky World of Barry Adamson, 1999
32
Thievery Corporation
“The Time We Lost Our Way”
The Cosmic Game, 2005
33
Do Make Say Think
“Our Man in Havana”
Besides, 1999
34
Steve Reich
“I. (Fast)”
The Desert Music, 1984
35
Lemon Jelly
“Ramblin' Man”
Lost Horizons, 2002
36
Primal Scream
“Autobahn 66”
Evil Heat, 2002
37
Transglobal Underground
“Nile Delta Disco”
Backpacking On the Graves of Our Ancestors (1991-1998), 1999
38
Thunderball
“Pop the Trunk”
Ambassadors of Style, 2000
39
Flying Lotus
“Parisian Goldfish”
Los Angeles, 2008
40
The Future Sound of London
“Papua New Guinea”
Papua New Guinea Translations, 2002
41
Banco de Gaia
“Last Train to Lhasa”
Last Train to Lhasa, 1995
42
A Certain Ratio
“Flight”
Flight, 1980
43
Joni Mitchell
“Refuge of the Roads”
Travelogue, 2002
44
Pink Floyd
“Point Me at the Sky”
Point Me at the Sky, 1968