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The Xfm Residency - Damon Albarn

added 28 February 2008 at 10.17

Damon Albarn

Check out each of Damon Albarn's weekly playlists from his Xfm Residency shows, as well as hearing exclusive clips from him talking about his choices.

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April 29 - Tracklisting

1. Gorillaz (feat. Ibrahim Ferrer) 'Latin Simone'
   "Sublime Cuban singer and one of the nicest men i've ever met in my life" [listen]
   
   
2. Digital Underground 'The Humpty Dance'
   "One of those tunes that turned me onto hip hop years and years ago" [listen]
   
   
3. Blur 'Me, White Noise' (Hidden Track Off The Think Tank Album feat. Phil Daniels)
   "It was recorded at 3 o'clock in the morning in a barn" [listen]
   
   
4. John Cage 'Imaginary Landscape No. 1'
   "A revolutionary American minimalist composer" [listen]
   
   
5. John Cale 'Gideon's Bible'
   "Love his voice and beautiful melody" [listen]
   
   
6. John Lennon 'Mind Games'
   
   
7. The Good, The Bad And The Queen (feat. Tony Allen) 'Three Changes'
   "I think it shows off a bit of Tony Allen's amazing drumming skills" [listen]
   
   
8. Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 'Zombie'
   "One of the only things that gets me out of a the hole I usually dig myself when I try and do any DJing" [listen]

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April 22 - Tracklisting

1. Blur 'Caravan'
   
   
2. Unknown Artist 'Oh, Mother The Handsome Man Tortures Me'
   "it caught my ear with this crazy staccato percussion" [listen]
   
   
3. Happy Mondays 'Wrote For Luck'
   "Shaun Ryder, one of my favourite lyricists of all time" [listen]
   
   
4. The Rapture 'Pieces Of People We Love'
   
   
5. The Good, The Bad & The Queen 'Herculean'
   
   
6. Delfonics 'La La La'
   "Just so beautiful, I don't want to talk about it, I just want to listen to it" [listen]
   
   
7. Blur 'Charmless Man' 
   
   
8. Demon Rockers 'Chuck It'
   "Bit of classic Tottenham music" [listen]
   
   
9. Gorillaz 'Clint Eastwood'
   
   
10. Bloc Party 'The Prayer'
    
    
11. Sufi Passion
    "it's the perfect piece to accompany cooking Christmas dinner" [listen]

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April 15 - Tracklisting

1. Blur 'Parklife'
   
   
2. Magazine 'Model Worker'
   "when you hear it you can imagine what a great live band they are.." [listen]
   
   
3. Gorillaz '19-2000'
   
   
4. Bassekou Kouyate
   "I had the privilege to watch this man play in his own front room.." [listen]
   
   
5. Jamie T 'Sheila'
   
   
6. The Good, The Bad & The Queen 'The Bunting Song'
   
   
7. Moondog 'Why Spend The Dark Night With You'
   "this is a visionary musician....music that's thirty years ahead of its time.." [listen]
   
   
8. The Congos 'Fisherman'
   "just real, sublime reggae.." [listen]
   
   
9. Oliver 'Who Will Buy'
   "I loved Oliver when I was a kid... I could pick any of the songs.." [listen]
   
   
10. Arcade Fire 'Intervention'
    
    
11. Glen Campbell 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix'
    "I just love this man's voice.." [listen]
    
    
12. Bloc Party 'I Still Remember'
    
    
13. Tibetan Soundscape
    "it's from an album of sacred Tibetan temple music.."  [listen]
    
    
14. The Good, The Bad & The Queen 'Kingdom Of Doom' 

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April 8 - Tracklisting

1. Blur ‘Sing’
   
   
2. Bloc Party ‘The Prayer’
   "I think they're a band that could develop into something really interesting.." [listen]  
   
   
3. Mahalia Jackson
   "One of my favourite gospel singers.." [listen]
   
   
4. Gorillaz ‘Dare’
   
   
5. Young Tiger ‘I Was There (At The Coronation)’
   "I had the privilege to watch him perform his last ever concert.." [listen]
   
   
6. The Good The Bad & The Queen ‘Greenfields’
   
   
7. Arcade Fire ‘Keep The Car Running’
   
   
8. Kismat ‘One, Two, Three Baby’
   "It's got a Latin flavour to it.." [listen]
   
   
9. Josie And The Pussy Cats ‘Theme’
   "One of my daughter's favourite tunes and I love cartoon theme tunes.." [listen]
   
   
10. Thelonious Monk 'Thelonious'
    "Just one of my favourite tunes... short and sweet..." [listen]
    
    
11. Blur ‘Girls and Boys’
    
    
12. Gorillaz ‘Dirty Harry’ 
    
    
13. Neu ‘Hallogallo’
    "For me, just as interesting as Can and Kraftwerk..." [listen]

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