This month is election day in the Netherlands. Politically speaking, these are exiting times. After the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, everything seems possible. Apart from that, several conflicts create worldwide turmoil: Syria, the Ukraine, Yemen, Israel and Turkey. So today’s selection is politically colored and engaged, with tracks of The Minutemen, The Flaming Lips, Gil Scott-Heron, Sun Ra, Frank Zappa and others.
01. The Mothers of Invention. Trouble Every Day. (Frank Zappa). 5:49.
02. The Beatles. Revolution. (Lennon-McCartney). 3:23.
03. Minutemen. Working Men Are Pissed. (Mike Watt) 1:19.
04. Unknown Mortal Orchestra. No Need For A Leader. (Ruban Nielson) 5:41.
05. Presage. Media. (Jeffrey Logan, Brad Forste) 4:59.
06. The Flaming Lips. There Should Be Unicorns. (Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Duckworth, Michael Ivins, Nicholas Ley, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne) 5:51.
07. Omar S. & Amp Fiddler. Ah’Revolution (Poli Grip For Partials Mix’Nik). (Alex “Omar” Smith, Amp Fiddler) 7:27.
08. Gil Scott-Heron. Winter In America. (Gil Scott-Heron) 5:32.
09. Sun Ra and His Outer Space Arkestra. Nuclear War. (Le Sony’r Ra née Herman Poole Blount) 7:44.
10. Johnny Osbourne. Truth and Rights. (Johnny Osbourne) 3:01.
11. Lætitia Sadier. Oscuridad. (Lætitia Sadier) 3:20.
12. Sleepy Sun. Chicago. (Graham Nash) 3:50.
13. Nile Nash. We Can Change The World. (Graham Nash) 2:13.
Sources:
01: Freak Out! Rykodisc – RCD 10501.
02: 1967-1970. Apple Records – 5C 184-05 309/10.
03: Post-Mersh, Vol. 3. SST Records – SST CD 165.
04: II. Jagjaguwar – JAG232.
05: Outer Perimeter. Future Primitive Sound – FPS-001.
06: Oczy Mlody. Warner Bros. Records – 557751-2.
07: The Best!. FXHE Records – AOS 4400.
08: I’m New Here. XL Recordings – XLLP471.
09: Freedom Rhythm & Sound – Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement 1963-82.
Soul Jazz Records – SJR CD 219.
10. Studio One Rockers. Soul Jazz Records – SJR LP48.
11. Something Shines. Drag City – DC605.
12. Be Yourself. Grass Roots Record Co. – GRRVLP001.
13. Be Yourself. Grass Roots Record Co. – GRRVLP001.