Show Notes
Composer producer and all-round musical polymath Jim O’Rourke joins host Andrew Male and MOJO Editor John Mulvey to discuss his recent score for Kyle Armstrong’s Hands That Bind and one of his favourite LPs, Jaco Pastorius’ 1981 jazz fusion masterpiece, Word Of Mouth. Plus, we delve into some of the week's best new releases from Kieran Hebden & William Tyler and the spellbinding new album from Julie Byrne and finally discover what "chord-cheating" means.
Tracklisting:
1. ‘A Man's Mind Will Play Tricks On Him‘ by Jim O’ Rourke and released on Drag City Records 2. ‘John & Mary’ taken from the Word Of Mouth album, written by Jaco Pastorius, released on the Warner Bros label in 1981 3. ‘Panic’ / ‘Three Views Of A Secret’ taken from the Word Of Mouth album, written by Jaco Pastorius, released on the Warner Bros label in 1981 4. ‘Darkness, Darkness’ by Kieran Hebden and William Tyler, written by Jesse Colin Young and released on the Psychic Hotline Label 5. ‘Moonless’ written by Julie Bane and released on Ghostly International
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