31 Dec 2011

The Mixtape: Lawrence Arabia

From RNZ Music, 4:00 pm on 31 December 2011
Lawrence Arabia

Lawrence Arabia Photo: supplied

James Milne, a.k.a. Lawrence Arabia, talks us through songs that influenced his album 'The Sparrow'.

Music Details

Artist: Broadcast
Song: Before We Begin
Composer: Keenan
Album: Haha Sound (2003)
Label: Warp

Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Song: Valse de Melody
Composer: S Gainsbourg
Album: Histoire de Melody Nelson
Label: Phillips

Artist:Connan Mockasin
Song: It'sChoade My Dear
Composer: C Hosford
Album: Please Turn Me Into The Snat
Label: Rhythmethod

Artist: David Bowie
Song: Stay
Composer: Bowie
Album: Station to Station
Label: EMI

Artist:BicRunga
Song: This Girl's Prepared For War
Composer: Runga/Milne
Album: Belle
Label: Sony

Artist: The Shangri-Las 
Song: Out In The Streets
Composer: Greenwich/Barry
Album: Myrmidons of Melodrama
Label: RPM

Artist: Scott Walker
Song: It's Raining Today
Composer: S Walker
Album: In My Room
Label: Mercury

Artist: Randy Newman
Song: Lonely At The Top
Composer: R Newman
Album: Sail Away
Label: Reprise

Artist: Robert Wyatt
Song: At Last I Am Free
Composer: Edwards/Rogers
Album: Nothing Can Stop Us
Label: Thirsty Ear

Artist: Kevin Ayers
Song: - a) There Is Loving b) Among Us c) There Is Loving
Composer: K Ayers
Album: Whatevershebringswesing
Label: Harvest