Phenomenal Handclap Band is the one that was never meant to be: an initially loose collective of musicians who wanted to stray away from the show circuit and focus on production. However, demand for PHB exploded following the release of hit single "15 To 20," resulting in this diverse group of musicians stepping back into [...]

Let's hear it for the session men. The best ones find a way to make their mark. Their voices sneak into your consciousness even while wrapped up in other people's music. The rest wear ponytails and/or goatees. Chances are, if you like Talking Heads' Speaking In Tongues album, you're already a fan of Wally Baradou. He was quite the session butterfly throughout the '80s, so I'm sure he's planted some tasty licks in a diverse number of ears. We're going HAM on Wally today, rocking a generous three [...]
Chances are French/Benin Afro-synthpop artist Wally Badarou appears on at least one of the albums in your collection that for a while you just couldn't stop listening to and couldn't figure out why. Working with Robert Palmer, Marianne Faithfull, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, M (Pop Muzik), Talking Heads, Foreigner, Power Station, Melissa Etheridge, Manu Dibango, Miriam Makeb and even writing for the beautiful 1985 film 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman'. This impossibly funky ear-worm comes off his first solo album, 19792s Back To The Scales To-night . MP3: Wally [...]

A cracking edit of Wally Badarou - Chief Inspector by Nelue. Deep, dark, and plodding :) Check out more of the Spaniards work over on his soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/nelue Wally Badarou - Chief Inspector (NELUE re-edit) by NELUE SlothBoogie
Grace Jones - Private Life (Remix By Paul "Groucho" Smykle at The Fallout Shelter)Grace Jones - Feel Up (12" Mix)❚Now that summer has unofficially ended, one of the highlights of this (at least for me) quick and dull summer was the week I spent in L.A. at the end of July. Initially planned around seeing Grace Jones at the Hollywood Bowl, as it turns out, taking a week off in L.A. was probably

Island Records mix by Paul Williams / Balearik Soul Taken from the great Test Pressing blog : 'As a perfect accompaniment (to the Island Records documentary on BBC4) here is a mix by Paul Williams (Balearik Soul) of his favourite Island Records/Nassau moments taking in the Thompson Twins, NYC Peech Boys, Wally Badarou, Grace Jones, Roxy Music and Black [...]
The reposts are coming, so everyone chill. I'm still working stuff out on that front, picking which ones I want and deciding whether or not I want to re-record any of the shitty sounding ones. There might be some reposts this week, but I probably won't get around it until next week. Until then I have something amazingly odd for you. They Call It An Accident - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack They Call It An Accident is a French movie from 1982 written and directed by Nathalie Delon and [...]

Weekend at Bernies anyone? Today Wally Badarou br i ngs you the sweet sound of tiny microchips dancing on the beach. Wally Badarou- Hi-Life