octy's MIDNIGHT MASS(ACRE) - 11pm, 24th December 2020

[octophone]

Iggy Pop - Sister Midnight



...which was written by Bowie (and Carlos Alomar) and performed by DB on tour before being recorded for Iggy Pop's "The Idiot". A lovely dark pulse of a track.

 

[COB]

Were they about to go into Gigantic at the end there? Wish it had kept going

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Jessie Wares the soap
Does doesn't it?

I wonder if @COB gets this yet?

 

[COB]

I wonder if @COB gets this yet?

Nope, anyway I'm too busy fantasising about BLACK FRANCIS to care now

 

[Iguana]

Oooh I see what you did there

 

[octophone]

Were they about to go into Gigantic at the end there? Wish it had kept going

Couldn't fit it into the theme... well, Gigantic..large mass...hmm...

 

[Tisch]

Iggy Pop - Sister Midnight



...which was written by Bowie (and Carlos Alomar) and performed by DB on tour before being recorded for Iggy Pop's "The Idiot". A lovely dark pulse of a track.

Straight away it's extremely Bowie. Is he on backing vocals in fact?

 

[octophone]

This one is kinda for me. Not that I don;t stan every track in this mix but this is a wee festive indulgence for yr host.

 

[octophone]

Straight away it's extremely Bowie. Is he on backing vocals in fact?

...and keyboards.

 

[ButterTart]

Iggy Pop - Sister Midnight



...which was written by Bowie (and Carlos Alomar) and performed by DB on tour before being recorded for Iggy Pop's "The Idiot". A lovely dark pulse of a track.

You can hear the Bowie on this one. Did he ever do a studio version?

 

[COB]

These pics of Bowie in his WHITE DIET phase

 

[COB]

Nothing but coke, bananas and milk for about THREE YEARS wasn't it?

 

[octophone]

You can hear the Bowie on this one. Did he ever do a studio version?

No. There's a few live renditions. They were all a bit low-res and not as good as this.

 

[RJN]

I wonder if @COB gets this yet?

I also don't get it at all... if anyone can explain

 

[octophone]

Nothing but coke, bananas and milk for about THREE YEARS wasn't it?

The bananas were pretty much forced on him too...

 

[Iguana]

Sister Midnight is really driven by the sexy bass line

 

[octophone]

James Brown - Soulful ChristMAS(S)



I wasn't going to rely on the "ChristMAS(S)" liberty but I shoved this up the running order because (a) to pace the thing a bit and (b) because, it's seriously funky and an absolute blast.

 

[octophone]

Sister Midnight is really driven by the sexy bass line

Probably Dennis Davis who was Bowie's bassist at the time but the sessions were a bit chaotic so no-one's totally sure!

 

[Jark]

Sister Midnight is FABULOUS!

I'm going to need all this in a Spotify playlist after

 

[Kate]

Rita's here, crack open the good Sourz

The RAINBOW one?

 

[octophone]

Another @IguanMoreSleep suggestion and, again, I've plumped for a live Jools Holland take..

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Midnight Man



The energy of this is superior to the recorded version, plus the sight of Warren Ellis with his colossal beard and electric mandolin is always a treat.

 

[Iguana]

Another @IguanMoreSleep suggestion and, again, I've plumped for a live Jools Holland take..

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Midnight Man



The energy of this is superior to the recorded version, plus the sight of Warren Ellis with his colossal beard and electric mandolin is always a treat.

Ooh thank you! I love the song, haven't heard it live before so listening INTENTLY

 

[octophone]

Sister Midnight is FABULOUS!

I'm going to need all this in a Spotify playlist after

That whole album, "The Idiot" is undervalued, usually in favour of the follow-up "Lust For Life". It's excellent.

 

[RJN]

Nick Cave is on my very long list of artists to check out more from

 

[COB]

Well, we've found a new Nick Cave fan...

 

[octophone]

Nick Cave is on my very long list of artists to check out more from

I suggest "The Good Son" and "No More Shall We Part"

 

[Iguana]

Nick Cave is on my very long list of artists to check out more from

I recommend this one, which is my fave

 

[octophone]

Well, we've found a new Nick Cave fan...

 

[Jark]

lots of MIDNIGHT MENTIONS in this playlist.

I ONLY JUST CLOCKED that that is, in fact, the theme.

 

[COB]

I had to look it up, this is a different Warren Ellis to the one I'm familiar with (but I'll tell you all to stream Castlevania on Netflix anyway)

 

[octophone]

Kim Petras - MASSACRE



Cheers, Kim. Have you any idea how many shite-awful heavy metal tracks there are with the word "massacre" in the title. Hundreds. Fucking hundreds.

 

[COB]

Oh WOW at this being in

 

[Iguana]

Well, we've found a new Nick Cave fan...

Are you sure this is him being a fan?

 

[COB]

When I tell you I SCREAMED the first time I heard this and worked out what she was referencing.

 

[Kate]

Is this supposed to sound like Carol of the Bells?

 

[Tisch]

YES KIM

 

[COB]

ZG told me he almost submitted this to ASFXmas

 

[COB]

Is this supposed to sound like Carol of the Bells?

Yes On her Halloween album! The AUDACITY

 

[octophone]

Babymetal - Uki Uki Midnight



...always time for an ace metal track with "midnight" in the title tho'.

 

[octophone]

This will wake ou up if you were flagging at all!