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Full playlist by Kevin Sargent

14 April 2005 next playlist >>

:: Track 1

Imas Permas: Indonesia, Java (2mins 43secs)
Album: Voices of the World
Le Chant du Monde/Harmonia Mundi CMX3741011

:: Track 2

Charlie Dore: Left (2mins 25secs)
Album: Sleep All Day
Black Ink BICD2

:: Track 3

Four Tet: My Angel Rocks Back and Forth (5mins 07secs)
Album: Rounds
Domino WIGCD126


BACKGROUND
These are, for me, three rather personal statements, with a link perhaps being loss felt across the generations.Came across the little jewel 'Left' at the tail end of a recent release by Charlie Dore, and it's unlike anything else on the album, such a sense of loss, timeless. The Indonesian piece too is moving, from the Sundanese province (apparently), a mother sings to her son of their abandonment by the father, which I came across on a lavish 3-cd set of vocal music from around the world. The Four Tet track brings us into a brighter landscape, makes me think of new hope, a lullaby sung in an intensive care unit if you like, and builds beautifully. Hope in dark times...
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