THOM YORKE has shared a new mix for his Sonos radio show, In The Absence Thereof, featuring an eclectic roster of artists including IDLES and Miles Davis.
Titled In The Absence Thereof… Mix 7, Yorke’s mix includes tracks from popular artists like Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Jim James and and Bibio, as all as a diverse and wonderful selection of songs from IC3PEAK, English Garden, Divide and Dissolve and Bendik Giske, among others. See the full playlist below.
“Mix 7 is my latest mix or compilation of music and sound that has moved me deeply by other artists I respect and who inspire me,” Yorke said.
“Listening to music has changed for me recently, I find myself asking what is music or any art in such a time of death, violence and horror? I guess it can only try to bear witness somehow.”
“There are no words to express seeing war Ukraine, in Europe in the 21st century. Normal life has been diminished, there is a sense of wanton absurdity and futility. The clowns have run out of jokes, their faces have twisted into grimaces, no longer able to hide the malignant shadows standing behind them. Families just like ours, innocent children, pulled apart. We can only pray to wake up from this nightmare and never allow it to happen again. Soon.”
Thom Yorke’s ‘In The Absence Thereof… Mix 7’ includes: Bridget St. John – ‘Ask Me No Questions’ IC3PEAK – ‘Пламя’ Ennio Morricone – ‘The Trio – Main Title’ IDLES – ‘Progress’ Paul DeMarinis – ‘The Lecture of Comrade Stalin at the Extraordinary 8th Plenary Congress’ Bibio – ‘Pantglas’ Mr. Mitch – ‘Sleep’ Sun Ra – ‘I Am An Instrument’ Jim James – ‘State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)’ English Garden – ‘7-10 Split’ Bendik Giske – ‘Cruising’ Divide And Dissolve – ‘Did You Have Something To Do With It’ Divide And Dissolve – ‘Oblique’ Walter Smetak – ‘Iêéaóôu’ Tony Allen, Dave Okmu & Joan As Police Woman – ‘The Barbarian’ Don Cherry’s New Researches – ‘Interlude / North Brazilian Ceremonial Hymn’ Miles Davis – ‘Saeta’
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