Easing us into the spooky season this week with some music that’s nocturnal, though not all spooky. Polyphonic vocals, jazzy spirituals, desert blues, and a bit of sunny Motown to break it up… all with chatter from yours truly.

Featured image is of the video game The World Ends with You, which one track played borrows a title from.

Recording

Tracks played

• Throbbing Gristle — “AB/7A” (1978)
• Grouper — “Heavy Water / I’d Rather Be Sleeping” (2008)
• UNKLE — “Unreal” (1998)
• Julia Holter — “Horns Surrounding Me” (2013)
• Zap Mama — “Abadou” (1993)
• Charlie Haden & Hank Jones — “Wade in the Water” (1995)
• Milton Nascimento — “Ponta de areia” (1975)
• Marvin Gaye — “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” (1962)
• Four Tet — “She Moves She” (2003)
• Tinariwen — “Ouallahila ar Tesninam” (2004)
• Lightning Bolt — “Ride the Sky” (2001)
• The Pillows — “Stalker” (1997)
• The Apples in Stereo — “Sunndal Song” (2007)
• Ludmilla — “Maldivas” (2022)
• Doris Duke — “I Can’t Do Without You” (1969)
• Lilbesh Ramko — “the world ends (with) you.” (2023)