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Tortoise and Colin Newman

Fiona Talkington's varied musical selection includes an exclusive collaborative session between Chicago's post rock pioneers Tortoise and Wire frontman Colin Newman.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical selection, including an exclusive collaborative session between Chicago's post rock pioneers Tortoise and front man of post punk band Wire, Colin Newman. In another instalment of Late Junction's monthly collaboration sessions, Newman and Tortoise meet at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Maida Vale studios for an unplanned and unprepared day of music making.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Music Played

  • A Fokas

    Oi Olia (trad Lithuanian)

    • Proteviu Sauksmas and call of the ancestors.
    • LITuanus JACD065.
  • Rytis MaΕΎulis

    The dazzled eye lost its speech

    Performers: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier

    • Estonian Voices 3.
    • HMU 907391.
  • A Fokas (kankle)

    Seserutas pasejo/sister sowed rue

    Performers: Sutaras

    • Proteviu Sauksmas and call of the ancestors.
    • LITuanus JACD065.
  • Three flocks of geese

    A Adomaityte R Petrulyte L Aleknvicus A Fokas

    • Proteviu Sauksmas and call of the ancestors.
    • LITuanus JACD065.
  • Robert Moran

    Lithuanian Spin from Three Dances

    • Piano Circus.
    • Argo 440 294.
  • EsbjΓΆrn Svensson Trio

    Behind the yashmak

    • Retrospective, the very best of Est.
    • ACT9021 2.
  • Kasai Allstars

    Tshitua Fuila Mbuloba

    • In the 7th moon.
  • Montserrat Figueras/Hesperion XX1

    Nani nani

    • diaspora sefardi.
    • Alia vox 9809.
  • Tortoise and Colin Newman Session

    • Tortoise and Colin Newman

      Track 1

    • Tortoise and Colin Newman

      Track 2

    • Tortoise and Colin Newman

      Track 3

    • Tortoise and Colin Newman

      Track 4

  • Ngadu

    Masumbi music from Tanzania

    • Ocora C560165.
  • Erkan Oğur

    Tutam yare linden

    • Hic.
    • Kalan 135.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ciaccona from Partita No 2 in D minor

    Performers: Alin Ibragimova (violin)

    • CDA 67691/2.
  • Tortoise and Colin Newman Session

    • Tortoise and Colin Newman

      Track 5 (bonus track)

  • Algirdas Martinaitis

    Alleluia

    • Estonian PCC.

Broadcast

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