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The Music and Memories of Mark E. Smith

Lauren pays tribute to Mark E. Smith, a man whose music she connected with at the age of 16. We also take a trip to the future, as the People's Playlist salutes Ursula K. Le Guin.

Lauren pays tribute to Mark E. Smith, a man whose music she connected with, when she bought The Fall's Slates EP (at the age of 16).

She plays some of her favourite Fall songs, and those suggested by the listeners, as we remember the brilliance of a musician and lyricist whose misanthropic poetry rivals the work of Philip Larkin (something Lauren would never have been brave enough to say to Mark E. Smith in person).

We also take a trip to the future as the People's Playlist salutes writer Ursula K. Le Guin and - just one of the genres she became synonymous with - science fiction. The playlist includes Vangelis, Laurie Anderson, Goldfrapp and Deltron 3030.

There's also new Nils Frahm for the Just Added playlist and a Headphones Moment from Tom Misch, featuring Loyle Carner.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 25 Jan 2018 10:00

Music Played

  • Tame Impala

    Apocalypse Dreams

    • MODULAR.
  • Field Music

    Count It Up

    • Memphis Industries.
  • The Fall

    Cab It Up

    • I Am Kurious Oranj.
    • Beggars Banquet.
    • 11.
  • Can

    Moonshake

    • Liberty/United Artists Records Ltd..
  • The Fall

    New Big Prinz

    • I Am Kurious Oranj.
    • Beggars Banquet.
  • Warm Digits

    Growth Of Raindrops (feat. Sarah Cracknell)

    • Memphis Industries.
  • shame

    One Rizla

    • Dead Oceans.
  • Vangelis

    Blade Runner (Main Titles)

    • The Collection CD1.
    • 12.
  • Laurie Anderson

    O Superman

    • John Peel: Right Time, Wrong Speed 1977-1987 CD1.
    • 8.
  • Goldfrapp

    Utopia

    • Mute.
  • Scott Walker

    30 Century Man

    • Scott 3.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 8.
  • Deltron 3030

    Positive Contact

    • Dan The Automator: Wanna Buy A Monkey?.
    • Sequence Records.
    • 4.
  • Beastie Boys

    Intergalactic

    • Grand Royal.
  • The Fall

    F-'Oldin' Money

    • Artful Records.
  • tUnE-yArDs

    Look At Your Hands

    • 4AD.
  • Yello

    Bostich

    • Essential Yello.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 11.
  • Franz Ferdinand

    Feel The Love Go

    • DOMINO RECORDING CO LTD.
  • Nathan Fake

    Cloudswept

    • Sunder.
    • Ninja Tune.
  • The Fall

    Middle Mass

    • Slates.
    • Rough Trade.
  • The Fall

    Telephone Dub

    • Extricate.
    • Fontana.
  • Mogwai

    Old Poisons

    • Rock Action Records.
  • Tom Misch

    Water Baby (feat. Loyle Carner)

    • Beyond The Groove / Kobalt.
  • Digital Underground

    Doowutchyalike

    • 100% Rap Originals.
    • Tommy Boy Music.
    • 13.
  • Nils Frahm

    #2

  • The Fall

    Bill Is Dead

    • Universal.
  • Symarip

    Skinhead Moonstomp

    • Select.
  • Hollie Cook

    Stay Alive

    • Merge Records.
  • Parliament

    I'm Gon Make U Sick O'Me (feat. Scarface)

    • Brainfeeder.
  • Gene Chandler

    There Was A Time

    • Essential '60s Northern Soul: Dancefloor Classics Volume 1.
    • 4.
  • The Fall

    Touch Sensitive

    • Artful Records.
  • Starcrawler

    Tears

    • Starcrawler.
    • Rough Trade.
  • Inspiral Carpets

    I Want You (feat. Mark E. Smith)

    • Mute Records.
  • Django Django

    In Your Beat

    • Because Music.
  • Sylvan Esso

    PARAD(w_m)E

    • Loma Vista/Caroline International.
  • The Fall

    Fiery Jack

  • Kimbra

    Top Of The World

    • Warner Bros. Records.
  • Ann Peebles

    I Can't Stand The Rain

    • Select.
  • The Fall

    Your Heart Out

Broadcast

  • Thu 25 Jan 2018 10:00