Exploding Head Movies Episode November 22, 2021

XHM #579 - "All the number one music in heaven" (2021 November 22)

6:59pm - 9:01pm

It's amazing to think that 50 years into their career, Sparks keep building up momentum. Your favourite band's favourite band are the subject of the 2020 documentary The Sparks Brothers along with providing the story and songs to Leos Carax's 2021 film Annette, so our profile focuses on Russell & Ron Mael.

#1 The Books: We Bought the Flood (The Way Out, 2010) Temporary Residence
#2 Jex Opolis: Soft Guidance [Insomnia mix] (Bad Timin' Volume II, 2021) Good Timin'
#3 DijahSB: Head Above the Waters (Head Above the Waters, 2021) AWAL
#4 Taabu: The Flood [w.DJ Dem Ones] (Bellows, 2021) self-released
#5 Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet: The Flood Waters were Upon the World (Noah OST, 2014) Nonesuch
#6 The Schomberg Fair: The Fire, The Flood (Providence EP, 2012) Slick Monkey
#7 Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, 2006) ANTI-
#8 Alexandre Desplat: Evacuation (The Midnight Sky: Music from the Netflix Film, 2020) ABKCO
#9 Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts: Tank [Power of Kung Food remix] (Cowboy Bebop: No Disc, 1998) Victor Entertainment
#10 The Chieftains: Opening Theme [from Treasure Island] (Film Cuts, 1987) RCA Victor
#11 The Chieftains: Main Theme [from The Grey Fox] (Film Cuts, 1987) RCA Victor
#12 Little Richard: I Don't Want to Discuss It (The Explosive Little Richard, 1967) Okeh
#13 Roy Orbison: In Dreams (In Dreams, 1963) Monument
#14 K.D.A.P: Explosive Lip Balm (Influences, 2021) Arts & Crafts
#15 Tough Age: Self-Confidence (Which Way Am I? 2021) Mint
#16 ACTORS: Like Suicide (Acts of Worship, 2021) Artoffact
#17 Happy Trendy: #13 (CR-13: For Trial Listening, 2013) Carpi
#18 Ashley Shadow: For Love (Only the End, 2021) Felte
#19 Charlotte Cornfield: Modern Medicine (Highs in the Minuses, 2021) Double Double Whammy/Polyvinyl
#20 Leonardo Das Cabrio: Transmission (2021) Cascade
#21 Glenn Gould: Good Kinda High [w.US Girls] (Uninvited Guests, 2021) Sony/Primary Wave/Division 88
#22 Beabadoobee: Cologne (Our Extended Play EP, 2021) Dirty Hit
#23 Basic Rhythm: Palace of the Peacock (Electronic Labyrinth, 2021) Planet Mu
#24 METZ: No Ceiling (Atlas Vending, 2020) Sub Pop
#25 Metric: Black Sheep [Brie Larson vocal version] (Scott Pilgrim vs The World OST, 2021) Universal/ABKCO/ILIAD
#26 Claire Rousay: Peak Chroma (A Softer Focus, 2021) American Dreams
#27 Sparks: Sparks Documentary Film Fanfare (The Sparks Brothers OST, 2021) Waxwork
#28 Sparks: Big Boy (Big Beat, 1977) Island/Columbia
#29 Sparks: Music That You Can Dance To (Music That You Can Dance To, 1986) MCA/Curb
#30 Jon Hassell: Lunar (Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2, 2020) Ndeya
#31 Sparks, Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard & Simon Helberg: So May We Start (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks
#32 Simon Helberg: I'm an Accompanist (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks
#33 Sparks & Six Women: Six Women Have Come Forward (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks
#34 TuneTown: Flood, Deluge (Entering Utopia, 2021) Three Pines
#35 Adam Driver & Marion Cotillard: Let's Waltz in the Storm! (Annette OST: Cannes Edition, 2021) Milan/Sony Masterworks

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Track Listing:

We Bought the Flood
The Books · The Way Out
Soft Guidance [Insomnia mix]
Jex Opolis · Bad Timin' Volume II
Head Above the Waters
DijahSB · Head Above the Waters
The Flood [w.DJ Dem Ones]
Taabu · Bellows
The Flood Waters were Upon the World
Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet · Noah OST
The Fire, The Flood
The Schomberg Fair · Providence EP
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Neko Case · Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Evacuation
Alexandre Desplat · The Midnight Sky: Music from the Netflix Film
Tank [Power of Kung Food remix]
Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts · Cowboy Bebop: No Disc
Opening Theme [from Treasure Island]
The Chieftains · Film Cuts
Main Theme [from The Grey Fox]
The Chieftains · Film Cuts
I Don't Want to Discuss It
Little Richard · The Explosive Little Richard
In Dreams
Roy Orbison · In Dreams
Explosive Lip Balm
K.D.A.P. · Influences
Self-Confidence
Tough Age · Which Way Am I?
Like Suicide
ACTORS · Acts of Worship
#13
Happy Trendy · CR-13: For Trial Listening
For Love
Ashley Shadow · Only the End
Modern Medicine
Charlotte Cornfield · Highs in the Minuses
Transmission
Leonardo Das Cabrio · Transmission
Good Kinda High [w.US Girls]
Glenn Gould · Uninvited Guests
Cologne
Beabadoobee · Our Extended Play EP
Palace of the Peacock
Basic Rhythm · Electronic Labyrinth
No Ceiling
METZ · Atlas Vending
Black Sheep [Brie Larson vocal version]
Metric · Scott Pilgrim vs The World OST
Peak Chroma
Claire Rousay · A Softer Focus
Sparks Documentary Film Fanfare
Sparks · The Sparks Brothers OST
Big Boy
Sparks · Big Beat
Music That You Can Dance To
Sparks · Music That You Can Dance To
Lunar
Jon Hassell · Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2
So May We Start
Sparks, Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard & Simon Helberg · Annette OST: Cannes Edition
I'm an Accompanist
Simon Helberg · Annette OST: Cannes Edition
Six Women Have Come Forward
Sparks & Six Women · Annette OST: Cannes Edition
Flood, Deluge
TuneTown · Entering Utopia
Let's Waltz in the Storm!
Adam Driver & Marion Cotillard · Annette OST: Cannes Edition