Lootpack - The Lost TapesBefore Madvillain, before Yesterdays New Quintet and before Quasimoto or any other of his several alter egos, Madlib perfected his craft as an MC producer in the Lootpack. Along with DJ Romes, and fellow rhymer Wildchild, they released the dusty full length, Soundpieces: Da Antidote back in 1999, that laid down the foundation for the unique and dusty sound now associated with Madlib. The loose, freeform recordings on this collection are circa 1996

- Part of Charly's 50th anniversary programme celebrating the start of Van Zandt's career

Whilst working the post Velvet Underground moves they're so famous for

screaming choruses and plenty of solid virtuosity to spare

Every home should have one

channeling the country’s contemporary psyche

This century

‘Three’ takes some text from Stanislaw Lem’s 1961 sci-fi novel Solaris and applies it to the hollow activism of everyone from big corporations to middle class uni students

A stellar combination of the talents of The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe

lounge piano

When My Ship Comes In

These segments feature the hyperbolic introductions of Noise The Show‘s host

and unreleased ideas into a series of mixes that have now been further refined into the Kaleidoscope Companion and presented alongside the original album on quadruple vinyl