the chap

allez-allez mix - by the chap(58.10mb, 50:46mins)
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the chap are one our favourites here at aa towers so we're very excited about their new album 'mega breakfast' out this month on lo recordings. building on their pop - improv - rock - disco - with - strings sound this third long player sees them throw timberlake style r&b, an ode to world music and a corporate motivational song into an already brimming pot. as part of the celebrations they've made this mix for us that follow a similar outre path.

lee marvin - wand'rin star
beatle barkers - ob-la-di ob-la-da
the alan parsons project - eye in the sky
omo - oversized
anne clark - sleeper in metropolis
lucifer - hypnosis
mike ink - green
soft pink truth - kitchen
klaus wunderlich - cherokee
dire straits - tunnel of love
paul mccartney - temporary secretary
zz top - la grange
jim backus & friend - delicious

if you've yet to sample the chap's delights you can listen to all their tracks for free here. once thats done you'll want to declare yourself a fan by wearing one of their t-shirts at one of their gigs



this week's mix is the second time dire straits has appeared on the site. they previously turned up on lindstrom's mix and by the wonders of fate tomorrow we'll be supporting him down at samurai fm's 5th birthday at visions video bar in dalston. with ourselves, dj cosmo, simon rigg, future sound of clapton, mamiko motto and that rare lindstrom live set you're getting a lot of bang for £8 (advance tickets are going fast so don't sleep). fun starts at 9. see you there.