Archie Shepp and New Belgium Sunshine Wheat, right now.

Wow....who is the Beth Gibbons and why have I never heard of her before? She's not the chick from Portishead is she?

Ahahaha....I guess she is, actually. No wonder I like it.

She is indeed. That album she did with Rustin Man, Out of Season, which that song is from, is definitely worth hearing.

So far:
Archie Shepp - Damn if I know
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Funny Time of Year
Marvin Gaye - Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor - Bumper Ball Dub (Karmacoma)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters - Chase the Devil

Now playing:
Ananda Shankar - Dancing Drums

Wow it's been ages since I heard ananda shanker. There's this one album called walking on, which is, imo, one of the best east-west fusion albums ever.

I'm no expert, but it's one of my faves too, dhruva. And here's a song from it.

OK, I'm in for whatever's left ...

well..if you like that sort of thing, then you will like Nusrat fateh ali khan and michael brook's Night Song. brilliant, I tell you, brilliant.

So far, part 2:
Tabla Beat Science - Palmistry
The Mebusas - Son of Mr. Bull Dog
Ananda Shankar and State of Bengal - Tanusree
Ornette Coleman and the Master Musicians of Jajouka - Midnight Sunrise
DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo - Ki-Gen
Cedric IM Brooks - Lambs Bread Collie
Gato Negro - Mornin' Shine
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe and his Nigerian Soundmakers - Onu'Wa
Qaballah Steppers - Last Exit
DJ Olive - Chicken Crawl
Yesterday's New Quintet - The Horse
Guillermo E. Brown - AnikuRock
Bill Laswell - Derive
Peter King - Now I'm a Man
Henry Threadgill Sextet - Just B
Jaki Byard - Evidence

Now playing:
Mingus Big Band - Eat That Chicken (Paella)

Just the mood I am in tonight. Tasty!

great set, thanks!

I'm not sure how it happened, but I just played a bunch of songs about food:
Elijah and the Ebonites - Hot Grits
Supremes - Buttered Popcorn
Poets of Rhythm - Saltin' the Soup
Louis Jordan - Beans and Cornbread
Charles Mingus - Eat that Chicken

And, now playing:
Cab Calloway - Everybody Eats When They Come to My House

Man this is making me hungry. Thanks box!

A few more songs that, uh, at least mention food:
Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - Home Cookin'
Bob Dylan and The Band - Apple Suckling Tree #2
Beat Happening - Secret Picnic Spot
Ken Nordine - Hunger is From
Monk Higgins - Little Green Apples
Henry Threadgill - Growing a Big Banana
The Bad Plus - Big Eater

And some about drink:
Cassandra Wilson - Drunk as Cooter Brown
Aretha Franklin - Drinking Again

Wrapping up:
Tipsy - Liquordelic
DJ Spooky - Drinking
IQU - Yopparai (A Drunkard Who Fell From Heaven)
Platters - Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight, my Mecha sweethearts.