been trying to track down this leila maida vale session on gilles peterson’s worldwide show for a while.

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the show’s alright (there’s a diplo / MIA / switch takeover before the leila session which starts around 1:23 in). leila’s session is excellent (her first two lps are essential, i haven’t heard the warp release) though i wish it was more music and less talk. tracklisting:

Matthew Herbert feat. Eska – ‘Breathe’ (Accidental Records)
Carlos Nino and Lil Sci – ‘Elevation’ (Kindred Spirits)
Clouds – ‘Time Keeper’ (Ras G Mix) (Ramp Records)
Daz I Kue – ‘Solid As Concrete’ (Test)

Diplo, Switch & M.I.A Takeover
Unknown – ‘Boeke’ (White)
Crookers – ‘Burning Spear’ (Mad Decent)
Unknown – ‘Untitled’ (White)
Unknown – ‘This is Ska’ (White)
Busy Signal ft MIA and Rye Rye – ‘Tic Toc’ (Mia Remix) (Test)
Switch & Rusko ‘Untitled’ (White)
Benga – ‘26 Basslines’ (Tempa)
Can – ‘Vitamin C’ (United Artists)
Major Lazer – ‘I’m an Indian Too’ (White)
DJ Mujava – ‘Township Funk’ (This is Music)
Steve Angelo – ‘Gypsy’ (This is Music)
J Dilla – ‘Oxtapus’
Major Lazer – ‘Lazer Theme’ (White)
Busy Signal – ‘Cool It Down’ (VP Records)
Black Star – ‘Let Me Hump You’ (Test)
Isaac Hayes – Ike’s Rap II, (Enterprise)
Tame Impala – ‘Remember Me’ (White)
Koushik – ‘Be With’ (Stones Throw)
Herbie Hancock – ‘Watermelon Man’ (Kenny Dope Remix) (White)

Leila in the Studio
John Coltrane – ‘Greensleaves’ (Impulse! Records)
Larry Young – ‘Turn Off The lights’ (Arista)

Leila Maida Vale Session
Leila – ‘Daisies, Cats And Spacemen’(In Session)
Leila – ‘Time to Blow’ (feat Terri Hall) (In Session)
Leila – ‘Pitch, Shift, Fun’ (In Session)

Max Roach – ‘Abstrutions’ (Atlantic)
Olafur Arnalds – ‘Untitled’

newmixes.com has plenty more mp3 goodies.

as gilles points out, leila has recorded for three seminal uk labels: rephlex, XL and warp but she remains super-undeservedly-slept-on.

bjork on leila (and arvo part):

warp’s leila widget:

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