A full C90 of earworms discovered clustering around the head of C Joynes during the 18-month gestation of his latest album Congo. Thanks to Nick Jonah Davies for sowing the seeds of the idea behind this mix. Read Matt Poacher’s review of the album in November’s Minimals, where he described Congo as Joynes’ “best album yet”.

Side A – download
1. S.E. Rogie – Do Me Justice
2. John Coltrane – Africa
3. Sacred Harp – A Song For The Setting October Sun (Old)
4. Kasai Allstars & Tandjolo – Koyile / Nyeka Nyeka
5. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters – Super Ape
6. Burial – Gutted
7. Pete Um – Evil
8. Paul Ede – Erhomon
9. Bruce Langhorne – Opening
10. Arvo Part – Spiegel Im Spiegel
11. The Dorset Trio – Sheep Shearing
12. The Incredible String Band – Witches Hat

Side B – download
1. John Coltrane – India
2. Bob Cann & Mark Bazeley – Stepdancing To Uncle George’s Hornpipe
3. Kouyate Sory Et Son Ensemble – Apollo
4. The Albert Ayler Trio – Ghosts (First Variation)
5. Cian Nugent – The Ceremony
6. Forest Swords – Rattling Cage
7. Harappian Night Recordings – Bully Kutta
8. The Doozer – Public Transport
9. L’Orchestra Kanaga De Mopti – Gambari
10. Nyadzonya Mbira Sounds – Hanga Ndeyangu

Photo by Scott McMillan

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