Karate Boogaloo share their Formative Five, the five tracks that influenced them the most.

Playlist for The Golden Age Of Piracy – 23 October 2019
  • CathedralHOVVDY
  • HexLVL UP
  • Gold DustDuster
  • The Glow Pt. 2The Microphones
  • Xanny BarPorches
  • Pictures of MeElliot Smith
  • Nothing is SafeClipping.
  • Assault On Precinct 13John Carpenter
  • Walk Up to Your HouseThree 6 Mafia
  • Red RumProject Pat
  • TadpoleMerzbow
  • Stay HighBrittany Howard
  • BreakdownPrince
  • To Love SomebodyNina Simone
  • Nothing More to Look Forward ToBetty Carter
  • Tom's DinerKarate Boogaloo
  • Soulful StrutYoung-Holt Unlimited
  • The WormThe Putbacks
  • Mrs RobinsonBooker T & The MG's
  • By The Time I Get to PhoenixDorothy Ashby
  • Lights OutMenahan Street Band
  • Love, Need and Want YouKarate Boogaloo

About this program

Joins the dots between the new and the old, charting a course through the influences that shaped the sound of today's artists. Special guests share the songs that guided them to play the way they do, and provide a unique insight into the songwriting process for any music completist.


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