Electric Soft Parade's Inspirations

Favourite tracks from artists that inspire ESP: mostly from Myspace, Youtube and Last FM.

Psychic TV

Songs from Hell Is Invisible… Heaven Is Her/e (2007)

Lies And Then: here Higher And Higher: here (and the whole album)

RTX

Songs from Transmaniacon (2004)

Joint Chief, PB+J, Low Ass Mountain Song, Speed To Roam, Pulling Out Now

Play album clips here

Play Speed To Roam in full from this radio show

(scroll to the 10th song, click on Pop Up at the right and the song will play)

Noel Coward

Songs from Coward, Noel: Mad About the Boy (1932-1943)

Imagine The Duchess's Feelings: here I'll See You Again: here

Silver Jews

Pretty Eyes, from The Natural Bridge (1996)

Click Listen next to the song here

Random Rules, from American Water (1998)

Click Listen next to the song here

Also, People from the same album here

Robert Wyatt

Sea Song, from Rock Bottom (1974) Play here

Soup Song, from Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard (1975)

Peel session version here (scroll down)

Maryan, from Shleep (1997) Play a clip here

Chicago

Colour My World: here Make Me Smile: here

Field Music

Songs from Tones Of Town (2007)

Give It Lose It Take It and A Gap Has Appeared

Play here (and the whole album)

If Only The Moon Were Up, from Field Music (2005) Play video

Elbow

Coming Second, from Asleep In The Back (2001)

Play here (scroll to the end)

Leaders Of The Free World, from the same album (2005) Play here

Fugitive Motel, from A Cast Of Thousands (2003) Play video

Also… Gregor's Dead.

Soul Coughing

Songs from El Oso (1999)

Rolling: here Maybe I'll Come Down: here

Blame: here (second song, starts around 3 mins 20)

Muddy Suzuki

Songs from Metoo (2006)

Chorus Tortoise: here D-punk/Shimmering: here

(second song needs Winamp Media – you can also stream the whole album)

Warm Jets

Songs from Future Signs (1998)

Never Never and Move Away: here

Also… Future Signs

Nina Simone

Black Is The Colour: here

Also… You Can Have Him

The Aislers Set

Songs from How I Learned To Write Backwards (2003)

Emotional Levy and Mission Bells: here

Catherine Says: here Also… Sara's Song.

Friends Of The Heroes, from Terrible Things Happen (1998) here (scroll down)

Hood

The Lost You, from Outsider Closer (2005) Play video

Songs from Cold House (2001)

I Can't Find My Brittle Youth and Lines Low To Frozen Ground

Play the first track here

Saint Etienne

Songs from Good Humour (1998)

Woodcabin: here Split Screen: here Erica America: here (scroll down)

Mr. Donut: lyrics and Dutch Tv: lyrics

Hit The Brakes, from Fairfax High (1998) Play here

Fairfax High was available only as a bonus CD included with the initial US pressing of 1998’s Good Humor. The tracks are mostly B-Sides from the UK singles.

Spiritualized

Shine A Light, from Lazer Guided Melodies (1992) Play the album here

Play an unreleased mix from Friendly Fire (2006) here

Friendly Fire: Unreleased Studio Outtakes, Rehearsals & Peel Sessions 1990/1991

Songs from Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (1997)

No God Only Religion & Broken Heart: here Cool Waves: here

Mission Of Burma

2wice from The Obliterati (2006) Play the album here

Songs from ONoffON (2004) The Set Up and Hunt Again

Play The Set Up through the official ecard here

Songs from Vs (1983) Einstein's Day and Mica

Album page at their website here (lyrics and info)

Vs is rereleased March 2008 – see the Blog at matadorrecords.com