“Shit, a bio… Ok.

Rusty Sheriff, 31, Male, single but taken.

Collector of records and cameras, DJ for the One Eyed Dog, drummer for Aeroplane Attack, regular noise participant at Shndg, does bits of art and circuit bending on the side… No I won’t fix your broken headphones.

I’ve always thought of the flute as a true pioneering instrument for crossover in music genres. From 70′s prog, folk and rock to funk and hip hop. A couple of years ago I wanted to see if I could lay down a mix of tracks that featured the flute as a key instrument. The deal here was to pick some of the best ones available on Spotify.”

Thanks Rusty, one I tried to do myself before and failed miserably, you’re a better man than I. So here goes with a magnificent compilation of tunes…

‘The Flute’

01 Mogwai Fear Satan – Mogwai

02 Cross Eyed Mary – Jethro Tull

03 Evil Woman, Don’t Play Your Games With Me – Black Sabbath

04 Anonymous – Focus

05 Going Up The Country – Canned Heat

06 40,000 Headmen – Traffic

07 California Dreamin’ – The Mamas & The Papas

08 Ruby Tuesday – The Rolling Stones

09 Howling For Judy – Jeremy Steig

10 Pick Up – Bonobo

11 3 Kilos – The Prodigy

12 Flute Loop – The Beastie Boys

13 Jayou – Jurassic 5

14 Jenny From The Block – Jennifer Lopez

15 Gett Off – Prince

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Sam Richards supports Barcelona, plays bass in a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band, claims to be able to busk any Beatles song on demand, enjoys the occasional funky dance, is ginger and has made a fine art out of bumming cigarettes. He also once proclaimed without a hint of irony, that Mick Hucknall was possibly the greatest vocalist ever (understandably, he debates the details of this last point himself).

But there are redeeming qualities, he has a pretty fine taste in music, does a mean impersonation of Rick Danko and for more than a couple of years, I had the pleasure of being in a band with him, throughout that time, as well as becoming pros at our self-invented game of ‘Volley-In-The-Trolley, Yeah ?’, we listened to a lot of tapes and ipods going to and from out of town gigs, and talked a lot about tastes and opinions about that music, it’s never fun to agree on everything, which is kind of the point of these playlists.

A message from Sam…

“We all like songs. To just bunch a load of songs together as a collection of faves and whittle that down to 15 would take over my entire life. It would leave me tossing and turning in my sleep. I would feel guilty for not including every song on every good album by every good artist. What I need is a restriction. I need boundaries. I need rules. When i initially started putting together some songs for Charlie, I noticed a few had the word ‘blue’ in the song title. ‘That’ll do’ I thought. The restriction worked almost too well. I had to include the plural to fill up the quota. Some songs on the list would have been on a top 15 regardless of the theme. Some would not have been on the radar but its nice that they get on a list. My next playlist ; ‘Brown Girl In The Ring’ is progressing, unsurprisingly at snails pace. Anyway, enjoy. Sam”

‘Because The Sky Is Blue, It Makes Me Cry’

• 01 Its All Over Now, Baby Blue – The Byrds
• 02 Powder Blue – Elbow
• 03 Blue – The Verve
• 04 Orange Juice Blues – The Band
• 05 Bluebird – Buffalo Springfield
• 06 Pale Blue Eyes – The Velvet Underground
• 07 Blue Turns To Grey – The Rolling Stones
• 08 Blue Orchid – The White Stripes
• 09 Blues For Meister – The Red Hot Chili Peppers
• 10 Revolution Blues – Neil Young
• 11 Shade Of Blue – B.R.M.C.
• 12 Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
• 13 Runnin Blue – The Doors
• 14 Blue Ridge Mountain – Fleet Foxes
• 15 Way To Blue – Nick Drake

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This week we have the right honourable Samuel Adam William Woodcraft Summerskill. Sam has fled the bosom of Portsmouth to set up shop in London and upon being asked to give a kind of biog, he came back with “…is, and has always been a twat. A loveable twat, but a twat none the less.”, I’m not sure I’m best placed to qualify that statement, but I do know his musical palate is rich and varied and certainly not for the weak-hearted. I don’t think more than a few days go by without a good recommendation from Sam, and it’s never less than interesting. So, here’s what he came up with…

“A selection of songs that i’ve been listening to whilst my mind wanders/wonders. I guess CAN is the only red herring as each of the others suggest travel or getting away and all, BUT… it’s maybe one of the best records ever so tricky not to include it. There is no particular order although i would suggest clicking the time button and starting with the shortest and ending up with the longest (technically highest), Marquee Moon, somewhere i’d like to go one day (the Moon that is)”

‘A*W*A*Y’

• 01 Something On Your Mind – Karen Dalton
• 02 Love – Robyn Hitchcock
• 03 Mild Confusion – Tamaryn
• 04 F Kenya RIP – Highlife
• 05 Dreams Come True Girl – Cass McCombs
• 06 I Want More – Can
• 07 Frontera – Phil Manzanera
• 08 Petrol – Severed Heads
• 09 Marquee Moon – Television
• 10 Don’t Worry About The Government – Talking Heads
• 11 Back To The Coast – Nikki Sudden
• 12 A Kitchen In The Clouds – Come On
• 13 Oh Paris ! – Dent May
• 14 Norway – Beach House
• 15 Up On The Sun – Meat Puppets
• 16 Red Wood Ramble – Robbie Basho
• 17 Space – Thurston Moore
• 18 Returnal – Oneohtrix Point Never
• 19 Megumi The Milkyway Above – Connan Mockasin

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First up to the plate is the Mayor of South Bronx. One of Southsea’s best loved sons, Dave once got me up on a table to make a speech on my birthday and all I could do was drop my trousers. This says a lot about his influence and personality. He’s the original party DJ always ready with a bigger tune to play after yours. He appears regularly at Sumo and you can catch his inimitable style every other week at the Fat Fox. For his playlist, Dave hasn’t picked a particular theme, instead going for a selection of what you get if he’s in charge. Take it away Dave…

‘Enjoying My Ears At Different Places’

• 01 Hardcore Hip Hop – Mantronix
• 02 Peter Piper – Run DMC
• 03 N.Y. State Of Mind – Nas
• 04 Above The Clouds – Gang Starr feat. Inspectah Deck
• 05 The Four Horsemen – Aphrodite’s Child
• 06 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon
• 07 Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed – Thin Lizzy
• 08 Tom Sawyer – Rush
• 09 Alone Again Or – Love
• 10 She’s A Rainbow – The Rolling Stones
• 11 You Got The Love (original ‘Your Love’ bootleg version) – The Source feat. Candi Staton
• 12 Let The Music Play – Shannon
• 13 Unspoken Dreams Of Light – Eugene McDaniels
• 14 Flash – Queen
• 15 Good Times – Chic

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