Session notes from the booth.

Livin' Thing by Electric Light Orchestra lands here because A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads and The Time Of The Barracudas (2022 Remaster) by Miles Davis provide a sharp two-step that maintains the emotional arc while introducing a new era.. The pop, rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On A New World Record (1976), Livin' Thing shows Electric Light Orchestra working in a 1970s pocket with pop, rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the pop, rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) answers Livin' Thing by Electric Light Orchestra with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative / indie rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. The Time Of The Barracudas (2022 Remaster) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Expanded 2004 Remaster) (2004), A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) shows Talking Heads working in a 2000s pocket with alternative / indie rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the alternative / indie rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Livin' Thing without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for The Time Of The Barracudas (2022 Remaster) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

The Time Of The Barracudas (2022 Remaster) answers A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On Quiet Nights (2022), The Time Of The Barracudas (2022 Remaster) shows Miles Davis working in a 2020s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

This one is airing as a clipped passage, so listen for the section Mr Rassy chose to stand in for the whole piece. The choice was deliberate: The Time Of The Barracudas is a deep dive into Miles Davis' work, and playing a clip from the middle will give listeners a taste without overwhelming them..

Mercure by Satie lands here because One Way Traffic by Red Hot Chili Peppers and A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) by Talking Heads provide a fresh turn while maintaining the emotional arc.. The classical edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. One Way Traffic can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Complete Piano Works, Volume 8 (1995), Mercure shows Satie working in a 1990s pocket with classical in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the classical texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for One Way Traffic to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

One Way Traffic answers Mercure by Satie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative-rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

On Unlimited Love (2022), One Way Traffic shows Red Hot Chili Peppers working in a 2020s pocket with alternative-rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the alternative-rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Mercure without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) answers One Way Traffic by Red Hot Chili Peppers with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative / indie rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

On The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Expanded 2004 Remaster) (2004), A Clean Break (Let's Work) (Live; 2004 Remaster) shows Talking Heads working in a 2000s pocket with alternative / indie rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for the alternative / indie rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers One Way Traffic without borrowing the same emotional weight.