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From February 15, 2005

Episode 77

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A Dust Brothers collaboration from Beck
New music from Manuel Guajiro Mirabal
A soundtrack from Gustavo Santaolalla
1920s crooning from Rufus Wainwright
Electronic lullabies by Efterklang
Odd instrumentals from Character
Tuatara percussionist Barrett Martin
Country singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier

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Beck's eighth CD picks up where his 1996 album Odelay left off, with grooves and multi-layered samples produced by the Dust Brothers, Mike Simpson and John King.

Beck

CD: Guero
Song: "Qué Onda Guero"
Label: Interscope

Listen to "Qué Onda Guero"

Manuel Guajiro Mirabal is best known as the trumpeter for the Buena Vista Social Club.

Manuel Guajiro Mirabal

CD: The Buena Vista Social Club Presents Manuel Guajiro Mirabal
Song: "Me Bote De Guano"
Label: Nonesuch

Listen to "Me Bote De Guano"

Gustavo Santaolalla, featured on our very first All Songs Considered, is the composer and performer for this Oscar-nominated soundtrack to The Motorcycle Diaries.

Gustavo Santaolalla

CD: The Motorcycle Diaries
Song: "La Partida"
Label: Edge Music

Listen to "La Partida"

This is one of two CDs featuring music from the film The Aviator. The other CD features the original score for the movie, while this one is a collection of mostly period music performed by artists like Rufus Wainwright.

Rufus Wainwright

CD: The Aviator
Song: "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise"
Label: Sony

Listen to "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise"

If you like Sigur Ros, you'll enjoy the electronic soundscapes from Denmark's Efterklang.

Efterklang

CD: Tripper
Song: "Swarming"
Label: Leaf

Listen to "Swarming"

Character is a Nashville-based group featuring members of the band Lambchop. Character make music in the spirit of other progressive rock groups like King Crimson and Yes.

Character

CD: We Also Create False Promises
Song: "What You Are in the Dark"
Label: Fictitious Records

Listen to "What You Are in the Dark"

Barrett Martin is the percussionist for Tuatara. On this solo album he also stands in on guitar, vibraphone, bass and kalimba.

Barrett Martin

CD: The Painted Desert
Song: "The Diamond Path"
Label: Fast Horse

Listen to "The Diamond Path"

Mary Gauthier, previously featured on All Songs Considered episode 26, was a philosophy major who became an award-winning restaurant owner before launching a career in music.

Mary Gauthier

CD: Mercy Now
Song: "Mercy Now"
Label: Lost Highway

Listen to "Mercy Now"

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