Barry Can't Swim: Late Night Tales (CD)
The release marks Late Night Tales’ first mix in over five years, and kicks off the series’ 25th anniversary year. This 20-track mix showcases Barry’s wider musical tastes and influences, fitting for both on and off the dancefloor. From house classics like Lance DeSardi’s ‘Power of Suggestion’ and Daniel Avery’s remix of Factory Floor, to the abstract grooves of Freddie Da Stupid or Ronald Langestraat’s leftfield reading of Boz Scaggs’ ’70s smash ‘Lowdown’. Elsewhere, atmospheric and emotionally rich selections such as This Mortal Coil’s ‘The Lacemaker’ and Magic Spirit Quartet’s delicately beautiful ‘Annabi’ deepen the narrative arc of the compilation.
Barry also shares an exclusive reworking of Felt’s 1986 obscurity ‘Ferdinand Magellan’, alongside an edit of Superpitcher’s ‘Yves’, nodding to the classic Late Night Tales tradition of bespoke reinterpretations. His own unreleased material appears too - ‘Sometimes I Feel So Alone’, originally written for his debut album, and lead single ‘Chala (My Soul Is On A Loop)’, released today on Ninja Tune / Late Night Tales. We also hear exclusive tracks from producer O’Flynn, one of Barry’s closest friends, and the closing track ‘Ultrasound (Exclusive Spoken Word)’ by poet and longtime collaborator Seamus, who features on Barry’s Loner album. Throughout, Barry’s eclectic tastes are woven into a seamless, expertly curated journey.
“I was absolutely buzzing when I got asked to do Late Night Tales. Over the moon,” Barry commented. “It was such a significant thing for me. It’s a series that works consistently with really great artists, so it felt like a massive privilege to even be considered to be among the kind of people that Late Night Tales typically works with.”
1 Jackson Mico Milas - Sea, Interior
2 Majid Bekkas & Magic Spirit Quartet - Annabi
3 Jesse Bru - The Coast
4 Loket - Afternoon At Barenquell
5 Superpitcher - Yves (Exclusive LNT Edit)
6 Scott Orr - Scott
7 Barry Can't Swim - Sometimes I Feel So Alone
8 Marigold Sun - Here Lies Love
9 Barry Can't Swim - Chala (My Soul Is On A Loop)
10 Freddy da Stupid - Back To Pangea Part II (Jazzapella Version)
11 Factory Floor - How You Say (Daniel Avery Remix)
12 Ronald Langestraat - Lowdown
13 Lance Desardi - The Power of Suggestion
14 O'Flynn - Kola
15 Accelera Deck - This Bliss
16 Pépe - Goma (A-Mix)
17 This Mortal Coil - The Lacemaker
18 St Francis Hotel - Dawn
19 Barry Can't Swim - Ferdinand Magellan (Exclusive Felt Cover Version)
20 Seamus - Ultrasound (Exclusive Late Night Tales Spoken Word Track)