Arthur Russell tribute LP details revealed (ft. Hot Chip, Robyn, Blood Orange, Sufjan Stevens & more) (tracklist, video)
More details have finally been announced for the Arthur Russell tribute album thatt he Red Hot organization is putting out. The album’s being released on YepRoc on October 21, and is now titled Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell (it was initially announced that it’d be called This Is How We Walk on the Moon). The acts involved — Hot Chip, Robyn, Blood Orange, Jose Gonzalez, Sufjan Stevens, VEGA INTL (aka Neon Indian’s Alan Palomo) and many more — are as diverse as Russell’s work, which included heartbreaking acoustic/cello ballads and ahead-of-it’s-time dance music.
The compilation is the latest in the benefit album series for Red Hot, which has been raising AIDS and HIV awareness for nearly 25 years, and has put out Dark Was the Night, Red Hot + Rio and many others.
Full tracklist, plus a behind-the-scenes video with Hot Chip (who cover “Go Bang” by Russell’s group Dinosaur L) and a YouTube mix of classic Russell tracks, below…
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BTS Hot Chip “Go Bang”
Arthur Russell mix
‘Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell’ tracklist:
1. Jose Gonzalez – “This Is How We Walk On The Moon”
2. Lonnie Holley – “Soon-To-Be Innocent Fun (Interlude)”
3. Robyn – “Tell You”
4. Hot Chip – “Go Bang”
5. Sufjan Stevens – “A Little Lost”
6. Lonnie Holley – “In The Light Of The Miracle (Interlude)”
7. Richard Reed Parry, Little Scream, Sam Amidon, Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld – “Keeping Up”
8. Liam Finn, Ernie Brooks & Peter Zummo – “This Love Is Crying”
9. Rubblebucket & Nitemoves – “Eli”
10. The Revival Hour – “Hiding Your Present from You”
11. Sam Amidon – “Lucky Cloud”
12. Devendra Banhart – “Losing My Taste For The Night Life”
13. Phosphorescent – “You Can Make Me Feel Bad”
14. Blood Orange – “Is It All Over My Face & Tower Of Meaning”
15. Scissor Sisters – “That’s Us/Wild Combination”
16. VEGA INTL. – “Arm Around You”
17. Oh Mercy – “Planted A Thought”
18. Lonnie Holley – “Hop On Down (Interlude)”
19. Cults – “Being It”
20. Richard Reed Parry – “Just A Blip”
21. Glen Hansard – “I Couldn’t Say It To Your Face”
22. Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – “Nobody Wants A Lonely Heart”
23. The Autumn Defense – “Oh Fernanda Why”
24. Alexis Taylor – “Our Last Night Together”
25. Lonnie Holley – “The Deer In The Forest (Interlude)”
26. Redding Hunter – “Close My Eyes”