In this episode of **Beat Motel**, Andrew Culture and Ollie dive headfirst into the treacherous waters of cover songs. From Blur’s awkward moments to Jimi Hendrix being untouchable, the duo debates which bands and tracks are simply too sacred, complex, or ridiculous to cover. Along the way, they drop truth bombs about Madonna’s infamous coffee table book, dissect Damon Albarn’s lounge act origins for "Song 2," and explain why American men are just _built different_.

Hear tales of function band virtuosity, the chaotic logistics of covering Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and the unspeakable madness of Frank Zappa’s rock operas. Plus, you’ll discover why Sparklehorse feels like reading someone else’s mail and why trying to recreate Emperor’s riffs live might just cause a nervous breakdown.

Also, Ollie tries to guess some classic tracks and... fails gloriously. Think you can do better? Tune in for riffs, banter, and one of the most hilariously unstructured episodes yet.

### Riffs of the week

#### Oli's Riff

- Bedhead - Golden Brown (0:00-0:30)

#### Andrew's Riff

- Gatecreeper - Dead Star (3:12 - 3:41)

### Oli's track choices

1. Polvo - Can I Ride (0:20-0:50)

2. Godspeed you! Black Emperor - East Hastings (11:30-12:00)

3. Sparklehorse - Gold Day (3:00-3:30)

4. Grouper - I'd Rather be Sleeping (2:06 - 2:36)

### Andrew's track choices

1. Elder - The Fallen Veil (1:34)

2. Emperor - Depraved (2:00)

3. Jimi Hendrix - Axis bold as love (2:44)

4. Frank Zapper and the Mothers of Invention - Billy the mountain (23:29)

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This week on **Beat Motel**, Andrew’s joined by Jago for a full-on rummage through the dusty vinyl crate of movie soundtracks. It’s soundtracks, but not as you know them—Michael Caine movies, unexpected Quincy Jones bangers, and one or two synth-heavy horrors. Along the way, they rant about fake live albums, discuss why Portishead’s “wrong” notes sound so right, and reminisce about teenage Grebo grievances.

Somehow, it spirals into video game scores, the unexpected brilliance of 1930s musicals, and the sheer absurdity of Iggy Pop glitter-riding audiences. And yes, someone has beef with _The Stooges'_ production—sacrilege? Tune in and decide.

Grab a cuppa, roll up your sleeves, and dive headfirst into the chaos. Expect the usual mix of music nerdery, dry humor, and head-scratching tangents.

### Riffs of the week

#### Jago's Riff

- Portishead - Silence (4:02)

#### Andrew's Riff

- So What - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans (5:17)

### Jago's track choices

1. Lalo Schifrin - Scorpio's View (1:40)

- Dirty Harry

2. The Electric Prunes - Kyrie Eleison (0:54)

- Easy Rider

3. Jessica Curry - A storm over Yaughton (opening)

- Everybody's gone to the rapture

4. John Harrison - Prologue/Welcome to creep show (2:30)

- The Creep Show

### Andrew's track choices

1. Roy Budd - Get Carter - Main Theme (opening)

- Get Carter

2. Pink Floyd - Ibiza Bar (1:30)

- More

3. Quincy Jones - Get a bloomin move on (0:38)

- The Italian Job

4. Iggy Pop - Lust for life (opening)

- Trainspotting

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Who sampled - https://www.whosampled.com/

It’s the episode where **Andrew Culture** and Dr. Sam somehow make an entire hour of toilet chat, dodgy sampling, and musical rambling sound like a work of art. From unicorn stools (Google at your own risk) to squatting like a Baltic legend, the pair venture into a shambolic journey across music that sampled _what?!_

Expect the unexpected as they break down:

- **Bodsore** sounding like a black metal fever dream.

- A British punk banger sampling Windows’ startup sound.

- _Tricky’s_ expensive 90s sampling wizardry when only the four richest kings of Europe owned a sampler.

- **DJ Shadow**, pre-_Endtroducing_, and _Prodigy’s_ cheeky meow-powered rave anthem.

- A bizarre mashup of _Biggie Smalls_ and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Oh, and Andrew once owned a wardrobe from a public toilet. As you do.

So get ready to question your music taste, learn more about squat angles than you ever asked for, and celebrate the ridiculousness of samples that make you yell: _They sampled WHAT?!_

### Riffs of the week

#### Dr Sam's Riff

- Bedsore - A Colossus, an Elephant, a Winged Horse, the Dragon Rendezvous (7.30)

#### Andrew's Riff

- Man/Woman/Chainsaw - The Boss (0:51)

### Dr Sam's track choices

1. Aceyalone - The Walls and Windows (opening)

2. Fig 4.0 - CTRL+ALT+DEL (opening)

3. Megachurch - Receive It (1.40)

4. Thomas the Dank Engine (opening)

### Andrew's track choices

1. Tricky - Struggling (2:57)

2. Dj Shadow and the Groove Robbers - Hindsight (0:50)

3. The Prodigy - Charlie Says (1:25)

4. M.I.A - Paper Planes (2:10)

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